[JIRA] (JENKINS-58581) The installNecessaryPlugins REST API fails to inform user when the plugin version does not exist

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Martin d'Anjou created an issue   Jenkins / JENKINS-58581 The installNecessaryPlugins REST API fails to inform user when the plugin version does not exist Issue Type: Bug Assignee: Unassigned Components: core Created: 2019-07-21 01:49 Environment: Jenkins 2.176.2 Priority: Minor Reporter: Martin d'Anjou This REST API does not report that the requested plugin version does not exist: curl -v -X POST -d "<jenkins><install plugin=\"workflow-aggregator@2.130\" /></jenkins>" -H "Content-Type: text/xml" "http://localhost:8080/pluginManager/installNecessaryPlugins" The response does not indicate a problem: Note: Unnecessary use of -X or --request, POST is already inferred. * Trying 127.0.0.1... * Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1) port 8080 (#0) > POST /pluginManager/installNecessaryPlugins HTTP/1.1 > Host: localhost:8080 > User-Agent: curl/7.47.0 > Accept: */* > Content-Type: text/xml > Content-Length: 65 > * upload completely sent off: 65 out of 65 bytes < HTTP/1.1 302 Found < Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:25:33 GMT < X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff < Location: http://localhost:8080/updateCenter < Content-Length: 0 < Server: Jetty(9.4.z-SNAPSHOT) < * Connection #0 to host localhost left intact But the log does have a warning: WARNING: No such plugin workflow-aggregator to upgrade This makes automating plugin installation from the REST API very error prone. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v7.11.2#711002-sha1:fdc329d) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Issues" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jenkinsci-issues+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-issues/JIRA.200735.1563673778000.17027.1563673800086%40Atlassian.JIRA.