ArticleComment

Represents a comment that is added to an article.

Available since 2021.4.23500

Properties

Name	Type	Description
article	Article	Read-only. The article the comment belongs to.
attachments	Set.<BaseArticleAttachment>	Read-only. The set of attachments that are attached to the comment.
author	User	Read-only. The user who created the comment.
becomesRemoved	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. This property can become `true` only in on-change rules when the rule is triggered on the removal of an issue or an article. In the rule code, the `runOn` rule property must contain the `removal` parameter set to `true`. Available since 2017.4.37915 runOn: {removal: true}
created	Number	Read-only. Time the comment was created.
isNew	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351
isPinned	Boolean	When `true`, the comment is pinned in the article. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2024.1
text	String	The text of the comment.
updated	Number	Read-only. Time the comment was last updated.

Methods

action

        static action(ruleProperties, ruleProperties.title, ruleProperties.userInput, ruleProperties.userInput.type, ruleProperties.userInput.description, ruleProperties.guard, ruleProperties.action, ruleProperties.requirements)
    

Creates a declaration of a rule that a user can apply to an article comment using a menu option. The object that is returned by this method is normally exported to the `rule` property, otherwise it is not treated as a rule.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
ruleProperties	Object	A JSON object that defines the properties for the rule.
ruleProperties.title	string	The human-readable name of the rule. Displayed in the administrative UI in YouTrack.
ruleProperties.userInput	Object	An object that defines the properties for information that will be requested from the user who triggers the action rule.
ruleProperties.userInput.type	string, Object	The data type for the value that is requested from the user. The following types are supported: * entities.Field.dateTimeType * entities.Field.dateType * entities.Field.integerType * entities.Field.floatType * entities.Field.periodType * entities.Field.stringType * entities.Build * entities.EnumField * entities.Issue * entities.IssueTag * entities.OwnedField * entities.Project * entities.ProjectVersion * entities.UserGroup * entities.User
ruleProperties.userInput.description	string	The label for the control that is used to collect additional information from the user.
ruleProperties.guard	ArticleComment~guardFunction	A function that is invoked to determine whether the action is applicable to an article comment.
ruleProperties.action	ArticleComment~actionFunction	The function that is invoked when a user triggers this action.
ruleProperties.requirements	Requirements	The set of entities that must be present for the script to work as expected.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	The object representation of the rule.

Example

var entities = require('@jetbrains/youtrack-scripting-api/entities');
exports.rule = entities.ArticleComment.action({
  title: 'Log comment text if comment has attachments',
  guard: function(ctx) {
    return !ctx.articleComment.attachments.isEmpty();
  },
  action: function(ctx) {
    console.log(ctx.articleComment.text);
  }
});

findByExtensionProperties

static findByExtensionProperties(extensionPropertiesQuery)

Searches ArticleComment by the extension properties query.

Available since 2024.3.43260

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
extensionPropertiesQuery	Object	The extension properties query.

Return Value

Type	Description
Set.<ArticleComment>	The set of ArticleComment entities found by the extension properties query.

Example

{
   property1: "value1",
   property2: "value2"
}

becomes

becomes(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is set to an expected value in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is set to the expected value, returns `true`.

canBeReadBy

canBeReadBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to read the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to read the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can read the field, returns `true`.

canBeWrittenBy

canBeWrittenBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to update the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to update the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can update the field, returns `true`.

is

is(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is equal to an expected value.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

isChanged

isChanged(fieldName)

Checks whether the value of a field is changed in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the value of the field is changed in the current transaction, returns `true`.

oldValue

oldValue(fieldName)

Returns the previous value of a single-value field before an update was applied. If the field is not changed in the transaction, returns null.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, null.

required

required(fieldName, message)

Asserts that a value is set for a field. If a value for the required field is not set, the specified message is displayed in the user interface.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
message	string	The message that is displayed to the user that describes the field requirement.

was

was(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field was equal to an expected value prior to the current transaction.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field was equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

Last modified: 7 November 2024