Displaying just the first X lines of an issues description when sending a custom email through script runner?

[Micah Figone]

Is there a way to call issue.description but only show the fist 5 lines of the description?

I am sending a custom email and do not want to display the whole description in it as it might be really long.

[JamieA · Accepted solution]

You want something like this but it's a bit inelegant, also you'd want to show an ellipsis if you are truncating it.

Given a string s:

s.readLines()[0 .. (s.readLines().size() < 5 ? s.readLines().size() - 1 : 4)].join("\n")

There is probably something better in a textutils class.

Mehmet's answer is for velocity templates, whereas you have a GStringTemplate.

[Mehmet Kazgan]

I might be wrong but I think to achieve that you need to write up and save to server, too. However, what you can do is copy the vm to the attachments folder and you still would have a copy there.

[Mehmet Kazgan]

Did you create the custom event and associate with your custom email template you have posted in the server?

You then use script runner to fire that up. One more thing, in order to have those vm's take affect, you need to restart JIRA instance.

[Micah Figone]

So I dont want to edit vm templates as those are replaced every upgrade. That is why I am just having it done in the send email post function. If it is not possible there, then that is ok.

[Mehmet Kazgan]

Right. If you look at the link I sent in details- especially the section that has the code:

## setup some additional parameters

$!rendererParams.put("rows", "12")

You can add these parameters to your email template as described here:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Customizing+Email+Content

You are welcome.

[Micah Figone]

haha... thanks... i missed that.

[Micah Figone]

Actually. That does not work when sending through script runners send custom email post function.

[Mehmet Kazgan]

See here:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Setting+a+Default+Value+in+the+Description+Field

[Micah Figone]

That is for setting a default description. That is not what i am asking.