In order to have a solid and nice design for jic and to be prepared for bazaar style of development, I'm working on a full CLI specification for jic. This is a first RFC for the document which is still of a "work in progress" quality. I just want to "share early, share often".

I need all your thoughts and comments before I implement all that stuff. Please throw your rotten tomatoes (or sweet mangos) at me! :)

And there is no TL;DR version of this document, sorry.

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diff --git a/docs/command-line-interface b/docs/command-line-interface new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f28939 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/command-line-interface @@ -0,0 +1,1732 @@ +jic CLI (Command Line Interface) Specification +---------------------------------------------- + +1. ABSTRACT + +In order to help jic users learning its interface quickly and +successfully by reusing their existing experience with other engineering +tools, jic needs a well designed command line interface that is +intuitive to use. + +Key qualities of desired CLI: + +1.1. Well-thought-out structure of the command line + + All commands should be structured the same way, switches should have + the same meaning for all commands (when applicable) and different + functional segments should be grouped together for ease of use. + +1.2. Support for terminal text attributes and colors + + When output goes to a terminal, user defined formatting should be + supported (attributes and colors). + +1.3. Well-thought-out use of pipes + + All commands besides their ability to work with terminals, should + also be capable of both - receiving their input from and putting + their output into shell pipes. + +1.4. Well-thought-out use of command line completion + + All commands should be provided with proper command line completion + for those shells that support this feature (bash is to start with). + +1.5. A decent man page + + A decent CLI tool should have a decent man documentation. + +This document describes such a CLI. + + +2. CLI STRUCTURE + +The structure of command line corresponds to the commonly used one: + + $ jic <options> [<subject_of_action>] [<command> [<args> ...]] + + where: + + <options> + are listed in a separate OPTIONS as well as for each + command further below + + <subject_of_action> + is one of the following: + + <missing> equals to "issue" subject of action + + "issue" for dealing with issues; the default + subject of action + + <command> being one of (non-ambiguous shorter + versions are also accepted): + + TODO: add time log support + + "clone" for cloning issues + "create" for creating new issues + "delete" for deleting issues + "edit" for editing issues + "fetch" for caching issues locally + "fields" for listing issues' fields + "forget" for removing issues from the + local cache + "list" for listing issues + "link" for linking the issue to another + one + "move" for moving issues between types + and projects + "pull" for refreshing locally cached + issues + "push" for pushing local changes to the + server + "revert" for reverting one or more + changes made to issues + "show" for showing the issue + "transition" for transitioning issues + into JIRA workflow states + "tree" for showing the issue hierarchy + "unlink" for unlinking the issue from + another ones + + "comment" for dealing with comments + + <command> being one of: + + "add" for adding a new comment + "delete" for deleting an existing comment + "edit" for editing an existing comment + "reply" for replying to an existing + comment (the quoted text is + inserted for editing) + "show" shows comments as requested + + "link" for dealing with links + + <command> being one of: + + "create" for creating links between + issues + "delete" for deleting links between + issues + "list" for listing links for issues + + "report" for dealing with reports + + <command> being one of: + + "create" for creating a report definition + "delete" for deleting a report definition + "edit" for editing a report definition + "generate" for generating a report + + "template" for managing templates + + <command> being one of: + + "create" for creating a template + "delete" for deleting a template + "edit" for editing a template + + "server" for managing servers + + <command> being one of: + + "add" for adding a server + "dance" for performing an oauth-dance + "delete" for deleting a server definition + "edit" for editing a server definition + "list" for listing known servers + "show" for showing a server definition + + "list" for dealing with issue lists + + <command> being one of: + + "add" for adding issues into the list + "create" for creating a list of issues + "delete" for deleting a list of issues + "edit" for editing a list of issues + "list" for listing the issue lists + "receive" for creating a list of issues + from the information sent by the + "send" command + "remove" for removing issues from the + "send" for emailing a list of issues + "show" for showing the issues from + issue lists + + + "configuration" for dealing with configuration settings + + <command> being one of: + + "set" for setting configuration values + "show" for showing configuration values + "unset" for resetting configuration + values to their default values + + +2.1. ISSUE COMMANDS + + 2.1.1. CLONE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # clone two issues using an editor to edit their clones' + # jicML representation + $ jic issue clone -e CARD-101 CARD-102 + + # clone an issue and change only it's component using pipes + # as action subject is omitted in this case, "issue" is + # assumed + $ echo "New component" | jic clone -F Component CARD-101 + + + 