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Continuous Integration with Maven, Jenkins and Nexus

Jenkins is an award-winning application that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron. Among those things, current Jenkins focuses on the...

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$1,780 USD
Duration 3 days
Course Code WA2321
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Overview

Jenkins is an award-winning application that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron. Among those things, current Jenkins focuses on the following two jobs:

  • Building/testing software projects continuously. Jenkins provides an easy-to-use so-called continuous integration system, making it easier for developers to integrate changes to the project, and making it easier for users to obtain a fresh build. The automated, continuous build increases development productivity.
  • Monitoring executions of externally-run jobs, such as cron jobs and procmail jobs, even those that are run on a remote machine. For example, with cron, all you receive is regular emails that capture the output, and it is up to you to look at them diligently and notice when it broke. Jenkins keeps those outputs and makes it easy for you to notice when something is wrong.

Skills Gained

In the Jenkins training continuous integration with Maven, Jenkins & Nexus, attendees will learn how to:

  • Download and install Maven
  • Build a project
  • Work with Maven's directory structure, plugins, repositories, and more
  • Understand the Project Object Model (POM)
  • Build a complete web application using Maven
  • Build and activate profiles
  • Use Maven from Eclipse via the m2eclipse plugin
  • Install and configure Jenkins in a servlet container
  • Create Jenkins builds
  • Configure and use Apache Ant and Apache Maven with Jenkins
  • Use Jenkins to generate Java coding standards reports, code coverage reports, and change notices
  • Use Jenkins to automatically deploy software into a testing environment.
  • Configure Maven and Jenkins to deploy the generated artifacts to Nexus

Who Can Benefit

This course is targeted to developers who will implement Continuous Integration using Maven, Jenkins and the Nexus repository manager. Students learn to create Maven projects, configure Jenkins to build those projects, and manage the artifacts using Nexus.

Prerequisites

Attendees should have familiarity with Java development practices.

Course Details

Outline

Chapter 1. Introduction to Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Jenkins-CI

  • Foundation of Agile AppDev
  • XP Flow
  • Extreme Programming
  • Agile Development
  • What is Continuous Integration
  • What is Continuous Integration (cont'd)
  • Typical Setup for Continuous Integration
  • Setup Notes for Continuous Integration
  • CI with Artifact Management
  • What is Continuous Delivery?
  • Why Continuous Delivery?
  • DevOps and Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Delivery Challenges
  • Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment
  • Jenkins Continuous Integration
  • Jenkins Features
  • Running Jenkins
  • Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Apache Maven

  • Build Tools for Java
  • Build Tools for Java (cont'd)
  • History of Build Tools
  • Traditional Scripting
  • 'make'
  • Problems with Make
  • Manual Build with JavaC
  • ANT
  • Pros and Cons of Ant
  • Apache Maven
  • Goals of Maven
  • What is Apache Maven?
  • What is Apache Maven (cont'd)
  • Why Use Apache Maven?
  • The Maven EcoSystem
  • Consistent Easy-to-Understand Project Layout
  • Convention Over Configuration
  • Maven is Different
  • Maven Projects have a Standardized Build
  • Effect of Convention Over Configuration
  • Importance of Plugins
  • A Key Point on Maven!
  • Summary – Key Features of Maven

Chapter 3. Installing and Running Apache Maven

  • Downloading Maven
  • Installing Maven
  • Run From Command Line
  • Running Inside an IDE
  • Settings.xml
  • Local Repository
  • Summary

Chapter 4. Installing and Running Jenkins

  • Downloading and Installing Jenkins
  • Running Jenkins as a Stand-Alone Application
  • Running Jenkins as a Stand-Alone Application (cont'd)
  • Running Jenkins on an Application Server
  • The Jenkins Home Folder
  • Installing Jenkins as a Windows Service
  • Initial Configuration
  • Configuration Wizard
  • Configuration Wizard (cont'd)
  • Configuring Tools
  • Configuring Tools - Best Practices
  • Logging in Jenkins
  • Custom Log Recorders
  • Summary

Chapter 5. Job Types in Jenkins

  • Introduction
  • Different types of Jenkins Items
  • Different types of Jenkins Items (cont'd)
  • Configuring Source Code Management(SCM)
  • Working with Subversion
  • Working with Subversion (cont'd)
  • Working with Git
  • Storing Credentials
  • Service Accounts
  • Storing Credentials (cont'd)
  • Build Triggers
  • Schedule Build Jobs
  • Polling the SCM
  • Polling vs Triggers
  • Maven Build Steps
  • Summary

Chapter 6. Getting Started With Maven

  • Terminology and Basic Concepts
  • Artifacts
  • Lifecycle
  • Default Lifecycle
  • Plugins
  • Running Maven - the Story So Far
  • Running Maven from an IDE
  • Common Goals
  • pom.xml
  • Example
  • Example (cont'd)
  • Artifact Coordinates
  • Standard Layout for Sources
  • Summary

