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Jenkins /buildWithParameters pass environment variable

I have an environment variable named TRIGGER_JOB in Jenkins that tells me what job triggered that build.

Since I'm using groovy to start a new job, I rely on /buildWithParameters like this...

https://jenkins/job/job_name/buildWithParameters?TRIGGER_JOB=test

But the environment variable doesn't get set. I know a workaround is to introduce a dummy parameter and then use Environment injection plugin to set TRIGGER_JOB but I'm curious if there is another more straightforward solution.

Solution

  • I did not find a good solution but two of the "workarounds" seem sufficient.

    1. Introduce a dummy parameter and then use Environment injection plugin

    2. If you just want this parameter to show up in the build description (like I did) you might as well do a httpPost request JOB_URL/submitDescription with the parameter description set to whatever you want (in my case the TRIGGER_URL)