[JENKINS-75307] Replay allows editing of scripts that have no effect

[jenkins-infra-bot]

I replayed a piepline and it offered me 2 scripts to change.

I edited the second script but the subsequent build showed a blank diff and did not take the changes.

This was caused as the main pipeline was loading groovy from a file from the checkout and then calling `evaluate` on it.

Steps to reproduce

 

Create a Jenkinsfile in a repo with the following contents:

echo 'this is a test'
def s
node('built-in') {
 s = readFile('inner')
}
evaluate(s)

in the same repo create a file called inner with the following contents

echo 'Hello'

Create a pipeline job for the repo

perform a build of the job

replay the job and change the second script from echo 'hello' to echo 'Goodbye'

Expected Results

the replayed build contained "Goodbye"

or it should detect that the second script can not be eddited and only offer to edit the main pipeline (or anything that uses load and pipeline libraries.

Actual Results

The pipeline still contains "hello"

 

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Originally reported by teilo, imported from: Replay allows editing of scripts that have no effect

• status: Open
• priority: Minor
• component(s): workflow-cps-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 2
• imported: 2025-12-07

Raw content of original issue

I replayed a piepline and it offered me 2 scripts to change.

I edited the second script but the subsequent build showed a blank diff and did not take the changes.

This was caused as the main pipeline was loading groovy from a file from the checkout and then calling `evaluate` on it.


Steps to reproduce

 

Create a Jenkinsfile in a repo with the following contents:

echo 'this is a test'
def s
node('built-in') {
 s = readFile('inner')
}
evaluate(s)

in the same repo create a file called inner with the following contents

echo 'Hello'


Create a pipeline job for the repo
perform a build of the job
replay the job and change the second script from echo 'hello' to echo 'Goodbye'
Expected Results
the replayed build contained "Goodbye"
or it should detect that the second script can not be eddited and only offer to edit the main pipeline (or anything that uses load and pipeline libraries.
Actual Results
The pipeline still contains "hello"
 

environment

Jenkins 2.492.1<br/>
workflow-cps  4018.vf02e01888da_f<br/>
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