Jenkinsfile get current tag

Question

Is there a way to get the current tag ( or null if there is none ) for a job in a Jenkinsfile? The background is that I only want to build some artifacts ( android APKs ) when t

Answer 1

The TAG_NAME should work now at least in declarative pipelines.

When condition actually filters on this property. BRANCH_NAME has the same value.

stage('release') {
   when {
     tag 'release-*'
   }
   steps {
     echo "Building $BRANCH_NAME"
     echo "Building $TAG_NAME"
   }
}

See https://jenkins.io/doc/book/pipeline/syntax/#when