A failure to connect error isn't reported

[Former user]

eg:

C:\Python27\Scripts>ping jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com Ping request could not find host jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com. Please check the name and try again.

C:\Python27\Scripts>python jira-bulk-loader.py -H jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com -U user -P pass myNewJIRAs.txt Parsing task list.. Validating tasks.. Creating tasks.. === The following structure will be created ===

Done.

C:\Python27\Scripts>

The tool needs to clearly specify the failure to connect error and the error reason (eg Can't connect to host <hostname>, 404 not found <url> etc).

I wasn't aware that the REST API was only available on JIRA 5.0 and above. - I tried connecting to a JIRA 4.4 installation with no real way of knowing what went wrong!

[Oktopuz]

Hello,

It actually reports error if the provided template contains at least one task. For instance:

$ jira-bulk-loader.py -U user -P password -H jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com valid.template 
Parsing task list..
Validating tasks..
[Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known: http://jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com

$ jira-bulk-loader.py -U user -P password -H www.google.com valid.template 
Parsing task list..
Validating tasks..
The username 'assignee' and the project 'JIRA' can not be validated.
Jira response: Error 404, http://www.google.com/rest/api/2/user/assignable/search?username=assignee&project=JIRA

If the template does not contain any tasks, jira-bulk-loader.py will not connect to JIRA, thereby no error will be reported.

$ jira-bulk-loader.py -U user -P password -H jira.xxxsomeURLxxx.com empty.template 
Parsing task list..
Validating tasks..
Creating tasks..
===  The following structure will be created ===


Done.