5.7.97. Bugzilla::WebService::Product¶
5.7.97.1. NAME¶
Bugzilla::Webservice::Product - The Product API
5.7.97.2. DESCRIPTION¶
This part of the Bugzilla API allows you to list the available Products and get information about them.
5.7.97.3. METHODS¶
See Bugzilla::WebService for a description of how parameters are passed, and what STABLE, UNSTABLE, and EXPERIMENTAL mean.
Although the data input and output is the same for JSONRPC, XMLRPC and REST, the directions for how to access the data via REST is noted in each method where applicable.
5.7.97.4. List Products¶
get_selectable_products¶
EXPERIMENTAL
- Description
Returns a list of the ids of the products the user can search on.
- REST
GET /rest/product_selectable
the returned data format is same as below.
- Params (none)
- Returns
A hash containing one item,ids
, that contains an array of product ids.
- Errors (none)
- History
- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
get_enterable_products¶
EXPERIMENTAL
- Description
Returns a list of the ids of the products the user can enter bugs against.
- REST
GET /rest/product_enterable
the returned data format is same as below.
- Params (none)
- Returns
A hash containing one item,ids
, that contains an array of product ids.
- Errors (none)
- History
- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
get_accessible_products¶
UNSTABLE
- Description
Returns a list of the ids of the products the user can search or enter bugs against.
- REST
GET /rest/product_accessible
the returned data format is same as below.
- Params (none)
- Returns
A hash containing one item,ids
, that contains an array of product ids.
- Errors (none)
- History
- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
get¶
EXPERIMENTAL
- Description
Returns a list of information about the products passed to it.
Note: You must at least specify one of
ids
ornames
.
- REST
To return information about a specific groups of products such as
accessible
,selectable
, orenterable
:GET /rest/product?type=accessible
To return information about a specific product by
id
orname
:GET /rest/product/<product_id_or_name>
You can also return information about more than one specific product by using the following in your query string:
GET /rest/product?ids=1&ids=2&ids=3 or GET /product?names=ProductOne&names=Product2
the returned data format is same as below.
- Params
In addition to the parameters below, this method also accepts the standard include_fields and exclude_fields arguments.
This RPC call supports sub field restrictions.
ids
An array of product ids
names
An array of product names
type
The group of products to return. Valid values are:accessible
(default),selectable
, andenterable
.type
can be a single value or an array of values if more than one group is needed with duplicates removed.
- Returns
A hash containing one item,
products
, that is an array of hashes. Each hash describes a product, and has the following items:
id
int
An integer id uniquely identifying the product in this installation only.
name
string
The name of the product. This is a unique identifier for the product.
description
string
A description of the product, which may contain HTML.
is_active
boolean
A boolean indicating if the product is active.
default_milestone
string
The name of the default milestone for the product.
default_release
string
The name of the default release for the product.
has_unconfirmed
boolean
Indicates whether the UNCONFIRMED bug status is available for this product.
classification
string
The classification name for the product.
components
array
An array of hashes, where each hash describes a component, and has the following items:
id
int
An integer id uniquely identifying the component in this installation only.
name
string
The name of the component. This is a unique identifier for this component.
description
string
A description of the component, which may contain HTML.
default_assigned_to
string
The login name of the user to whom new bugs will be assigned by default.
default_qa_contact
string
The login name of the user who will be set as the QA Contact for new bugs by default. Empty string if the QA contact is not defined.
default_docs_contact
string
The login name of the user who will be set as the Docs Contact for new bugs by default. Empty string if the Docs contact is not defined.
- default_cc
array
The default CC list for this component. It is an array of login names if the user is logged in. If the user is not logged in then only the realname of the default cc list members will be returned.
sort_key
int
Components, when displayed in a list, are sorted first by this integer and then secondly by their name.
is_active
boolean
A boolean indicating if the component is active. Inactive components are not enabled for new bugs.
sub_components
array
ofhashes
. This value must be specified in the include_fields or extra_fields argument. This feature is a Red Hat customisation.Returns sub components for the component. Returns the same fields as components (except flag_types). If a sub component has children, then an addition value ‘children’ is specified, which is an array of hashes too.
components.default_pool
hash
include the default_pool in each of the components and sub_components in this product.This value must be specified in the include_fields or extra_fields argument. This feature is a Red Hat customisation.
agile_team
string
the Agile Team bugs in this product, or component, will default to.This value must be specified in the include_fields or extra_fields argument. This feature is a Red Hat customisation.
group_controls
This value must be specified in the include_fields or extra_fields argument. This feature is a Red Hat customisation.