2.1.2. CREATE + + $ jic [issue] create <options> [<issue_key_list>] + + creates one or more issues as requested using the information + provided by the means of: + + * file with jicML representation of the issues being + created, which gets opened in the configured editor for + editing, and parsed and executed afterwards + + any valid fields/issues can be added into or deleted + from the jicML file and desired issue field values + provided - all the requested modifications will be + performed in JIRA accordingly + + if the file has not been changed or got truncated to + zero length, no operations will be performed + + if there were errors reported by JIRA when trying to + apply the changes, an editor will be presented again + with unsuccessful parts of the change with inlined + error messages to allow the user correcting those errors + or cancelling the creation of the remainder of the + change set + + * standard input + + - if "-t" option is specified + + values are read from the standard input and assigned + to the issue fields according to the order of + mentioning of those fields in the template + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML values delimited by new line + characters; an empty line is treated as a request to + not update the corresponding field + + if input provides less values than there are fields + in the template, all the remaining fields are left + intact + + if input provides more values than needed according + to the template, then all the extra values are + appended to the last field's value + + if input is a stream of jicML name:value pairs, + value assignment is done as in the case of none of + the options specified + + - if "-F" option is specified + + values are read from the standard input and assigned + to the issue fields listed by this option according + to the order of listing + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML values delimited by new line + characters; an empty line is treated as a request + not to update the corresponding field + + if input provides less values than there are fields + listed for this option, all the remaining fields are + assigned with the same value as the last one + received from the input + + if input provides more values than needed according + to the template, then all the extra values are + appended to the last field's value using space as a + delimiter when needed + + if input is a stream of jicML name:value pairs, + value assignment is done as in the case of none of + the options specified + + - if none of the above are specified + + fields and their respective values are read from the + standard input and assigned to corresponding issue + fields + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML name:value pairs + + if there were errors creating the issues in JIRA, the + command prints out the error messages and returns an + error code (TODO: specify) + + New issues have issue keys that are composed according + to the following template: + + <project_prefix>-NEW-<sequential_number> + + where + + <project_prefix> is defined in JIRA when + corresponding project gets created; + it is take from the parent issue + + <sequential_number> is a one-based counter for all + the new issues defined in a + single jicML data set + + options: + + -d + --down + use children of the parent issue specified by other + means as parents for newly created issues; the number of + issues created for each parent depends on the number of + issue types specified using "-T" option + + -D <issue_key_list> + --down-from <issue_key_list> + use children of the issues specified as parents + for newly created issues; the number of issues created + for each parent depends on the number of issue types + specified using "-T" option + + -H <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero corresponds + only to the issue specified for -u or -d, immediate + parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + -e + --editor + invoke an editor to edit the jicML representation of the + issues being created before it gets parsed and executed + + if file is not modified or is empty, the operation is + cancelled + + -f <criteria_list> + --filter <criterion> + use only the issues matching the criteria as parents + for newly created issues; if multiple such options + specified, those criteria are combined using logical + "or" operation + + -F <field_list> + --fields <field_list> + edit only the issue fields specified + + overrides template (default or the one specified + explicitly using "-t" option) if specified + + -k + --keys + get issue keys to be processed using the same method + (editor or standard input) as used for getting all the + other data for the operation + + in this case all the non-empty lines of the input text + until the first empty line are interpreted as containing + a white-space or comma- separated issue keys; keys + listed this way are appended to the keys specified by + other means (arguments or options) + + -L <link_type_list> + --link-type <link_type_list> + link newly created issues to their respective parent + issues using all the link types specified + + -o + --online + perform an online operation (create issues on the + corresponding server as well as the local cache) + + -O + --offline + perform an offline operation (create issues in the local + cache only) + + -t <name> + --template <name> + create issues according to the template referred by <name> + + -T <issue_type_list> + --issue-types <issue_type_list> + create as many new issues per each parent as the number + of specified issues types - one for each + + -u <issue_key_list> --up <issue_key_list> process ancestors + of the issue specified by <issue_key>; the issue + specified