Contributing to Jenkins, CDF and Google Summer of Code

Jenkins is a very diverse project with many opportunities to contribute and many technology stacks. Some examples: Java, JavaScript, Golang, Groovy, Docker, Kubernetes. And it is not only about code. We are also continuously looking for non-code contributions: documentation, testing, design, and spreading the word. We always welcome experienced and newcomer contributors to join the community.

At this meetup, we talk about contributing to Jenkins and how to get started. We also talk about outreach projects and specifically about Google Summer of Code.

Presenters: Mark Waite, Oleg Nenashev, Shivay Lamba, and other community members.

Transcript

1. Contributing to Jenkins 1
2. Presenters Oleg Nenashev - Jenkins Governance Board member, GSoC org admin, a long-time Jenkins user and advocate Mark Waite - Jenkins documentation officer, helps with project infrastructure and maintains the Git plugin oleg-nenashev MarkEWaite ShivayLamba @oleg_nenashev @MarkEWaite @HowDevelop Shivay Lamba - Tensorflow contributor, Jenkins mentor in GSoC 2020 /// Other contributors 2
3. Today’s agenda • Introduction to CDF and Jenkins • Tech stack used • Contributing to the community • Jenkins in Google Summer of Code • Q&A 3
4. Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) CD Foundation is an open-source community improving the world's ability to deliver software with security and speed https://cd.foundation/ 4
5. Jenkins in CDF • Jenkins is a part of the CDF • Joined in 2019 as a founding project • Graduated in 2020 • We participate in GSoC under the CDF umbrella 5
6. Contributing to the CDF • Technical Oversight Committee • Outreach Committee • SIGs ◦ MLOps, Security,Events ◦ Interoperability, Best Practices • Ambassador program • Landscape 6
7. Who is Mr. Jenkins? • Automation server/framework • Popular CI/CD tool • Open-source • Big community • More than 1700 plugins
8. Jenkins Is An Automation Tool Over 1700 Jenkins Plugins Code & Commit Integration with hundreds of tools Build & Config Orchestration of the Tool-chains Scan & Test Release End-to-End CI/CD Pipelines Deploy
9. Typical Jenkins Pipeline Manual Timers SCM events Get sources Prepare the environment SCMs Binary repositories Build artifacts “Build” “Analyze” “Test” Tool-chains SW Dev. Tools EDA tools ... Publish reports Deploy artifacts Notify stakeholders 9
11. Modern Jenkins • • • • • Pipeline-as-Code Configuration-as-Code New plugins and integrations Modern packaging Distributions for public clouds Modern Jenkins
12. Jenkins helps you! Demonstration 12
13. Jenkins under the hood 13
14. Repositories • Main organizations: ◦ https://github.com/jenkinsci ◦ https://github.com/jenkins-infra/ • Key repos: ◦ https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins ◦ https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker ◦ https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io 14
15. Tech Stack • 2300+ repositories, many Technology stacks… • Top languages: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, Golang, Ruby, scripting languages • Platforms: Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, macOS • Documentation: Markdown, Asciidoc • Many test tools and frameworks 15
16. More info Contributing to Jenkins It is all about you! 16
17. Contributing to Jenkins 17
18. https://www.jenkins.io/participate Jenkins needs you! 18
19. Any pull request counts! • Code • Documentation • Blogposts • Design and Artwork Jenkins needs you! 19
20. Getting started: Issue queries 1. Go to https://www.jenkins.io/participate 2. Select type of contribution, read the guide 3. Find an issue to work on a. Newbie-friendly issues in Jenkins JIRA b. Good first issues on GitHub 4. Contact us if any assistance is needed a. https://gitter.im/jenkinsci/newcomer-contributors https://jenkins.io/events/hacktoberfest/#issue-queries 20
21. More info Contributing to Jenkins It is all about you! 21
22. Jenkins - 2021 Outreach Programs • Google Summer of Code • Google Season of Docs • Likely: LFX Mentorship (fka CommunityBridge) • Online Hackathons • Hacktoberfest 2021 https://www.jenkins.io/sigs/advocacy-and-outreach/outreach-programs/ 22
23. Jenkins in Google Summer of Code 23
24. Jenkins in GSoC 2020 • 2021 - 5th year in GSoC • 10 project ideas • Main page: https://jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/ • This year - under the umbrella of the Continuous Delivery Foundation 24
25. Our goals • Best possible GSoC experience for students and mentors • Quality, not Quantity • Project types: ◦ Key Jenkins initiatives with high community value ◦ Domain-specific ideas: Cloud Native technologies ◦ Cross-organization projects: Tekton integrations, Cloud Events 25
26. What do we offer? • Strong community bonding and knowledge transfers • Experienced mentors • Online demos and meetups • Travel grants for successful projects 26
27. Thanks to GSoC 2020 students! Kezhi Xiong Buddhika Chathuranga Rishabh Budhouliya Sumit Sarin Loghi Perinpanayagam Zixuan Liu Sladyn Nunes
28. GSoC 2019 Highlights https://jenkins.io/blog/2020/01/29/gsoc-report/ 28
29. 2021 project ideas https://www.jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/2021/project-ideas/ 29
30. Git Credentials Binding for sh, bat, and powershell • #3 most voted feature request (JENKINS-28335) • Authenticated git commands in steps • Allow advanced operations ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Push a commit or a tag Clone with advanced options Create a remote branch Delete a remote tag or branch • Resolves multiple enhancement requests • See the project idea for details 30
31. Pipeline Step Doc Generator Improvements • Pipeline documentation improvements ◦ Extend the documentation generator ◦ Extract documentation from released plugins • Layout improvements ◦ Improve usability • Content improvements ◦ Add standard content to better guide users • See the project idea for details 31
32. FAQ: How to apply? 1. Explore the project ideas 2. Reach out to the community 3. Discuss your project proposal draft a. https://www.jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/students 4. Apply to the CD.Foundation organization
33. Our Channels • Mailing list ◦ • Gitter ◦ • • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jenkinsci-gsoc-all-public https://gitter.im/jenkinsci/gsoc-sig Regular Office Hours on Wednesdays ◦ https://jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/#office-hours ◦ Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN7ajX_VdyaO1f6bvkcSzW4PdWKkLktRG Project-specific channels
34. Summary 34
35. Useful links • https://jenkins.io/participate • https://www.jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/ • https://gitter.im/jenkinsci/newcomer-contributors 35
36. Jenkins Online Meetup Anything about Jenkins ◦ https://www.meetup.com/Jenkins-online-meetup ◦ https://jenkins.io/events/online-meetup/ “By contributors for users” ◦ Show and tell ◦ Live demos! ◦ Everyone can participate Sponsors:
37. QUESTIONS? Contacts: E-mail: o.v.nenashev@gmail.com GitHub: oleg-nenashev Twitter: @oleg_nenashev