From asignee to a watcher via script runner

[Adéla Václavská]

Hi there, any script runner master would help us? We are new to script runner and we are trying to set assignee as a watcher: 

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor

def watcherManager = ComponentAccessor.getWatcherManager()
watcherManager.startWatching(issue.assignee, event.issue)

It says "no errors found" but while testing on the issue it doesnt work..any ideas to make it work?

Thank you!

[Tarun Sapra · Accepted solution]

Hello @Adéla Václavská 

The syntax of the code looks fine as per the docs

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/watchers/WatcherManager.html#startWatching-com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser-com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue-

Have you tried this code in the script console with a dummy issue object and some logging just to be sure that it's working and then add logging in the script listener as well.

[Adéla Václavská]

Thank you for suggestion @Tarun Sapra any ideas for the dummy issue object, we are very beginners in terms of scripting