How to semi-automate repetitive tasks
Description
Often you need to create a standard set of Confluence pages or Jira issues or similar. The Run CLI Actions in Confluence allows you to semi-automate this process using the power of Appfire Command Line Interface (CLI). The process or activity is easily documented and readily changeable. Confluence page history provides tracking. The Run Self-Service Reports for Confluence should be used to provide a run button and to parameterize some of the data - the technique is demonstrated in Repetitive task using the RUN macro. An alternative is to use the --simulate parameter on the run action and manually remove it when ready to run the actions using preview mode.
Confluence example
{cli:profile=confluence} --action run --common "--space zcli" @DATA: --action storePage --title "Designs" --action storePage --title "Design 1" --parent "Designs" --action storePage --title "Design 2" --parent "Designs" # Remove comment for this only for UI projects!!! # --action storePage --title "UI Design 1" --parent "Designs" {cli}
Run: --space zcli --action storePage --title "Designs" Page updated: 'Designs'. Page has id: 86245981 Run: --space zcli --action storePage --title "Design 1" --parent "Designs" Page updated: 'Design 1' as child of 'Designs'. Page has id: 86245982 Run: --space zcli --action storePage --title "Design 2" --parent "Designs" Page updated: 'Design 2' as child of 'Designs'. Page has id: 86245983 # Only do this page for UI projects # --action storePage --title "UI Design 1" --parent "Designs" Run completed successfully. 3 actions were successful
Jira example
{cli:profile=jira} h3. JIRA example {cli:profile=jira} --action run --common "--project zcli" @DATA: --action createIssue --type task --summary "Task 1" --action createIssue --type task --summary "Task 2" {cli}
Run: --project zcli --action createIssue --type task --summary "Task 1" Issue ZCLI-22 created with id 78404. URL: http://localhost:8215/browse/ZCLI-22 Run: --project zcli --action createIssue --type task --summary "Task 2" Issue ZCLI-23 created with id 78405. URL: http://localhost:8215/browse/ZCLI-23 Run completed successfully. 2 actions were successful
Complete example
This example uses Run Self-Service Reports for Confluence to provide run button and optionally a button that saves the result of the run. This expands on How to semi-automate repetitive tasks.
{run:id=cli|anchor=results|inputSize=30|titleExport=Run and save output| dateFormat=yyyy-MM-dd hh.mm.ss| exportFile=?^$current_time.html| attachmentComment=?Pages for $space|replace= space::Space key:text-required, script:' --action storePage --title "Designs" --action storePage --title "Design 1" --parent "Designs" ':Script of actions (one per line):textarea-required:5:140} {anchor:results} ---- Results generated: *$current_time* {cli:profile=confluence} --action run --common "--space $space" @DATA: $script {cli} {run}