How to call Jira macro evaluation (for Simple TaskLists automation)

Question

Hello

I am looking for a way to instantiate a Simple TaskLists template at issue creation, and I start with a Script Runner issue listener on create event

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueManager
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue

MutableIssue mutableIssue = (MutableIssue)issue;
mutableIssue.setDescription((issue.description ?: "") + "
{tasklist}Validation{tasklist}");

IssueManager issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager()
issueManager.updateIssue(event.user, mutableIssue, com.atlassian.jira.event.type.EventDispatchOption.DO_NOT_DISPATCH, false);

But it does not produce expected effect: "tasklist" macro is not evaluated and replaced by a list of "task:id=xxx" macros in description.

I guess this evaluation and replacement only happens in web editor.

So is there a way to programmatically call "tasklist" macro evaluation, so that my listener can generate tasks list from template?

Anthony De Moss · Accepted Answer

hi @Yves Martin - our plugin evaluates the macros whenever an issue_event is fired. More often than not, when inserting a {task} macro, or {tasklist} macro and it doesn't get evaluated, it is because an issue event is not fired properly.

My experience with script runner is limited, but it is likely you need to change the last line to fire an actual event, like

EventDispatchOption.ISSUE_UPDATED

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
  Anthony