jiav

Jira Issues Auto Verification


Keywords
automation, jira, verification
License
BSD-3-Clause
Install
pip install jiav==0.1.1

Documentation

jiav

Note

This repository is a Proof of Concept.

Warning

Since this tool executes commands locally, we should avoid trusting public comments as much as possible.

It will default to scanning only private comments (regardless of the visibility group). It is possible to read from public comments if you understand the potential risk, this might cause to your systems.

The output of verification steps is also not uploaded as attachments by default because it is impossible to limit attachments' visibility, refer to JRASERVER-3893. It is possible to attach the output if you understand the potential risk, this might expose sensitive information.

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Jira Issues Auto Verification.

jiav is a Python based auto verification tool for Jira.

The primary goal is to provide a robust auto-verification workflow while focusing on ease of use and simplicity. Users provide a YAML-formatted comment in Jira issues, and the tool will execute it.
On successful execution, the issue will move to the desired status.

Both self-hosted and cloud Jira instances are supported.

Backends

jiav allows developers to build custom backends; refer to the development guide.

Built-in backends:

  • lineinfile - looks for a line in file.
  • regexinfile - looks for a regex in file.
  • jira_issue - queries a Jira issue's status.

An example of a backends shipped externally:

  • ansible - runs Ansible playbooks.
    This is a risky backend since it allows users to run arbitrary code. Be cautious when enabling it!
  • command - runs shell commands.
    This is a risky backend since it allows users to run arbitrary code. Be cautious when enabling it!

Requirements

jiav requires Python >= 3.8.

Self-hosted Jira instances require "Personal Access Tokens" (PAT) which are available starting from >=8.14.

Cloud Jira instances require a username + API tokens.

Documentation

Visit https://jiav.readthedocs.io.

Installation

Remote

Install from remote using pip3:

pip3 install jiav

Install from remote using pipx:

pipx install jiav

Local

Clone the local repository:

git clone https://github.com/vkhitrin/jiav.git
cd jiav

Install using pip3:

pip3 install .

Install using pipx:

pipx install .

Usage

Please refer to the user guide: https://jiav.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide.html

If you do not have access to a Jira instance or wish to attempt this tool in an isolated environment, refer to a "Getting Started" on setting up a demo environment.

Contributing

All contributions are welcome!

To install in development mode, use poetry:

poetry install --with=main,dev,types

If proposing new pull requests, please ensure that new/existing tests are passing:

pytest