No Git on Endpoint - what to do?

If you can install git on the endpoint, that's the easiest, but sometimes company policy doesn't allow installing things on endpoints.

If there is no Git on an endpoint which is used for build, what can be done? Let's checkout files on Local instance (FlexDeploy) then copy it to the endpoint.

The instructions assume that DEV is the environment Code that you are trying to build from. If you use another, then please use that instead.

Instructions

Create Local instance.
Map Local instance to DEV environment.
Make sure to map LOCALHOST endpoint to LOCAL - DEV environment instance.

Here is workflow code in XML(prior to 8.0)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns0:WorkFlow xmlns:ns1="http://flexagon.com/flexdeploy/workflow/common" xmlns:ns0="http://flexagon.com/flexdeploy/workflow">
   <ns1:Name>Export on FlexDeploy Server</ns1:Name>
   <ns1:Description>This is useful when there is no Git on development server to perform build.</ns1:Description>
   <ns0:Steps>
      <ns0:Step>
         <ns1:Name>Clone on FlexDeploy Server</ns1:Name>
         <ns1:StepId>1</ns1:StepId>
         <ns0:InvokePlugin>
            <ns0:PluginName>FlexagonGITPlugin</ns0:PluginName>
            <ns0:PluginOperation>cloneProjectSources</ns0:PluginOperation>
            <ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>LOCAL</ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>
            <ns0:consumesArtifacts>false</ns0:consumesArtifacts>
            <ns0:producesArtifacts>false</ns0:producesArtifacts>
            <ns0:PluginInputs/>
            <ns0:UserInputs/>
            <ns0:PluginOutputs/>
            <ns0:UserOutputs/>
         </ns0:InvokePlugin>
      </ns0:Step>
      <ns0:Step>
         <ns1:Name>Copy to Transfer on FlexDeploy Server</ns1:Name>
         <ns1:StepId>2</ns1:StepId>
         <ns0:InvokePlugin>
            <ns0:PluginName>FlexagonShellPlugin</ns0:PluginName>
            <ns0:PluginOperation>execute</ns0:PluginOperation>
            <ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>LOCAL</ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>
            <ns0:consumesArtifacts>false</ns0:consumesArtifacts>
            <ns0:producesArtifacts>false</ns0:producesArtifacts>
            <ns0:EndpointSelection>
               <ns0:EndpointSelectionChoice>All</ns0:EndpointSelectionChoice>
            </ns0:EndpointSelection>
            <ns0:EndpointExecutionChoice>Any</ns0:EndpointExecutionChoice>
            <ns0:PluginInputs>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_CODE_SNIPPET</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>String</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>cd $FD_TEMP_DIR
cd $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
$JAVA_HOME/bin/jar -cvfM $FD_TRANSFER_DIR/transfer.jar *</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_STOP_ON_ERROR</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>true</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_DISABLE_ECHO</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>false</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_RESTRICT_ENVIRONMENT</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>String</ns1:Type>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_NO_SECURE_VARIABLES</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>false</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
            </ns0:PluginInputs>
            <ns0:UserInputs/>
            <ns0:PluginOutputs/>
            <ns0:UserOutputs/>
         </ns0:InvokePlugin>
      </ns0:Step>
      <ns0:Step>
         <ns1:Name>Copy to Temp on Endpoint</ns1:Name>
         <ns1:StepId>3</ns1:StepId>
         <ns0:InvokePlugin>
            <ns0:PluginName>FlexagonShellPlugin</ns0:PluginName>
            <ns0:PluginOperation>execute</ns0:PluginOperation>
            <ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>SOAHR</ns0:EndpointInstanceOverride>
            <ns0:consumesArtifacts>false</ns0:consumesArtifacts>
            <ns0:producesArtifacts>false</ns0:producesArtifacts>
            <ns0:EndpointSelection>
               <ns0:EndpointSelectionChoice>All</ns0:EndpointSelectionChoice>
            </ns0:EndpointSelection>
            <ns0:EndpointExecutionChoice>Any</ns0:EndpointExecutionChoice>
            <ns0:PluginInputs>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_CODE_SNIPPET</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>String</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>cd $FD_TEMP_DIR
mkdir $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
cd $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
$JAVA_HOME/bin/jar -xvf $FD_TRANSFER_DIR/transfer.jar</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_STOP_ON_ERROR</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>true</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_DISABLE_ECHO</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>false</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_RESTRICT_ENVIRONMENT</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>String</ns1:Type>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
               <ns0:PluginInput>
                  <ns0:Name>FDSHELL_INP_NO_SECURE_VARIABLES</ns0:Name>
                  <ns0:ValueType>Text</ns0:ValueType>
                  <ns0:Encrypted>false</ns0:Encrypted>
                  <ns1:Type>Boolean</ns1:Type>
                  <ns0:Text>false</ns0:Text>
               </ns0:PluginInput>
            </ns0:PluginInputs>
            <ns0:UserInputs/>
            <ns0:PluginOutputs/>
            <ns0:UserOutputs/>
         </ns0:InvokePlugin>
      </ns0:Step>
      
