SearchOptions {MaxResults: 0} doesn't work

[timwata]

Describe the bug

SearchOptions{ MaxResults:0 } doesn't work. The API actually allows it and it's useful to get just the metadata.

Expected behavior

No Issue returned if queried with SearchOptions{ MaxResults:0 }

// a piece of sample code
opts := jira.SearchOptions{ MaxResults: 0 }
issues, resp, _ := jiraCli.Issue.Search(`project=foo`, &opts)
fmt.Printf("NumIssues: %d, MaxResults: %d, Total: %d\n", len(issues), resp.MaxResults, resp.Total) 

// expected output
NumIssues: 0, MaxResults: 0, Total: 12345

// actual output
NumIssues: 50, MaxResults: 50, Total: 12345

Possible Solution

Remove omitempty from MaxResults

https://github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira/blob/f50cb07b297d79138b13e5ab49ea33965d32f5c1/issue.go#L500-L510

and tweak if conditions.

https://github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira/blob/f50cb07b297d79138b13e5ab49ea33965d32f5c1/issue.go#L1049-L1051

https://github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira/blob/f50cb07b297d79138b13e5ab49ea33965d32f5c1/issue.go#L1094-L1096

Your Environment

• go-jira version (git tag or sha): v1.12.0
• Go version (go version): 1.14.2
• Jira type (cloud or on-premise): cloud
• Operating System and version: CentOS 8.1.1911

[ghostsquad]

another example of why using structs for options doesn't work. related to #294 and #200

I think it's valid to remove "omitEmpty". It seems that is it's set to 0, it gets reset to 50 anyways.

[ghostsquad]

Though just removing omitEmpty won't fix this problem. Currently, it doesn't seem like we have a way to set a default other than the "zero value" for the integer (0).

[ghostsquad]

@andygrunwald prior to version 2.0, I think we can just start implementing "Functional Options" variants of all methods, and mark the old methods as deprecated.

[andygrunwald]

@ghostsquad Could be an idea. Or we just start with v2 and see if we can skip adjusting v1.

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[andygrunwald]

Hey,

I am very sorry that this issue has been open for a long time with no final solution. We work on this project in our spare time, and sometimes, other priorities take over. This is the typical open source dilemma.

However, there is news: We are kicking off v2 of this library 🚀

To provide visibility, we created the Road to v2 Milestone and calling for your feedback in https://github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira/issues/489

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