An array of hashes containing the group controls for every group on this product. It has the following items:
id
int
The ID of the group.
name
string
The name of the group.
canconfirm
boolean
Can this group confirm bugs on this product?
canedit
boolean
Can this group edit all bugs in this product?
editbugs
boolean
Can this group edit edit all fields on bugs in this product?
editcomponents
boolean
Can this group admin components on this product?
entry
boolean
Can this group create bugs on this product?
membercontrol
boolean
Can this group be shown to members of this group on this product?CONTROLMAPNA => 0; CONTROLMAPSHOWN => 1; CONTROLMAPDEFAULT => 2; CONTROLMAPMANDATORY => 3;
othercontrol
boolean
Can this group be shown to non-members of this group on this product?CONTROLMAPNA => 0; CONTROLMAPSHOWN => 1; CONTROLMAPDEFAULT => 2; CONTROLMAPMANDATORY => 3;
flag_types
This value must be specified in the include_fields or extra_fields argument. This feature is a Red Hat customisation.
A hash containing the two items
bug
andattachment
that each contains an array of hashes, where each hash describes a flagtype, and has the following items:
id
int
Returns the ID of the flagtype.
name
string
Returns the name of the flagtype.
description
string
Returns the description of the flagtype.
cc_list
string
Returns the concatenated CC list for the flagtype, as a single string.
sort_key
int
Returns the sortkey of the flagtype.
is_active
boolean
Returns whether the flagtype is active or disabled. Flags being in a disabled flagtype are not deleted. It only prevents you from adding new flags to it.
is_requestable
boolean
Returns whether you can request for the given flagtype (i.e. whether the ‘?’ flag is available or not).
is_requesteeble
boolean
Returns whether you can ask someone specifically or not.
is_multiplicable
boolean
Returns whether you can have more than one flag for the given flagtype in a given bug/attachment.
grant_group
int
the group id that is allowed to grant/deny flags of this type. If the item is not included all users are allowed to grant/deny this flagtype.
request_group
int
the group id that is allowed to request the flag if the flag is of the type requestable. If the item is not included all users are allowed request this flagtype.
versions
array
An array of hashes, where each hash describes a version, and has the following items:name
,sort_key
andis_active
.
milestones
array
An array of hashes, where each hash describes a milestone, and has the following items:name
,sort_key
andis_active
.
releases
array
An array of hashes, where each hash describes a release, and has the following items:name
,sort_key
andis_active
.Note, that if the user tries to access a product that is not in the list of accessible products for the user, or a product that does not exist, that is silently ignored, and no information about that product is returned.
- Errors (none)
- History
- In Bugzilla 4.2,
names
was added as an input parameter.- In Bugzilla 4.2,
classification
,components
,versions
,milestones
,default_milestone
,releases
,default_release
andhas_unconfirmed
were added tothe fields returned by
get
as a replacement forinternals
, which has been removed.
- In Bugzilla 4.4,
flag_types
was added to the fields returned byget
.- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
5.7.97.5. Product Creation and Modification¶
create¶
EXPERIMENTAL
- Description
This allows you to create a new product in Bugzilla.
- REST
POST /rest/product
The params to include in the POST body as well as the returned data format, are the same as below.
- Params
Some params must be set, or an error will be thrown. These params are marked Required.
name
Requiredstring
The name of this product. Must be globally unique within Bugzilla.
description
Requiredstring
A description for this product. Allows some simple HTML.
version
Requiredstring
The default version for this product.
has_unconfirmed
boolean
Allow the UNCONFIRMED status to be set on bugs in this product. Default: true.
classification
string
The name of the Classification which contains this product.
default_milestone
string
The default milestone for this product. Default ‘—’.
default_release
string
The default release for this product. Default: ‘—’.
is_open
boolean
True if the product is currently allowing bugs to be entered into it. Default: true.
create_series
boolean
True if you want series for New Charts to be created for this new product. Default: true.
