An extendable open source automation server
Using the Jenkins build server
Continuous integration is a process in which all development work is integrated as early as possible and the resulting artifacts are automatically created and tested. This process should identify errors as very early in the process.
Jenkins is one open source tool to perform continuous integration and build automation. The basic functionality of Jenkins is to execute a predefined list of steps. The trigger for this execution can be time or event based. For example every 20 minutes or after a new commit in a Git repository.
The list of steps can, for example, include:
- perform a software build with Apache Maven or Gradle
- Run a shell script
- Archive the build result
- Afterwards start the integration tests
Jenkins also monitors the execution of the steps and allows to stop the process if one of the steps fails. Jenkins can also send out notifications about the build success or failure.
Jenkins can be extended by additional plug-ins, e.g., for building and testing Android applications or to support the Git version control system.
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