IssueCreationExamples.groovy

import DateHelper;
import IssueCreationHelper;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.DayOfWeek;
import java.time.Month;

def now = LocalDate.now();
def monday = now.plusDays(3); // in my use case this runs on Fridays
def month = now.getMonth();

// Create a task for each day of next week
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    IssueCreationHelper.Create(
        new SimpleJiraCreation(
                priorityId = "2", // priority id, obtainable from jira admin -> issues tab -> Priorities -> (hover over the edit button)
                projectKey = "HI", // Project shortkey (obtainable from your issue key. If your new issue has 'HELP-10' as key, then 'HELP' is the project shortkey.
                typeId = "3", // type id, obtainable from jira admin -> issues tab -> (hover over the edit button)
                summary = "Daily task for ${monday.plusDays(i).format("dd-MM")}", // summary
                description = "Very elaborate description", // description
                epicKey = "EPIC-RANDOM", //JIRA key of the EPIC you want to link this to, if any. Value null if none.
                dueDate = monday.plusDays(i), // due date, null if none
                assigneeUserName = null, // assignee username
                reporterUserName = null, // reporter user name (if blank, will use current user)
                customer = null, // customer name, in my use case this is a custom field with single select
                workflowActionId = 61 // workflow action id, obtainable from jira admin -> issues tab -> workflows -> select workflow for type -> edit -> set to text display, hover over 'edit' of desired transition
        )
    );
}

// Create a simple task once every week
IssueCreationHelper.Create(
    new SimpleJiraCreation(
        priorityId = "4",
        projectKey = "HI",
        typeId = "3",
        summary = "Weekly task",
        description = "Very elaborate description",
        customer = null
    )
);

// Create this task only if next week contains the first of the month
LocalDate workDay = DateHelper.
  getTaskDateIfTaskNeedsToBeCreated(
    false, // if day falls in a weekend, does it need to be created this week?
    1 // day of the month
  );

if (workDay != null) {
    IssueCreationHelper.Create(
        new SimpleJiraCreation(
                priorityId = "4",
                projectKey = "HI",
                typeId = "3",
                summary = "Monthly task",
                description = "Very elaborate description",
                customer = null
        )
    );
}

// Create a task only in specific months / once a quarter on a specific day
// ScriptEdtior can't handle inline declared arrays
Month[] quarterlyMonths = new Month[4];
quarterlyMonths[0] = Month.JANUARY;
quarterlyMonths[1] = Month.APRIL;
quarterlyMonths[2] = Month.JULY;
quarterlyMonths[3] = Month.OCTOBER;
workDay = DateHelper.getTaskDateIfTaskNeedsToBeCreated(false, 1, quarterlyMonths);
if (workDay != null) {
    IssueCreationHelper.Create(
        new SimpleJiraCreation(
                priorityId = "4",
                projectKey = "HI",
                typeId = "3",
                summary = "Quarterly task",
                description = "Very elaborate description",
                customer = null
        )
    );
}

// Create a task only once a year
workDay = DateHelper.getTaskDateIfTaskNeedsToBeCreated(false, 12, Month.DECEMBER);

if (workDay != null) {
    IssueCreationHelper.Create(
        new SimpleJiraCreation(
                priorityId = "4",
                projectKey = "HI",
                typeId = "3",
                summary = "Yearly task",
                description = "Very elaborate description",
                customer = null
        )
    );
}