When building java to configure a workflow function plugin how to get the step during input (not edit)

[Jay Jay]

I am building an workflow function plugin and in the configuration of it I'd like to get the step or some handle to the workflow so I can display a list of valid transitions for the current step.

In the edit screen I can do this as I get an ActionDescriptor passed to my code, but in the input function getVelocityParamsForInput(Map velocityParams) I don't get any such information and can't figure out how to get a handle to the workflow that is being currently edited, or the step of the workflow which is being edited.

[JamieA · Accepted solution]

It does not seem to be passed in. The only way I have been able to get it is like this:

HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest = ServletActionContext.getRequest();

velocityParams.put("workflowStep", httpServletRequest.getParameter("workflowStep"));

You also have the name, mode and transition, from that you can get a handle to workflow current step and work out the valid transitions.

[Jay Jay]

Thanks, that sounds promising.

I can see webwork.ServletActionContext at compile time, but not at runtime. Maybe it is because I changed it while in the debugger? Should this class be on the runtime classpath if I build/install the plugin properly?

[JamieA]

You get a class not found error at runtime? Try reploying your plugin and restarting jira.

> Should this class be on the runtime classpath if I build/install the plugin properly?

Far as I know, yes. Works for me...

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

You can get he workflow like this:

JiraWorkflow workflow = workflowManager.getWorkflow(issue);

And a step for a status like this:

StepDescriptor step = workflow.getLinkedStep(constantsManager().getStatus(status));

[JamieA]

But you don't have any issue in the screen he's talking about, ie the one where you can set parameters for a workflow function. Unless I'm completely missing the point of the question.

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Ah I see!. getVelocityParamsForInput - I should have noticed!