Jenkins job trigger action

Github Action to trigger jenkins job and wait for job completion using Jenkins API.
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Usage

Generate API token for Jenkins API

Please see How to get the API Token for Jenkins

1. Log in Jenkins.
2. Click you name (upper-right corner).
3. Click Configure (left-side menu).
4. Use "Add new Token" button to generate a new one then name it.
5. You must copy the token when you generate it as you cannot view the token afterwards.
6. Revoke old tokens when no longer needed.

Inputs

name	required	description
url	true	Jenkins full URL including http/https protocol
user_name	true	User name of Jenkins
api_token	true	Jenkins API token
job_name	true	Jenkins job name
parameter	false	Job parameter in JSON format. ex) {"param1":"value1"}
wait	false	Set true as default. Waiting for job completion or not
timeout	false	Set 600 seconds as default. Timeout (seconds) for github action.

Example

- name: Trigger jenkins job
  uses: jabbukka/jenkins-trigger@main
  with:
    url: ${{ secrets.JENKINS_URL }}
    job_name: "build_web_application"
    user_name: ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}
    api_token: ${{ secrets.JENKINS_TOKEN }}
    wait: "true"
    timeout: "1000"