Jenkins - abort running build if new one is started

Question

I use Jenkins and Multibranch Pipeline. I have a job for each active git branch. New build is triggered by push in git repository. What I want is to abort running builds in current branch if new one appears in same branch.

For example: I commit and push to branch feature1. Then BUILD_1 started in Jenkins. I make another commit and push to branch feature1 while BUILD_1 is still running. I want BUILD_1 to be aborted and to start BUILD_2.

I tried to use stage concurrency=x option, and stage-lock-milestone feature, but didn't manage to solve my problem.

Also I've read this thread Stopping Jenkins job in case newer one is started, but there is no solution for my problem.

Do you know any solution to this?

Answer 1

enable job parallel run for your project with Execute concurrent builds if necessary

use execute system groovy script as a first build step:

import hudson.model.Result
import jenkins.model.CauseOfInterruption

//iterate through current project runs
build.getProject()._getRuns().iterator().each{ run ->
  def exec = run.getExecutor()
  //if the run is not a current build and it has executor (running) then stop it
  if( run!=build && exec!=null ){
    //prepare the cause of interruption
    def cause = { "interrupted by build #${build.getId()}" as String } as CauseOfInterruption 
    exec.interrupt(Result.ABORTED, cause)
  }
}

and in the interrupted job(s) there will be a log:

Build was aborted
interrupted by build #12
Finished: ABORTED 

Answer 2

If anybody needs it in Jenkins Pipeline Multibranch, it can be done in Jenkinsfile like this:

def abortPreviousRunningBuilds() {
  def hi = Hudson.instance
  def pname = env.JOB_NAME.split('/')[0]

  hi.getItem(pname).getItem(env.JOB_BASE_NAME).getBuilds().each{ build ->
    def exec = build.getExecutor()

    if (build.number != currentBuild.number && exec != null) {
      exec.interrupt(
        Result.ABORTED,
        new CauseOfInterruption.UserInterruption(
          "Aborted by #${currentBuild.number}"
        )
      )
      println("Aborted previous running build #${build.number}")
    } else {
      println("Build is not running or is current build, not aborting - #${build.number}")
    }
  }
}

Answer 3

With Jenkins script security many of the solutions here become difficult since they are using non-whitelisted methods.

With these milestone steps at the start of the Jenkinsfile, this is working for me:

def buildNumber = env.BUILD_NUMBER as int
if (buildNumber > 1) milestone(buildNumber - 1)
milestone(buildNumber)

The result here would be:

• Build 1 runs and creates milestone 1
• While build 1 is running, build 2 fires. It has milestone 1 and milestone 2. It passes milestone 1, which causes build #1 to abort.

Answer 4

Got it to work by having the following script in the Global Shared Library :

import hudson.model.Result
import jenkins.model.CauseOfInterruption.UserInterruption

def killOldBuilds() {
  while(currentBuild.rawBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress() != null) {
    currentBuild.rawBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress().doKill()
  }
}

And calling it in my pipeline :

@Library('librayName')
def pipeline = new killOldBuilds()
[...] 
stage 'purge'
pipeline.killOldBuilds()

Edit : Depending on how strongly you want to kill the oldBuild, you can use doStop(), doTerm() or doKill() !

Answer 5

Based on the idea by @C4stor I have made this improved version... I find it more readable from @daggett 's version

import hudson.model.Result
import hudson.model.Run
import jenkins.model.CauseOfInterruption.UserInterruption

def abortPreviousBuilds() {
    Run previousBuild = currentBuild.rawBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress()

    while (previousBuild != null) {
        if (previousBuild.isInProgress()) {
            def executor = previousBuild.getExecutor()
            if (executor != null) {
                echo ">> Aborting older build #${previousBuild.number}"
                executor.interrupt(Result.ABORTED, new UserInterruption(
                    "Aborted by newer build #${currentBuild.number}"
                ))
            }
        }

        previousBuild = previousBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress()
    }
}

Answer 6

I also compiled a version from the previously given ones with a few minor tweaks:

• the while() loop generated multiple outputs for each build
• the UserInterruption currently expects a userId instead of a reasoning string, and will not show a reasoning string anywhere. Therefore this just provides the userId

def killOldBuilds(userAborting) {
    def killedBuilds = []
    while(currentBuild.rawBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress() != null) {
        def build = currentBuild.rawBuild.getPreviousBuildInProgress()
        def exec = build.getExecutor()

        if (build.number != currentBuild.number && exec != null && !killedBuilds.contains(build.number)) {
            exec.interrupt(
                    Result.ABORTED,
                    // The line below actually requires a userId, and doesn't output this text anywhere
                    new CauseOfInterruption.UserInterruption(
                            "${userAborting}"
                    )
            )
            println("Aborted previous running build #${build.number}")
            killedBuilds.add(build.number)
        }
    }
}

Answer 7

Is there a way to abort the build just from one given branch and allow other builds from a different branch to run at the same job. For example, let's say I have Branch1 and Branch2 running in a job. I want to be able to abort all currently executing build from Branch1 except the latest one, at the same time Branch2 starts executing a build and I want Branch2 to be able to execute their build since it's a different branch. Is it possible?

To clarify; We have many branches so we cannot just prevent concurrent builds, cancel the last as soon as the next starts, etc. Whatever method is used must specifically check if the branch already has a job running for it, not if the job, in general, is already running. Running the code is execute system groovy in Jenkins.

import hudson.model.Result
import jenkins.model.CauseOfInterruption
import groovy.transform.Field
import jenkins.model.*

build.getProject()._getRuns().iterator().each{ run ->
def exec = run.getExecutor()

 //from each run get the branch_name and put it into the list, add it to the list
 def branchName = build.environment.get("GIT_BRANCH")
 def list = []
 list.add(branchName)

  for (i = 0; i <list.size(); i++) {
  if( run!=build && exec!=null && branchName == list[i]){

  exec.interrupt(Result.ABORTED)  

 }
 }
 }