is not processed + + Examples: + + # create two child issues of type "Sub-task" for CARD-100 + # using an editor, using the default link type to link newly + # created issues to their parent and a default template + $ jic create -e -T Sub-task CARD-100 + + # create child issues of type "Sub-task" one for each child + # issue of the CARD-100 linking new issues to them using + # the link type specified while filling in only the Summary + # field + $ echo "Perform the preliminary research" | jic create \ + -d CARD-100 -D 1 -T Sub-task -L implements -F Summary + + + 2.1.3. DELETE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # delete the issue + $ jic issue delete CARD-100 + + # delete a couple of issues + $ jic delete CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # delete all the issues who's keys are listed in a text file + # this is an irreversible operation - be careful! + $ jic delete -k < massacre-victims + + + 2.1.4. EDIT + + $ jic edit <options> [<issue_key_list>] + + edits one or more issues specified using the information + provided by the means of: + + * file with jicML representation of the issues being edited + opened in the configured editor for editing and parsed + afterwards + + any valid fields/issues can be added into or deleted + from the file and issue field values changed to have + corresponding issues updated accordingly; in case if a + new issue is added it will be created too (see the + "issue create" command for details) + + if the file has not been changed or got truncated to + zero length, no operations are performed + + if there were errors reported by JIRA when trying to + apply the changes, an editor is presented with inlined + error messages to allow the user correcting those errors + or cancelling the erroneous bits of the change by not + changing the file + + * standard input + + - if "-t" option is specified + + values are read from the standard input and assigned + to the issue fields according to the order of + mentioning of those fields in the template + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML values delimited by new line + characters; an empty line is treated as a request to + not update the corresponding field + + if input provides less values than there are fields + in the template, all the remaining fields are left + intact + + if input provides more values than needed according + to the template, then all the extra values are + appended to the last field's value + + if input is a stream of jicML name:value pairs, + value assignment is done as in the case of none of + the options specified + + - if "-F" option is specified + + values are read from the standard input and assigned + to the issue fields listed by this option according + to the order of listing + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML values delimited by new line + characters; an empty line is treated as a request + not to update the corresponding field + + if input provides less values than there are fields + listed for this option, all the remaining fields are + assigned with the same value as the last one + received from the input + + if input provides more values than needed according + to the template, then all the extra values are + appended to the last field's value using space as a + delimiter when needed + + if input is a stream of jicML name:value pairs, + value assignment is done as in the case of none of + the options specified + + - if none of the above are specified + + fields and their respective values are read from the + standard input and assigned to corresponding issue + fields + + data from the standard input is expected to be a + steam of valid jicML name:value pairs + + if there were errors applying the changes in JIRA, the + command prints out the error messages and returns an + error code (TODO: specify) + + options: + + -d <issue_key_list> + --down <issue_key_list> + process children of the parent specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + -D <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero + corresponds only to the issue specified for -u or -d, + immediate parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + -e + --editor + invoke an editor to edit the issues specified according + to the template (default one for the issue type or one + specified explicitly using "-t" option) + + if file is not modified or is empty, the operation is + cancelled + + -f <criteria> + --filter <criteria> + show only issues matching the criteria; if multiple + such options specified, those criteria are combined + using logical "or" operation + + parent and child issues around those issues which are + not shown according to the criteria specified using this + option, are shown as connected (with an indication that + there are skipped issues) + + -F <field_list> + --fields <field_list> + edit only the issue fields specified + + overrides template (default or the one specified + explicitly using "-t" option) if specified + + -k + --keys + get issue keys to be processed using the same method + (editor or standard input) as used for getting all the + other data for the operation + + in this case all the non-empty lines of the input until + the first empty line are interpreted as containing a + white-space or comma- separated issue keys; keys listed + this way are appended to the keys specified by other + means (arguments or options) + + -o + --online + perform an online operation (update the data on the + corresponding server as well as the local cache) + + -O + --offline + perform an offline operation (update the data in the + local cache only) + + -t <name> + --template <name> + edit issues according to the template referred by <name> + + -u <issue_key_list> + --up <issue_key_list> + process ancestors of the issue specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + Examples: + + # update two issues using an editor and a default template + $ jic edit -e CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # add FixVersion/s values for two cards using pipes + $ echo "+2014.12" | \ + jic edit -F "FixVersion/s" CARD-100 CARD-101 + + + 2.1.5. FETCH + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # fetch all the issues assigned to a person + $ jic fetch -f "assigned=some.person@host" + + # fetch all the issues assigned to the user with their + # respective dependencies + $ jic fetch -f "assigned=$me" -L depends --up -H 1 + + # fetch specific issues and all their children linked by + # "implements" link type + $ jic fetch --self --down CARD-100,CARD-101 -L implements + + + 2.1.6. FIELDS + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # show issue fields + $ jic issue fields CARD-100 + + + 2.1.7. FORGET + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # forget all the locally cached issues + $ jic issue forget -a + + # forget only children of the issue that are linked using + # "implements" link type + $ jic issue forget -D CARD-100 -L implements + + + 2.1.8. LIST + + $ jic list <options> [<issue_key_list>] + + lists one or more issues specified + + if there are no issue keys specified (either as <issue_key_list> + argument or as options) for the command, it shows nothing + + options: + + -d <issue_key_list> + --down <issue_key_list> + process children of the parent specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + -D <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero + corresponds only to the issue specified for -u or -d, + immediate parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + -e + invoke an editor to get (if none are provided) or edit + and confirm the list of issue keys to process; operation + is cancelled if the file is truncated to zero length + + -f <criterion> + --filter <criterion> + show only issues matching the criterion; if multiple + such options specified, those criteria are combined + using logical "and" operation + + -o + --online + perform an online operation (retrieve the data from the + corresponding server) + + -O + --offline + perform an offline operation (retrieve the data from the + local cache only) + + -s + --self + also include the issue mentioned for -u or -d + + -t <name> + --template <name> + show issues according to the template referred by <name> + + -u <issue_key_list> + --up <issue_key_list> + process ancestors of the issue specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + <issue_key_list> + an optional comma- or space- separated list of issue keys; + the output of this command is a combination of issues found + according to the criteria specified by options above and + ones specified by this argument + + Examples: + + # list all user's assigned issues of "Blueprint" and + # "Sub-task" issue types + # action subject is omitted so "issue" is assumed + $ jic list -f "assignee=$me" -T "Blueprint,Sub-task" + + # list all user's authored or assigned issues + $ jic issue list -f "assignee=$me" -f "reporter=$me" + + + 2.1.9. LINK + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # link two issues using "implements" link type + $ jic link + + + 2.1.10. MOVE + + TODO: document + + + 2.1.11. PULL + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # refresh from the server all the issues that are in local + # cache + $ jic pull + + + 2.1.12. PUSH + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # push all the local changes to the server + # as the subject of the action is omitted, "issue" is + # assumed + $ jic push + + # push only changes for the listed issues to the server + $ jic issue push CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # push only last change to the server + $ jic issue push CARD-101:-1 + + # push listed changes to the server + $ jic issue push CARD-100:1,2,5 CARD-101:2-4 + + + 2.1.13. REVERT + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # revert the last change for the issue + $ jic issue revert CARD-100:-1 + + # revert all the changes to the card + $ jic issue revert CARD-101 + + + 2.1.14. SHOW + + $ jic show <options> [<issue_key> [...]] + + shows details for one or more issues specified + + if <issue_key> equals to "-", standard input is used to get + issue list to process (can be white-space- or comma- separated) + until the EOF + + if there are no issue keys specified (either as <issue_key_list> + argument or as options) for the command, it shows nothing + + options: + -a + --all + show all parts of the issues (all fields, links, + comments, history); a synonym to "-p all" + + -d <issue_key_list> + --down <issue_key_list> + process children of the parent specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + -D <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero + corresponds only to the issue specified for -u or -d, + immediate parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + -e + --editor + invoke an editor to get (if none are provided) or edit + and confirm the list of issue keys to process; operation + is cancelled if the file is truncated to zero length + + -p <comma-separated-part-list> + --parts <comma-separated-part-list> + show all mentioned parts, options are: + "all", "header", "fields", "comments", "history", "links" + + -s + --self + also include the issue mentioned for -u or -d + + -t <name> + --template <name> + show issues according to the template referred by <name> + + -u <issue_key_list> + --up <issue_key_list> + process ancestors of the issue specified by <issue_key>; + the issue specified is