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+package App::Git::IssueManager::Assign;
+#ABSTRACT: class implementing the assign 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 Term::ANSIColor;
+use Try::Tiny;
+
+
+command_short_description 'assign an issue from a repository identified by the given id to a user';
+command_usage 'git issue assign -i TST-a34df432 -w "Dominik Meyer <dmeyer@federationhq.de>"';
+
+option 'id' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 1,
+          documentation     => q[the id of the issue],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(i)]
+);
+
+option 'worker' => (
+          is                => 'ro',
+          isa               => 'Str',
+          required          => 1,
+          documentation     => q[the user to assign the issue to],
+          cmd_aliases       => [qw(w)]
+);
+
+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);
+  }
+
+  $self->worker() =~ /^(.*)<(.*)>$/;
+  my $issue=$manager->assign($self->id, $1, $2);
+}
+1;