Build Stability Plugin 1.1.1: Confirmed Changes and a Safe Legacy Rollout Plan

This page updates a short Sonar team release note for Build Stability Plugin 1.1.1. It is aimed at engineers maintaining older Sonar/SonarQube installations who need a clear, low-risk way to interpret and apply a patch release.

Originally published on 2010-06-30; fully revised and updated.

Primary source: Build Stability Plugin 1.1.1 Released by Sonar team – Overview.

What the original release announcement confirms

• The Sonar team announced Build Stability Plugin version 1.1.1.
• The stated change is a fix for a Bamboo support issue.
• The post says documentation, changelog, and JAR are on the plugin page, but the specific plugin-page URL is not included in the copied source text.
• The note is signed by The Sonar Team.

Because the source is very short, details such as compatibility matrix, exact bug behavior, and upgrade prerequisites are not explicitly documented there.

Safe rollout workflow for a patch plugin update

When a release note is minimal, treat the update like a controlled change: verify compatibility, test in non-production, and confirm behavior before full rollout.

flowchart TD
    A[Read release note] --> B[Check current server and plugin versions]
    B --> C[Plan maintenance window]
    C --> D[Deploy in non production]
    D --> E{Bamboo behavior ok}
    E -- no --> F[Rollback and investigate]
    E -- yes --> G[Deploy to production]
    G --> H[Validate logs and project status]

Example commands for a legacy self-managed install

The following commands are a practical pattern for controlled plugin rollout on Linux. Adjust paths, service names, and filenames to your environment.

SONAR_HOME=/opt/sonarqube
PLUGIN_JAR=/tmp/<plugin-jar-file>.jar

# Backup plugin directory before change
cp -a "$SONAR_HOME/extensions/plugins" "$SONAR_HOME/extensions/plugins.bak.$(date +%F-%H%M)"

# Copy new plugin artifact
cp "$PLUGIN_JAR" "$SONAR_HOME/extensions/plugins/"Code language: PHP (php)

# Restart service (name may differ in your setup)
sudo systemctl restart sonarqube

# Quick log inspection for plugin load or errors
tail -n 200 "$SONAR_HOME/logs/sonar.log" | grep -Ei "stability|bamboo|error"

# Confirm plugin file presence
ls -1 "$SONAR_HOME/extensions/plugins" | grep -i "stability"Code language: PHP (php)

Rollout strategies compared

Best practices for brief legacy release notes

• Capture and store plugin artifacts and checksums internally before rollout.
• Record current plugin/server versions so rollback is straightforward.
• Validate the exact integration path impacted by the fix (here: Bamboo-related behavior).
• Keep a short post-change verification checklist and change record.
• If source links are incomplete, archive the announcement and document assumptions explicitly.

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