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  2. JENKINS-63088

The logic to trigger builds based on buildStrategies seems wrong

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    • branch-api-plugin
    • Docker 19.03.6-ce, OpenJDK 11.0.7, Jenkins 2.235.1, branch-api 2.5.6

      After digging through the source code of the Branch API plugin I came across the following logic to evaluate the triggering of automatic builds based on Build Strategies, https://github.com/jenkinsci/branch-api-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/MultiBranchProject.java#L2246-L2257

      Apparently this logic will trigger a branch build with a short-circuit OR, meaning if I have two strategies returning false and one returning true the branch build will be triggered no matter what.

      A clear example of the situation above and the problems it brings is the use of the strategy jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.SkipInitialBuildOnFirstBranchIndexing. After the first build, it will always return true, which in turn will make all other strategies, like jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.ChangeRequestBuildStrategyImpl useless, even if it returns false

          [JENKINS-63088] The logic to trigger builds based on buildStrategies seems wrong

          R. Duval created issue -
          R. Duval made changes -
          Description Original: After digging through the source code of the Branch API plugin I came across the following logic to evaluate the triggering of automatic builds based on Build Strategies, [https://github.com/jenkinsci/branch-api-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/MultiBranchProject.java#L2246-L2257]

          Apparently this logic will trigger a branch build with a short-circuit `OR`, meaning if I have two strategies returning `false` and one returning `true` the branch build will be triggered no matter what.

          A clear example of the situation above and the problems it brings is the use of the strategy `jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.SkipInitialBuildOnFirstBranchIndexing`. After the first build it will always return `true`, which in turn will make all other strategies, like `jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.ChangeRequestBuildStrategyImpl` useless, even if it returns `false`. 
          New: After digging through the source code of the Branch API plugin I came across the following logic to evaluate the triggering of automatic builds based on Build Strategies, [https://github.com/jenkinsci/branch-api-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/jenkins/branch/MultiBranchProject.java#L2246-L2257]

          Apparently this logic will trigger a branch build with a short-circuit {{OR}}, meaning if I have two strategies returning {{false}} and one returning {{true}} the branch build will be triggered no matter what.

          A clear example of the situation above and the problems it brings is the use of the strategy {{jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.SkipInitialBuildOnFirstBranchIndexing}}. After the first build, it will always return {{true}}, which in turn will make all other strategies, like {{jenkins.branch.buildstrategies.basic.ChangeRequestBuildStrategyImpl}} useless, even if it returns {{false}}. 
          Jakob Sloth Nielsen made changes -
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            rduval R. Duval
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