Better PDF Exporter for Jira

This version is a compatibility release for Jira 11.2.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If you have custom Groovy scripts that use the recipe to search for issues, make sure to follow the upgrade guide carefully.

Improvements

• Support for OpenSearch.
• Support for the “search window limit” setting.
• New powerful tool in the rendering context: "$jqlSearch".

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This version is a compatibility release for the Jira 11 line.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If you use custom Groovy scripts that generate charts with JFreeChart, make sure to follow the upgrade guide carefully.

Improvements

• Compatibility with Atlassian Data Center Platform 8.
• Support for the Jira Service Management custom field type "Groups".
• Updated dependency: JFreeChart.

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This version introduces support for a new gadget.

Improvements

• Support for the Rich Text gadget.

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This version introduces support for Jira Data Center themes. It also comes with an important bugfix.

Improvements

• Support for themes (light and dark mode)

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Exporting ScriptRunner calculated fields results in a “groovy.lang.MissingPropertyException: No such property: modelTemplate for class“ warning.

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This version introduces Java 21 support.

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This version is a compatibility release for the Jira 10 line.

Improvements

• Compatibility with Atlassian Data Center Platform 7.

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes a problem with embedding attachments that have a "#" character in their file names.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Embedding attachments with "#" characters in their file names fails with a "java.lang.IllegalStateException: No embedded file with name present" error.

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes a problem with exporting interlaced PNG images.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: When exporting interlaced PNG images, the PDF generation fails with a "javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: java.lang.RuntimeException: I/O error reading PNG file." error and the root cause "Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unsupported PNG interlace method: 1".

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes two problems that are side effects of recent security restrictions. Also, it comes with important security fixes.

Security fixes

• Updated dependency: Apache Batik.
• Updated dependency: Apache FOP.
• Updated dependency: Google Guava.
• Updated dependency: Apache XML Graphics.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Chart images embedded in gadgets are not exported when exporting dashboards.
• Fixed: Changes made to Velocity macro code have no effect unless the app is disabled and re-enabled.

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes two problems that are side effects of recent security restrictions. Also, it comes with important security fixes.

Security fixes

• Updated dependency: Apache Batik.
• Updated dependency: Apache FOP.
• Updated dependency: Google Guava.
• Updated dependency: Apache XML Graphics.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Chart images embedded in gadgets are not exported when exporting dashboards.
• Fixed: Changes made to Velocity macro code have no effect unless the app is disabled and re-enabled.

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes two problems caused by the PDF renderer's overly restrictive URI resolver logic.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Images referenced in the template code cannot be loaded from the server-side file system, and the "I/O error while loading image. URI: /my/logo.jpg. Reason: java.io.EOFException" line appears in the log.
• Fixed: Custom fonts cannot be loaded from the server-side file system, and the exported PDF will use default font.

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This version is a maintenance release that fixes two problems caused by the PDF renderer's overly restrictive URI resolver logic.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Images referenced in the template code cannot be loaded from the server-side file system, and the "I/O error while loading image. URI: /my/logo.jpg. Reason: java.io.EOFException" line appears in the log.
• Fixed: Custom fonts cannot be loaded from the server-side file system, and the exported PDF will use default font.

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This version introduces Java 17 support, Groovy 4 support, FOP 2 support and various fixes.

Improvements

• Java 17 support.
• Groovy 4 support.
• FOP 2 support.

Security fixes

• Updated dependency: Apache Batik.
• Updated dependency: Apache FOP.
• Updated dependency: Apache Groovy.
• Updated dependency: Apache XML Graphics.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Memory may be leaking when repeatedly exporting large number (several hundred) of PDF documents within a short period (<10 minutes).
• Fixed: Images embedded in rich text fields (Description, Comments, etc.) don't appear in the exported PDF when resized smaller than 100%.
• Fixed: When exporting data from Git Integration or Tempo Timesheets with an automation rule, you get a "java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol error" in the PDF.
• Fixed: When exporting data from Zephyr, Xray or Gliffy with an automation rule, the PDF generation fails with a "java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke method disconnect() on null object" exception.

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This version introduces Java 17 support, Groovy 4 support, FOP 2 support and various fixes.

Improvements

• Java 17 support.
• Groovy 4 support.
• FOP 2 support.

Security fixes

• Updated dependency: Apache Batik.
• Updated dependency: Apache FOP.
• Updated dependency: Apache Groovy.
• Updated dependency: Apache XML Graphics.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Memory may be leaking when repeatedly exporting large number (several hundred) of PDF documents within a short period (<10 minutes).
• Fixed: Images embedded in rich text fields (Description, Comments, etc.) don't appear in the exported PDF when resized smaller than 100%.
• Fixed: When exporting data from Git Integration or Tempo Timesheets with an automation rule, you get a "java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol error" in the PDF.
• Fixed: When exporting data from Zephyr, Xray or Gliffy with an automation rule, the PDF generation fails with a "java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke method disconnect() on null object" exception.

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This version is a compatibility release for the Jira 9.9 line.

Improvements

• The "PDF" export type exports any empty custom field as "None" if its shown when empty setting is active (new in Jira 9.9!).
• All templates support the Amazon S3 storage for avatars feature (new in Jira 9.9!).

Bugfixes

• Fixed: After upgrading to Jira 9.9, "TransformerConfigurationException: JAXP0801002: the compiler encountered an XPath expression containing '101' operators that exceeds the '100' limit set by 'FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING'" exception is thrown when exporting rich-formatted text fragments (field values, comments, etc.).
• Fixed: After upgrading to Jira 9.9, all custom fields (including empty ones) are exported when using the default "PDF" export type.

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This version is a compatibility release for the Jira 9.9 line.

Improvements

• The "PDF" export type exports any empty custom field as "None" if its shown when empty setting is active (new in Jira 9.9!).
• All templates support the Amazon S3 storage for avatars feature (new in Jira 9.9!).

Bugfixes

• Fixed: After upgrading to Jira 9.9, "TransformerConfigurationException: JAXP0801002: the compiler encountered an XPath expression containing '101' operators that exceeds the '100' limit set by 'FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING'" exception is thrown when exporting rich-formatted text fragments (field values, comments, etc.).
• Fixed: After upgrading to Jira 9.9, all custom fields (including empty ones) are exported when using the default "PDF" export type.

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