What's the difference between Extended Choice Parameter Plug-In and Extensible Choice Parameter plugin in Jenkins

Question

I am trying to install Extended Choice Parameter Plug-In in Jenkins, and I see another plugin somewhat with similar name called Extensible Choice Parameter plugin.

Can anyone throw some light on the differences between these two plugins?

Thanks, Ra's

Answer 1

Both plugins allows advanced configuration of parameter choices for a job.

Below is a brief list of their respected features, based on the plugins' description pages.

Extended Choice Parameter

• Is older (first release in 2010, last release in 2016)
• Has more installs (20K vs 15K).
• Allowed parameter types: single select, multiselect, radio buttons, check boxes.
• Both parameter values list and default parameter values can be specified via: UI, file (filesystem path or URL), Groovy script.
• Allows to specify complex parameter values via JSON.
• Allows to customise choice UI by specifying parameter field type (e.g. create color-picker).

Extensible Choice Parameter

• Is newer (first release in 2013, last release in 2018)
• Has less installs (15K vs 20K).
• Allows to specify choices list globally in Configure System page and share them between multiple jobs.
• Supports Groovy script to generate choices.
• Supports filesystem choice: list files in a directory by a mask.
• Allows to choose value not in choice list and optionally add it to the choice list.
• Allows to provide choices with Extension Points.