Day: September 2, 2020

def git_url = 'https://github.com/initedit/simple-storage-solution.git'
def git_branch = 'master'

pipeline
{
    agent
    {
        label 'master'
    }

    stages
    {
        stage('skip1')
        {
            when {
            expression {
                        echo git_branch
                        isDev = !(git_branch =~ /^dev*([a-zA-Z0-9]*)/)
                        return isDev
                       }
            }
            steps{
                   echo "if dev branch it will skip"
               }
        
        }
    }
}

Regex:
^dev*([a-zA-Z0-9]* = Start with dev
dev*([a-zA-Z0-9]* = contains dev

More : https://e.printstacktrace.blog/groovy-regular-expressions-the-definitive-guide/