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gctsCloneRepository

Clones a Git repository

Description

Clones a Git repository from a remote repository to a local repository on an ABAP system. To be able to execute this step, the corresponding local repository has to exist on the local ABAP system.

Usage

We recommend to define values of step parameters via .pipeline/config.yml file.
In this case, calling the step is essentially reduced to defining the step name.
Calling the step can be done either in an orchestrator specific way (e.g. via a Jenkins library step) or on the command line.

library('piper-lib-os')

gctsCloneRepository script: this
piper gctsCloneRepository

Prerequisites

This step clones a remote Git repository to a local repository on an ABAP server. To execute this step, the corresponding local repository must exist on the local ABAP system. More information about the Git-enabled Change and Transport System (gCTS).

Parameters

Overview - Step

Name Mandatory Additional information
client yes
host yes
password (yes) Secret pass via ENV or Jenkins credentials (abapCredentialsId)
repository yes
script (yes) Jenkins only reference to Jenkins main pipeline script
username (yes) Secret pass via ENV or Jenkins credentials (abapCredentialsId)
queryParameters no
skipSSLVerification no
verbose no activates debug output

Overview - Execution Environment

Orchestrator-specific only

These parameters are relevant for orchestrator usage and not considered when using the command line option.

Name Mandatory Additional information

Details

client

Specifies the client of the ABAP system to be addressed

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_client (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

host

Specifies the protocol and host address, including the port. Please provide in the format <protocol>://<host>:<port>. Supported protocols are http and https.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_host (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

password

Password to authenticate to the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_password (if set)
Secret yes
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references Jenkins credential id:
  id: abapCredentialsId
  reference to: password

queryParameters

Add query parameters (for API requests) that apply to all endpoints of the step. Provide the parameters as key-value pair map in the format <query parameter>:<value>.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type map[string]interface{}
Mandatory no
Default $PIPER_queryParameters (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

repository

Specifies the name (ID) of the local repsitory on the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_repository (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

script

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

The common script environment of the Jenkinsfile running. Typically the reference to the script calling the pipeline step is provided with the this parameter, as in script: this. This allows the function to access the commonPipelineEnvironment for retrieving, e.g. configuration parameters.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type Jenkins Script
Mandatory yes
Default
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☐ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☐ steps
  • ☐ stages
Resource references none

skipSSLVerification

Skip the verification of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates when using HTTPS. This parameter is not recommended for productive environments.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type bool
Mandatory no
Default false
Possible values - true
- false
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

username

User to authenticate to the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_username (if set)
Secret yes
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references Jenkins credential id:
  id: abapCredentialsId
  reference to: username

verbose

verbose output

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type bool
Mandatory no
Default false
Possible values - true
- false
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

abapCredentialsId

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup. See using credentials for details.

Jenkins credentials ID containing username and password for authentication to the ABAP system on which you want to clone the repository

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages

Example

Example configuration for the use in a Jenkinsfile.

gctsCloneRepository(
  script: this,
  host: 'https://abap.server.com:port',
  client: '000',
  abapCredentialsId: 'ABAPUserPasswordCredentialsId',
  repository: 'myrepo'
)

Example for the use in a YAML configuration file (such as .pipeline/config.yaml).

steps:
  <...>
  gctsCloneRepository:
    host: 'https://abap.server.com:port'
    client: '000'
    abapCredentialsId: 'ABAPUserPasswordCredentialsId'
    repository: 'myrepo'