Does readResolve help? I would expect you just want to repopulate an existing string value on load?
Best Jeff On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 12:01 AM Nikhil Bhoski <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Jeff, > i am planning to add dropdown instead of text box from earlier layout > which will be auto populated from the global tool configuration page. > Regards > Nikhil > > On Saturday, 12 October 2019 17:51:54 UTC+5:30, Jeff wrote: >> >> Are you adding a new field to your global config? I think you might want >> the readResolve() method. >> >> Here's some hints about maintaining backward compatibility >> https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Hint+on+retaining+backward+compatibility >> >> Best >> Jeff >> >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 4:36 AM Nikhil Bhoski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys , >>> >>> I have plugin with few input parameters. one of the parameter which >>> accepts installation path of a 3 rd party tool from user. Now in new >>> version i am planning to add those installation through global tool config >>> area and then auto populate during build as dropdown selection. I want to >>> make sure when i make these changes and release it, existing users need not >>> to reconfigure their jobs. i want my plugin to identify if old config.xml >>> present . and if it is present then automatically add the path in tools >>> section and populate the same as default under my build. please guide me if >>> this auto upgrade is possible. i came across some method like readResolve() >>> but did not understand fully. >>> >>> Nikhil >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/c0d217b2-1d75-46bc-b4b9-d68eec14db05%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/c0d217b2-1d75-46bc-b4b9-d68eec14db05%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/711c7bcc-0220-4532-b19c-040f696b3dac%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/711c7bcc-0220-4532-b19c-040f696b3dac%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/CADVhPTp47h-5Z%2BJ9Bu-KQjpCNGNV%2BY94JsWo%2BEXD5pxaQHeRmw%40mail.gmail.com.
