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+package App::Git::IssueManager::Modify;
+#ABSTRACT: class implementing the modify issue command of the GIT IssueManager
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use MooseX::App::Command;
+extends qw(App::Git::IssueManager);
+use Git::LowLevel;
+use Git::IssueManager;
+use Git::IssueManager::Issue;
+use App::Git::IssueManager::Config;
+use File::Temp qw/ tempfile/;
+use File::Slurp;
+use Term::ANSIColor;
+use Try::Tiny;
+
+
+command_short_description 'create an issue within a project';
+command_usage 'git issue add -s Humbug';
+
+option 'subject' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 0,
+          documentation     => q[the subject/title of the issue],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(s)]
+);
+
+option 'priority' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 0,
+          documentation     => q[the priority of the issue (low, medium, high, urgent)],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(p)],
+          default           => ""
+);
+
+option 'severity' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 0,
+          documentation     => q[the severity of the issue (low, medium, high, critical)],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(e)],
+          default           => ""
+);
+
+option 'type' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 0,
+          documentation     => q[the type of the issue (bug, security-bug, improvement, feature, task)],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(t)],
+          default           => ""
+);
+
+option 'description' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 0,
+          documentation     => q[the description of the issue, only plain text or markdown. If not given an editor is started.],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(d)],
+          default           => ""
+);
+
+option 'id' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 1,
+          documentation     => q[the id of the issue],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(i)]
+);
+
+sub run
+{
+  my $self        = shift;
+  my $manager     = Git::IssueManager->new(repository=>Git::LowLevel->new(git_dir=> "."));
+  if (!$manager->ready)
+  {
+    print("IssueManager not initialized yet. Please call \"init\" command to do so.");
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  my $modifications={};
+
+  if ($self->type)
+  {
+    $modifications->{type}=$self->type;
+  }
+
+  if ($self->subject)
+  {
+    $modifications->{subject}=$self->subject;
+  }
+
+  if ($self->priority)
+  {
+    $modifications->{priority}=$self->priority;
+  }
+
+  if ($self->severity)
+  {
+    $modifications->{severity}=$self->severity;
+  }
+
+  if ($self->description)
+  {
+    $modifications->{description}=$self->description;
+  }
+
+  $manager->modify($self->id,$modifications);
+}
+
+1;