Getting the current user - Groovy

Owned by Daniel Barrow
Aug 24, 2023
1 min read

Abstract

This code snippet fetches the user who triggered the current transition.

Logic

This snippet uses the currentUser built-in variable to fetch the ApplicationUser object representing the user who triggered the current transition.

Snippet 

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Examples

The output of this code snippet is an ApplicationUser object representing the current user which you could use in:

A Groovy template, for example to:

  • Set a user picker field to the current user. Eg: Save the user who "coded" an issue into an "Implemented by" custom User Picker field for traceability and reporting purposes or Assign an issue to the current user in
    • one of the Set Field Value post-functions
    • the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section

  • Conditionally execute a Post-function/Condition/Validator or Unlink issues  - Eg: Check that the current user is the Reporter of the issue

    issue.get("reporter") == currentUser

A Groovy template, for example to:

  • Notify the customer that the issue raised by them is being handled by the current user through the
    • Comment in one of the Comment issue post-functions

    • Subject/HTML body/Text body of Email issue post-function

      Hi <%=issue.get("reporter").getName()%>. Your issue is being handled by <%= currentUser.getDisplayName() %>

  • Write a JQL search expression in the Link issues to current issue post-function - Eg: Link issues assigned to the current user

    assignee = <%= currentUser.getName() %>

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