not processed + + + 2.1.15. TRANSITION + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # transition the issue into the "In Progress" state + $ jic issue transition -S "In Progress" CARD-100 + + # transition a set of issues into "Resolved" state with the + # resolution being "Fixed" + $ jic transition CARD-100 -S Resolved:Fixed + + # transition all the immediate child issues of the issue + # specified using an editor + $ jic transition -D CARD-100 -H 1 -e + + + 2.1.16. TREE + + $ jic tree <options> [<issue_key_list>] + + shows hierarchy that surrounds the issues specified + + if there are no issue keys specified (either as <issue_key_list> + argument or as options) for the command, it shows nothing + + options: + + -d <issue_key_list> + --down <issue_key_list> + process children of the parent specified by <issue_key> + + -D <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero + corresponds only to the issue specified for -u or -d, + immediate parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + -e + --editor + invoke an editor to get (if none are provided) or edit + and confirm the list of issue keys to process; operation + is cancelled if the file is truncated to zero length + + -f <criterion> + --filter <criterion> + show only issues matching the criterion; if multiple + such options specified, those criteria are combined + using logical "and" operation + + parent and child issues around those issues which are + not shown (according to the criteria specified using + this option), still are shown as connected (with an + indication that there are skipped issues) + + -t <name> + --template <name> + show issues according to the template referred by <name> + + -u <issue_key_list> + --up <issue_key_list> + process ancestors of the issue specified by <issue_key> + + <issue_key_list> + an optional comma- or space- separated list of issue keys; + the output of this command is a combination of issues found + according to the criteria specified by options above and + ones specified by this argument + + Examples: + + # show "implements" tree for the issue + $ jic tree -u -d -L implements CARD-100 + + # show dependencies tree for the issue + $ jic tree -a -L depends CARD-100 + + # show the full hierarchy for the issue (all link types) + $ jic tree -a CARD-100 + + + 2.1.17. UNLINK + + TODO: document + + +2.2. COMMENT COMMANDS + + 2.2.1. ADD + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # add a comment using an editor + $ jic comment add -e CARD-100 + + # add a comment using pipes + $ echo "This takes ~ 1 second" | jic comment add CARD-100 + + # add the same comment to a couple of issues + $ jic comment add CARD-100 CARD-101 <<EOF + This is a multi-line comment. + It eats up your stack when you are sleeping. + EOF + + # get the last comment from one issue with an additional + # line appended to it into another issues comment + # please note that the comment retrieval operation is done + # in offline mode ("-O") to get a predictable result + $ ( jic show -O -p comments -R "-1" -r CARD-100 ; \ + echo -e "\n\nThis is the additional line!" ) | \ + jic comment add CARD-101 + + + 2.2.2. DELETE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # delete the last comment of the issue + $ jic comment delete -R -1 CARD-101 + + # delete specific card comment + $ jic comment delete CARD-101:2345 + + # delete three comments from two issues + $ jic comment delete CARD-100:123 CARD-101:2345,2346 + + + 2.2.3. EDIT + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # edit the last comment of the issue using an editor + $ jic comment edit -e -R -1 CARD-100 + + # edit a specific comment using pipes and sed! + $ jic comment show -r CARD-101:2345 | \ + sed s/bad/good/ | \ + jic comment edit CARD-101:2345 + + + 2.2.4. REPLY + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # reply to the last comment using editor + $ jic comment reply -e -R -1 CARD-100 + + # reply to the last comment using pipes + # the input provided is appended to the quoted text of the + # comment being replied to + $ echo -e "\nI like that cute embedded nonsense hack!" | \ + jic comment reply CARD-100:2345 + + + 2.2.5. SHOW + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # show the last three comments of the issue + $ jic comment show -R -3- CARD-100 + + # show specific comments by their IDs + $ jic comment show CARD-100:2345,2346 + + # show the last user's comment + $ jic comment show -f "author=$me" -R -1 CARD-100 + + +2.3. LINK COMMANDS + + 2.3.1. CREATE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # link two issues with "depends" link so that CARD-100 would + # depend on CARD-101 + $ jic link create -L depends CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # link CARD-101/102/103 as implementing CARD-100 + $ jic link create -L implements \ + CARD-101,CARD-102,CARD-103 CARD-100 + + + 2.3.2. DELETE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # delete all links for the issue + $ jic link delete -a + + # delete "depends" links to the issues that are depending on + # the specified one + $ jic link delete --down -L depends CARD-100 + + # delete "depends" links to the issues the specified issue + # is depending on + $ jic link delete --up -L depends CARD-101 + + + 2.3.3. LIST + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # list all links for the issue + $ jic link list CARD-100 + + # list upward (towards parent) links + $ jic link list -u CARD-100 + + +2.4. REPORT COMMANDS + + 2.4.1. CREATE + + TODO: document + + + 2.4.2. DELETE + + TODO: document + + + 2.4.3. EDIT + + TODO: document + + + 2.4.4. GENERATE + + TODO: document + + +2.5. TEMPLATE + + 2.5.1. CREATE + + TODO: document + + + 2.5.2. DELETE + + TODO: document + + + 