How can I search Jira/JQL for code snippets?

Question

Is there a way I can search Jira for code snippets? I'm collecting snippets that can serve as samples.

I'm using this JQL query - is there a way to target code? Or search for braces/brackets?

project IN ('Inbox') AND (text ~ "sample" AND text ~ "example" OR text ~ "code" OR text ~ "snippet") AND created >= startOfYear(-1) and created <= endOfYear()

Aron Gombas _Midori_ · Answer

You cannot search code with JQL.

JQL can only return issues, nothing else.

If you store your code in Bitbucket Cloud, you can use its own search feature for that purpose.

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @Ryan Hagan

Welcome to the community.

There are a few open issues with native text searching in Jira Cloud that will impact your ability to find a solution. Refer to

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-75866 - problem searching for special characters

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-21372 - problem searching for exact phrase

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-69263 - problem searching for exact text

You'll also want to refer to these documents:

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/advanced-search-reference-jql-operators/#Advancedsearchingoperatorsreference-CONTAINS-CONTAINS--

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/search-syntax-for-text-fields/