Creating Empty Test Folder in Jenkins Workspace

Jenkins is a powerful tool for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). It allows you to automate the process of building, testing, and deploying your application. In this article, we will cover how to create an empty test folder in Jenkins workspace. This is useful for organizing your test results and making them easily accessible.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need to have the following:

• A Jenkins instance up and running
• A Jenkins job that generates test results

Creating the Test Folder

To create an empty test folder in Jenkins workspace, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to your Jenkins dashboard and select the job that generates test results.
2. Click on the Configure button to edit the job configuration.
3. Scroll down to the Build section and click on the Add build step button.
4. Select the Execute shell option from the drop-down menu.
5. In the Command field, enter the following command:

   mkdir -p ${WORKSPACE}/test-results/unit
   

   This command will create a directory named test-results in the Jenkins workspace, and a subdirectory named unit inside it.

6. Click on the Save button to save the changes.

Verifying the Test Folder

To verify that the test folder has been created, follow these steps:

1. Run the Jenkins job that generates test results.
2. Once the job has completed, navigate to the Test Results section of the job page.
3. Click on the Test Result link to view the test results.
4. In the test results page, you should see the test-results directory listed in the left-hand navigation menu.
5. Click on the test-results directory to view the subdirectories. You should see the unit directory that we created in the previous section.

Adding Test Results to the Test Folder

Now that we have created the test folder, we can add test results to it. The process of adding test results to the test folder will vary depending on the testing framework that you are using. In this section, we will cover how to add test results to the test folder for JUnit tests.

1. Navigate to your Jenkins dashboard and select the job that generates JUnit test results.
2. Click on the Configure button to edit the job configuration.
3. Scroll down to the Post-build Actions section and click on the Add post-build action button.
4. Select the Publish JUnit test result report option from the drop-down menu.
5. In the Test report XMLs field, enter the following pattern:

   ${WORKSPACE}/test-results/unit/*.xml
   

   This pattern will match all the JUnit test result XML files in the unit directory that we created earlier.

6. Click on the Save button to save the changes.

Viewing Test Results

To view the test results, follow these steps:

1. Run the Jenkins job that generates JUnit test results.
2. Once the job has completed, navigate to the Test Results section of the job page.
3. Click on the Test Result link to view the test results.
4. In the test results page, you should see the test results grouped by test suite and test case.

In this article, we have covered how to create an empty test folder in Jenkins workspace, and how to add test results to the test folder. This is useful for organizing your test results and making them easily accessible. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can create a test folder in your Jenkins workspace and start adding test results to it.

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