Gatekeeper

Plugin that implements 'Gatekeeper' development workflow including:

• Create release branches with optional release (version) file generation
• Performs Gatekeepering by merging 'feature' branches with 'release' branches
• Provides ability to upmerge release branches between each other to propagate changes from lower release to higher one.

Plugin provides such build steps:

• Perform Gatekeeper merge
• Perform Gatekeeper commit
• Perform Upmerging of release branches
• Perform Push

To activate this plugin, configure your job with "Perform Gatekeeper commit." build step.

Configuration and results

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commit build step configuration

build parameters configuration

merge build step configuation

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upmerge and push build steps configuration

Plugin works nicely together with Fogbugz plugin so if you use Fogbugz as a issue tracker, it can simplify a lot your workflow with this plugin.

Please also check this article.

Changelog

Version 3.0.2 (Aug 27, 2014)

• Split up gatekeeper commit as separate build action

Version 2.0.22 (Aug 27, 2014)

• Restored behavior of cleaning working copy before the merge

Version 2.0.21 (Jul 21, 2014)

• Major refactoring and bug fixes

Version 2.0.14 (Jun 6, 2014)

• Major refactoring and bug fixes
• Added git support
• Implemented automatic release branch creation with release file generation

Version 2.0.0 (Jan 17, 2014)

• Initial release