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.gitignore

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ vendor
 data
 .buildpath
 .project
+etc/jira-output.conf

etc/jira-output.conf.sample

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+input { stdin { type => "stdin-type"}}
+
+output {
+  jira {
+   host => "pm.xyz.com"
+   apikey => "user:password"
+   project => "LOGSTASH"
+#   searchfields => hash { 'field' => 'value', 'field2' => 'value2' }  # only when used with the append method
+#   method => append/new # Create a new ticket with every event or append it based on the search method
+#   fields => hash { 'JiraField1' => 'value1', 'JiraField2' => 'value2' } # Add data to field for the ticket when its created initially
+#   comment => 'string' # Add comment to the ticket ( a new comment is placed all the time when in append method )
+  }
+
+  stdout {
+  	debug => true 
+	debug_format => "ruby"
+  }
+
+  elasticsearch { 
+    index => "logstash"
+    type => "%{@type}"
+  }
+}

lib/logstash/outputs/jira.rb

@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jira < LogStash::Outputs::Base
 
   # The hostname to send logs to. This should target your JIRA server 
   # and has to have the REST interface enabled
-  config :host, :validate => :string, :default => ""
+  config :host, :validate => :string
+
+  # JIRA Project name
+  config :project, :validate => :string, :required => true
 
   # The RestAPI key
-  config :key, :validate => :string, :required => true
+  config :apikey, :validate => :string, :required => true
 
   # Should the log action be sent over https instead of plain http
   config :proto, :validate => :string, :default => "http"
@@ -86,33 +89,33 @@ def receive(event)
     # Send the event over http.
 # curl -D- -u fred:fred -X POST --data {see below} -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8090/rest/api/2/issue/
 # https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JIRA+REST+API+Example+-+Create+Issue#JIRARESTAPIExample-CreateIssue-Request.3
-    url = URI.parse("#{@proto}://#{@host}/rest/api/2/issue")
+    url = URI.parse("#{@proto}://#{@apikey}@#{@host}/rest/api/2/issue")
     @logger.info("JIRA Rest Url", :url => url)
     http = Net::HTTP::Proxy(@proxy_host, @proxy_port, @proxy_user, @proxy_password.value).new(url.host, url.port)
     if url.scheme == 'https'
       http.use_ssl = true
       http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
     end
     request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
-    request.template = {
-    "fields": {
+    request.template = '{
+      "fields" {
        "project":
        { 
-          "key": "TEST"
+          "key": "#{@project}"
        },
        "summary": "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the REST.",
        "description": "Creating an issue while setting custom field values",
        "issuetype": {
           "name": "Bug"
        },       
-   }
-   }
+     }
+   }'
 #       "customfield_11050" : {"Value that we're putting into a Free Text Field."}       
 #    request.body = event.to_json
     request.body = request.template
     response = http.request(request)
     if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
-      @logger.info("Event send to Jira OK!")
+      @logger.info("Event send to JIRA OK!")
     else
       @logger.warn("HTTP error", :error => response.error!)
     end