Looking for JavaScript library to interact with JIRA's XML-RPC API

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Hey everyone,

I’m trying to find a JavaScript library that can work with JIRA’s XML-RPC API. Our company is using an older version of JIRA (3.13) so we can’t use the newer SOAP/JSON API.

Does anyone know of any good libraries out there? I’m open to jQuery-based solutions or vanilla JavaScript. Even some basic examples of how to make XML-RPC calls to JIRA from JavaScript would be super helpful.

I’ve been searching online but haven’t had much luck finding anything specific to JIRA. Any pointers or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help!

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hey, have u tried xmlrpc.js? its pretty lightweight and works well with older jira versions. heres a quick example:

var client = xmlrpc.createClient({ host: 'your-jira-url', path: '/rpc/xmlrpc' });
client.methodCall('jira.getIssue', ['PROJ-123'], function(error, value) {
  console.log('Issue:', value);
});

hope this helps! lmk if u need more info

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I’ve been in your shoes before, dealing with legacy JIRA systems. Have you looked into the xml-rpc npm package? It’s been a lifesaver for me when working with older JIRA versions.

Here’s a quick snippet to get you started:

const xmlrpc = require('xml-rpc');

const client = xmlrpc.createClient({ host: 'your-jira-url', port: 80, path: '/rpc/xmlrpc' });

client.methodCall('jira.getIssue', ['PROJ-123'], (error, value) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  } else {
    console.log('Issue details:', value);
  }
});

This approach has worked well for me in the past. Just remember to handle authentication properly and be mindful of any rate limiting on your JIRA instance. Good luck with your integration!

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I’ve had success using the davexmlrpc library for interacting with older JIRA versions via XML-RPC. It’s straightforward to set up and use in both Node.js and browser environments. The documentation is clear, and it handles the XML encoding/decoding seamlessly.

For your JIRA 3.13 instance, you’ll want to ensure XML-RPC is enabled on the server side. Then, you can make calls like this:

const xmlrpc = require('davexmlrpc');

xmlrpc.client('http://your-jira-url/rpc/xmlrpc', 'jira.getIssue', ['PROJ-123'], 'xml', (err, data) => {
  if (err) console.error(err);
  else console.log(data);
});

This approach has worked well for me in similar legacy integration scenarios. Just be mindful of security considerations when exposing XML-RPC endpoints.