Okay, so today I messed around with setting up a continuous integration thing using Jenkins and a tool called Walker. It wasn’t as smooth as I hoped, but hey, that’s how these things go, right? Let me walk you through what I did and what went down.
Getting Started
First, I installed Jenkins. It’s pretty straightforward, I downloaded the installer and followed the instructions. No big surprises there.
Then I got Walker. This part was a little tricky cause the download link was from a specific server. But eventually, I had it downloaded and ready to go.
Setting Up Jenkins
Once Jenkins was up, I started poking around. I created a new ‘freestyle project’ – seemed like the easiest option for a beginner like me.
- Give it a name: I gave it a simple name like ‘My Walker Project’.
- Configure source code management: Since the code I needed to use was not in a repository, I just left it as ‘None’.
The Build Process
This is where things got interesting, and by interesting, I mean a bit frustrating.
- Add build step: I chose ‘Execute shell’. Seemed straightforward, I thought I could just put some commands in there.
- Command Section: I put my command to trigger Walker. I thought it’s simple, let me put `walker run` for a test run.
I hit ‘Build Now’, fingers crossed. Nope. Didn’t work. Errors everywhere.
So I spent like an hour digging through logs. Turns out I got the path of Walker all wrong. Classic mistake, I guess.
The Walker Configuration
I then figured out I need to tell Walker how to behave, so, I messed with a configuration file.
- Create Configuration: I created a simple configuration file for Walker, it just needed to run a simple test scenario.
Tried it again, ‘Build Now’. Still, errors! But different ones this time, progress?
More log digging. This time, the error seemed to be some kind of a file path issue within my simple configuration file.
Fixing and Finally Running
I went back, double-checked all the paths in my configuration file, and made sure they were correct. Seriously, it was just one little typo. Sigh.
Another ‘Build Now’. And…wait for it…SUCCESS! Finally! The build passed, and Walker did its thing, running the test scenarios I wanted.
Wrap Up
So, yeah, that was my day with Jenkins and Walker. Not exactly a walk in the park, but I got it working. The main takeaway? Pay super close attention to file paths and typos, folks. They’ll get you every time. Also, reading logs, as painful as it is, is a lifesaver. It is something I leaned today, haha.
