Return exit code based on job result if `-x` switch is on

[radomirbosak]

jenkins console -x JOBNAME or jenkins console --exit-code JOBNAME could return a (non)-zero exit code depending on whether the job failed or not.

This will allow people to include the jenkins tool in their workflow and decide differently based on the job status, e.g.

if jenkins console -i -x myjob; then
   echo "Hurray"
else
   echo -e "Subject: Something went wrong \n\n with our job. please help" | sendmail  [email protected] 
fi

I know this is already kind-of possible by greeping for SUCCESS or FAIL in the console output, but that's not reliable. Moreover a simple CLI switch looks more elegant and is less prone to typos.

The jenkins info subcommand could use the same switch too.

[LD250]

@radomirbosak do we need a console output in this case?

Maybe it is better to do this in start command?

Something like: jenkins start job_name --wait-until-done

What do you think?

[radomirbosak]

Actually yes, your suggestion makes more sense. Let's do it like that.