How to specify valid searcher for custom field types?

[LukasG]

In the JIRA developer documentation for custom field types there is mentioned that in order to make a new custom field type searchable one can use the element valid searcher.

<customfield-type ...> ...

<valid-searcher package="com.atlassian.jira.issue.customfields.searchers" key="numberrange" />

</customfield-type>

Should this still work in JIRA 6.4 ?

[LukasG · Accepted solution]

I got it working! The solution is to specify the correct package. I used the java package. But one must use the package key which is defined in the system-customfieldtypes-plugin.xml (in the jira-project itself).

Example:

<customfield-type key="euro-field" name="Euro" class="de.codecentric.jira.customfields.EuroCFType">
    <description> A custom field type for an Euro Value.
    </description>
    <resource type="velocity" name="view" location="templates/cf_euro/view.vm" />
    <resource type="velocity" name="edit" location="templates/cf_euro/edit.vm" />
    <valid-searcher package="com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes" key="numberrange" />
</customfield-type>

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Yes, it does. You need to pick the searcher when you create the custom field.

[LukasG]

When I add/edit the field there is an error message "There are no search templates for this custom field type" 

Can you post an example?

I cant get this to work - and I just found a similar question. If possible I would like to avoid a dummy searcher.. see: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/69644