Improve handling of priority field in update_field_value action

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 2.5.1
+
+- Improve handling of `priority` field in update_field_value action to address [#65]
+
 ## 2.5.0
 
 - Added multithreading in linking multiple issue functionality to speed up the response.

actions/lib/formatters.py

@@ -119,3 +119,14 @@ def to_attachment_dict(attachment):
         'content': attachment.content,
     }
     return result
+
+
+def fmt_field_value(field, value):
+    """
+    Returns specific field values in formats required by JIRA
+    """
+    if field == "priority":
+        value = {"name": value}
+    if field == "labels":
+        value = value.split()
+    return value

actions/update_field_value.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from lib.base import BaseJiraAction
-from lib.formatters import to_issue_dict
+from lib.formatters import fmt_field_value, to_issue_dict
 
 __all__ = [
     'UpdateFieldValue'
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 class UpdateFieldValue(BaseJiraAction):
     def run(self, issue_key, field, value, notify):
         issue = self._client.issue(issue_key)
-        if field == "labels":
-            value = value.split()
-        issue.update(fields={field: value}, notify=notify)
+        issue.update(
+            fields={field: fmt_field_value(field, value)},
+            notify=notify,
+        )
         return to_issue_dict(issue)

pack.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ keywords:
   - issues
   - ticket management
   - project management
-version: 2.5.0
+version: 2.5.1
 python_versions:
   - "3"
 author : StackStorm, Inc.