Programmatically Create Select Type Custom Field In Jira

In order to create a custom field type, you should be aware of basic plugin development.
Please follow the following steps to create an advanced custom field type in Jira.

• 1. Create a basic Jira plugin skeleton. For creating Jira Plugin please refer to the given link https://developer.atlassian.com/docs/getting-started/set-up-the-atlassian-plugin-sdk-and-build-a-project/create-a-helloworld-plugin-projectAfter creating a Basic plugin skeleton modify your atlassian-plugin.xml and add the following code in your atlassian-plugin.xml.
  2. After creating a Basic plugin skeleton modify your atlassian-plugin.xml and add the following code in your atlassian-plugin.xml. <customfield-type key=”Jira-Cf-Type-field” name=”Jira-Select CFType” class=”com.atlassian.jira.plugin.customfield.JiraCustomFieldType”><description>Create Your Own Advance Custom Field Type</description> <resource type=”velocity” name=”view” location=”templates/plugins/fields/view/view-basictext.vm”/><resource type=”velocity” name=”edit” location=”templates/edit- jiraselectcftype.vm”/><resource type=”velocity” name=”xml” location=”templates/plugins/fields/xml/xml-basictext.vm”/></customfield-type>
     com.atlassian.jira.plugin.customfield.JiraCustomFieldType“ class which extends an available CustomField Class to provide an entry point for the custom field.
     Resources Represent the various vm files which are executed for rendering the field.
  3. In order to create the custom field type, first you have to create the class representing the field.JiraCustomFieldType.javapackage com.atlassian.jira.plugin.customfield;import java.util.HashMap;import java.util.Map;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.impl.SelectCFType;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.manager.GenericConfigManager;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.manager.OptionsManager;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option.Option;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.option.Options;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.persistence.CustomFieldValuePersister;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.view.CustomFieldParams;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomField;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.config.FieldConfig;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.layout.field.FieldLayoutItem;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.rest.json.beans.JiraBaseUrls;
     import com.atlassian.jira.issue.search.SearchContextImpl;
     import com.atlassian.jira.util.ErrorCollection;
     public class JiraCustomFieldType extends SelectCFType {
     private final OptionsManager optionsManager;
     public JiraCustomFieldType(CustomFieldValuePersister customFieldValuePersister,
     OptionsManager optionsManager,
     GenericConfigManager genericConfigManager,
     JiraBaseUrls jiraBaseUrls) {
     super(customFieldValuePersister, optionsManager, genericConfigManager, jiraBaseUrls);
     this.optionsManager=optionsManager;
     }
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings(“unchecked”)
     public Map getVelocityParameters(Issue issue, CustomField field,
     FieldLayoutItem fieldLayoutItem) {
     Map parameters = super.getVelocityParameters(issue, field, fieldLayoutItem);
     FieldConfig fieldConfig = null;
     if(issue == null)
     {
     fieldConfig = field.getReleventConfig(new SearchContextImpl());
     System.out.println(“=========fieldConfig if” + fieldConfig);
     } else
     {
     fieldConfig = field.getRelevantConfig(issue);
     System.out.println(“======fieldConfig else” + fieldConfig);
     }
     Options options = this.optionsManager.getOptions(fieldConfig);
     if (options.isEmpty()) {
     this.optionsManager.createOption(fieldConfig, null, new Long(1), “Option-One”);
     this.optionsManager.createOption(fieldConfig, null, new Long(2), “Option-Two”);
     }
     options = this.optionsManager.getOptions(fieldConfig);
     Map<Long, String> results = new HashMap<Long, String>();
     Long selectedId= (long) -1;
     boolean selected = false;
     Object value = field.getValue(issue);
     System.out.println(“== value” + value);
     if (value!=null) {
     selected=true;
     }
     for (Option option : (Iterable<Option>) options) {
     results.put(option.getOptionId(), option.getValue());
     if (selected && value.toString().equals(option.getValue())) {
     selectedId = option.getOptionId();
     System.out.println(“selectedId======== : “ +selectedId);
     }
     }
     System.out.println(“==results== : “ +results);
     parameters.put(“results”, results);
     parameters.put(“selectedId”, selectedId);
     return parameters;
     }
     }

      

      

  4. Create a template to render the field on issue screen.templates/edit- jiraselectcftype.vm#* @vtlvariable name=”results” type=”java.util.Map” *##* @vtlvariable name=”selectedId” type=”java.lang.String” *##controlHeader ($action $customField.id $customField.name $fieldLayoutItem.required $displayParameters.noHeader)<head>$webResourceManager.requireResource(“com.atlassian.auiplugin:aui-select2”)
     </head>
     <select name=”$customField.id” id=”$customField.id” class=”select”>
     <option value=””>Select</option>
     #foreach ($mapEntry in $results.entrySet())
     #if ( $selectedId == $mapEntry.key )
     <option selected=”selected” value=”$mapEntry.key”>$mapEntry.value</option>
     #else
     <option value=”$mapEntry.key”>$mapEntry.value</option>
     #end
     #end
     </select> 

      

      

  5. After creating your class and template compile your code and go to the browser and access your local Jira.
  6. How to check your custom field in Jira?