Interactive mode for authentication when triggering builds

[chr0n1x]

Right now if credentials are enabled, the JENKINS_URL env var needs to be set.

Would it be possible to go into an interactive mode to have the user input their credentials instead? If an interactive flag were set?

Is it possible to set the URL itself as a flag?

[cliffano]

Definitely doable.

I'll need to implement some sort of an authentication fallback mechanism:

• use JENKINS_URL if exists
• otherwise checks for flags
• otherwise prompt user if --interactive flag is enabled
• continue without authentication details

[chr0n1x]

looking forward to trying it out :)

[cliffano]

Btw, is security the reason why you don't want to add credentials as environment variable? Would using Jenkins token instead of password be any help?

[chr0n1x]

I have multiple Jenkins masters on different environments with different builds but one central location that I access them from so having the option of spinning off multiple tasks via flags seems conceptually easier than using a token per node. Also, I figured that it would make Nestor more flexible overall.

[chr0n1x]

Do you have time to do this, @cliffano ?

[cliffano]

@chr0n1x Managed to squeeze in a quick change during lunch break. Could you please give it a try? git clone http://github.com/cliffano/nestor cd nestor npm link nestor --url --interactive dashboard (that should prompt your username and password, which is then used with the jenkinsUrl) JENKINS_URL= nestor --interactive dashboard (like above, but used with environment variable)

• Interactive always prompts username and password, overrides any username and password specified in url flag or environment variable
• url flag takes higher priority than environment variable

Please let me know if that works for you and if there's anything missing. I will publish it to npm registry after tidying things up.

[chr0n1x]

First thing: this doesn't seem to work remotely...

[chr0n1x@durdur nestor]# nestor --url derpderp.my.lan dashboard
Jobless Jenkins

Nope.

[chr0n1x2189@derpderp nestor]# nestor --url derpderp.my.lan dashboard
... a lot of stuff

Yes, I can ping derpderp from durdur.

As for the actual feature, I'm getting ETIMEDOUT between the same machines.

Am I doing something wrong?

[cliffano]

Can you use wget or curl to get derpderp.my.lan/api/json from both durdur and derpderp?

Are you sitting behind a proxy?

[chr0n1x]

Yes I can hit derpderp from durdur via wget / curl. No, I am not sitting behind a proxy.

[chr0n1x]

Also, I have an instance of Jenkins running on both. @cliffano

[cliffano]

Sorry, I just got some time to look at this issue.

The default timeout is set too low (2 seconds) which camouflages the response. Will fix it asap.

[cliffano]

I've published nestor v0.1.6, could you please give it another try?

npm install -g nestor nestor --version (should show 0.1.6)

[chr0n1x]

@cliffano it worked! Awesome, and thank you :)

[cliffano]

Glad to help :)