Page Comparison

Pipeline Expression Language

• Embedded in the pipeline YAML syntax → easy to use.

• Good performing for short running executions

• Limited to eval (one-line expressions)

• Not easy readable for complex expressions

Embedded Groovy/wiki/spaces/PA/pages/2603319334

• Can be called via a simple command: script.groovy

• Script is directly embedded into the pipeline → Easy to read

• Good performing for short and medium running executions

• Additional language to learn / use.

Python as a Service

• Can be easily called from inside a pipeline

• Good performing for long running executions.

• Additional language to learn / use.

• Overhead to transfer data to the service slows down execution time and increases resource consumption.

• Additional deployment step required (but this is by default automated in PIPEFORCE).

• Available only in Enterprise subscription.

Custom Microservice

• You can use any language you prefer

• Can be scaled nearly “unlimited”

• Very good performing for long and very long running executions.

• No timeout limit.

• Additional language to learn / use.

• Overhead to transfer data to the service slows down execution time and increases resource consumption.

• Additional effort to create and manage the microservice (but with many tooling support from PIPEFORCE).

• Available only in Enterprise subscription.