This plugin adds ability to choose branches, tags or revisions from Git repository configured as a parameter in your builds.

Unlike Git Parameter Plugin, this plugin requires a Git repository defined instead of reading Git SCM configuration from your projects.

Unlike Git Parameter Plugin, this plugin will not change working space at all at build-time.

Background

When using jenkins pipeline style job and defining pipeline through "Pipeline script" (not "Pipeline script from SCM"), it becomes difficult to use Git Parameter Plugin since the plugin uses SCM in the job definition.

Sometimes we want to specify a git branch or tag before as a parameter, for "Pipeline script" jobs that use SCM in the script, it is impossible with Git Parameter Plugin. In this particular case, a plugin that can list remote git branches or tags without defining scm in the job is needed.

Quick usage guide

• Install the plugin
• Go to your project, click This project is parameterized, click Add Parameter, choose List Git Branches (and more) Brief description of the named fields:
  • Name- Name for the parameter, e.g. FROM_BRANCH
  • Repository URL- git repository URL, e.g. ssh://<[email protected]>:jenkinsci/list-git-branches-parameter-plugin.git
  • Credentials- Git credentials stored in jenkins
• Start a build and use the parameter