2.5.3. EDIT + + TODO: document + + +2.6. SERVER COMMANDS + + 2.6.1. ADD + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # add a server named "ServerName" + $ jic server add ServerName https://server.url user@server.url + + + 2.6.2. DANCE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # perform the OAuth dance for the server + $ jic server dance ServerName + + + 2.6.3. DELETE + + TODO: document + + # delete a server named "ServerName" from the list of known + $ jic server delete ServerName + + + 2.6.4. EDIT + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # edit server information using an editor + $ jic server edit -e ServerName + + # edit the server using pipes + $ jic server edit ServerName <<EOF + http://new.url + user@new.url + EOF + + + 2.6.5. LIST + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # list known servers + $ jic server list + + + 2.6.6. SHOW + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # show server information + $ jic server show ServerName + + +2.7. LIST COMMANDS + + 2.7.1. ADD + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Add a couple of issues into the issue list named "MyList" + # without comments (comments are to be added later by + # "list edit" command + $ jic list add MyList CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # Add two issues into the issue list named "MyList" together + # with their respective comments + $ jic list add MyList <<EOF + Issue: CARD-101 + Comment: + This is a comment for this issue. It is stored offline + and can only be handle by "list" commands. It is a jicML + value so any of the supported jicML value's syntaxes are + supported here. + Issue: CARD-102 + Comment: {{{ + This is a multi-line comment for the issue. + It can include any characters except the sequence of three + "}", which is a end-of-value token. + }}} + EOF + + # Add issues matching the criteria into the "MyList" with + # the same comment provided using a pipe + $ echo "Urgent: FixVersion requires to be reevaluated!" | \ + jic list add -f "reporter=$me,fixVersion<2014.06" \ + -F comment MyList + + # Add issues into "MyList" using an editor + $ jic add MyList -e + + + 2.7.2. CREATE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Create an issue list named "MyList" + $ jic list create MyList + + + 2.7.3. DELETE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Delete JIRA issue list named "MyList" + $ jic list delete MyList + + + 2.7.4. EDIT + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Edit issues in the list using an editor + $ jic list edit -e MyList + + # Edit issue's comment using sed + $ jic list show --raw CARD-100 | sed s/bad/improving/ | \ + jic list edit CARD-100 + + + 2.7.5. LIST + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # List all the issue lists that exist + $ jic list list + + # List those issue lists that contain the issues mentioned + $ jic list list CARD-100 CARD-101 + + + 2.7.6. RECEIVE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Receive issue list that was sent by "list send" command + $ jic list receive << file_that_was_sent + + + 2.7.7. REMOVE + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Remove a JIRA issues from "MyList" + $ jic list remove CARD-100 CARD-101 + + + 2.7.8. SEND + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Send a JIRA issue list to someone else + $ jic list send MyList | sendmail someone.else@host + + + 2.7.9. SHOW + + TODO: document + + Examples: + + # Show all issues in "MyList" and their respective comments + $ jic list show MyList + + # Show only those issues which are listed as arguments + $ jic list show MyList CARD-100 CARD-101 + + # Show only a card and all its children if those are listed + # in the list + $ jic list show -d CARD-100 + + +2.8. CONFIGURATION COMMANDS + + 2.8.1. SET + + TODO: document + + + 2.8.2. SHOW + + TODO: document + + + 2.8.3. UNSET + + TODO: document + + +3. OPTIONS + + -a + --all + show all parts of the issues (all fields, links, comments, + history); a synonym to "-p all" + + -d + --down + process children of the issues denoted by other means but not + those issues themselves unless there is a "-s" option specified + + unless there are link types specified by the option "L", all + link types are included in the traversal operation + + down means the following for different link types: + - implements: from the implemented issue to its implementors; + - depends: from the dependee to its dependants; + - clones: from the original to its clone. + + examples: + + # list the CARD-100 issue and all its children + $ jic list --self --down CARD-100 + + # show all children for KEY-123 and KEY-124 + $ jic show -d KEY-123 KEY-124 -f "type=Sub-task" + + -D <issue_key_list> + --down-from <issue_key_list> + process children of the parents specified by <issue_key_list>; + the issue specified is not processed + + <issue_key_list> is a comma-separated list of issue keys + + unless there are link types specified by the option "L", all + link types are included in the traversal operation + + down means the following for different link types: + - implements: from the implemented issue to its implementors; + - depends: from the dependee to its dependants; + - clones: from the original to its clone. + + examples: + + # list the CARD-100 issue and all its children + $ jic list --self --down CARD-100 + + # show all children for KEY-123 and KEY-124 + $ jic show -d KEY-123 KEY-124 + + -e + --editor + invoke an editor to get (if none are provided) or edit + and confirm the list of issue keys to process; operation + is cancelled if the file is truncated to zero length + + specific semantics of this action and type of the information + that is being edited, as well as the reaction on all three + outcomes of editing operation (those being: unmodified file, + modified file, empty file) depend on the subject of action and + an action - see those for details + + -f <criterion> + --filter <criteria_anded> + show only issues matching the criteria; if multiple such + options specified, those criteria are combined using logical + "or" operation + + <criteria_anded> is a coma-separated list of <criterion>, which + are combined using logical "and" + + criterion: + "<field><operation><value>" + + where + <field> corresponds to JIRA field name + <operation> is one of the: + "<" for "less than", + "<=" for "less or equal than", + "=" for "equals", + ">" for "more than", + ">=" for "more or equal than", + "!