Palladio (Jenkins)

Palladio, in the context of Jenkins, refers to the codebase underpinning the visual design system used within the Jenkins project and its plugins. It aims to provide a consistent, accessible, and maintainable user interface (UI) across the Jenkins ecosystem. Palladio defines the look and feel of elements like buttons, forms, tables, and other UI components.

The primary goals of Palladio include:

• Consistency: Ensuring a uniform user experience across different Jenkins instances and plugins.
• Accessibility: Adhering to accessibility standards (WCAG) to make Jenkins usable by people with disabilities.
• Maintainability: Providing a modular and well-documented system that is easy to update and extend.
• Reusability: Enabling developers to easily reuse UI components in their plugins, reducing code duplication and improving consistency.

Palladio typically leverages modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS (often using a preprocessor like LESS or Sass), and JavaScript. It may also incorporate a UI component library or framework for building complex UI elements.

Developers creating Jenkins plugins are encouraged to utilize Palladio components to ensure their plugins integrate seamlessly with the Jenkins UI. While not always mandatory, adherence to Palladio guidelines contributes to a more unified and professional Jenkins experience for users.