Github Pull Request Builder - Test this please not trigger build

Question

I've configured the Github Pull Request Builder following the instructions in README

It seems work via cron ONLY - it runs the job every hour. However, directly commenting "test this please" or push to repository does not trigger the build. I've a 'bot' jenkins-user as admin in my repository. I've also enabled github-webhook and /jenkins/ghprbhook under Webhooks & Services

I want to know how the PR Builder react to the "test this please" comment.. is there a way I can monitor it?

Answer 1

Basically, if you follow the instruction and setup the Pull Request Builder, it's a cron.

For every periodic run, it detects if there's a new commit or "test this please" comment after last check. If yes, then it will trigger the build.

Note that, GHPRB will create a temp branch that merges your PR code to default branch. And it will alert you if there's conflict in the code.