=" for "not equal", + "[" for "in the list", list follows with the + first symbol used as a delimiter; the list + may be closed by an optional "]" symbol + "]" for "not in the list", list follows with the + first symbol used as a delimiter; the list + may be closed by an optional "[" symbol + <value> is anything following the <operation> the end of + the string (with an exception of optional + trailing "]" and "[" if present) + + examples: + -f "assignee=some.user@some.host" + -f "project=Some Project" + -f "fixVersion[,2014.01,2014.02]" + -f "assignee],someone@host,anotherone@host[" + + -F <field_list> + --fields <field_list> + process only the issue fields specified + + overrides template (default or the one specified explicitly + using "-t" option) if specified + + -H <depth> + --depth <depth> + process as many levels up or down as specified; zero corresponds + only to the issue specified for -u/U or -d/D, immediate + parent/children correspond to depth 1, etc. + + example: + -H 2 + --depth 1 + + -k + --keys + get issue keys to be processed using the same method (editor or + standard input) as used for getting all the other data for the + operation + + -L <link_type_list> + --link-type <link_type_list> + provide one or more link types (as a comma-separated list) to + work with; specifics of semantics of this option depend on the + specific subject of action and an action - see those for details + + -o + --online + perform an online operation (update the data on the + corresponding server as well as the local cache) + + -O + --offline + perform an offline operation (update the data in the local cache + only) + + -p <comma-separated-part-list> + --parts <comma-separated-part-list> + show all mentioned parts, options are: + "all", "header", "fields", "comments", "history", "links" + + -P [<item_list>] + --purge [<item_list>] + purge existing information and replace it with the one provided; + specifics of semantics of this option depend on specific subject + of action and an action - see those for details + + <item_list> is a comma-separated list if unique identifiers of + the items to be purged; all items are purged if no argument + is provided + + -r + --raw + output raw results of the command; typically useful for using in + automation; specifics of semantics of this option depend on + specific subject of action and an action - see those for details + + -R <range_spec> + --range <range_spec> + specifies which items from the result set should be processed; + specifics of semantics of this option depend on specific subject + of action and an action - see those for details + + -s + --self + also include the issue mentioned for -u or -d + + -t <name> + --template <name> + show issues according to the template referred by <name> + + templates are managed using template commands + + -T <issue_type_list> + --issue-types <issue_type_list> + provide one or more issue types (as a comma-separated list) to + work with; specifics of semantics of this option depend on the + specific subject of action and an action - see those for details + + -u + --up + process ancestors of the issues denoted by other means but not + those issues themselves unless there is a "-s" option specified + + unless there are link types specified by the option "L", all + link types are included in the traversal operation + + up means the following for different link types: + - implements: from implementor to its implemented issue; + - depends: from the dependant to its dependee; + - clones: from the the clone to its original. + + examples: + + # list the CARD-100 issue and all its ancestors + $ jic list --self --up CARD-100 + + # show all ancestors for KEY-123 and KEY-124 + $ jic show -u KEY-123 KEY-124 + + -U <issue_key_list> + --up-from <issue_key_list> + process ancestors of the issue specified by <issue_key_list>; + the issue specified is not processed unless the "-s" option is + specified too + + <issue_key_list> is a comma-separated list of issue keys + + unless there are link types specified by the option "L", all + link types are included in the traversal operation + + up means the following for different link types: + - implements: from implementor to its implemented issue; + - depends: from the dependant to its dependee; + - clones: from the the clone to its original. + + examples: + + # list ancestors of the issue KEY-123 but not the issue + $ jic list --up KEY-123 + + # list ancestors for KEY-123 and KEY-124 together with + # the issues + $ jic list -s -u KEY-123,KEY-124 + + +4. jicML + +jicML is a text based data markup language used to create and modify +JIRA issues. It is a lightweight, intuitive and fast to learn. It also +helps minimizing the amount of data duplication when editing multiple +issues. + + 4.1. jicML representation of JIRA issues + + General structure of the jicML representation of JIRA issues has + one optional leading section (shared fields) and repeated pair of + sections (issue key and issue fields with