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+pipeline {
+    agent any
+    tools {
+        jdk 'jdk17'
+        maven 'maven3'
+    }
+    environment {
+        SCANNER_HOME = tool 'sonar-scanner'
+    }
+    stages {
+        stage('Git Checkout') {
+            steps {
+                git 'https://github.com/ChadenBA/Recipeapp.git'
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Compile') {
+            steps {
+                sh "mvn compile"
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Test') {
+            steps {
+                sh "mvn test"
+            }
+        }
+        stage('File System Scan') {
+            steps {
+                sh "trivy fs --format table -o trivy-fs-report.html ."
+            }
+        }
+        // Uncomment the following stages when needed
+        /*stage('SonarQube Analsyis') {
+            steps {
+                withSonarQubeEnv('sonar') {
+                    sh ''' 
+                        $SCANNER_HOME/bin/sonar-scanner -Dsonar.projectName=recipeApp \
+                        -Dsonar.projectKey=recipeApp \
+                        -Dsonar.java.binaries=.
+                    '''
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Quality Gate') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    waitForQualityGate abortPipeline: false, credentialsId: 'sonar-token' 
+                }
+            }
+        }*/
+        
+        stage('Build') {
+            steps {
+                sh "mvn package"
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Publish To Nexus') {
+            steps {
+                withMaven(globalMavenSettingsConfig: 'global-settings', jdk: 'jdk17', maven: 'maven3', mavenSettingsConfig: '', traceability: true) {
+                    sh "mvn deploy"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Build & Tag Docker Image') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    withDockerRegistry(credentialsId: 'docker', toolName: 'docker') {
+                        sh "docker build -t chaden13/recipeapp:latest ."
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Docker Image Scan') {
+            steps {
+                sh "trivy image --format table -o trivy-image-report.html chaden13/recipeapp:latest  "
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Push Docker Image') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    withDockerRegistry(credentialsId: 'docker', toolName: 'docker') {
+                        sh "docker push chaden13/recipeapp:latest "
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Deploy To Kubernetes') {
+            steps {
+                withKubeConfig(caCertificate: '', clusterName: 'kubernetes', contextName: '', credentialsId: 'k8-cred', namespace: 'webapps', restrictKubeConfigAccess: false, serverUrl: 'https://192.168.1.56:6443') {
+                    sh "kubectl apply -f deployment-service.yml"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stage('Verify the Deployment') {
+            steps {
+                withKubeConfig(caCertificate: '', clusterName: 'kubernetes', contextName: '', credentialsId: 'k8-cred', namespace: 'webapps', restrictKubeConfigAccess: false, serverUrl: 'https://192.168.1.56:6443') {
+                    sh "kubectl get pods -n webapps"
+                    sh "kubectl get svc -n webapps"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}