Details
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Bug
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Status: In Progress (View Workflow)
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Blocker
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Resolution: Unresolved
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None
Description
Support scripted parallel blocks in parallel stages in a declarative pipeline.
Example pipeline:
pipeline {
agent none
stages {
stage('Parallel Stage') {
parallel {
stage('Stage 1') {
steps {
echo "Stage 1"
}
}
stage('Stage 2') {
steps {
script {
parallel (
"Stage 2.1.": {
echo "Stage 2.1."
},
"Stage 2.2.": {
echo "Stage 2.2."
}
)
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Currently it is not properly visualized in blue ocean as shown in parallel-stages.png
The idea how it should be visualized is shown in parallel-stages-new.png
Attachments
Issue Links
- is related to
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- Resolved
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- relates to
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JENKINS-38442 View sequential stages in the pipeline visualization graph
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- Closed
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Activity
Well said henryborchers. Additionally I would point out that classic UI does not have visualization support for parallel stages at all, in any shape or form, not even single leveled. It is all unreadable linear mess in the classic UI.
Dee Kryvenko
added a comment - - edited Well said henryborchers . Additionally I would point out that classic UI does not have visualization support for parallel stages at all, in any shape or form, not even single leveled. It is all unreadable linear mess in the classic UI. 
Stuart Rowe
added a comment - There hasn't been any active development on Blue Ocean for a while. See https://groups.google.com/g/jenkinsci-users/c/xngZrSsXIjc/m/-_aIrWyICgAJ.
The pipeline-graph-view-plugin is bringing the pipeline visualization from Blue Ocean into the classic UI. It might be worth creating a new issue for that plugin?
Stuart Rowe
added a comment - There hasn't been any active development on Blue Ocean for a while. See https://groups.google.com/g/jenkinsci-users/c/xngZrSsXIjc/m/-_aIrWyICgAJ.
The pipeline-graph-view-plugin is bringing the pipeline visualization from Blue Ocean into the classic UI. It might be worth creating a new issue for that plugin? +100500 Jenkins shared libraries and Jenkinsfiles are awesome, but the UI around them is a terrible mess, especially when it comes to stage display and generally trying to understand what logs are where etc. I think it's easier to rewrite the UI for pipeline builds from scratch to somehow allow browsing through everything in a visually pleasing execution step graph, not a flat representation like a list or a table.
Edgars Batna
added a comment - - edited +100500 Jenkins shared libraries and Jenkinsfiles are awesome, but the UI around them is a terrible mess, especially when it comes to stage display and generally trying to understand what logs are where etc. I think it's easier to rewrite the UI for pipeline builds from scratch to somehow allow browsing through everything in a visually pleasing execution step graph, not a flat representation like a list or a table. 
Dante Kiaunis
added a comment - Is this still being worked on? 
gmtm, I get the feeling the project does not have anybody working on Blue Ocean development anymore. My guess is that whoever was in charge of it has left the company or moved on to other projects because I haven't seen any real improvements done to it in years. It's a shame because Blue Ocean was a GAME CHANGER!!! I personally love how Blue Ocean displays my pipeline and helps me quickly figure out an issue when something goes wrong. However, it seems to have issues that don't aren't being addressed and missing features (like this one) that could make it much. (In addition, Blue Ocean takes a very long time to load!)
I would LOVE first-class support for multiple levels of parallelism (such as nested parallel commands or nested matrixes in the declarative pipelines). Having that would let me load-balance and greatly reduce the duration of my pipelines. However, it just doesn't seem like a priority for anybody who has the skills to do anything about it.
I don't blame anybody working on Jenkins. In fact, I love everything they do regardless if they address stuff that make my life better or someone else's. No, I just wish my own skills included what was needed to help out in the same way the Jenkins has helped me.