Delete artifacts action

This page presents example how to use DeleteArtifacts action:

Requirements

• at most two the most recent build should be saved
• for at most three more artifacts should be deleted
• all the rest must be deleted

Configuration

pipeline {

  agent any

  options {
    buildDiscarder(

        BuildHistoryManager([
            [
                continueAfterMatch: false,
                matchAtMost: 2
            ],
            [
                actions : [DeleteArtifacts()],
                continueAfterMatch: false,
                matchAtMost : 3
            ],
            [
                actions: [DeleteBuild()],
            ]
        ])
    )
  }

   stages {
      stage('Demo') {
         steps {
            echo "Hello!"
         }
      }
   }
}

Example

Following presents build history before and after running above configuration. Numbers refer to build number.

Before	After	Reason
[23] with artifact	[23] with artifact	Matched by first rule. No action performed.
[24] without artifact	[24] without artifact	Matched by first rule, no changes performed. This is the last build performed by first rule because of matchAtMost: 2
[25] with artifact	[25] without artifact	Matched by second rule, artifact has been deleted
[30] without artifact	[30] without artifact	Matched by second rule. Artifact should be removed but it is not published.
[31] without artifact	[31] without artifact	Matched by second rule. Artifact should be removed but it was not present. This is the last build performed by first rule because of matchAtMost: 3
[32] with artifact		Matched by second rule. Build has been removed.
[35] with artifact		Matched by second rule. Build has been removed.