I am trying to install Extended Choice Parameter Plug-In in Jenkins, and I see another plugin somewhat with similar name called Extensible Choice Parameter plugin.
Can anyone throw some light on the differences between these two plugins?
Thanks,
Ra's
Both plugins allows advanced configuration of parameter choices for a job.
Below is a brief list of their respected features, based on the plugins' description pages.
Extended Choice Parameter
- Is older (first release in 2010, last release in 2016)
- Has more installs (20K vs 15K).
- Allowed parameter types: single select, multiselect, radio buttons,
check boxes.
- Both parameter values list and default parameter values can be
specified via: UI, file (filesystem path or URL), Groovy script.
- Allows to specify complex parameter values via JSON.
- Allows to customise choice UI by specifying parameter field type (e.g.
create color-picker).
Extensible Choice Parameter
- Is newer (first release in 2013, last release in 2018)
- Has less installs (15K vs 20K).
- Allows to specify choices list globally in Configure System page and share them between multiple jobs.
- Supports Groovy script to generate choices.
- Supports filesystem choice: list files in a directory by a mask.
- Allows to choose value not in choice list and optionally add it to the choice list.
- Allows to provide choices with Extension Points.