Hey everyone,
I’m working on a project where we use both Gerrit for code reviews and Jira for issue tracking. I’m trying to figure out how to set up a connection between these two tools. What I’m aiming for is to have comments made during code reviews in Gerrit automatically show up in the corresponding Jira issue.
Has anyone done this before? I’m not sure where to start or what kind of setup this would require. Are there any plugins or integrations that can help with this? Or do I need to write some custom code to make it happen?
Any tips or guidance would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!
I’ve tackled a similar integration before, and it’s definitely doable with some custom development. Your best bet is to leverage the REST APIs of both Jira and Gerrit. You’ll need to set up a webhook in Gerrit to trigger your custom script whenever a new comment is added. This script would then use Gerrit’s API to fetch the comment details and Jira’s API to update the corresponding issue.
The trickiest part is mapping Gerrit changes to Jira issues. One approach is to include the Jira issue key in the Gerrit commit message or change description. Your script can then parse this to identify the correct Jira issue.
It’s not a plug-and-play solution, but with some coding effort, you can create a robust integration that fits your exact needs. Just make sure to handle authentication securely and test thoroughly before deploying to production.
hey, i’ve worked on somethin similar before. you can use gerrit’s webhooks to trigger a script when comments are added. then use the APIs to grab the comment from gerrit and post it to jira. you’ll need to figure out how to map gerrit changes to jira issues tho. maybe put the jira key in the commit message? it’s not super easy but doable with some coding
I’ve actually implemented something similar in my previous role. We ended up building a custom solution using both Jira and Gerrit’s REST APIs. It was a bit of work, but totally worth it.
The key was setting up a webhook in Gerrit that fired whenever a new comment was added. Our script would then grab the comment details and the associated change. We made sure to include the Jira issue key in our commit messages, which made it easy to map Gerrit changes to Jira issues.
On the Jira side, we used their API to add the Gerrit comments as new comments on the relevant issue. We also added a small indicator to show it came from Gerrit.
One tricky bit was handling permissions and authentication securely. We ended up using service accounts with limited permissions for both systems.
It took some trial and error, but the end result was really smooth. Developers loved seeing the Gerrit comments right in Jira without any extra effort on their part. Definitely improved our workflow!