Redact Jira JSON export File

redact-jira-export.py

import json

# TODO - redact jira instance name

def redact_data(data):
    if isinstance(data, dict):
        for key, value in data.items():
            if key in ['name', 'emailAddress', 'displayName', 'summary', 'description']:
                data[key] = 'redacted'
            elif key in ['fromString', 'toString']:
                # look for very long text e.g. description changes to redact
                if data[key] is not None and len(data[key]) > 30:
                    data[key] = 'redacted'
            else:
                redact_data(value)
    elif isinstance(data, list):
        for item in data:
            redact_data(item)


input_file = 'jira_export.json'
output_file = 'redacted_jira_export.json'

try:
    with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        jira_data = json.load(file)

    redact_data(jira_data)

    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        json.dump(jira_data, file, indent=2)

    print("Jira export redacted to: ", output_file)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")