Separate build step for version + alias

[SamVerschueren]

I was thinking that it would be nice to have a separate step for creating a version and alias. I think it offers more flexibility.

1. Update code and configuration
2. Create alias for $LATEST (no new version is created)
3. Create new version and alias the version (option to provide multiple aliases, maybe comma separated)

It would make conditionally applying versions and aliases a lot more easier.

How could this be integraded UI-wise? Leave it open to you but this is my suggestion.

1. An input box for the region
2. An input box for the lambda function
3. Two checkboxes, one for Publish version and on for Assign Alias. Both can be checked or unchecked independently. If Assign Alias is checked, an input box popups up for creating the alias(es).

If Publish version and Assign Alias are both checked, a new version is created which will be aliased by all the aliases provided in the input box (comma separated).

If only Assign Alias is checked, the aliases will be applied to the $LATEST version.

Feedback is more then welcome :).

[msulland]

Hi,

We are in need of a similar feature, having a separate publish version step in our pipeline. Something like "AWS Lambda Publish Version" with version and alias as input enabling the publishing of a new version and updating an alias to point to it.

[msulland]

I have now started to look at the possibility to add this to the code.

A totalt workflow will be like: build jar -> upload to lambda as $LATEST version -> test with payload -> publish $LATEST as new version -> point the alias currently used in production (for example ACTIVE) to the new version.

[msulland]

Hi, I have now completed the code extension and are putting the finishing touches on it.

[cast]

Thanks msulland, I reviewed the pull request and merged it to this fork.
I will soon merge in the changes on the jenkinsci fork.

[cast]

Included in release 0.5.4, arriving during the course of tomorrow in update panel.

[SamVerschueren]

Great work guys! Thanks for doing this!