Bash script for logging time to a Jira task

worklog

#!/bin/bash
####based on https://gist.github.com/patrick-blom/593dd02338490941f4ba09f714e821c3 with API support instead of basic auth####
####Jira cloud doesn't support basic auth####
####add a worklog to a specific jira issue####
####get API token from https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens####

#arguments:
#-i: issue or ticket number
#-t: time in minutes
#-c: comment for the worklog

#optional:
#-u: jira user, if not defined in script

####example
#worklog -i SCRUM-42 -t 15 -c "Daily Scrum"

#####configuration
jiraUser="[USERNAME]"
jiraDomain="[JIRA_URL]"
jiraAPIToken="[APITOKEN]"
#####configuration

for arg in "$@"
do
    if [ "$arg" == "--help" ] || [ "$arg" == "-h" ]
    then
        echo -e "####add a worklog to a specific jira issue####"
        echo -e ""
        echo -e "arguments:"
        echo -e "-i: issue or ticket number"
        echo -e "-t: time in minutes"
        echo -e "-c: comment for the worklog"
        echo -e ""
        echo -e "optional:"
        echo -e "-u: jira user, if not defined in script"
        echo -e ""
        echo -e "####example"
        echo -e "worklog -i SCRUM-42 -t 15 -c \"Daily Scrum\" "
        exit 0
    fi
done

while getopts u:i:t:c: option
do
case "${option}"
in
u) jiraUser=${OPTARG};;
i) issue=${OPTARG};;
t) timeInSeconds=$((${OPTARG}* 60));;
c) comment="${OPTARG}";;
esac
done

currentDateTime=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000+0000")

if [[ -z "$issue" || -z "$timeInSeconds" || -z "$comment" ]]; then
        echo -e "the paramters -i, -t and -c are requiered!"
        echo -e "use --help or -h for help"
        exit 1
fi

if [ -z "$jiraUser" ]; then
        read -p "Enter Username: " jiraUser
fi

echo -e "";

dataString=$( jq -n \
                  --arg c "$comment" \
                  --arg cdt "$currentDateTime" \
                  --arg t "$timeInSeconds" \
                  '{comment:$c,started:$cdt,timeSpentSeconds:$t}')

curl -u $jiraUser:$jiraAPIToken -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "$jiraDomain/rest/api/2/issue/$issue/worklog" -d "$dataString"