com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.api
Interface MetadataRestClient

public interface MetadataRestClient

Serves information about JIRA metadata like server information, issue types defined, stati, priorities and resolutions. This data constitutes a data dictionary which then JIRA issues base on.

Since:

v2.0

Method Summary

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Field>>	getFields() Retrieves information about JIRA custom and system fields.
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<IssuelinksType>>	getIssueLinkTypes() Retrieves from the server complete list of available issue types
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<IssueType>	getIssueType(URI uri) Retrieves from the server complete information about selected issue type
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<IssueType>>	getIssueTypes() Retrieves from the server complete list of available issue type
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Priority>>	getPriorities() Retrieves from the server complete list of available priorities
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Priority>	getPriority(URI uri) Retrieves from the server complete information about selected priority
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Resolution>	getResolution(URI uri) Retrieves from the server complete information about selected resolution
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Resolution>>	getResolutions() Retrieves from the server complete information about selected resolution
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<ServerInfo>	getServerInfo() Retrieves information about this JIRA instance
com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Status>	getStatus(URI uri) Retrieves complete information about selected status

Method Detail

getIssueType

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<IssueType> getIssueType(URI uri)

Retrieves from the server complete information about selected issue type

Parameters:

uri - URI to issue type resource (one can get it e.g. from self attribute of issueType field of an issue).

Returns:

complete information about issue type resource

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

getIssueTypes

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<IssueType>> getIssueTypes()

Retrieves from the server complete list of available issue type

Returns:

complete information about issue type resource

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

Since:

com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.api 1.0, server 5.0

getIssueLinkTypes

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<IssuelinksType>> getIssueLinkTypes()

Retrieves from the server complete list of available issue types

Returns:

list of available issue types for this JIRA instance

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (if linking is disabled on the server, connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

Since:

server 4.3, com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.api 0.5

getStatus

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Status> getStatus(URI uri)

Retrieves complete information about selected status

Parameters:

uri - URI to this status resource (one can get it e.g. from self attribute of status field of an issue)

Returns:

complete information about the selected status

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

getPriority

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Priority> getPriority(URI uri)

Retrieves from the server complete information about selected priority

Parameters:

uri - URI for the priority resource

Returns:

complete information about the selected priority

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

getPriorities

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Priority>> getPriorities()

Retrieves from the server complete list of available priorities

Returns:

complete information about the selected priority

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

Since:

com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.api 1.0, server 5.0

getResolution

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Resolution> getResolution(URI uri)

Retrieves from the server complete information about selected resolution

Parameters:

uri - URI for the resolution resource

Returns:

complete information about the selected resolution

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

getResolutions

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Resolution>> getResolutions()

Retrieves from the server complete information about selected resolution

Returns:

complete information about the selected resolution

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

Since:

com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.api 1.0, server 5.0

getServerInfo

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<ServerInfo> getServerInfo()

Retrieves information about this JIRA instance

Returns:

information about this JIRA instance

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)

getFields

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.Promise<Iterable<Field>> getFields()

Retrieves information about JIRA custom and system fields.

Returns:

information about JIRA custom and system fields.

Throws:

RestClientException - in case of problems (connectivity, malformed messages, etc.)