The article discusses the author's experience with Jira and their motivation to create a command-line tool for searching issues via the Jira API. It highlights the potential overwhelm developers face when revisiting Jira after a period of inactivity but emphasizes the straightforward nature of using its API. By leveraging Jira Query Language (JQL), the author successfully creates a tool to manage issue searches, demonstrating the ease of authentication and the usefulness of the API documentation in building customized solutions.
I whipped up a quick tool to search Jira via the command line with BoxLang, utilizing Jira’s robust API for efficient issue management.
The docs for Jira's API are pretty good and cover the huge set of operations you can perform with it, making it accessible for developers.
Using JQL (Jira Query Language) allows for targeted searches, enhancing the efficiency of tracking open or in-progress issues relevant to my work.
Authentication can be easily handled with basic username/password validation or via OAuth, streamlining the process of setting up API calls.
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