distinct()

Number list

This function removes all duplicates from a number list.

Bash
distinct(numberList) #Output: Number list

Examples

Parser expression

Description

Bash
%{distinct([1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5])}

This example returns

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Bash
%{distinct(append(toNumberList(%{issue.versions.id}),toNumberList(%{issue.fixVersions.id})))}

This example returns a distinct number list of both affected and fix version/s id/s of the current issue, e.g.

10002,10000,10001

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter

Input (data type)

Description

numberList

number list

Any given number list.

Output

This function returns a number list .

If the list is empty, the function returns an empty  number list .


Text list

This function removes all duplicates from a text list.

Bash
distinct(textList) #Output: Text list

Examples

Parser expression

Description

Bash
%{distinct(["blue", "green", "yellow", "blue", "yellow"])}

This example returns

blue, green, yellow

Bash
%{distinct(append(toStringList(%{issue.versions}),toStringList(%{issue.fixVersions})))}

This example returns a distinct text list of both affected and fix version/s of the current issue, e.g.

1.1,1.0,2.0

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter

Input (data type)

Description

textList

text list

Any given text list.

Output

The function returns a text list .

If the list is empty, the function returns an empty  text list .


Issue list

This function removes all duplicates from an issue list.

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distinct(issueList) #Output: Issue list

Examples

Parser expression

Description

Bash
%{distinct(linkedIssues())}

This example returns an issue list of linked issues, with only one occurrence per issue, although an issue may be linked with more than one issue link type.

To achieve this, the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter

Input (data type)

Description

issueList

issue list

Any given issue list. Usually this value is retrieved from a function (e.g. linkedIssues() or subtasks()).

Output

This function returns an issue list .

If the list is empty, the function returns an empty  issue list .


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