Tutorial on using Closures

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Tutorial on using Closures

This tutorial will guide you through writing Groovy scripts using Closures.

 

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Looping over a collection to find values that satisfy a condition

This section of the tutorial guides you through writing a Closure to count the options of a multi-valued field that satisfy a condition. Imagine a functional use case where you want to display the number of released versions for a project.

Writing the script

Step 1 - Navigate to the condition

  1. Go to the Administration icon 

     and click on it.

  2. Locate Add-ons from the menu and click on it.

  3. Locate JIRA MISC WORKFLOW EXTENSIONS on the left panel.

  4. Click on Groovy script tester.

Step 2 - Write the script in the editor

  1. Write the following script in the editor.

    issue.getAvailableOptions("versions").findAll{ it.isReleased() }.size()

Step 3 - Test your script

  1. Click on Test Groovy Script.

  2. Input the issue key GIJ-1

  3. Click on Test

  4. The following result will be displayed.

 

Looping over a collection to find whether a particular option is selected or not

This section of the tutorial guides you through writing a Closure to find whether a particular check box of a check box type field is selected or not. Imagine a functional use case where you want check whether Printing has been scheduled in the tasks.

Writing the script

Step 1 - Navigate to the condition

  1. Go to the Administration icon 

     and click on it.

  2. Locate Add-ons from the menu and click on it.

  3. Locate JIRA MISC WORKFLOW EXTENSIONS on the left panel.

  4. Click on Groovy script tester.

Step 2 - Write the script in the editor

  1. Write the following script inGroovy script.

    issue.get("Scheduled tasks").any{ it.value == "Printing" }

Step 3 - Test your script

  1. Click on Test Groovy Script.

  2. Input the issue key GIJ-1

  3. Click on Test

  4. The following result will be displayed.

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