Gadget Developer Documentation

Getting Started

At heart, Atlassian gadgets are Google gadgets. Atlassian gadgets use the new Google gadgets.* API defined by the OpenSocial specification. In addition, you will probably want to use some of the Atlassian extensions to the gadget specification. You will also want to package your gadget as an Atlassian plugin, along with plugin modules that allow your gadget to interact with the Atlassian applications such as JIRA and Confluence.

Read our introduction to gadget development. Then follow a tutorial or jump right into writing a gadget.

Main Topics Gadget XML Specification See how to define your gadget via an XML file. Atlassian Gadgets JavaScript Framework Use our JavaScript libraries to create your gadget, extract data from an Atlassian application and display it in the gadget UI. Atlassian Plugin SDK Many gadgets go hand-in-hand with Atlassian plugins. Get started with developing an Atlassian plugin. Atlassian Development Hubs Developer Network Plugin Framework Gadgets REST APIs Confluence Development Hub JIRA Development Hub Bamboo Development Hub Crowd Development Hub FishEye/Crucible Development Hub Clover Development Hub Atlassian Connector for Eclipse Atlassian Connector for IntelliJ IDEA RELATED TOPICS Atlassian Integration Guide

Resources The big list of Atlassian gadgets Version matrix of gadgets and applications Javadoc Plugin Exchange Gadget user's and administrator's guide Help Gadget development FAQ Forums Feature requests and bug reports Atlassian developer blog Atlassian Developer Blog Under the hood of JIRA Drag and Drop Attachments plugin AtlasCamp 2010: I Am So Stoked Right Now. Summit 2010 Highlights - Getting Started with Plugin Development Selenium - push my buttons Summit 2010 Highlights - Auditing your Build and Release Infrastructure

JavaScript Cookbook Adding a Chart to the Issue Navigator Adding a Reload Option to your Gadget Adding Something to your Gadget Footer Adjusting the Gadget Height when the Window is Resized Making Ajax Calls Making your Gadget Reload when Resized Restricting Edit Permissions on your Gadget Preferences Showing the Config Screen on Initial Load Only Specifying Required Features for the Framework Specifying Required Resources for the Framework Theming your Gadget Dynamically Using Authentication in your Gadget Using Cookies in your Gadget Using Special UserPrefs for the Framework