How to create Jira Group using distribution list(DL) without using existing LDAP configuration

Question

Hello Everyone!!

How can i achieve creating a Jira group with the list of users present in a distribution list(DL), note that already i have configured the LDAP group which i don't want to disturb and create a new group and manage at the project level.

can we use script runner to create groups?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!!

PD Sheehan · Answer

If you need to get the list of users from an external source... how you do that depends on the source.

If the data is in LDAP you can connect to LDAP directly from a groovy script

Something like

@Grab(group='org.apache.directory.api', module='api-all', version='2.0.1')
import org.apache.directory.ldap.client.api.*
def ldap = new LdapNetworkConnection(hostName, port)
ldap.bind('userDn', 'userPassword')

Then refer to https://nightlies.apache.org/directory/api/2.0.1/apidocs/ for how to user the various methods.

Vijay Sv · Answer

Thanks, @PD Sheehan for the lead...

Yeah, i figured to load a bunch of users using a script but wondering how to append the list of users who are in the DL ? maybe loading it to CSV using python or simple Powershell to get the users list from the DL and appending to the script.

Here is my script to add multiple users to a group...

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

def userUtil = ComponentAccessor.userUtil
def userManager = ComponentAccessor.userManager
final String groupName = "GROUPA" // the group you want to add users
def group = ComponentAccessor.groupManager.getGroup(groupName) // user names of the users to add
final List<String> userToAdd = ["USR1", "USR2", "USR3"]

userToAdd.each {
def usertoadd = userManager.getUserByName(it)
if (!usertoadd) {
log.warn("User: $userToAdd doesn't exist")
return

}

if (ComponentAccessor.getGroupManager().getGroupsForUser(usertoadd).contains(group)) {
log.warn("User: $usertoadd.username already in the group: $groupName")
return

}

if(!group) {
log.warn("Group: $groupName doesn't exist")

} else {

userUtil.addUserToGroup(group, usertoadd)
log.warn("User: $usertoadd.username added to the $groupName")

}

PD Sheehan · Answer

With scriptrunner ... if you can do something in the UI, its generally safe to assume you can do it with a script ... but that means learning the deep innards of the Jira Java API as much as any plugin developer would have to learn.

You will find many examples in this forum. For example:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&q=scriptrunner+add+user+to+group

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&q=scriptrunner+create+group