How can I access to user`s properties from a velocity context?

[Michael I.]

I want to modify e-mail templates so mail text will depend on user`s properties. The method com.opensymphony.user.User.getPropertySet() is unavailable in JIRA 5. Do you know some another way to access properties in this case?

[Dieter · Accepted solution]

It's not gone yet, you may access them using http://docs.atlassian.com/jira/latest/com/atlassian/jira/user/UserPropertyManager.html

[Dieter]

You can get manager using http://docs.atlassian.com/jira/4.4/com/atlassian/jira/component/ComponentAccessor.html#getUserPropertyManager()

[Dieter]

If you have problems getting the manager in the velocity context you may also use the User Property Custom Field provided by the Atlassian Jira Toolkit https://studio.plugins.atlassian.com/wiki/display/JTOOL/JIRA+Toolkit+Plugin

[Dieter]

Or if you like groovy scripting you might create your own fields based with user properties using a scripted custom field: https://studio.plugins.atlassian.com/wiki/display/GRV/Scripted+Fields To get the manager there you use the code ComponentAccessor.getUserPropertyManager()

[Dieter]

In the both field based solutions you can get the value of the property using $issue.getCustomFieldValue($customfield). The custom field object $customfield can be determined using #set ($customfield = $customFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjectByName("your property field name"))

[Michael I.]

Dieter, your answers are very helpful, thank you!

[jabybit]

@Michael I., were you able to solve this?

I'm using JIRA Automation Plugin (which I believe uses the Velocity Context) and I'm trying to retrieve a User Property like this: Issue > Reporter (aka User) > User Property key/value customid/1234, but not having luck.

I've tried variable substitution like

$UserPropertyManager.getPropertySet($issue.reporter).get("customerid")

but that didn't work.

My full question is here.

Thanks in advance.