How can I add a searcher to my custom field plugin?

[Tobias Rapp]

I have migrated a custom field plugin to Jira 8.5 which is based on CalculatedCFType. As the field contains group names I want to add a searcher (Search Template) based on the GroupPickerSearcher class.

When adding the following lines to atlassian-plugin.xml:

<customfield-searcher key="grouppickersearcher" name="Group Picker Searcher"
   i18n-name-key="admin.customfield.searcher.grouppickersearcher.name"
   class="com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.searchers.GroupPickerSearcher"> 
   <description key="admin.customfield.searcher.grouppickersearcher.desc">Allow to search for a group using a group picker.</description>
   <resource type="velocity" name="label" location="templates/plugins/fields/view-searcher/label-searcher-group.vm"/>
   <resource type="velocity" name="search" location="templates/plugins/fields/edit-searcher/search-grouppicker.vm"/>
   <resource type="velocity" name="view" location="templates/plugins/fields/view-searcher/view-searcher-grouppicker.vm"/>
   <valid-customfield-type package="my.jira.plugins" key="my-reportercustomergroups"/> 
</customfield-searcher>

this error occurs:

org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.searchers.GroupPickerSearcher': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException: No qualifying bean of type 'com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.converters.GroupConverter' available: expected single matching bean but found 2: multiGroupConverter,groupConverter

How can I enable usage of the GroupPickerSearcher with my custom field?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

A calculated field might contain any object type as its value.  A GroupPickerSearcher will only be able to work with a group or list of groups as the value of the field.  Does your calculated field return one of those?

[Tobias Rapp]

Yes, it does return a Collection<Group>.

[Alex Christensen]

I don't know the answer to your question, but just in case you haven't, another good place to post development questions is the Atlassian Developer Community found here:

https://community.developer.atlassian.com/

Couldn't hurt to post in both places!

[Tobias Rapp]

Thanks, didn't realize there is an extra community for developers ;)