code: protected static List<FeatureIssueLink> getIssueLinks(JSONArray issueLinkArray) {
          if (issueLinkArray == null) {
              return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
          }
          List<FeatureIssueLink> jiraIssueLinks = new ArrayList<>();
  
          issueLinkArray.forEach(issueLink -> {
              JSONObject outward = (JSONObject) ((JSONObject) issueLink).get("outwardIssue");
              JSONObject inward = (JSONObject) ((JSONObject) issueLink).get("inwardIssue");
              JSONObject type = (JSONObject) ((JSONObject) issueLink).get("type");
              String targetKey = "";
              String direction = "";
              String name = "";
              String description = "";
              String targetUrl = "";
  
              if (outward != null) {
                  targetKey = getString(outward, "key");
                  direction = "OUTBOUND";
                  name = getString(type, "name");
                  description = getString(type, "outward");
                  targetUrl = getString(outward, "self");
  
              } else if (inward != null) {
                  targetKey = getString(inward, "key");
                  direction = "INBOUND";
                  name = getString(type, "name");
                  description = getString(type, "inward");
                  targetUrl = getString(inward, "self");
              }
              FeatureIssueLink jiraIssueLink = new FeatureIssueLink();
              // story number of the linked issue
              jiraIssueLink.setTargetIssueKey(targetKey);
              // name of the linked issue
              jiraIssueLink.setIssueLinkName(name);
              // type of the linked issue
              jiraIssueLink.setIssueLinkType(description);
              // direction of the linked issue (inbount/outbound)
              jiraIssueLink.setIssueLinkDirection(direction);
              // uri of the linked issue
              jiraIssueLink.setTargetIssueUri(targetUrl);
              jiraIssueLinks.add(jiraIssueLink);
          });
          return jiraIssueLinks;
      }
docs: Get Array of issuesLinks
  
  @param issueLinkArray
  @return List of FeatureIssueLink