their respective walues) + + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + <shared fields and values> + <issue key> # this and the next line can be repeated + <issue fields and values> + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + where <* fields and values> are: + + <field_name>: <field value> + + where + + <field_name> is imposed by JIRA but in any case can't contain + the ":" symbol + + <field_value> is explained further below + + Having a <shared fields and values> allows setting the same value + for a field in all the issues that have their keys mentioned further + in the file. For example, if one would like to set the + "FixVersion/s" and add the same comment for a set of known issues, + besides performing other modifications that are unique for each + issue, a jicML for such an editing operation might look like: + + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + FixVersion/s: 2020.01 + Comment: + Moving into the future as the whole team is having a long + sabbatical leave. + + Issue: CARD-101 + Priority: Low + + Issue: CARD-102 + Labels: +MY_LABEL + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + All the fields and their values that are mentioned after an "Issue:" + field and until the next "Issue:" field or the end of the data, are + related to the issue which key was mentioned in the previous + "Issue:" field. Thus, for the example jicML above, the issues + mentioned in it would get the following updates: + + CARD-101 + FixVersion/s: 2020.01 + Comment: + Moving into the future as the whole team is having a + long sabbatical leave. + Priority: Low + + CARD-102 + FixVersion/s: 2020.01 + Comment: + Moving into the future as the whole team is having a + long sabbatical leave. + Labels: +MY_LABEL + + + 4.2. jicML values + + Values in jicML can be represented in three ways: + + - a simple single line of text + + the end of line character is denoting the end of line and is not + included into the value; it is possible to add line breaks using + "\n" combination though: + + examples: + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + Field: 12 + Another Field: Some text with spaces + Yet Another Field: Some text with spaces\nand newlines + And Yet Another Field: +A_VALUE + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + - a folded multi-line text + + this is similar folding used for long email headers as defined + in rfc2822 - a long sequence of characters (including + whitespace) is folded with all but the first line having one or + more spaces as their first symbols; when such a value is parsed, + all the lines until the first one with non-whitespace first + character are joined together using one space as a delimiter + + all the new line characters are treated as a whitespace within + the folded value and are replaced with spaces + + examples: + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + Field: + 12 + Another Field: Some text + with spaces + Yet Another Field: + Some text with spaces\n + and newlines\n + consisting of three + lines of text + And Yet Another Field: + +NEW_VALUE, + +ANOTHER_NEW_VALUE, + -OLD_VALUE + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + - a multi-line value within the "{{{" and "}}}" value markers + + in this case, anything that is located between the markers is + treated as the value with just the following exceptions: + + if value starts with whitespace, such whitespace is stripped + away - the following value + + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + {{{ + Some text}}} + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + is equal to + + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + {{{Some text}}} + -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- 8< -------- + + a simple text will be parsed as a stream of jicML values - one per + line - unless there are lines with leading spaces and some trailing + non-whitespace characters, when value unfolding will be performing, + consuming multiple whitespace prefixed lines into just one value + + + 4.3. Stream of jicML name:value pairs + + For the cases when jic is expecting the user to provide new values + for the fields of the issues that are being created or edited, in + some cases it expects a stream of jicML name:value pairs. The format + of the stream is simple in this case: + + <field_name>: <field_value> <newline> + ... + + EOF denotes the end of the data. + + + 4.4. Stream of jicML values + + For the cases when jic is expecting the user to provide new values + for the fields of the issues that are being created or edited, in + some cases it expects a stream of jicML values. The format of the + stream is simple in this case: + + <field_value> <newline> + ... + + EOF denotes the end of the data. + + + 4.3. Representing JIRA comments + + TODO: document + + + 4.4. Representing JIRA links + + TODO: document + + +5. SHELL ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATION + + In order to add flexibility jic also supports shell environment + variables. It is possible to provide values for jic options by using + environment variables with names corresponding to the following + pattern: + + JIC_O_<uppercase_name_of_the_option> + + Examples: + + $ JIC_O_FILTER="project=CARD" jic list -f "assignee=$me" + + + It is also possible to provide field values for editing operations + (creation, modification) through environment variables using the + following name pattern: + + JIC_F_<uppercase_name_of_the_field> + + Please note, all the non-alphanumerical characters should be + replaced with underscore characters ("_"). + + Examples: + + $ JIC_F_REPORTER="another.person@host" jic create -e + + TODO: document + + +6. SHELL COMMAND LINE COMPLETION + + TODO: document