   </ns0:Steps>
</ns0:WorkFlow>

Here is workflow code in YAML(8.0 onwards)

name: Export on FlexDeploy Server
description: This is useful when there is no Git on development server to perform
build.
steps:
- id: '1'
name: Clone on FlexDeploy Server
type: INVOKE_PLUGIN
data:
pluginName: FlexagonGITPlugin
pluginOperation: cloneProjectSources
endpointInstanceOverride:
value: LOCAL
isExpression: false
consumesArtifacts: false
producesArtifacts: false
endpointSelection:
choice: All
endpointExecution:
choice: Any
stopOnError: false
inputs: [
]
outputs: [
]
userInputs: [
]
userOutputs: [
]
- id: '2'
name: Copy to Transfer on FlexDeploy Server
type: INVOKE_PLUGIN
data:
pluginName: FlexagonShellPlugin
pluginOperation: execute
endpointInstanceOverride:
value: LOCAL
isExpression: false
consumesArtifacts: false
producesArtifacts: false
endpointSelection:
choice: All
endpointExecution:
choice: Any
stopOnError: false
inputs:
- name: FDSHELL_INP_CODE_SNIPPET
value:
value: |-
cd $FD_TEMP_DIR
cd $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
$JAVA_HOME/bin/jar -cvfM $FD_TRANSFER_DIR/transfer.jar *
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_STOP_ON_ERROR
value:
value: 'true'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_DISABLE_ECHO
value:
value: 'false'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_RESTRICT_ENVIRONMENT
value:
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_NO_SECURE_VARIABLES
value:
value: 'false'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
outputs: [
]
userInputs: [
]
userOutputs: [
]
- id: '3'
name: Copy to Temp on Endpoint
type: INVOKE_PLUGIN
data:
pluginName: FlexagonShellPlugin
pluginOperation: execute
endpointInstanceOverride:
value: SOAHR
isExpression: false
consumesArtifacts: false
producesArtifacts: false
endpointSelection:
choice: All
endpointExecution:
choice: Any
stopOnError: false
inputs:
- name: FDSHELL_INP_CODE_SNIPPET
value:
value: |-
cd $FD_TEMP_DIR
mkdir $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
cd $FDBLD_GIT_SOURCE1_CHECKOUT_FOLDER
$JAVA_HOME/bin/jar -xvf $FD_TRANSFER_DIR/transfer.jar
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_STOP_ON_ERROR
value:
value: 'true'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_DISABLE_ECHO
value:
value: 'false'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_RESTRICT_ENVIRONMENT
value:
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
- name: FDSHELL_INP_NO_SECURE_VARIABLES
value:
value: 'false'
isExpression: false
isEncrypted: false
outputs: [
]
userInputs: [
]
userOutputs: [
]

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