Fetch JIRA Issue

Fetch JIRA Issue

This skill fetches detailed information about a JIRA issue from the Red Hat JIRA REST API. It retrieves status, assignee, priority, resolution, comments, linked PRs, and classifies the issue's progress as ACTIVE, STALLED, or NEEDS_ATTENTION.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Check the status and progress of a JIRA bug linked to a regression triage
• Determine if a bug is being actively worked on or needs attention
• Extract PR links from JIRA comments
• Get assignee and component information for a JIRA issue
• Analyze recent comment activity on a bug

Prerequisites

1. JIRA API Token: Required for authentication

   • Set environment variable: export JIRA_TOKEN="your-token"
   • Obtain from: https://issues.redhat.com (Profile > Personal Access Tokens)
   • Alternatively, pass --token TOKEN on the command line

2. Network Access: Must be able to reach issues.redhat.com

   • Check: curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' https://issues.redhat.com
   • VPN may be required

3. Python 3: Python 3.6 or later

   • Check: python3 --version
   • Uses only standard library (no external dependencies)

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Run the Python Script

# Path to the Python script
script_path="plugins/ci/skills/fetch-jira-issue/fetch_jira_issue.py"

# Fetch issue data in JSON format (default)
python3 "$script_path" OCPBUGS-74401 --format json

# Or fetch as human-readable summary
python3 "$script_path" OCPBUGS-74401 --format summary

# Pass token explicitly instead of using JIRA_TOKEN env var
python3 "$script_path" OCPBUGS-74401 --token "your-token" --format json

Step 2: Parse the Output

The script outputs structured JSON data that can be further processed:

# Store result in variable
jira_data=$(python3 "$script_path" OCPBUGS-74401 --format json)

# Extract key fields
status=$(echo "$jira_data" | jq -r '.status')
assignee=$(echo "$jira_data" | jq -r '.assignee.display_name // "Unassigned"')
progress_level=$(echo "$jira_data" | jq -r '.progress.level')
progress_reason=$(echo "$jira_data" | jq -r '.progress.reason')

# Check progress classification
echo "Status: $status"
echo "Assignee: $assignee"
echo "Progress: $progress_level - $progress_reason"

Step 3: Use Progress Classification

The skill automatically classifies issue progress:

• ACTIVE: Issue is being worked on (assigned with recent activity, PRs linked, or active status)
• STALLED: Issue is assigned but has no activity in 14+ days
• NEEDS_ATTENTION: Issue is NEW/unassigned or has no progress
• RESOLVED: Issue is closed/verified

# Example: Check if a triaged regression's bug needs attention
progress_level=$(echo "$jira_data" | jq -r '.progress.level')

case "$progress_level" in
  "ACTIVE")
    echo "Bug is being worked on - no action needed"
    ;;
  "STALLED")
    echo "Bug may need attention - consider commenting or reassigning"
    ;;
  "NEEDS_ATTENTION")
    echo "Bug needs someone to pick it up"
    ;;
  "RESOLVED")
    echo "Bug is closed"
    ;;
esac

Error Handling

The script exits with code 1 and prints errors to stderr for these cases:

• No token: JIRA_TOKEN not set and --token not provided
• Auth failure (401): Token is invalid or expired
• Access denied (403): Token lacks permissions for the project
• Not found (404): Issue key doesn't exist
• Network error: Cannot reach issues.redhat.com (VPN may be required)

# Example: Handle missing token gracefully
if [ -z "$JIRA_TOKEN" ]; then
  echo "Warning: JIRA_TOKEN not set. Skipping JIRA analysis."
else
  jira_data=$(python3 "$script_path" "$jira_key" --format json 2>/dev/null)
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Warning: Failed to fetch JIRA issue. Continuing without JIRA data."
  fi
fi

Output Format

JSON Format (--format json)

{
  "key": "OCPBUGS-74401",
  "url": "https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-74401",
  "summary": "ovn-ipsec-host creates duplicate openssl attribute",
  "status": "Modified",
  "resolution": null,
  "priority": "Critical",
  "assignee": {
    "display_name": "Jane Developer",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "reporter": {
    "display_name": "John Reporter",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "components": ["Networking / cluster-network-operator"],
  "labels": ["Regression"],
  "fix_versions": ["4.22"],
  "created": "2026-01-20T14:30:00.000+0000",
  "updated": "2026-02-10T09:15:00.000+0000",
  "comment_count": 5,
  "comments": [
    {
      "author": "Jane Developer",
      "created": "2026-02-08T10:00:00.000+0000",
      "body": "PR submitted: https://github.com/openshift/ovn-kubernetes/pull/1234"
    }
  ],
  "linked_prs": [
    "https://github.com/openshift/ovn-kubernetes/pull/1234"
  ],
  "progress": {
    "level": "ACTIVE",
    "label": "ACTIVE",
    "reason": "PR in progress (1 linked)",
    "days_since_update": 2,
    "days_since_last_comment": 4
  }
}

Summary Format (--format summary)

JIRA Issue: OCPBUGS-74401
============================================================

Summary: ovn-ipsec-host creates duplicate openssl attribute
URL: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-74401
Status: Modified
Priority: Critical

Assignee: Jane Developer
Reporter: John Reporter

Components: Networking / cluster-network-operator
Labels: Regression
Fix Versions: 4.22

Created: 2026-01-20
Updated: 2026-02-10

Progress: ACTIVE - PR in progress (1 linked)
  Days since update: 2
  Days since last comment: 4

Linked PRs (1):
  - https://github.com/openshift/ovn-kubernetes/pull/1234

Recent Comments (1 of 5 total):
  [2026-02-08] Jane Developer:
    PR submitted: https://github.com/openshift/ovn-kubernetes/pull/1234

Notes

• The script uses only Python standard library modules (no pip dependencies)
• All comments are returned in the JSON output; the summary format shows only the last 3
• PR links are extracted from comment bodies using pattern matching for GitHub PR URLs
• Progress classification uses configurable thresholds: 7 days for "recent", 14 days for "stale"
• The --token flag takes precedence over the JIRA_TOKEN environment variable

See Also

• Related Command: /ci:analyze-regression - Uses this skill to check JIRA progress on triaged regressions
• Related Command: /ci:check-if-jira-regression-is-ongoing - Uses this skill for JIRA bug analysis
• Related Skill: fetch-regression-details - Fetches regression data that may link to JIRA bugs
• Related Skill: triage-regression - Creates triage records linking regressions to JIRA bugs
• JIRA REST API: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/rest-apis/