How to use Advanced Installer Jenkins plug in from a jenkinsfile (script)

[stacyirish]

Hello! I have used the documentation How to configure an Advanced Installer build step into a Jenkins pipeline and Configure a Digital Certificate in a Jenkins Build Step: Jenkins Credentials and Azure Key Vault to successfully set up a Jenkins freestyle project to build my Advanced Installer project and sign everything using my digital certificate that is stored in Azure Key Vault. I would like to do this from a pipeline jenkinsfile script instead of a freestyle project.

I've not gotten far...

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withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'AzureKeyVaultSecret', variable: 'AZURE_KEY_VAULT_SECRET')]) {
  // How to call the Advanced Installer plug in from here?
  // Using the Jenkins snippet generator to "Use a tool from a predefined tool installation" only generates the following line:
  // tool name: 'AdvancedInstaller_20.8', type: 'caphyon.jenkins.advinst.AdvinstInstallation'
}

Any help is appreciated.

[Catalin]

Hello,

After some investigation, it looks like in order to call a plugin in your script, that specific plugin would need to be compatible with the pipeline.

Plugin Compatibility with Pipeline

I will try to add this on our TODO list of improvements and hopefully it will be added in a future version of our Jenkins Plugin.

Thank you for your understanding!

Best regards,
Catalin

[stacyirish]

Thanks for the reply, Catalin.

Just to clarify, at the current time, the only way I can build my Advanced Installer package and digitally sign it with my certificate that is stored in Azure Key Vault from my jenkinsfile script would be to create a batch command and call Advanced Installer from the command line with a command file that contains the Azure Key Vault Secret?

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AdvancedInstaller.com /execute <path_to_project_file> <command_file_path> [-nofail]

This is not really preferred as I have to have a file containing the secret put somewhere too many people can get to. If you have some alternative solutions, I would appreciate them.

Meanwhile, I look forward to updates to the Advanced Installer Jenkins Plugin.

[Catalin]

Hello,

That would indeed be the only solution currently available.

If there's anything else I could help you with, please let me know and I will gladly assist.

Best regards,
Catalin