[FIXED] Create artifactory directory with current date

Issue

How to create artifactory directory with current date in jenkins. That is target path should have a directory with current date as the directory name.

rtUpload (
    serverId: 'Artifactory-1',
    spec: '''{
          "files": [
            {
              "pattern": "bazinga/*froggy*.zip",
              "target": "bazinga-repo/froggy-files/<CurrentDate>"
            }
         ]
    }''',

Everytime the pipeline is triggered, target path should have a directory name of that particular date. For Ex, if the pipeline runs on 2022-03-29 then:

"target": "bazinga-repo/froggy-files/220329/"

Solution

This is another option:

def current_date = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat('yyMMdd').format(new Date())
pipeline {
// do stuff, generate files...

rtUpload (
    serverId: 'Artifactory-1',
    spec: """{
          "files": [
            {
              "pattern": "bazinga/*froggy*.zip",
              "target": "bazinga-repo/froggy-files/${current_date}"
            }
         ]
    }"""
// more stuff
} // end pipeline

This makes use of the groovy string interpolation and a scripted pipeline variable outside the main pipeline block.

When run the variable current_date will be assigned and then when it gets to the rtUpload call the spec parameter will be evaluated and because it is using triple-double-quote notation the ${current_date} part will be replaced by the value of the groovy variable, before it is passed to the function.

This does not then rely on the rtUpload function spawning a shell and evaluating the shell environment in order to provide the date value to the spec definition.

Groovy strings https://groovy-lang.org/syntax.html#all-strings

Answered By - edwardTew
Answer Checked By - Mary Flores (JavaFixing Volunteer)