Jira Eclipse Mylyn - Transition fails when date is required (french format?)

[Alix Lourme]

Hi,

In my (french) company, I use the Mylyn Atlassian connector in Eclipse to manage JIRA issue. It works (very very) fine, except for "Start Work" function (=> transition) when duedate is required on the issue.

Server send error (in french) on required duedate : The operation value must be a string.

The date content ("23\/juil.\/14", cf. below) disrupts JIRA (antislash vs string format ?)

Technical information :
- Eclipse v4.3.2 (Kepler SR2)
- Atlassion Connector v3.2.2.v20130909
- JIRA v5.2.10

Detail / analysis (network trace) of "Start Work" function:

Extrat of first GET, gives the workflow (with duedate required) :

GET /rest/api/latest/issue/MY-44/transitions?expand=transitions.fields
---
{
    "expand":"transitions",
    "transitions":[
        {
            "id":"11",
            "name":"Prendre en compte",
...
                "duedate":{
                    "required":true,
                    "schema":{
                        "type":"date",
                        "system":"duedate"
                    },
                    "name":"Date d'..ch..ance",
                    "operations":[
                        "set"
                    ]
                },
...

Extract of second GET, gives the issue content (duedate seems to have correct technical format) :

GET /rest/api/latest/issue/MY-44?expand=schema,names,transitions,editmeta,schema
---
{    "expand":"renderedFields,names,schema,transitions,operations,editmeta,changelog",
    "id":"251511",
    "self":"http://.../rest/api/latest/issue/251511",
    "key":"MY-44",
...
"duedate":"2014-07-23",
...

Third GET gives jira server info, not displayed here.

POST request transition :

POST /rest/api/latest/issue/251511/transitions?expand=transitions.fields
--- 
{"transition":{"id":11},"fields":{"summary":"Test SubTask","duedate":{"name":"23\/juil.\/14"}}}
Result is 400 Bad Request --- 
{"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"duedate":"La valeur de l'op..ration doit ..tre une cha..ne"}}

Complements

1) Reading question Jira eclipse MyLyn Due date date picker formatting problem, I try to change the date format picker in Advanced Settings -> Asvanced Configuration with yy-MM-dd (to have the same technical format date everywhere).
But nothing change :-(. The duedate in plugin UI & POST is always "23 juil. 2014"

2) I'm not admin of JIRA (to see configuration date on server), currently only information I have is that CVS import with dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm date format works.

3) When I change the duedate from Eclipse plugin & Submit, it works (duedate is yyyy-MM-dd) :

PUT /rest/api/latest/issue/251511
---
{
    "fields":{
        "issuetype":{
            "id":"11"
        },
...
        "duedate":"2014-07-28",
...
        "summary":"Test SubTask",
        "description":"Test",
        "assignee":{
            "name":"myUid"
        },
...
    }
}

=> I don't understand if it's a plugin bug (on transition), a locale configuration problem (client and/or server) or the duedate field definition (duedate":{"name":[date] seems strange).

Thank you in advance on any suggestion.

[jjaroczynski · Accepted solution]

The fix has been applied. Please try the latest snapshot build for 3.2.4 and let us know in case of any issues.

Snapshot update site: http://update.atlassian.com/atlassian-eclipse-plugin/rest/nightly/e3.7

Cheers,
Jacek

[Alix Lourme]

Verified on 3.2.4.I20140807-1000. Thanks !

[Alix Lourme]

Verified on 3.2.4.I20140807-1000. Thanks !

[jjaroczynski]

Problem reproduced: https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/PLE-1565

We will try to fix it asap.

[Alix Lourme]

Hi Jacek. Thanks. Available for tests/informations helping to investigate (especially if it could depend of our jira context).

[jjaroczynski]

Hi,

Great analysis. Let us investigate the problem and get back to you shortly.

Thanks,
Jacek