Starting with version 5.0.0, the JMWE add-on is provided with a Groovy script editor and tester in the post-function configuration screens. This document details the Groovy editor in JMWE, its features, its availability and keyboard shortcuts.
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Groovy editor features
Groovy editor in JMWE is where you should be writing your Groovy scripts. This editor has the ability to:
Automatically indent code
Check for syntax errors in the code
- Colorize keywords, comments, variables and so on
The editor also provides advanced features, such as find and replace, that are available through keyboard shortcuts.
Groovy editor availability
The Groovy script editor in JMWE is available on the:
- Post-function configuration screen when you select:
Groovy expression/Groovy Templateas Value type in the post-functions that set a field valueGroovy expressionas Comment type in the post-functions that comment an issue/Groovy Template- the Conditional execution option in any post-function
- Post-function configuration screen of the Create/Clone issue post-function when you select:
Calculatedas ProjectCalculatedas Parent issueSet field value from GroovyorSet field value from Groovy templatewhile setting a field in Set fields of new issueGroovy expressionas Comment type while adding a comment to the current issue/Groovy Template
- Post-function configuration screen of the Email issue post-function while writing the Email content and recipients
- Post-function configuration screen of the Link issues to the current issue post-function while writing the JQL search expression
- Post-function configuration screen of the Unlink issues from the current issue post-function
- Configuration screens of the Scripted (Groovy) condition, Scripted (Groovy) validator and Scripted (Groovy) operation on issue post-function
- Groovy script tester admin screen that allows you to test/run Groovy scripts
- Post-function configuration screen when you select:
Groovy editor toolbar
The Groovy editor has a toolbar with the following features. Clicking on:
- Find: Opens the search box. Use /re/ syntax for regexp search
- Find Next: Post a search, finds the next occurrence of the search
- Replace: Opens the Replace window. Replace a certain text with a specified text
- Test Groovy Script: Opens the Test Groovy script window to input the Issue key. Use it to test your script.
- Test again: Retests your script
The shortcuts for Find, Find Next and Replace are shown in the table below.
Groovy editor keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following shortcut keys as an alternative to the mouse when working in this editor, while the cursor is active in a code editor:
| Command | Description | PC | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opens the search box. Use /re/ syntax for regexp search | Ctrl-F | Cmd-F |
| Post a search, finds the next occurrence of the search | Ctrl-G | Cmd-G |
findPrev | Post a search, finds the previous occurrence of the search | Shift-Ctrl-G | Shift-Cmd-G |
| Opens the Replace window. | Shift-Ctrl-F | Cmd-Alt-F |
replaceAll | Opens the Replace all window | Shift-Ctrl-R | Shift-Cmd-Alt-F |
selectAll | Select the whole content of the editor | Ctrl-A | Cmd-A |
singleSelection | When multiple selections are present, this deselects all but the primary selection | Esc | Esc |
killLine | Deletes the part of the line after the cursor. If that consists only of whitespace, the newline at the end of the line is also deleted. | Ctrl-K | |
deleteLine | Deletes the whole line under the cursor, including newline at the end. | Ctrl-D | Cmd-D |
delWrappedLineLeft | Delete the part of the line from the left side of the visual line the cursor is on to the cursor. | Cmd-Backspace | |
delWrappedLineRight | Delete the part of the line from the cursor to the right side of the visual line the cursor is on. | Cmd-Delete | |
undo | Undo the last change | Ctrl-Z | Cmd-Z |
redo | Redo the last undone change | Ctrl-Y | Shift-Cmd-Z or Cmd-Y |
undoSelection | Undo the last change to the selection, or if there are no selection only changes at the top of the history, undo the last change. | Ctrl-U | Cmd-U |
redoSelection | Redo the last change to the selection, or the last text change if no selection changes remain. | Alt-U | Shift-Cmd-U |
goDocStart | Move the cursor to the start of the document. | Ctrl-Home | Cmd-Up or Cmd-Home |
goDocEnd | Move the cursor to the end of the document. | Ctrl-End | Cmd-End or Cmd-Down |
goLineStart | Move the cursor to the start of the line. | Alt-Left | Ctrl-A |
goLineStartSmart | Move to the start of the text on the line, or if we are already there, to the actual start of the line (including whitespace). | Home | Home |
goLineEnd | Move the cursor to the end of the line. | Alt-Right | Ctrl-E |
goLineRight | Move the cursor to the right side of the visual line it is on. | Cmd-Right | |
goLineLeft | Move the cursor to the left side of the visual line it is on. If this line is wrapped, that may not be the start of the line. | Cmd-Left | |
goLineUp | Move the cursor up one line. | Up | Ctrl-P |
goLineDown | Move down one line. | Down | Ctrl-N |
goPageUp | Move the cursor up one screen and scroll up by the same distance. | PageUp | Shift-Ctrl-V |
goPageDown | Move the cursor down one screen and scroll down by the same distance. | PageDown | Ctrl-V |
goCharLeft | Move the cursor one character left, going to the previous line when hitting the start of the line. | Left | Ctrl-B |
goCharRight | Move the cursor one character right, going to the next line when hitting the end of the line. | Right | Ctrl-F |
goWordLeft | Move the cursor to the start of the previous word. | Alt-B | |
goWordRight | Move the cursor to the end of the next word. | Alt-F | |
goGroupLeft | Move to the left of the group before the cursor. | Ctrl-Left | Alt-Left |
goGroupRight | Move to the right of the group after the cursor. | Ctrl-Right | Alt-Right |
delCharBefore | Delete the character before the cursor. | Shift-Backspace | Ctrl-H |
delCharAfter | Delete the character after the cursor. | Delete | Ctrl-D |
delWordBefore | Delete up to the start of the word before the cursor. | Alt-Backspace | |
delWordAfter | Delete up to the end of the word after the cursor. | Alt-D | |
delGroupBefore | Delete to the left of the group before the cursor. | Ctrl-Backspace | Alt-Backspace |
delGroupAfter | Delete to the start of the group after the cursor. | Ctrl-Delete | Ctrl-Alt-Backspace or Alt-Delete |
indentAuto | Auto-indent the current line or selection. | Shift-Tab | Shift-Tab |
indentMore | Indent the current line or selection by one indent unit. | Ctrl-] | Cmd-] |
indentLess | Dedent the current line or selection by one indent unit. | Ctrl-[ | Cmd-[ |
defaultTab | If something is selected, indent it by one indent unit. If nothing is selected, insert a tab character. | Tab | Tab |
transposeChars | Swap the characters before and after the cursor. | Ctrl-T | |
newlineAndIndent | Insert a newline and auto-indent the new line. | Enter | Enter |
toggleOverwrite | Flip the overwrite flag. | Insert | Insert |
Group
A group is a stretch of word characters, a stretch of punctuation characters, a newline, or a stretch of more than one whitespace character.