Git Integration for Jira Cloud - Release Notes

We publish new features, bug fixes, security updates/patches, and Jira compatibility regularly. Below are highlights of the changes.

Support for Dark Mode in Jira Cloud Mobile

Jan 25, 2021 New feature all users

Enabled dark mode support for iOS, MacOS and Android for the Jira Cloud mobile apps.

Expand to see more code in diff screens

Nov 23, 2020 New feature all users

Expand to see more of a file when doing quick code reviews in Jira Cloud.

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Support for iOS, Android, and Mac Apps

Nov 5, 2020 New feature all users

Development Information (branches, commits, and pull requests) are now visible in:

• Jira Cloud iOS app

• Jira Cloud Android app

• Jira Cloud MacOS app

This information is visible in the native Jira Cloud development information area + the Git Integration glance where you can view branches, commits, pull requests and tags.  You can create branches and pull requests all from the above applications.

Mobile apps

MacOS app

Default repository for projects

Sep 5, 2020 New feature all users

Developers will often work in a single repository in a given Jira project. Each Jira user can now set their own default repository for a Jira project.

Default repository selection for Jira projects is available in the https://bigbrassband.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GITCLOUD/pages/733282366/Create+branch and https://bigbrassband.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GITCLOUD/pages/733315235 features of the app.

All default selections can be reviewed and updated inhttps://bigbrassband.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GITCLOUD/pages/781975665/User+Settings:

Pagination for 'View all repositories' screen

Jun 6, 2020 New feature all users

All Jira users with the View development tools permission have access to the View all repositories screen in Jira Cloud. We have added pagination to this screen to better support large numbers of repositories and the ability to filter the list by search term.

Note: Permissions to specific repositories can be limited using Project Permissions (see https://bigbrassband.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GITCLOUD/pages/405962836/Permissions for more information).

Webhook Log Viewer

May 2, 2020 New feature Admins

The Webhooks page now includes logs of inbound webhooks sent to the Git Integration for Jira Cloud app. Status, reindex status, type, and related repository are shown in the table to assist Jira administrators in troubleshooting and identifying which webhooks are triggered for reindexing.

Webhook logs are retained for 7 days.

Add Jira issue link to Pull / Merge Request description

Feb 28, 2020 NEW feature all users

When a Jira user creates a pull request or merge request (GitLab) using the Git Integration for Jira app (https://bigbrassband.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GITCLOUD/pages/733315235), a link to the Jira issue is included in the pull request / merge request description.

Show integration type + org/owner name + repo name in lists of repositories

Feb 5, 2020 New feature ALL Users

Integration type icons and org/group names have been added to user facing repository selectors to help distinguish between similarly named repositories across different git servers and orgs/groups.

Display name for integrations and repositories

Feb 2, 2020 Improvement admins

Jira administrators can now edit the names of integrations and repositories that are shown in Jira Cloud.