def METHOD_NAME(server=None, username=None, password=None):
    global JIRA
    if not JIRA:
        server, username, password = _get_credentials(
            server=server, username=username, password=password
        )
        JIRA = jira.JIRA(
            basic_auth=(username, password), server=server, logging=True
        )  # We want logging
    return JIRA