Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.jira.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| account_id string added in 2.5.0 of community.general | Sets the account identifier for the assignee when operation is create, transition or edit.Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| assignee string | Sets the the assignee when operation is create, transition or edit.Recent versions of JIRA no longer accept a user name as a user identifier. In that case, use account_id instead. Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| attachment dictionary added in 2.5.0 of community.general | Information about the attachment being uploaded. | ||
| content string | The Base64 encoded contents of the file to attach. If not specified, the contents of filename will be used instead. | ||
| filename path / required | The path to the file to upload (from the remote node) or, if content is specified, the filename to use for the attachment. | ||
| mimetype string | The MIME type to supply for the upload. If not specified, best-effort detection will be done. | ||
| comment string | The comment text to add. Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| comment_visibility dictionary added in 3.2.0 of community.general | Used to specify comment comment visibility. | ||
| type string / required |
| Use type to specify which of the JIRA visibility restriction types will be used. | |
| value string / required | Use value to specify value corresponding to the type of visibility restriction. For example name of the group or role. | ||
| description string | The issue description, where appropriate. Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| fields dictionary | This is a free-form data structure that can contain arbitrary data. This is passed directly to the JIRA REST API (possibly after merging with other required data, as when passed to create). See examples for more information, and the JIRA REST API for the structure required for various fields. Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| inwardissue string | Set issue from which link will be created. | ||
| issue string | An existing issue key to operate on. aliases: ticket | ||
| issuetype string | The issue type, for issue creation. | ||
| jql string added in 0.2.0 of community.general | Query JIRA in JQL Syntax, e.g. 'CMDB Hostname'='test.example.com'. | ||
| linktype string | Set type of link, when action 'link' selected. | ||
| maxresults integer added in 0.2.0 of community.general | Limit the result of operation=search. If no value is specified, the default jira limit will be used. Used when operation=search only, ignored otherwise. | ||
| operation string / required |
| The operation to perform. aliases: command | |
| outwardissue string | Set issue to which link will be created. | ||
| password string / required | The password to log-in with. | ||
| project string | The project for this operation. Required for issue creation. | ||
| status string | Only used when operation is transition, and a bit of a misnomer, it actually refers to the transition name. | ||
| summary string | The issue summary, where appropriate. Note that JIRA may not allow changing field values on specific transitions or states. | ||
| timeout float | Default: 10 | Set timeout, in seconds, on requests to JIRA API. | |
| uri string / required | Base URI for the JIRA instance. | ||
| username string / required | The username to log-in with. | ||
| validate_certs boolean |
| Require valid SSL certificates (set to `false` if you'd like to use self-signed certificates) | |
Note
# Create a new issue and add a comment to it:
- name: Create an issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
project: ANS
operation: create
summary: Example Issue
description: Created using Ansible
issuetype: Task
args:
fields:
customfield_13225: "test"
customfield_12931: {"value": "Test"}
register: issue
- name: Comment on issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
operation: comment
comment: A comment added by Ansible
- name: Comment on issue with restricted visibility
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
operation: comment
comment: A comment added by Ansible
comment_visibility:
type: role
value: Developers
# Assign an existing issue using edit
- name: Assign an issue using free-form fields
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key}}'
operation: edit
assignee: ssmith
# Create an issue with an existing assignee
- name: Create an assigned issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
project: ANS
operation: create
summary: Assigned issue
description: Created and assigned using Ansible
issuetype: Task
assignee: ssmith
# Edit an issue
- name: Set the labels on an issue using free-form fields
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
operation: edit
args:
fields:
labels:
- autocreated
- ansible
# Updating a field using operations: add, set & remove
- name: Change the value of a Select dropdown
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
operation: update
args:
fields:
customfield_12931: [ {'set': {'value': 'Virtual'}} ]
customfield_13820: [ {'set': {'value':'Manually'}} ]
register: cmdb_issue
delegate_to: localhost
# Retrieve metadata for an issue and use it to create an account
- name: Get an issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
project: ANS
operation: fetch
issue: ANS-63
register: issue
# Search for an issue
# You can limit the search for specific fields by adding optional args. Note! It must be a dict, hence, lastViewed: null
- name: Search for an issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
project: ANS
operation: search
maxresults: 10
jql: project=cmdb AND cf[13225]="test"
args:
fields:
lastViewed: null
register: issue
- name: Create a unix account for the reporter
become: true
user:
name: '{{ issue.meta.fields.creator.name }}'
comment: '{{ issue.meta.fields.creator.displayName }}'
# You can get list of valid linktypes at /rest/api/2/issueLinkType
# url of your jira installation.
- name: Create link from HSP-1 to MKY-1
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
operation: link
linktype: Relates
inwardissue: HSP-1
outwardissue: MKY-1
# Transition an issue
- name: Resolve the issue
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: '{{ issue.meta.key }}'
operation: transition
status: Resolve Issue
account_id: 112233445566778899aabbcc
fields:
resolution:
name: Done
description: I am done! This is the last description I will ever give you.
# Attach a file to an issue
- name: Attach a file
community.general.jira:
uri: '{{ server }}'
username: '{{ user }}'
password: '{{ pass }}'
issue: HSP-1
operation: attach
attachment:
filename: topsecretreport.xlsx
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