Getting the current event

Question

Hi is there any way to get the information of the current event. Like I would Like to know what kind of event is happening. Ex: Issue created, Issue commented etc.

I would like to access this information so that I could send a custom message to a third party app

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Yes, you said that already, but you have clarified enough for me to be able to add to my answer.

The best/easiest way to do this would be with a listener.  Look to scripted listeners, as you'll be able to write code in one of them that pokes remote systems.  There's some examples over at https://library.adaptavist.com/search?term=listener

Pradeep A_zxxd7j · Answer

I know about this "def issueEventHappenedTo = event.issue" but what i'm trying here is to send what event is happening as a message to a third party app. Lets's say some one is commenting on the issue. I would like to send a message saying that the issue have been commented

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Where?

I mean, where are you wanting to "get" the event?

I can probably answer this without knowing though.  Events are intended to be a stream of notifications that things are happening in Jira.  They're announcements for things to read if they want.

The way to read the list is with "listeners" - they (selectively) read the events and run code to do what they are intended to do.

In the code for a Scriptrunner listener, you literally have the event in the context, so you can use it directly without any need to do any selection or reading.  For example:

def issueEventHappenedTo = event.issue