Extensible Choice Parameter

Older versions of this plugin may not be safe to use. Please review the following warnings before using an older version:

• Arbitrary code execution vulnerability

This plugin adds "Extensible Choice" as a build parameter.You can select how to retrieve choices, including the way to share choices among all jobs.

This plugin provides a Extensible Choice parameter:

• When building, the value can be selected with a dropdown like a built-in Choice parameter.

• The choices can be provided in several ways:

  • Global Choice Parameter: defines choices in the Configure System page.

    • Choices can be shared by multiple jobs.

    • Updating the choices in the Configure System, every job can immediately refer the updated choices.

  • Textarea Choice Parameter: writes choices in a textarea, just like a built-in Choice parameter.

  • System Groovy Script Choice Parameter: runs a System Groovy script to determine the list of choices

  • File Choice Parameter: lists files in a directory.

• Checking Editable checkbox allows you to specify any value, even one not in the choices.

  • Edited values can be added to the choice used next time automatically by checking "Add Edited Value".

• You can add a new way to provide choices with Extension Points.

Some choice providers may cause security issues in your system:

You can disable specific providers in system configuration page:

In the above screen, System Groovy Script Choice Parameter (unchecked one) is disabled.

• "Extensible Choice" is added as a type of build parameters.
  

• You can select the way to define choices of the parameter.
  

  • A new way to provide choices can be added with Extension Points.

• Selecting "Textarea Choice Parameter", you can define choices like the built-in Choice parameter.
  

• "Global Choice Parameter" enables you to select a set of choices from the ones defined in System Configuration page.

  • Defining in System Configuration page:
    

  • Select which set of choices to use:
    

• "System Groovy Choice Parameter" generate choices with a Groovy script:
  

• "File Choice Parameter" enables select a file in a specified directory:
  

• You can specify its default value. This is useful with Global Choice Parameter to specify different default values in jobs:
  

• Checking "Editable" enables you to input a value not in choices at build time:
  

  • Textarea Choice Parameter and Global Choice Parameter provides "Add Edited Value", which automatically adds a value not in the choice list:
    

A new way to provide choices can be added with extending ChoiceListProvider, overriding the following method:

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