Changeset in if Block

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I have a requriement where I need to initialize few variables based on the folders changed in git repo .
For example, in git repository, if prod/component1/* path is changed, I need to set env as prod and component as component1. There are other paths of this format. Can I use changeset with if block and have it one stage instead of having it in multiple stages by using when block?

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Hello @ShadowKing782k and welcome to this community. :wave:

I think you can use the changeset function in a script block within a single stage to check the paths of the changed files and set environment variables accordingly.

Here’s an untested example:

pipeline {
    agent any

    stages {
        stage('Set Variables Based on Changed Paths') {
            steps {
                script {
                    def env
                    def component

                    for (change in currentBuild.changeSets) {
                        for (path in change.paths) {
                            if (path =~ /^prod\/component1\//) {
                                env = 'prod'
                                component = 'component1'
                            }
                            // Add more if conditions here for other paths
                        }
                    }

                    if (env && component) {
                        echo "Environment: ${env}, Component: ${component}"
                        // Set the environment variables
                        env.ENV = env
                        env.COMPONENT = component
                    } else {
                        echo "No matching paths found in the changeset"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Here, the changeset function is used to get the list of changes in the current build. For each change, the paths of the changed files are checked against a regular expression.
If a path matches the regular expression, the environment variables ENV and COMPONENT are set accordingly.