[JENKINS-6647] Add ability to allocate range of TCP Ports

It would be nice to be able to ask for a range of ports (not necessarily contiguous, but that could be a useful option I suppose) given a name, the variables would be allocated with a counter suffix.

For instance, I'm thinking of two fields being presented: "Name" and "Count". If the user eneted, "Foo", and "10", then Foo1, Foo2, Foo3 ... Foo10 would all be allocated.

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Originally reported by esmalling, imported from: Add ability to allocate range of TCP Ports

• assignee: oldelvet
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): port-allocator-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 2
  
• watchers: 4
  
• imported: 20251216-225446
  

Raw content of original issue

It would be nice to be able to ask for a range of ports (not necessarily contiguous, but that could be a useful option I suppose) given a name, the variables would be allocated with a counter suffix.


For instance, I'm thinking of two fields being presented: "Name" and "Count".  If the user eneted, "Foo", and "10", then Foo1, Foo2, Foo3 ... Foo10 would all be allocated.

Start by reviewing the port-allocator-plugin's existing port allocation behavior and how allocation inputs are represented. Clarify whether ranges must be contiguous, how names and counters are exposed, and how conflicts or partial allocation are handled. Done should include agreed behavior, implementation coverage, and tests for requesting multiple ports.

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