Chapter 7. A Web Application in Maven

  • A More Complex Project
  • Putting it Together With Maven
  • Packaging the Target Artifact
  • The Source Tree
  • Dependencies
  • Transitive Dependencies
  • Dependency Scope
  • Working With Servers
  • Declaring and Configuring Plugins
  • Running the Plugin
  • Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
  • Archetypes
  • Summary

Chapter 8. Commonly Used Plugins

  • Maven Plugins
  • Declaring and Configuring Plugins
  • Running the Plugin
  • Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
  • Maven Surefire Test Plugin
  • Failsafe Plugin
  • Site Plugin
  • JavaDoc Plugin
  • PMD Plugin
  • Code Coverage – Cobertura
  • Summary

Chapter 9. Multi-Module Builds

  • Introduction
  • The Reactor
  • Reactor Sorting
  • Multi-Module Build by Example
  • Summary

Chapter 10. POM Projects

  • Project Object Model (POM)
  • The overall POM structure
  • Storing POM
  • Summary

Chapter 11. Writing Plugins (Maven)

  • What is Maven Plugin
  • Example of Using a Plugin
  • Create a Custom Plugin
  • Create a Custom Plugin (cont.)
  • Plugin Management
  • Summary

Chapter 12. Creating Archetypes

  • Introduction to Maven Archetypes
  • Introduction to Maven Archetypes (cont.)
  • Using Interactive Mode to generate Goal
  • Common Maven Archetypes
  • Summary

Chapter 13. Repository Management

  • Maven's Approach to Artifacts
  • Publishing Artifacts
  • Summary of Maven's Artifact Handling
  • Repository
  • Repository Manager
  • Proxy Remote Repositories
  • Types of Artifacts
  • Release Artifacts
  • Snapshot Artifacts
  • Reasons to Use a Repository Manager
  • Repository Coordinates
  • Addressing Resources in a Repository
  • Summary

Chapter 14. Release Management

  • What is release Management?
  • Release Management with Nexus
  • Release Management with Maven
  • Summary

Chapter 15. Jenkins Plugins

  • Introduction
  • Jenkins Plugins - SCM
  • Jenkins Plugins – Build and Test
  • Jenkins Plugins – Analyzers
  • Jenkins for Teams
  • Installing Jenkins Plugins
  • Summary

Chapter 16. Securing Jenkins

  • Jenkins Security - Overview
  • Jenkins Security
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Confidentiality
  • Activating Security
  • Configure Authentication
  • Using Jenkins's Internal User Database
  • Creating Users
  • Authorization
  • Matrix-Based Security
  • Note – Create the Administrative User
  • Project-based Matrix Authorization
  • Project-Based Authentication
  • Role Based Access Control
  • Conclusion

Chapter 17. Distributed Builds with Jenkins

  • Distributed Builds - Overview
  • Distributed Builds – How?
  • Agent Machines
  • Configure Jenkins Master
  • Configure Projects
  • Conclusion

Chapter 18. Continuous Delivery and the Jenkins Pipeline

  • Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Delivery (cont'd)
  • DevOps and Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Delivery Challenges
  • Continuous Delivery with Jenkins
  • The Pipeline Plugin
  • The Pipeline Plugin (cont'd)
  • Defining a Pipeline
  • A Pipeline Example
  • Pipeline Example (cont'd)
  • Parallel Execution
  • Creating a Pipeline
  • Invoking the Pipeline
  • Interacting with the Pipeline
  • Pipeline vs Traditional Jobs
  • Conclusion

Chapter 19. Best Practices for Jenkins

  • Best Practices - Secure Jenkins
  • Best Practices - Users
  • Best Practices - Backups
  • Best Practices - Reproducible Builds
  • Best Practices - Testing and Reports
  • Best Practices - Large Systems
  • Best Practices - Distributed Jenkins
  • Best Practices - Summary

Lab Exercises

  • Lab 1. Configure Tools in Jenkins
  • Lab 2. Install Maven
  • Lab 3. Create a Maven Project
  • Lab 4. Create a Web Application from an Archetype
  • Lab 5. Add Web Site, Static Analysis, and Code Coverage
  • Lab 6. Create a Jenkins Job
  • Lab 7. A Multi-Module Project
  • Lab 8. Create a Standard Set of Dependencies
  • Lab 9. Write a Simple Maven Plugin
  • Lab 10. Create an Archetype
  • Lab 11. Create a Corporate Repository
  • Lab 12. Deploy to the Corporate Repository
  • Lab 13. Add Development Metrics
  • Lab 14. Create a Pipeline
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