Matrix configuration with Jenkins pipelines

Question

The Jenkins Pipeline plugin (aka Workflow) can be extended with other Multibranch plugins to build branches and pull requests automatically.

What would

Answer 1

I would suggest Declarative Matrix as a preferred way to run multiple configurations in Jenkins. It allows you to execute the defined stages for every configuration without code duplication.

Example:

pipeline {
    agent none
    stages {
        stage('Test') {
            matrix {
                agent {
                    label "${NODENAME}"
                }
                axes {
                    axis {
                        name 'NODENAME'
                        values 'java7node', 'java8node'
                    }
                }
                stages {
                    stage('Test') {
                        steps {
                            echo "Do Test for ${NODENAME}"
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Note that declarative Matrix is a native declarative Pipeline feature, so no additional Plugin installation needed.

Jenkins blog post about the matrix directive.