Scriptrunner tutorial for beginners available (for usage in Jira Software)?

[Sandra Meessen]

Hello,

Being a Scriptrunner beginner and a Java dummie, does anyone have any handy tutorials or instructions for me for getting familiar with (simple) scriptrunner coding? I don't have to get a Scriptrunner goeroe, but understand and write simple parts of coding. I have seen the Scriptrunner Introduction, but without any basis, that's not that simple. Thank you and kind regards.

[Tarun Sapra · Accepted solution]

Indeed, Script Runner documentation definitely has scope for improvement when it comes to beginner tutorials, may be have script console embedded into the site so that new users can play around the various features of the plugin without breaking much. 

I have been using the plugin for over 5 years now and here's how I learned it.

Read the documentation quite well, it takes time and patience but that's the only way - https://scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/latest/jira/ 

And especially major features like workflows and listeners. Also, In the beginning I tried writing scripts in the "Script console", it's available when you install the plugin.

Script Runner uses Groovy which is basically a dynamic language executed on the JVM, some decent tutorial here - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/groovy/index.htm 

Recently I gave a webinar wherein I have presented all the major features of the plugin, along with lot of samples - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufNACtDxyD8

And last but not the least, is to read  the previous posts which you find on this forum related to the plugin as lot of posts have excellent code samples.

[Sandra Meessen]

Thank you for quick response, Tarun. I think I can go forward from here. 

[Tarun Sapra]

Glad to know that Sandra, if you are satisfied with the answer, then please accept/upvote so that others are helped as well.

[Greg Elofson]

@Tarun Sapra I watched your video...thanks! But what's really needed is a "Hello World" equivalent of just "getting started." That is what's missing. Reading the docs does not get there...If you go through built in scripts for, say, adding a subtask, it really seems to say nothing. So, a few Hello World getting started video would be beyond awesome.

[Prabu Sivagnanam]

Hi Greg,

Did  you get any "Hello World" equivalent for groovy script on JIRA ?

Regards,

Prabu

[Greg Elofson]

@Prabu Sivagnanam Hi Prabu, never found any equivalent for a 'Hello World" Scriptrunner/groovy script. I asked the ScriptRunner people about it, and they responded that it was a nice idea...no further interest. It's probably while cPrime's Power Scripts will eventually overtake ScriptRunner...complacency

[Prabu Sivagnanam]

@Greg Elofsonthank you for your prompt response! some other expert asked me to try with webhooks if its simple functionality.I will try to learn Webhook and will use it for my implementation

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-questions/how-to-start-development-with-JIRA/qaq-p/1086992?utm_campaign=mentions_reply&utm_content=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=atlcomm#M43315

Regards,

Prabu

[Rajkumar]

Hi Tarun

Thanks for sharing the video

It really helped us

Regards

Rajkumar

[Deleted user]

Thanks for the useful info @Tarun Sapra

[Ravi Sagar _Sparxsys_]

Hi @Greg Elofson 

I created this Hello World video a while back: https://youtu.be/Nf4UX86o2n8

Let me know if it helps. 

Ravi

[Tim Cook]

Thank you for creating the startup script.

[Greg Elofson]

Ravi, just seeing this now...excellent! I subscribed to your youtube channel, too. Kudos.

[Ravi Sagar _Sparxsys_]

I am glad it was useful. Thanks.