Script Editor

What is the Script Editor?

Manage your .groovy script files and folders using the ScriptRunner Script Editor. Reuse and share scripts across an instance without the need for FTP services or server administrators.

How to use the Script Editor

With the Script Editor, you can create, edit, move, save, rename, and delete .groovy script files and folders in root folders from the ScriptRunner front-end.

For example, a script in your Script Roots folder needs updating to include a new condition. Before, you would need to contact the server administrator to update the script. Depending on backlog, this update could take weeks.

With Script Editor, you can add the condition into the .groovy file yourself, saving time, and removing the need for a third party.

Note:Script Editor only supports the creation, editing, moving, saving, renaming, and deletion of .groovy script files and folders.

To access Script Editor, navigate to ScriptRunner, and select Script Editor from the left-hand menu (or ScriptRunner tab).

Create Files and Folders

Navigate to the script folder to which you wish to add a new .groovy file or folder.
Click the Create New File or Create New Folder icon in the Script Editor heading, or right-click on the folder where you want to add the new file/folder and select Add File or Add Folder.
Tip: You can also right-click on a file within a folder to create a new file/folder in the same location as the selected file.
Enter a file/folder name in the Add Groovy File / Add Folder window.
Tip: If you have a folder selected, the new file/folder is created within the selected folder. Alternatively, you can specify the file path in the folder name field. For example, ../../newfolder.
Click Add.
A new .groovy file or folder is added.
Tip: Created your file/folder in the wrong place? Drag and drop the file to the required location in the left-hand navigation.

Edit Files

Select the .groovy file you wish to edit from the left-hand file navigator.
Make any changes necessary to the file in the right-hand script field.
Select the Save button when you have finished editing.

Changes are not saved automatically. When there are unsaved changes to your script, the Save button is present. When all changes are saved, the Saved button replaces the Save button. To delete a .groovy file, click the Delete button.

Rename and Delete

The Script Editor also allows you to rename and delete .groovy files and folders.

Right-click on the file/folder in question.
From the drop-down, choose to either delete or rename the file/folder.

Warning: When a folder is deleted all files within it are also deleted.

Expand and Collapse Folders

Expand/collapse all

To expand or collapse all script folders, use the Expand All and Collapse All buttons in the Script Editor heading.

This expands/collapses all folders and sub-folders in your root folder(s).

Expand single folder

To expand a single folder, right-click on the selected folder and select Expand All.

This expands the selected folder and all sub-folders.

Referring to classes in the script root

For information on script roots and how to refer to classes in the script root, see the Script Roots page.