Assign to issue by REST API, then timeout exception

Gerard Jaryczewski (Sygnity)

I cannot find a reason of timeout exception when updating an issue using REST API and PUT method. The similar code in VB.NET, which successfully updates e.g. summary, cannot updates assigne or add new comment. After 1 minute the TWebException is raised.

Works:

"{ ""update"" : { ""summary"" : [{""set"" : """ & pstrSummary & """}] } }"

Works:

"{ ""update"" : { ""description"" : [{""set"" : """ & pstrDescription & """}] } }"

Doesn't work:

"{ ""update"" : { ""assignee"" : [{""set"" : {""name"" : """ & pstrAssigned & """}}] } }"

Doesn't work:

"{ ""update"" : { ""comment"" : [{""add"" : {""body"" : """ & pstrCommentText & """}}] } }"

The stack trace:

System
 w System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream(TransportContext& context)
 w System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()
 w JiraRestClient.Examples.JiraClient.Assign(String pstrIssueKey, String pstrAssigned) w <path>
System.IO.Stream GetRequestStream(System.Net.TransportContext ByRef)

 

Alexey Matveev

You should set assignee like this

"fields": {"assignee": { "name": "homer" }}

and you should add comments using

POST /rest/api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment