JiraConnectivityCheckTask.py

# THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY XEBIALABS. 
import sys

if jiraServer is None:
    print "No server provided."
    sys.exit(1)

jiraURL = jiraServer['url']
if jiraURL.endswith('/'):
    jiraURL = jiraURL[:len(jiraURL)-1]

if not sampleIssueId:
    print 'ERROR: Please provide the ID of sample issue to check connectivity.'
    sys.exit(1)

request = HttpRequest(jiraServer, username, password)
response = request.get("/rest/api/2/issue/%s.json" % (sampleIssueId), contentType = 'application/json')

if response.isSuccessful():
    print "Successfully retrieved sample issue from JIRA server %s" % (jiraURL)
else:
    print 'ERROR: Unable to retrieve sample issue from the server'
    response.errorDump()
    sys.exit(1)

synthetic-snippet.xml

<!--
    THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
    FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY XEBIALABS.
-->
<type type="my.JiraConnectivityCheckTask" extends="xlrelease.PythonScript">
  <property name="jiraServer" category="input" label="Server" referenced-type="jira.Server" kind="ci"/>
  <property name="username" category="input"/>
  <property name="password" password="true" category="input"/>
  <property name="sampleIssueId" category="input" default="${sampleIssueId}" />
</type>