How to differentiate between creating issue via rest versus creating issue via clone

Question

Hello,

I have a script in workflow 'issue create' that checks if issue created manually or by clone:

def request = ActionContext.getRequest()
if (request)

{ log.warn "The issue created manually" return }

//clone issue
else

{ log.warn "The issue came from a clone action" }

I figured that if issue created by REST, the script returns 'null' like issue clone,
and I have to seperate those two option for creation.

How can I differentiate between creating issue via rest versus creating issue via clone using groovy script?

We would like do delete some copied field's values when the user clone an issue.
In REST issue we dont want to delete these fields's values.

Thank you,
Daniel

Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ · Answer

Hi @Dan27 you have all needed information in IssueLinkCreatedEvent object. You can get issue link using getIssueLink() method and it contains sourceObject, destinationObject and issueLinkType (https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.0/com/atlassian/jira/issue/link/IssueLink.html)

Dan27 · Answer

Thanks @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ ,

It has the same problem, in issue creation, the link didn't exists...

Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ · Answer

hm ok @Dan27 so what about to use https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.0/com/atlassian/jira/event/issue/link/IssueLinkCreatedEvent.html?

I think clones link is not created manually often so it may be the basic filter...or you Can add check that for example timespan between issue was created and link was created is lower than 5s...