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py-jama-rest-client

py-jama-rest-client by Jama Software is a Python REST API client for Jama Connect™. The client will allow customers to easily access the REST API to retrieve, and modify data within their Jama Instance.

Please note that this client is distributed as-is as an example and will likely require modification to work for your specific use-case.

Requirements

• Python 3.7
• Pipenv(recommended)

Setup

Create a new directory and install py-jama-rest-client using pipenv.

mkdir example_project
cd example_project
pipenv --python 3.7
pipenv install py-jama-rest-client

REST Calls Supported in the Client

API information

• GET available endpoints

Abstract Items

• GET abstract items by document key(Deprecated)
• GET abstract items(second method added to support all parameter options. Previous method left to preserve backwards compatibility)
• GET a specific abstract item by ID
• GET all versions of an abtract item
• GET the numbered version of an abstract item
• GET an abstract item at a specified version

Attachments

• PUT attachment file, uploads content to an attachment object by attachmentID
• GET a specific attachment by ID

Baselines

• GET Baseline Gets the baseline with the specified ID
• GET Baselines Gets all baselines for a specified project
• GET Baselines versioneditems, Gets all of the versioned items associated with the specified baseline

Filters

• GET filter results, gets all results for the specified filter id.

Items

• GET all items by project
• GET a specific item by ID
• GET all downstream relationships for an item by item ID
• GET all downstream related items for an item by item ID
• GET all upstream relationships for an item by item ID
• GET all upstream related items for an item by item ID
• GET all children of an item
• GET all synced items
• GET all tags of an item
• GET synced item sync status
• GET Locked state of an item
• GET all versions of an item
• GET the numbered version of an item
• GET all valid workflow transitions that can be made on the item by item ID
• GET an item at a specified version
• DELETE an Item by ID
• PATCH an Item
• POST an item to a project
• POST item attachment
• POST item sync
• POST a tag to an item
• PUT an item
• PUT item lock

Relationship Rule Sets

• GET all relationship rule sets
• GET a specific relationship rule set by ID
• GET all projects for a specific relationship rule set by ID

Relationship Types

• GET all relationship types
• GET a specific relationship type by ID

Item Types

• GET all item types
• GET a specific item type by ID

Pick lists

• GET all pick lists
• GET a specific pick list by ID
• GET all pick list options for a specific pick list by pick list ID

Pick list options

• GET a specific pick list option by pick list option ID

Projects:

• GET all projects
• POST new attachment item

Tags

• GET all tags for a specific project
• POST a new tag to a specific project
• GET all items with tag id

Test Cycles

• GET test cycle by test cycle id

Test Plans

• POST a new test cycle to a test plan by test plan id

Test Runs

• GET all test runs associated with a particular test cycle id
• PUT test runs by id. Allows updating of test run fields.

Users

• GET all active users visable to the current user
• GET a single user by id
• GET the current user
• POST a new user
• PUT update an existing user with user id
• PUT update an existing user's active status with user id

Relationships

• POST relationship
• GET relationship by id
• GET relationships by project id
• PUT relationship by id, from item, and to item
• DELETE relationship by id

Usage Examples

Client instantiation

To instantiate a Basic authentication client:

from py_jama_rest_client.client import JamaClient

basic_auth_client = JamaClient('https://yourdomain.jamacloud.com', credentials=('username', 'password'))

To instantiate a OAuth authenticated client:

from py_jama_rest_client.client import JamaClient

oauth_client = JamaClient('https://yourdomain.jamacloud.com', credentials=('clientID', 'ClientSecret'), oauth=True)

Logging

The Py Jama Rest Client will log API messages to the logger 'py_jama_rest_client' you can get this logger for setup / customization by calling logging.getLogger('py_jama_rest_client')

Get all projects

1. Download get_all_projets.py to your example_project directory
2. Enter your Jama URL, username, and password into the corrisponding variables at the top of the file.
3. To execute the script execute the following form your example_project directory:

   pipenv run python get_all_projects.py

Additional Documentation

• Developer Documentation
• Pypi docs