Load Jenkins Pipeline Shared Library from same repository

Question

TL;DR Is there a way to import code into the Jenkinsfile from the local repository (other than the load step)?

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Answer 1

Is there a way to import code into the Jenkinsfile from the local repository (other than the load step)?

Is there a way (or workaround) to create a shared library in the same repository as the Jenkinsfile and import this library into the Jenkinsfile?

Yes. Provided that the "directory structure of a Shared Library repository" is observed according to specification, then it's absolutely feasible and no workaround is required to get it working. Basically, your directory structure would require an adjustment along the following lines:

+- src                     # Groovy source files
|   +- org
|       +- foo
|           +- Bar.groovy  # for org.foo.Bar class
+- vars
|   +- foo.groovy          # for global 'foo' variable
|   +- foo.txt             # help for 'foo' variable
+- resources               # resource files (external libraries only)
|   +- org
|       +- foo
|           +- bar.json    # static helper data for org.foo.Bar
+- someModule
|   +- ...
|
|
+- Jenkinsfile

This answer is not based on a conjecture. Although it's not documented, I have applied this pattern on multiple projects and training, and it works. You do not need to tinker with your job configuration in anyway than is usual.