Validate Attachment on transition screen using script runner

Question

Hi I am trying to add a validator on a screen so that during a transition if they haven't uploaded a specific file it will show an error.

I use the following code in a Script Runner simple script validator but as I understand it the validator runs before the file is uploaded.

attachmentManager.getAttachments(issue).any{it.filename.toLowerCase().trim().startsWith('Form')}

That behaviour makes sens however I wondered if you can think of another way to validate an attachment on the screen.

For now I will probably have to ask the user to cancel their screen and transition after uploading the attachment.

Denis Yaparov · Answer

Hi Jamie, Angelos and future searchers,

Thanks to JIRA Suite Utilities's open source code, following trick is available to check attaches on transition: github/atlassian/jira-suite-utilities/.../FieldsRequiredValidator.java (Atlassian's fork) - search "IssueFieldConstants.ATTACHMENT" on the page.

Following imports will be required to compile code fragment for attachments check:

import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueFieldConstants

I've tested this trick on JIRA 6.4 and it works fine.

Angelos · Answer

Ok thanks Jamie - I will look for link validation examples. Thank you

JamieA · Answer

Validating attachments and links added this transition does not seem to be possible using the JIRA API... short of examining the HttpRequest, which is a bit hacky and doesn't work with REST. If you look for an answer on how to validate that a link has been created, you can use the same technique.