There's a (very) new plugin that seems to do exactly what you want: https://github.com/Spedge/job-run-uuid https://github.com/jenkinsci/job-run-uuid-plugin
Its developer wrote on the Jenkins devs list: > The plugin allows you to request a build from the API but it returns a JSON > snippet with a UUID for the job. This allows you to track the status of a job > (using another part of the API) even before it has left the queue and has > been assigned a run id - being in the queue is a valid state. > > I've found it very useful for executing batches (100+) of the same job but > with different parameters, then tracking the status of them as they get > completed. > > [...] > > I'm also happy to listen to any suggestions or recommendations for this :) Regards Daniel On 22.11.2013, at 11:56, Julian Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to use the REST API to submit a job and follow it's progress. The > problem that I am facing is that I can not see a fool-proof way to know what > is the job number of the new job when I submit using > job/MyJob/buildWithParameters > > What I get back as JSON is designed for the UI but does not seem to give me > an explicit handle to the new job. > > Here are the different replies that I seem to get: > > 1. inQueue = true > queueItem = null > nextBuildNumber = <n> > > In this case I could suppose that my build will be <n> but as I need > concurrent builds is this guaranteed? > > 2. inQueue = true > queueItem = { number = <n> ... } > > Again I can see that there is a build in the queue but how can I be sure > that is mine? > > It seems that the REST API works fine for the Jenkins UI that does not track > specific jobs but not really designed to submit and track a specific job? > > Hopefully I missed something and this is not the case? > > Thanks in advance > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
