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+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// fossa-verify.groovy
+// checks a single repo against fossa
+
+pipeline {
+
+  /* no label, executor is determined by JJB */
+  agent {
+    label "${params.executorNode}"
+  }
+
+  // Set so that fossa will know where to run golang tools from
+  environment {
+    PATH = "$PATH:/usr/lib/go-1.12/bin:/usr/local/go/bin/:$WORKSPACE/go/bin"
+    GOPATH = "$WORKSPACE/go"
+  }
+
+  options {
+      timeout("${params.build-timeout}")
+  }
+
+  stages {
+
+    stage ("Clean workspace") {
+      steps {
+        sh 'rm -rf *'
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('Checkout') {
+      steps {
+        checkout([
+          $class: 'GitSCM',
+          userRemoteConfigs: [[ url: "${params.gitUrl}", ]],
+          branches: [[ name: "${params.gitRef}", ]],
+          extensions: [
+            [$class: 'WipeWorkspace'],
+            [$class: 'RelativeTargetDirectory', relativeTargetDir: "${params.projectName}"],
+            [$class: 'CloneOption', depth: 0, noTags: false, reference: '', shallow: false],
+          ],
+        ])
+
+        // Used later to set the branch/tag in
+        script {
+          git_tag_or_branch = sh(script:"cd $projectName; if [[ \$(git tag -l --points-at HEAD) ]]; then git tag -l --points-at HEAD; else echo ${branchName}; fi", returnStdout: true).trim()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage ("Prepare") {
+      steps {
+
+        // change the path tested if for golang projects which expect to be found in GOPATH
+        script {
+          test_path = sh(script:"if [ -f \"$projectName/Gopkg.toml\" ] || [ -f \"$projectName/go.mod\" ] ; then echo $WORKSPACE/go/src/github.com/opencord/$projectName; else echo $projectName; fi", returnStdout: true).trim()
+        }
+
+        sh returnStdout: true, script: """
+          if [ -f "$projectName/package.json" ]
+          then
+            echo "Found '$projectName/package.json', assuming a Node.js project, running npm install"
+            pushd "$projectName"
+            npm install
+            popd
+          elif [ -f "$projectName/Gopkg.toml" ]
+          then
+            echo "Found '$projectName/Gopkg.toml', assuming a golang project using dep"
+            mkdir -p "\$GOPATH/src/github.com/opencord/"
+            mv "$WORKSPACE/$projectName" "$test_path"
+            pushd "$test_path"
+            dep ensure
+            popd
+          elif [ -f "$projectName/go.mod" ]
+          then
+            echo "Found '$projectName/go.mod', assuming a golang project using go modules"
+            mkdir -p "\$GOPATH/src/github.com/opencord/"
+            mv "$WORKSPACE/$projectName" "$test_path"
+            pushd "$test_path"
+            make dep
+            popd
+          fi
+        """
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage ("fossa") {
+      steps {
+        // catch any errors that occur so that logs can be saved in the next stage
+        // docs: https://jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/workflow-basic-steps/#catcherror-catch-error-and-set-build-result-to-failure
+        catchError {
+
+          sh returnStdout: true, script: """
+            echo "Creating debug output directory"
+            mkdir -p "$WORKSPACE/debug"
+
+            echo "Download/install fossa tool"
+            curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fossas/fossa-cli/master/install.sh
+            mkdir -p "$WORKSPACE/go/bin"
+            bash install.sh -b "$WORKSPACE/go/bin"
+
+            echo "Fossa version:"
+            fossa -v
+
+            echo "Testing project: $projectName located in $test_path"
+            pushd "$test_path"
+
+            echo "Fossa init"
+            fossa init --no-ansi --debug 2>"$WORKSPACE/debug/init_stderr.log"
+
+            echo "Fossa analyze"
+            fossa analyze --no-ansi --debug \
+                          -T "$fossaProject"
+                          -t "$projectName" \
+                          -L "$GERRIT_CHANGE_URL" \
+                          -b "$git_tag_or_branch" \
+                          -r "$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER.$GERRIT_PATCHSET_NUMBER" \
+                          2>"$WORKSPACE/debug/analyze_stderr.log"
+
+            echo "Fossa test results"
+            fossa test --no-ansi --debug \
+                          -T "$fossaProject"
+                          -t "$projectName" \
+                          -L "$GERRIT_CHANGE_URL" \
+                          -b "$git_tag_or_branch" \
+                          -r "$GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER.$GERRIT_PATCHSET_NUMBER" \
+                          2>"$WORKSPACE/debug/test_stderr.log"
+
+            popd
+          """
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage ("Save Logs") {
+      steps {
+        sh returnStdout: true, script: """
+            echo "Logs:"
+            ls -l $WORKSPACE/debug
+          """
+        archiveArtifacts artifacts:'debug/*.log'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+