Hello, we ran into issues around the maximum filesize of the Jenkinsfile a few times already. In order to resolve this issue, I'd like to combine this with some refactors I have planned for quite some time.
The idea is basically to move away from one big Jenkinsfile and instead split it into separate jobs that run in parallel and report their status individually. Besides avoiding the size restriction, this will greatly speed up the PR validation process by reducing the critical path. Instead of having to wait for every single step within a stage to finish before the next stage (e.g. tests) is getting executed, these pipelines would now be able to move forward individually. I'm still in the process of refactoring and can't provide any numbers or documentation at this time, but I would like to announce this early on to avoid conflicts: Since I will remove the original Jenkinsfile, this might cause conflicts with ongoing efforts that try to change the Jenkinsfile. This poses the risk that I might forget to port a change. Thus, I'd like to ask all contributors to wait with changes of Jenkinsfile and would like to request fellow-committers to wait with merging any Jenkinsfile-related PRs until further notice. I expect to finish this refactor until the end of the week. Please don't hesitate to ask if you've got further questions. Please excuse any caused inconveniences. Best regards, Marco
