+This script removes all comments from a specified jira issue

+

+Please provide Jira-Issue-Key/Id, Jira-URL, Username, PAssword in the variables below.

+'''

+

+import sys

+import json

+import requests

+import urllib3

+

+# Jira Issue Key or Id where comments are deleted from

+JIRA_ISSUE_KEY = 'TST-123'

+

+# URL to Jira

+URL_JIRA = 'https://jira.contoso.com'

+

+# Username with enough rights to delete comments

+JIRA_USERNAME = 'admin'

+# Password to Jira User

+JIRA_PASSWORD = 'S9ev6ZpQ4sy2VFH2_bjKKQAYRUlDfW7ujNnrIq9Lbn5w'

+

+''' ----- ----- Do not change anything below ----- ----- '''

+

+# Ignore SSL problem (certificate) - self signed

+urllib3.disable_warnings()

+

+# get issue comments:

+# https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/#api-api-2-issue-issueIdOrKey-comment-get

+URL_GET_COMMENT = '{0}/rest/api/latest/issue/{1}/comment'.format(URL_JIRA, JIRA_ISSUE_KEY)

+

+# delete issue comment:

+# https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/#api-api-2-issue-issueIdOrKey-comment-id-delete

+URL_DELETE_COMMENT = '{0}/rest/api/2/issue/{1}/comment/{2}'

+

+def user_yesno():

+    ''' Asks user for input yes or no, responds with boolean '''

+    allowed_response_yes = {'yes', 'y'}

+    allowed_response_no = {'no', 'n'}

+

+    user_response = input().lower()

+    if user_response in allowed_response_yes:

+        return True

+    elif user_response in allowed_response_no:

+        return False

+    else:

+        sys.stdout.write("Please respond with 'yes' or 'no'")

+        return False

+

+# get jira comments

+RESPONSE = requests.get(URL_GET_COMMENT, verify=False, auth=(JIRA_USERNAME, JIRA_PASSWORD))

+

+# check if http response is OK (200)

+if RESPONSE.status_code != 200:

+    print('Exit-101: Could not connect to api [HTTP-Error: {0}]'.format(RESPONSE.status_code))

+    sys.exit(101)

+

+# parse response to json

+JSON_RESPONSE = json.loads(RESPONSE.text)

+

+# get user confirmation to delete all comments for issue

+print('You want to delete {0} comments for issue {1}? (yes/no)' \

+    .format(len(JSON_RESPONSE['comments']), JIRA_ISSUE_KEY))

+if user_yesno():

+    for jira_comment in JSON_RESPONSE['comments']:

+        print('Deleting Jira comment {0}'.format(jira_comment['id']))

+

+        # send delete request

+        RESPONSE = requests.delete(

+            URL_DELETE_COMMENT.format(URL_JIRA, JIRA_ISSUE_KEY, jira_comment['id']),

+            verify=False, auth=(JIRA_USERNAME, JIRA_PASSWORD))

+

+        # check if http response is No Content (204)

+        if RESPONSE.status_code != 204:

+            print('Exit-102: Could not connect to api [HTTP-Error: {0}; {1}]' \

+            .format(RESPONSE.status_code, RESPONSE.text))

+            sys.exit(102)

+

+else: