Checkout multiple git repos into same Jenkins workspace

Question

Using Jenkins 1.501 and Jenkins Git plugin 1.1.26

I have 3 different git repos each with multiple projects.

Now I need to checkout all projects from the 3 gi

Answer 1

Jenkins: Multiple SCM - deprecated. GIT Plugin - doesn't work for multiple repos.

Scripting / pipeline as code - is the way to go.

Answer 2

Since Multiple SCMs Plugin is deprecated.

With Jenkins Pipeline its possible to checkout multiple git repos and after building it using gradle

node {   
def gradleHome

stage('Prepare/Checkout') { // for display purposes
    git branch: 'develop', url: 'https://github.com/WtfJoke/Any.git'

    dir('a-child-repo') {
       git branch: 'develop', url: 'https://github.com/WtfJoke/AnyChild.git'
    }

    env.JAVA_HOME="${tool 'JDK8'}"
    env.PATH="${env.JAVA_HOME}/bin:${env.PATH}" // set java home in jdk environment
    gradleHome = tool '3.4.1' 
}

stage('Build') {
  // Run the gradle build
  if (isUnix()) {
     sh "'${gradleHome}/bin/gradle' clean build"
  } else {
     bat(/"${gradleHome}\bin\gradle" clean build/)
  }
}
}

You might want to consider using git submodules instead of a custom pipeline like this.

Answer 3

Checking out more than one repo at a time in a single workspace is possible with Jenkins + Git Plugin (maybe only in more recent versions?).

In section "Source-Code-Management", do not select "Git", but "Multiple SCMs" and add several git repositories.

Be sure that in all but one you add as an "Additional behavior" the action "Check out to a sub-directory" and specify an individual subdirectory.