Add user group as watchers of an issue using ScriptRunner custom listener

[Daniel Brvnišťan]

Hi, (especially @Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_ )

I am trying to create a custom listener that would add a specific user group, let's call it "INV" on a specific event.

The most similar use case I found is adding a project role as watchers.

I can't script this, could someone help me adjust the script to use a specific group?

Thanks a lot in advance,
Daniel

[Peter-Dave Sheehan · Accepted solution]

Here is the script from the other post, modified to get group members instead of project role members, I haven't actually tried it. But it should work.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue
import com.atlassian.jira.security.roles.ProjectRoleManager

Issue issue = event.issue
def watcherManager = ComponentAccessor.getWatcherManager()
def userUtil = ComponentAccessor.userUtil


userUtil.getAllUsersInGroupNames(['INV']).each {user ->
    watcherManager.startWatching(user, issue)
}

[Daniel Brvnišťan]

It worked, amazing Peter, thanks so much :)

[Matthew Frassetti]

Hi Peter, would it be possible to modify this to use it for users in a specific Project Role, as an "On Create" post function? I've been trying to get it to work for my use case but having a hard time as I am inexperienced. Thank you regardless.

[Peter-Dave Sheehan]

Hi @Matthew Frassetti that's what was in the post linked by the OP: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Add-Project-roles-as-watchers-in-issue/qaq-p/265512

[Manoj Gangwar]

Hi @Peter-Dave Sheehan 

The above script is also adding Inactive users as a watcher. How I can exclude the inactive users?

[Peter-Dave Sheehan]

This has gotten a lot simpler with HAPI.

The same result can be achieved with

Groups.getByName('INV').members.findAll{it.active}.each{
    event.issue.addWatcher(it)
}

No imports needed

[Manoj Gangwar]

Thanks @Peter-Dave Sheehan  One last thing - I want to add the condition based on the Issue Type & field value. currently, it applies on whole project.

[Peter-Dave Sheehan]

Add something at the top to exit if the condition is not met.

if(event.issue.issueType.name != 'your issue type') return
if(event.issue.getCustomerFieldValue('some field') != 'your value') return

//conditions have been met, continue with adding watchers
Groups.getByName('INV').members.findAll{it.active}.each{
    event.issue.addWatcher(it)
}

[Kristian Walker _Adaptavist_]

Hi Daniel,

I have tested the code provided by Peter in the response above using the latest version of ScriptRunner and Jira 7.13.1 and can confirm this code worked when I configured as a script listener on the issue updated event.

The code added all users in the INV group as watchers on an issue when it is updated and I would advise using the code provided by Peter to achieve your requirement ensuring you set it to run on the event that you require.

Regards,

Kristian

[Daniel Brvnišťan]

Thanks for testing Kristian, indeed it worked for me :)