We're happy to let you know that we have launched two new exciting betas for our IDE connectors.
Atlassian Connector for Visual Studio 1.0-BETA
We have also launched the first beta of our brand new Atlassian Connector for Visual Studio. The Atlassian Connector for Visual Studio is the latest addition to the Atlassian IDE connectors, which also includes the Atlassian Connector for IntelliJ IDEA.
Release 1.0 of Atlassian Connector for Visual Studio will allow you to integrate JIRA issue tracker and Bamboo continuous integration server into your Visual Studio environment. Some features include:
Search for JIRA issues quickly from within Visual Studio, or load up a list of issues from one of your favourite filters.
View your issues in Visual Studio and get all the details you need without having to leave your IDE.
Directly comment on your issues, log work against the issue, or transition your issue in its workflow.
Monitor your Bamboo builds in Visual Studio.
For more details of the Atlassian Connector for Visual Studio 1.0-BETA, please check out our release notes
Atlassian Connector for Eclipse 2.0-BETA
The Atlassian Connector for Eclipse 2.0 introduces numerous new features, including:
a new review perspective for working on reviews
creating new reviews from any folder, file, or code selection
adding files to open reviews
for post-commit reviews, we've added support for all SCMs which are supported in Crucible, including Perforce, GIT, and ClearCase.
handy pre-defined issue filters
restriction of comment visibility for issue comments.
In addition, Atlassian Connector for Eclipse 2.0 marks the first release where the JIRA Mylyn features will be hosted by Atlassian. Previously, the JIRA Mylyn Connector was hosted by the Eclipse Mylyn project. The migration is driven by Atlassian's commitment to further enhance the connector. The entire Atlassian Connector for Eclipse project will continue to be open source and distributed under the EPL.
For more details about the Atlassian Connector for Eclipse 2.0-BETA, please check out our release notes
What Next?
We want your help to make these connectors even better! If you are using Eclipse or Visual Studio, please try out these connectors, and share your feedback by:
Are you attending Agile 2009 in Chicago this week? Interested in learning more about how code review can be effectively done in an agile teams context? Check out "Effective code reviews in agile teams" at 4:00 PM, Monday 8/24 in Grand Ballroom E.
Wojciech Seliga and Slawomir Ginter, members of Atlassian's development team, will talk about how they've implemented a lightweight, peer code review system that doesn't take too much time and yields great results. Of course they are using Crucible and the Atlassian IDE Connectors for code reviews, and you can see a quick demo of how their team uses these tools on a daily basis.
Version 1.2 of the Atlassian Connector for Eclipse is officially in the wild! This release includes a bunch of bug fixes and minor enhancements, plus the ability to download and install if you are behind a firewall and can't use Eclipse's plugin installation features. Check out the 1.2 release notes for more details
The Atlassian Connector for Eclipse takes advantage of the task-focused Mylyn interface in Eclipse to connect with JIRA, Bamboo, Crucible and FishEye servers. It allows users to easily and efficiently:
Configure JIRA, Bamboo, Crucible and FishEye servers as Mylyn task repositories
Receive notifications of changes to JIRA issues, Crucible code reviews, and Bamboo build status directly in Eclipse, eliminating context switches
Create, update, and manage JIRA issues throughout their life cycle.
Launch Bamboo builds and create JIRA issues to address failed Bamboo builds
Create and conduct Crucible code reviews right in the source code editor
Access FishEye SCM insights at the project, package, file, or line of code level
This Eclipse plugin allows developers to quickly access JIRA issues, Bamboo builds, Crucible code reviews and FishEye SCM insights without context-switching from the IDE. The Atlassian Connector supports the newly-released Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) as well as earlier 3.3 and 3.4 versions.
The latest release of the Atlassian Connector for Eclipse was created in partnership with Tasktop Technologies, creators of the widely adopted task-focused Mylyn interface for Eclipse. Developers working on JIRA issues and Crucible code reviews are far more productive thanks to Mylyn's innovative context-based presentation which shows them only the source code files and information needed for the task at hand.
Configure JIRA, Bamboo, Crucible and FishEye servers as Mylyn task repositories
Receive notifications of changes to JIRA issues, Crucible code reviews, and Bamboo build status directly in Eclipse, eliminating context switches
Create, update, and manage JIRA issues throughout their life cycle.
Launch Bamboo builds and create JIRA issues to address failed Bamboo builds
Create and conduct Crucible code reviews right in the source code editor
Access FishEye SCM insights at the project, package, file, or line of code level
Please note:
some users have encountered errors when installing the Atlassian Connector for Eclipse. This is due to a problem with the distribution of Eclipse 3.5 to the various mirroring sites.
If you encounter one of the following error messages during installation, please try the following troubleshooting steps. If these solutions do not fix the error, we recommend attempting to re-download the 3.5 distribution from a different mirror site.
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