jira custom actions

Role for actions involving custom actions for JIRA.

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Prerequisites

• Install pip requirements:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Replace attachments

Note: this deletes any attachments found with the same name as the name of the attachment you want to upload

Python testing

• Create .vscode folder at the root (in gitignore)
• Create a launch.json with the following values:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "args": [
                "library/args.json"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

• Create a test file at library/testfile.extension and use that below
• Create a args.json at library/args.json with the following values:

{
    "ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS": {
        "url": "https://jira-url.domain",
        "username": "username",
        "password": "plaintext-password",
        "ticket": "JIRA-007",
        "attachment": "library/testfile.extension"
    }
}

• Run library/replace_attachments.py with VSCode

Ansible playbook

  - name: Replace existing attachments and upload new one
    include_role:
      name: roles/ans_tp_role_jira
      tasks_from: replace_attachments.yaml
    vars:
      jira_settings: "{{ jira }}"
      jira_password: "SuperSecretPassw0rd"
      jira_ticket_number: "{{ item }}"
      local_attachment: "files/testfile.extension"
    loop: "{{ jira_found_tickets.meta.issues }}"