Jira Chrome Extension

This project is intended to make it easy to quickly deeplink into your jira instance. By specifying either issue key or project name a new tab is opened in your browser with that target.

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

npm run build

Builds the app for production to the dist folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.

Installing

1. Go to chrome://extensions
2. Enable development mode
3. Load unpacked and select the /dist folder
4. Open extension will show the config page
5. Fill in your Jira host and Jira username
6. On the chrome://extensions page, open the hamburger menu and select keyboard shortcuts
7. Find the extension and give it a shortkey (example Cmd+J)
8. Ready to go!

Releasing

Releases are automated through GitHub Actions when tags are pushed.

Automated Release Process

1. Update versions in manifest.json and package.json
2. Commit changes to main branch
3. Create and push a version tag:

   git tag v1.0.1
   git push origin v1.0.1

4. GitHub Actions will automatically:
   • Run tests and linting
   • Build the extension
   • Create a release package (.tgz)
   • Create a GitHub release with the package attached

Manual Release Process

If you need to create a release manually:

1. Update versions in manifest.json and package.json
2. Build: npm run build
3. Package: tar -zcvf jira-chrome-ext-v1.0.1.tgz -C dist .
4. Create GitHub release with gh release create or through the web interface