parameters: (self, issue, transition, fields=None, comment=None, worklog=None, **fieldargs)
return_statement: return r_json
docstring: Perform a transition on an issue.
  
          Each keyword argument (other than the predefined ones) is treated as a field name and the argument's value
          is treated as the intended value for that field -- if the fields argument is used, all other keyword arguments
          will be ignored. Field values will be set on the issue as part of the transition process.
  
          :param issue: ID or key of the issue to perform the transition on
          :param transition: ID or name of the transition to perform
          :param comment: *Optional* String to add as comment to the issue when
              performing the transition.
          :param fields: a dict containing field names and the values to use.
              If present, all other keyword arguments will be ignored
docstring_summary: Perform a transition on an issue.
docstring_tokens: Perform a transition on an issue .
function: def transition_issue(self, issue, transition, fields=None, comment=None, worklog=None, **fieldargs):
          """Perform a transition on an issue.
  
          Each keyword argument (other than the predefined ones) is treated as a field name and the argument's value
          is treated as the intended value for that field -- if the fields argument is used, all other keyword arguments
          will be ignored. Field values will be set on the issue as part of the transition process.
  
          :param issue: ID or key of the issue to perform the transition on
          :param transition: ID or name of the transition to perform
          :param comment: *Optional* String to add as comment to the issue when
              performing the transition.
          :param fields: a dict containing field names and the values to use.
              If present, all other keyword arguments will be ignored
          """
          transitionId = None
  
          try:
              transitionId = int(transition)
          except Exception:
              # cannot cast to int, so try to find transitionId by name
              transitionId = self.find_transitionid_by_name(issue, transition)
              if transitionId is None:
                  raise JIRAError("Invalid transition name. %s" % transition)
  
          data = {
              'transition': {
                  'id': transitionId}}
          if comment:
              data['update'] = {'comment': [{'add': {'body': comment}}]}
          if worklog:
              data['update'] = {'worklog': [{'add': {'timeSpent': worklog}}]}
          if fields is not None:
              data['fields'] = fields
          else:
              fields_dict = {}
              for field in fieldargs:
                  fields_dict[field] = fieldargs[field]
              data['fields'] = fields_dict
  
          url = self._get_url('issue/' + str(issue) + '/transitions')
          r = self._session.post(
              url, data=json.dumps(data))
          try:
              r_json = json_loads(r)
          except ValueError as e:
              logging.error("%s\n%s" % (e, r.text))
              raise e
          return r_json
function_tokens: def transition_issue ( self , issue , transition , fields = None , comment = None , worklog = None , * * fieldargs ) : transitionId = None try : transitionId = int ( transition ) except Exception : # cannot cast to int, so try to find transitionId by name transitionId = self . find_transitionid_by_name ( issue , transition ) if transitionId is None : raise JIRAError ( "Invalid transition name. %s" % transition ) data = { 'transition' : { 'id' : transitionId } } if comment : data [ 'update' ] = { 'comment' : [ { 'add' : { 'body' : comment } } ] } if worklog : data [ 'update' ] = { 'worklog' : [ { 'add' : { 'timeSpent' : worklog } } ] } if fields is not None : data [ 'fields' ] = fields else : fields_dict = { } for field in fieldargs : fields_dict [ field ] = fieldargs [ field ] data [ 'fields' ] = fields_dict url = self . _get_url ( 'issue/' + str ( issue ) + '/transitions' ) r = self . _session . post ( url , data = json . dumps ( data ) ) try : r_json = json_loads ( r ) except ValueError as e : logging . error ( "%s\n%s" % ( e , r . text ) ) raise e return r_json