jira automated ReIndex script for version 5 and later

[Areg Vrtanesyan _Work_]

Hi

I have the reindex script configured to fire the reindex process on Jira 4.4 and it works nice.

It is based on something similar to this one: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/92800/activating-jira-indexing-via-script

#!/bin/sh
# This script detects if Jira is suggesting a re-index is necessary
# and triggers it if this is the case.
# This script is designed to be run from cron

THISPROC=`basename $0` # Set our name to the called command name
MAILFILE=/tmp/jiramail-$$
echo "[$THISPROC - Version 1.02 - 28-Mar-2012]" | tee ${MAILFILE}
echo " " | tee ${MAILFILE}

if [[ ${1} == "" ]]; then
        echo "Need to specify Jira hostname"  | tee -a ${MAILFILE}
        rm $MAILFILE
        exit
fi


JIRA_URL=${1}
DASHBOARD_PAGE_URL=http://${JIRA_URL}/secure/Dashboard.jspa
PROJECT_PAGE_URL=http://${JIRA_URL}/secure/project/ViewProjects.jspa
INDEX_PAGE_URL=http://${JIRA_URL}/secure/admin/jira/IndexReIndex.jspa
WEBSUDO_PAGE_URL=http://${JIRA_URL}/jira/secure/admin/WebSudoAuthenticate.jspa
MAIL_USERS="someuser@somemail.com"


COOKIE="/tmp/jiracoookie-$(date +%s)"
PASSWORD=$(grep ${JIRA_URL} ~/.netrc | cut -f6 -d" ")

echo "$(hostname): Starting Jira reindex $(date)" >> ${MAILFILE}
echo " "  >> ${MAILFILE}

RESULT=$(curl -s -n --cookie-jar ${COOKIE} ${PROJECT_PAGE_URL} | grep "It is recommended that you perform a re-index")

if [[ ${RESULT} != "" ]]; then
   echo "                  *  Re-index required - starting that now  *" >> ${MAILFILE}
   # Set the web sudo token
   curl -s -n --cookie ${COOKIE} -d "webSudoPassword=${PASSWORD}" $WEBSUDO_PAGE_URL
   # Kick off the re-index
   curl -s -n --cookie ${COOKIE} --header "X-Atlassian-Token: no-check" -d "indexPathOption=DEFAULT" -d "Re-Index=Re-Index" -d "indexPath=" --output /dev/null ${INDEX_PAGE_URL}
else
   echo "                     No need to re-index this time" >> ${MAILFILE}
fi

cat ${MAILFILE} | mail -s "Jira re-index script - ${JIRA_URL}" ${MAIL_USERS}
rm -f ${MAILFILE} ${COOKIE}

This scripts perfectly detects if it necessary to Reindex instance for both Jira 4.4 and Jira 5.2.8 versions but it is failing to start ReIndex process on Jira 5.2.8.

I even tried to add the " -d "indexingStrategy=1" " option for Backround Index in Jira 5 but it does not help at all.

curl -s -n --cookie ${COOKIE} --header "X-Atlassian-Token: no-check" -d "indexPathOption=DEFAULT" -d "Re-Index=Re-Index" -d "indexPath=" --output /dev/null ${INDEX_PAGE_URL}

Does anyone done this and got working script?

Regards,

Areg

[Areg Vrtanesyan _Work_ · Accepted solution]

Hi Timothy

Here is the part of curl output where it says about reindexing:

<p>Jira made configuration changes in section 'Plugins' at 20/May/13 9:46 AM. It is recommended that you perform a re-index. For more information, please click the Help icon.<p>To perform the re-index now, please go to the '<a href='/secure/admin/jira/IndexAdmin.jspa'>Indexing</a>' section.<p>Note: So that you only have to re-index once, you may wish to complete any other configuration changes before performing the re-index.</div>

The problem is that Reindexing is changed in Jira 5 and it supports background option.

The script is normally detects that reindexing required but can't kick off the reindex ....

Regards,

Areg

[Danilo Conrad]

From JIRA 6.1 onwards there is a much simpler way to trigger a re-index - by using the REST API:

https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/6.1/#d2e3239

[Timothy]

Why don't you print out the result of the curl for the page. Does it really print out the "It is recommended that you perform a re-index" text?