What is the difference between an inline script and one on the server?

[Jodi Gornick]

I am using scriptrunner and I was trying to use the Script Listener to trigger on the issue close event to set remaining estimate to zero.  When I create this and enter the script through the inline entry it does not work.  When I create on the server (exact same script) and call the script file instead it works.  

I would prefer to have my developers work through the inline script method instead of given server access.

What is the difference between this two methods?

Thank you!

[JamieA]

In this context, there should be no difference. "Not works" - how? Checked the logs?

[Jodi Gornick]

The Inline script option when showing successful executions, states it was successful. However remaining estimate is not set to 0. I have no error messages in the log files.

Note the following script will produce compile errors. I have an inline version that does not produce errors, but that did not solve any problems.

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.event.issue.AbstractIssueEventListener
import com.atlassian.jira.event.issue.IssueEvent
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.index.IssueIndexManager
import com.atlassian.jira.util.ImportUtils

class RemainingEstimateZero extends AbstractIssueEventListener {
@Override
void workflowEvent(IssueEvent event) {
def componentAccessor = new ComponentAccessor()
IssueIndexManager indexManager = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(IssueIndexManager.class)
def MutableIssue issue = event.getIssue()

//used to reindex the issue at the bottom
boolean wasIndexing = ImportUtils.isIndexIssues();
ImportUtils.setIndexIssues(true);

if (issue.estimate == null || issue.estimate > 0)
issue.setEstimate(0)

//reindex issue
indexManager.reIndex(issue);
ImportUtils.setIndexIssues(wasIndexing);
}
}

Taking this same script and placing it in the jira/scripts folder and pointing the listener to (with same compile errors) works successfully.  On transition to close the remaining estimate is set to 0.

[JamieA]

oh ok - for event listeners IIRC you need to structure that as a script to use it inline, not a class.

So, you should end up with (after cleanup):

import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.MutableIssue
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.index.IssueIndexManager
import com.atlassian.jira.util.ImportUtils

IssueIndexManager indexManager = ComponentAccessor.getComponent(IssueIndexManager.class)
def MutableIssue issue = event.getIssue()

//used to reindex the issue at the bottom
boolean wasIndexing = ImportUtils.isIndexIssues();
ImportUtils.setIndexIssues(true);
if (issue.estimate == null || issue.estimate > 0)
    issue.setEstimate(0)
//reindex issue
indexManager.reIndex(issue);
ImportUtils.setIndexIssues(wasIndexing);

[Jodi Gornick]

Brilliant!  That worked perfectly.  Thank you