How to run different tox command inside Jenkins environment?

Question

I would like to use different command line arguments for py.test, depending on environment: running locally there should be only default ones, but on Jenkins I would like to add --junitxml=junit-{envname}.xml, so the test results could be published in nice format. I know from documentation, that there is special [tox:jenkins] section, which should be used in case there is defined 'JENKINS_URL' or 'HUDSON_URL'. So now I created simple tox.ini file:

[tox]
envlist = py27, py35

[tox:jenkins]
commands = echo "We are in JENKINS!"

[testenv]
setenv =
    PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}:{toxinidir}/my_module
commands = python setup.py test

deps =
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements_test.txt

And have defined JENKINS_URL environment variable:

export JENKINS_URL=true

I expect, that if I run tox, then my original command will be substituted with echo, but it doesn't work, instead I end with original command been executed. Could someone help me with this problem?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '16 at 14:33

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Okay, found the solution myself:

[tox]
envlist = py27, py35

[testenv]
setenv =
    PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}:{toxinidir}/my_module
commands = py.test {env:CUSTOM_ARGS} ; <== use environment variable here

deps =
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements_test.txt

and in Jenkins just define CUSTOM_ARGS environment variable like this:

export CUSTOM_ARGS="--junitxml=junit.xml"

answered May 19 '16 at 14:33

grundic

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Hi, where exactly you are setting the environment variable . is it jenkins file or jenkins setup – Anish Oct 01 '18 at 10:36
afaik this should be in the tox.ini file – user429035 Dec 15 '18 at 05:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '16 at 19:13

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You could have used positional arguments.

Like this:

commands = py.test --mandatory-flag {posargs:--default-flag}

And in Jenkins you can call tox like this:

tox -- --override-flag

Note the separation with two dashes --.

answered Jun 14 '16 at 19:13

Havok

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How to run different tox command inside Jenkins environment?

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