- Created the project to learn how to build a continuous integration framework with Jenkins and GitHub.
- This application has a client and server - the client sends CSV data to the server which parses it and stores it in SQLite database.
- Tested the client code using Boost Unit Test Framework and the server code with Google Test Framework.
- When there are changes in the GitHub repository, GitHub sends a HTTP POST message to the configured Jenkins server using webhooks. (URL is provided by ngrok - see below).
- When Jenkins receives this HTTP POST message from GitHub, it starts to build the project and also runs the testcases.
- As the Jenkins server was running on localhost, I used the ngrok tool (https://ngrok.com/) to provide a tunnel for GitHub to reach my localhost.
