How can I create a custom event to trigger a custom listener when a custom field get updated

[Greeshma A R]

I am trying to use the Script Runner plugin section for Custom Listeners to fire an  custom event when a particular custom field is updated, but i can't find any option in jira to create a custom event for triggering custom Listener

[Alexey Matveev · Accepted solution]

You need to fire the event in a transaction. You can find more info here:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/configure-a-custom-event-notification-for-a-specific-jira-workflow-transition-or-status-720831525.html

[Greeshma A R]

I don't want to send notification, but i want to trigger a custom listener which i wrote in script listener when ever an custom field in the issue get updated.Is it possible to create a custom event to invoke a listener?

[Alexey Matveev]

You can throw an event with

IssueManager.updateIssue(ApplicationUser user, MutableIssue issue, UpdateIssueRequest updateIssueRequest)

You set an event in UpdateIssueRequest. But the event must be created first before you can throw it.

[Greeshma A R]

But, I want to trigger updateIssue only if a particular custom field (says functionality) get updated.How to give this condition in updateIssue

[Alexey Matveev]

It seems to me that the architecture of your application is too much complicated.

But you know better. You could create a listener on the Update Issue Event and check what fields changed. If the required field changed then you can raise an event. You can find more info here

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Answers-Developer-Questions/How-to-detect-if-a-field-value-was-changed/qaq-p/545861

Look at Sascha Becker answer

[Greeshma A R]

It worked.Thanks you alexey

[Andrew P]

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