Is it possible to automate setting of Artifactory properties?

Question

Artifactory seems to automatically generate properties for RPMs, Python wheels etc. Can I extend this function for my own file formats?

I've read the documentation and this talks about the REST API etc but I want to have Artifactory pull properties straight out of the file that I'm uploading.

None yet - I'm asking how.

Answer 1

The logic that automatically generates properties for RPMs etc is hardcoded into each package type Artifactory supports, and you can't add custom repository types.

What you can do is write a user plugin which runs whenever a file is uploaded, reads the file, and adds the appropriate properties. For example:

storage {
    afterCreate { item ->
        if (!item.isFolder() && item.name.endsWith(".customext")) {
            def fstream = repositories.getContent(item.repoPath).inputStream
            // read fstream and generate properties
            repositories.setProperty(item.repoPath, propName, propVal)
        }
    }
}

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Some notes:

• The language is Groovy. If you aren't familiar with Groovy, in a pinch you can pretend it's Java, since most Java is also valid Groovy.
• User plugin documentation is here
• User plugin API Javadoc is here
• For reference, the officially supported plugins are all here