The @jetbrains/youtrack-apps-tools package contains utilities that help you manage YouTrack apps when you work in an external code editor. This lets you write and update apps for YouTrack in JavaScript in your preferred development environment.
To work with the scripting package, you need to install and run Node.js. This also installs the npm package manager that lets you work with the scripting package in your projects. Next, install the @jetbrains/youtrack-apps-tools package in your development environment. The easiest way to get started is to install the package globally with the following command:
npm install -g @jetbrains/youtrack-apps-tools
If you prefer to install packages as dependencies in your development environment, enter:
npm install --save-dev @jetbrains/youtrack-apps-tools
The package includes scripts that let you synchronize local changes with your YouTrack installation. The following commands are available:
youtrack-app also reads the following environment variables:
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YOUTRACK_HOST- Your YouTrack instance URL. -
YOUTRACK_API_TOKEN- Your permanent token for accessing the YouTrack API.
If provided --host and --token can be omitted. Whether both environment variables and command line arguments are provided, the command line arguments take precedence.
youtrack-app list --host --token
This command lists all the apps that are available in your YouTrack installation. To use this command, specify the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| host | The base URL of your YouTrack installation. For an InCloud instance, include the trailing /youtrack. |
| token | A permanent token that grants access to the YouTrack service. You can generate your own permanent tokens to authenticate with YouTrack on the Authentication tab of your Hub profile. |
youtrack-app download <appName> --host --token [--output, --overwrite]
This command downloads the referenced app from your YouTrack installation.
If you don't specify a directory with the output parameter, a directory with the name <appName> is created in
the current working directory and the app files are extracted into the new directory. Otherwise, the app is
downloaded into the directory that is specified in the output parameter.
Here, you also need to specify values for the --host and --token parameters to gain authorized access to YouTrack.
One can also specify the --overwrite parameter to overwrite the existing directory with the same name.
youtrack-app upload <dir> --host --token
This command uploads the app from the specified directory to your YouTrack installation. First, the script checks
the reference directory for a manifest.json or package.json file that contains the name of the app. If the file is not present or
does not specify the app name, the name of the directory is used as the name of the uploaded app.
Specify values for the --host and --token parameters to gain authorized access to YouTrack.
Use --open to open the app settings in the browser after the upload is complete.
youtrack-app verify <dir> [--schema, --manifest]
This command verifies the app's manifest.json from the specified directory against the YouTrack App JSON schema. One can also specify the --schema parameter to provide a custom schema file and the --manifest parameter to specify a custom manifest file. When both dir and manifest are provided, the manifest file is used.
If your YouTrack domain uses an SSL certificate that is issued by a known certificate authority, you can establish a connection using just your personal permanent token. Your certificate is already included in CA certificate store that is built into Node.js. For certificates that are issued by a CA that is not recognized automatically or is self-signed, you need to modify the environment variables in Node.js to recognize or ignore your certificate.
For more information, refer to the YouTrack documentation .