⚠️ This project is deprecated. It was a first attempt to integrate GitLab and Jira levearing Python (and experimenting with mypy) ⚠️

Refer to https://github.com/boh717/jitlab for an updated version of this.

Configuration Prerequisites

To use jitab you need three things:

• a gitlab token with api permissions (issue one here https://gitlab.com/profile/personal_access_tokens)
• a jira token (issue one here https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens)
• a Json configuration file called .jitab in your home:

{
    "gitlab": {
        "token": <gitlab-token>,
        "username": <gitlab-username>
    },
    "jira": {
        "token": <jira-token>,
        "username": <jira-username>
    }
}

Board Prerequisites

Jitab works with both kanban and scrum workflows, but on jira there's a third board type (simple) which screws things up.

A simple board can be both... And its purpose is to help people setting up boards fast.

Jitab treats by default kanban and simple the same way, but if you're using scrum workflow and your team's board is simple, then jitab won't work.

In future releases we may fix this problem or simply ask to change your board type to a proper scrum.

Configuration

Once you fulfilled all the requirements, start using jitab by configuring it.

Run jitab config and follow the questions you'll be asked. You should run this command only once (or if you change the board).

Your global .jitab will be updated.

Project init

Every project you want to use jitab with should be initialized.

Run jitab init to do it. This will create a local .jitab file with project information. For example:

{
    "id": 12345678,
    "name": "Jitab",
    "description": "",
    "path": "jitab"
}

Working on tasks

Jitab will read issues from jira and will create a local git branch according to the jira task title.

Commands involved in this process are:

• jitab new picks tasks from your to-do columns
• jitab wip picks tasks from your wip columns

Branches will follow this naming convention (i.e. feature/TEST-12-your-branch-title).

Pushing changes

Jitab supports git commit and will prefix the message with the jira key (i.e. TEST-12: awesome message).

Run jitab commit -m 'awesome message'

Creating merge request

Once you're happy with your changes, you can create the merge request issuing jitab mr.