Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps - zip zipFile

Question

I am trying to zip the folders which are created as output of my jenkins pipeline job using pipeline script. By googling i came to know the Jenkins

Pipeline Utility Steps - zip zipFile

https://jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/pipeline-utility-steps/#code-zip-code-create-zip-file to zip folders/files but could not get exact pipeline syntax to zip.

In my job workspace, I have a folder by name 'Test' which has 2 sub folders as 'Test1', 'Test2'. Each sub folder will have .dll files. So, I would like to zip entire 'Test' folder with all subfolder.

node(Jenkinks_1)
{
    echo "ZIP"
    zip zipFile: 'Test.zip', dir:'C:\\workspace\\Build_Sample\\Test'
    echo "END - ZIP"
}

Below are the Console Output from Jenkins:

Started by user XXXXX
[Pipeline] node
Running on Jenkinks_1 in C:\workspace\Build_Sample
[Pipeline] {
[Pipeline] echo
ZIP
[Pipeline] echo
END - ZIP
[Pipeline] }
[Pipeline] // node
[Pipeline] End of Pipeline
Finished: SUCCESS

Looking for some guidance to zip the folders using pipeline syntax. Appreciate your inputs.

I wanted to zip some files as output of my jenkins pipeline job

Answer 1

First, try the same operation in stages and step, as in here:

pipeline {
    agent any
    stages {
        stage ('push artifact') {
            steps {
                sh 'mkdir archive'
                sh 'echo test > archive/test.txt'
                zip zipFile: 'test.zip', archive: false, dir: 'archive'
                archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'test.zip', fingerprint: true
            }
        }
        ...
    }

It uses archiveArtifacts to record the result.

If using an absolute path does now work, try a relative one ('..')

As seen by the OP Sri, zip zipFile is part of, and requires the JENKINS Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin.
See "Implemented Steps".

---

Regarding the syntax to be used for multi-criteria file selection, NicolasW notes in the comments that the documentation is vague: "use glob ant-style syntax"...
He got it to work though, with a basic coma separated syntax.
E.g.

zip zipFile: 'test.zip', archive: false, glob: 'config-/**/,scripts/**/*.*

But, as noted by Tanvir in the comments, issue 44078 means you need to replace zip by:

                 script{ zip zipFile: 'test.zip', archive: false, dir: 'archive' }

Meaning you need to use a script block.

Answer 2

Was able to Zip after installing the Pipeline Utility Steps plugin.

Answer 3

I came across this because zip was ... not installed on the host.
Reminder to self : If you need zip, install it first.

sudo yum install zip

Answer 4

you can just use sh (jenkins server need install zip);

 sh '''
            zip -r  algo.zip algo
 '''

pipeline script like this

node {
    stage('Clean'){
        cleanWs()
    }
    stage('Checkout') {
       git branch: 'develop', url: 'ssh://user@ip:29418/prj.git'
    }
    stage('Zip') {
        dir('algo-python') {
            sh '''
            zip -r  algo.zip algo
            '''
       }
    }
    stage('Upload zip'){
        dir('algo-python') {
            sh '''
                source /etc/profile
                export HADOOP_USER_NAME=dev
                hdfs dfs -put -f algo.zip /user/dev/zipfile/
            '''
        }
    }
}