- Returns
A hash with one element, id. This is the id of the newly-filed product.
- Errors
- 51 (Classification does not exist)
You must specify an existing classification name.
- 700 (Product blank name)
You must specify a non-blank name for this product.
- 701 (Product name too long)
The name specified for this product was longer than the maximum allowed length.
- 702 (Product name already exists)
You specified the name of a product that already exists. (Product names must be globally unique in Bugzilla.)
- 703 (Product must have description)
You must specify a description for this product.
- 704 (Product must have version)
You must specify a version for this product.
- History
- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
update¶
EXPERIMENTAL
- Description
This allows you to update a product in Bugzilla.
- REST
PUT /rest/product/<product_id_or_name>
The params to include in the PUT body as well as the returned data format, are the same as below. The
ids
andnames
params will be overridden as it is pulled from the URL path.
- Params
Note: The following parameters specify which products you are updating. You must set one or both of these parameters.
ids
array
ofint
s. Numeric ids of the products that you wish to update.
names
array
orstring
s. Names of the products that you wish to update.Note: The following parameters specify the new values you want to set for the products you are updating.
name
string
A new name for this product. If you try to set this while updating more than one product, an error will occur, as product names must be unique.
default_milestone
string
When a new bug is filed, what milestone does it get by default if the user does not choose one? Must represent a milestone that is valid for this product.
default_release
string
When a new bug is filed, what release does it get by default if the user does not choose one? Must represent a release that is valid for this product.
description
string
Update the long description for these products to this value.
has_unconfirmed
boolean
Allow the UNCONFIRMED status to be set on bugs in products.
is_open
boolean
True if the product is currently allowing bugs to be entered into it, False otherwise.
group_controls
This feature is a Red Hat customisation.
An array of hashes containing the group controls to update on this product. If you do not specify a group it will not be modified. If you don not specify a field for a group it will not be modified. It has the following items:
name
string
The name of the group.
canconfirm
boolean
Can this group confirm bugs on this product?
canedit
boolean
Can this group edit all bugs in this product?
editbugs
boolean
Can this group edit edit all fields on bugs in this product?
editcomponents
boolean
Can this group admin components on this product?
entry
boolean
Can this group create bugs on this product?
membercontrol
boolean
Can this group be shown to members of this group on this product?CONTROLMAPNA => 0; CONTROLMAPSHOWN => 1; CONTROLMAPDEFAULT => 2; CONTROLMAPMANDATORY => 3;
othercontrol
boolean
Can this group be shown to non-members of this group on this product?CONTROLMAPNA => 0; CONTROLMAPSHOWN => 1; CONTROLMAPDEFAULT => 2; CONTROLMAPMANDATORY => 3;
- Returns
A
hash
with a single field “products”. This points to an array of hashes with the following fields:
id
int
The id of the product that was updated.
changes
hash
The changes that were actually done on this product. The keys are the names of the fields that were changed, and the values are a hash with two keys:
added
string
The value that this field was changed to.
removed
string
The value that was previously set in this field.Note that booleans will be represented with the strings ‘1’ and ‘0’.
Here’s an example of what a return value might look like:
{ products => [ { id => 123, changes => { name => { removed => 'FooName', added => 'BarName' }, has_unconfirmed => { removed => '1', added => '0', } } } ] }
- Errors
- 700 (Product blank name)
You must specify a non-blank name for this product.
- 701 (Product name too long)
The name specified for this product was longer than the maximum allowed length.
- 702 (Product name already exists)
You specified the name of a product that already exists. (Product names must be globally unique in Bugzilla.)
- 703 (Product must have description)
You must specify a description for this product.
- 705 (Product must define a default milestone)
You must define a default milestone.
- History
- Added in Bugzilla 4.4.
- REST API call added in Bugzilla 5.0.
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