Git-commit-id-maven-plugin: Azure DevOps - Git branch name

[dandragut]

Describe your idea

AzureDevops checks out Git branches in detached mode, resulting in git.branch being populated with the commit hash.

Expected Behavior

The branch name can be populated from BUILD_SOURCEBRANCHNAME environment vaiable as per Azure Devops / Azure Pipelines - Build variables

Additional context

Will provide a pull request soon with proposed changes for review.

[TheSnoozer]

Thanks for creating an issue! That sounds reasonable.

Just as a hint (if you not already know):
This sounds like it would be similar to the TravisBuildServerData or other BuildExtractors we already have for other CI environments. I guess in the easiest case you just need to write one for the Azure environment and extend the functionality to obtain such provider.

[dandragut]

Thanks @TheSnoozer

I had a quick look around at the Azure Pipeline environment variables and the source code, I found exactly what you pointed out, thanks for that. Running some tests now and creating the pull request soon for you guys to review (Y)

[TheSnoozer]

Thanks for making the changes and improving this project!
Feel free to assign the MR to me and I'll review when I got some free time ;-)

[TheSnoozer]

Implemented via https://github.com/git-commit-id/maven-git-commit-id-plugin/pull/439.

Thanks for your contribution!

[dandar3]

@TheSnoozer Entirely my pleasure, thank you guys for writing the plugin in the first place! (Y)

[TheSnoozer]

It's always great to know that this plugin is still in use :-)
I personally have switched to gradle which has other downsides compared to maven ;-)

Anyhow, as far as i remember travis deploys snapshots of the master-branch to oss-sonatype. if you want to start to use this feature you could already do so, by specifying the Sonatype-Snapshot repo.

e.g.

<pluginRepositories>
    <pluginRepository>
        <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
        <name>Sonatype Snapshots</name>
        <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
    </pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>

If you'd prefer a more official release feel free to ping me in https://github.com/git-commit-id/maven-git-commit-id-plugin/issues/432. Releases only happen randomly or when users (YOU) ask for it ;-)

[dandar3]

Thank you, didn't know about the Sonatype snapshot builds, I had deployed mine on our Artficatory to be able to test it. Thanks for the notes, whenever you feel it's worth releasing it it's fine, no pressure :-)