Continuous Integration Tools

Rumman Ansari   Software Engineer   2025-02-14 05:48:27   60  Share
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Criteria to Evaluate CI Tools

A craftsman who wishes to practice his craft well must sharpen his tools - Chinese Proverb

Selecting a CI tool is highly dependent on the environment, size, and functionality of the project.

Evaluate the required tool, based on its:

  • Functionality (Essential and Extendable)
  • Compatibility with your environment (supports current build configuration and existing version control, compiles the code language)
  • Reliability
  • Longevity (choose a tool with a healthy user base and established development group)
  • Usability (easier to configure and use)

Build Tool: Essential Functionality
  • Code compilation
  • Component packaging
  • Program execution
  • File manipulation

Build Tool: Extended Functionality
  • Development test execution
  • Integration with Version control tool
  • Document generation
  • Deployment functionality
  • Code quality analysis
  • Extensibility to integrate plugins
  • Multi-platform build support

Build Scheduler: Essential Functionality
  • Build Execution
  • Version control integration
  • Build tool integration
  • Feedback
  • Build labeling

Build Scheduler: Extended Functionality
  • Inter-project dependencies
  • User Interface
  • Artifact publication

Continuous Integration Tools

Version Control - GitHub, Subversion

Java Build - Ant, Maven

.Net Build - NAnt, MSBuild

Java build scheduler - Jenkins, CruiseControl

Static code analysis - SonarQube, Checkstyle, PMD

Code Coverage - JCov, Clover, Serenity, Cobertura

Unit Testing - NUnit, JUnit

Functional Testing - Cucumber, Selenium

Artifact Repository - Nexus, Artifactory

Continuous Integration Tools
Figure: Continuous Integration Tools



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