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Select a subset of available options of a checklist/multi-select based on a regular expression - Groovy

Owned by Radhika Vijji. (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Nov 19, 2018
1 min read

Abstract

This code snippet sets a Checklist/Multi-select type field with a subset of the available options based on a regular expression

Logic

Access the available options of the Checklist/Multi-select type field and retain all the options that match the regular expression.

Snippet

def regExp = ~/^(?i).*<Text to match in the option>.*/
issue.getAvailableOptions("<Name of the field>").findAll{
  it.getValue().matches(regExp)
}

Placeholders

PlaceholderDescriptionExample
<Name of the field>Name of the field of type Checkboxes/Select list(multiple choices)Tasks list
<Text in the option>Text the options must contain to be selectedInstallation

Examples

The output of the code is a Collection<Option> which you could use in a Groovy expression, for example to - Set a Checkboxes/Multi-select field with a subset of its available options. Eg: Select all the Installation tasks in the Checkboxes/Multi-select type field in

  • one of the Set Field Value post-functions

  • the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section

    def regExp = ~/^(?i).*installation.*/
issue.getAvailableOptions("Installations list").findAll{
  it.getValue().matches(regExp)
}

References