I solved similar problems in the past by making sure a line in the build log 
states e.g. "Nothing downloaded", and then use a plugin like Groovy Postbuild 
to look for that line, and if it was encountered, set the build result to 
Unstable (assuming that right now, you only have Stable and Failed builds).

On 09.03.2016, at 07:31, Matt Childress <child...@uiuc.edu> wrote:

> We use Jenkins CI along with two Python scripts AutoPkg/Aamporter and Munki 
> to manage macintoshes (Jenkins controls 5x daily runs of AutoPkg and 
> Aamporter which check for 3rd party software updates and import them into the 
> munki software repository)
> 
> Most of the time the jobs are successful and nothing happens (no new software 
> found and downloaded). 
> 
> Jenkins ROCKS for this, and we can easily disable a job when the software 
> vendor breaks/changes their distribution method (is there an option/plug-in 
> for "re-enable in x number of days?)"
> 
> BUT a successful job (nothing downloaded) and a successful job (new item 
> downloaded) both result in a blue ball.  This makes it hard to find the 
> downloads in the console output page. 
> 
> What I'd like to be able to do is have a job set a custom icon via script if 
> it's downloaded something (I've already got an email script taking care of 
> the logic)
> 
> Any pointers to how-to (including "you're going about it wrong")?
> 
> Many thanks,
> M@
> 
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