Using Scriptrunner to create own log files for deleted issues

Question

Hello,

We want to have a listener on the "Issue Deleted" event that will write into a file the id of the deleted issue. I know th Auditor plugin logs this, but that info can't be accessed from a script so we need to make our own log.

I am playing around and trying this:

import org.apache.log4j.Logger
import org.apache.log4j.Level

File file = new File("test.txt")
file.write "Issue " + event.issue.getKey() + " was deleted"
log.debug("Issue " + event.issue.getKey() + " was deleted " + file.absolutePath)

It should be simple but the file is not at the location indicated by file.absolutePath. Why can't I find this file? Is there some restriction from Scriptrunner/Groovy for writing to my own files?

Our JIRA is running on Linux and it's inside a Docker container (I've already checked it and the file isn't there either)

Akshay K V · Answer

Try the following piece of code. This will write to a file in JIRA_HOME directory.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.config.util.JiraHome

def jiraHome = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(JiraHome)
def file = new File(jiraHome.home, "test.txt") //location JIRA_HOME/test.txt
file.write "Issue " + event.issue.getKey() + " was deleted"
log.debug("Issue " + event.issue.getKey() + " was deleted " + file.absolutePath)

This will create and write to it.

Akshay K V · Answer

It seems the file does not exist in the mentioned absolute path.

Cristina_Abunei · Answer

Hi,

I tried using your solution but i get an error from the static code check saying that JiraHome is undeclared. How do I iniatialize it? I couldn't find anything in the API.

Additionally, if I try to specify the absolute path for the file like this:

import org.apache.log4j.Logger
import org.apache.log4j.Level
import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.startup.JiraHomeLocator

def create = new File("/opt/ea/DIV_I/IC/IC_001/jira-home/scripts/com/listeners/test.txt").createNewFile()
def file = new File("/opt/ea/DIV_I/IC/IC_001/jira-home/scripts/com/listeners/test.txt")

I get this error:

2017-12-14 01:57:40,099 WARN [common.UserScriptEndpoint]: Script console script failed: java.io.IOException: No such file or directory at java_io_File$createNewFile$10.call(Unknown Source) at Script770.run(Script770.groovy:8)

If i skip the call to call to createNewFile() I get no error, but same as before no file is at the location that I indicate.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Cristina