Deploying a servlet in JIRA

We all know how useful a servlet is! JIRA provides an easy way to deploy a Java servlet with the help of the Servlet plugin module. In this recipe, we will see how to write a simple servlet and access it in JIRA.

Getting ready

Create a skeleton plugin using the Atlassian Plugin SDK.

How to do it...

The following are the steps to deploy a Java servlet in JIRA:

1. Include the Servlet plugin module in the atlassian-plugin.xml file. The Servlet plugin module allows the following set of attributes:

   • class: This is the servlet Java class and it must be a subclass of javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet. This attribute is mandatory.

   • disabled: This indicates whether the plugin module should be disabled or enabled by default. By default, the module is enabled.

   • i18n-name-key: This is the localization key for the human-readable name of the plugin module.

   • key: This represents the unique key for the plugin module. This attribute is mandatory.

   • name: This is the human-readable name of the...