This is a python Jira command line interface.

Prerequisites:

python
python-yaml
python-restkit

Installation:

  pip install jiraclient

Sample usage:

  jiraclient -S 'Create an issue with this summary'
  jiraclient --template epic.yaml

Templates:

Create a set of issues with a YAML formatted template file like this:

python jiraclient.py --template project.yaml

# -- project.yaml file
epic name: Epic Name
summary: This is an Epic
description: Epic description
stories:
  - summary: s1 summary
    description: story s1 has is a very long description for a jira story that will keep on going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going
    timetracking: 1h
    subtasks:
      - summary: s1 st1 summary
        description: s1 st1 description
        timetracking: 30m
      - summary: s1 st2 summary
        timetracking: 30m
  - summary: s2 summary
    description: story s2 description
    timetracking: 1h
    subtasks:
      - summary: s2 st1 summary
        description: st 1 description
        timetracking: 30m
      - summary: s2 st2 summary
        description: st 2 description
        timetracking: 1h
  - summary: s3 summary
    description: story s3 description
    timetracking: 1h
    subtasks:
      - summary: s3 st1 summary
        description: s3 st 1 description
        timetracking: 1h
      - summary: s3 st2 summary
        description: s3 st 2 description

General Usage

Usage: jiraclient.py [options]

 Sample Usage:
  - Standard issue creation in project named INFOSYS:
    jiraclient.py -u 'username' -p 'jirapassword' -A 'auser' -P INFOSYS -T task -S 'Do some task'

 - Get numerical Version IDs for Project named INFOSYS:
   jiraclient.py -u 'username' -p 'jirapassword' -a getVersions INFOSYS

 - Get numerical Component IDs for Project named INFOSYS:
   jiraclient.py -u 'username' -p 'jirapassword' -a getComponents INFOSYS

 - Create an issue with a specified Component and Fix Version 
   and assign it to myself:
   jiraclient.py -u 'username' -p 'jirapassword' -A 'username' -P INFOSYS -Q major -F 10000  -C 10003 -T epic -S 'Investigate Platform IFS'


Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --config=CONFIG       Read configuration from this file
  -a API, --api=API     Call this API method
  -c COMMENT, --comment=COMMENT
                        Comment text
  -l LOGLEVEL, --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
                        Set the log level
  --link=LINK           Link two issues
  --unlink=UNLINK       Unlink two issues
  --subtask=SUBTASK     Make issue into a sub-task of another
  --template=TEMPLATE   Make a set of Issues based on a YAML template file
  -n, --noop            Parse bug file but don't connect to Jira
  -u USER, --user=USER  Jira user
  -p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
                        Jira password
  -d, --display         Display an existing given Jira issue ID
  -i ISSUEID, --issue=ISSUEID
                        Jira issue ID (to modify)
  -r REMAINING, --remaining=REMAINING
                        Jira issue time 'remaining estimate'
  -t TIMETRACKING, --time=TIMETRACKING
                        Jira issue time 'original estimate'
  -A ASSIGNEE, --assignee=ASSIGNEE
                        Jira assignee
  -C COMPONENTS, --components=COMPONENTS
                        Jira project components, comma separated list
  -D DESCRIPTION, --description=DESCRIPTION
                        Jira issue description text
  -E ENVIRONMENT, --environment=ENVIRONMENT
                        Jira environment
  -F FIXVERSIONS, --fixVersions=FIXVERSIONS
                        Jira project 'fix versions', comma separated list
  -P PROJECT, --project=PROJECT
                        Jira project
  -Q PRIORITY, --priority=PRIORITY
                        Issue priority name
  -S SUMMARY, --summary=SUMMARY
                        Issue summary
  -T TYPE, --type=TYPE  Issue type
  -U JIRAURL, --jiraurl=JIRAURL
                        The Jira URL
  -V AFFECTSVERSIONS, --affecstVersions=AFFECTSVERSIONS
                        Jira project 'affects versions', comma separated list
  --epic_theme=EPIC_THEME
                        Jira project 'Epic/Theme', custom field ID (eg.
                        customfield_10010)
  --prefix=PREFIX       Specify prefix text to prepend to all Issue summaries
  --syslog              Use syslog
  -v, --version         Version information