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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.

Introducing Gadgets, Containers, Plugins and Applications

A gadget is essentially an XML file containing the gadget specification. You will use recognised XML elements to define the following:

  1. Gadget characteristics, such as the author's name (your name), the gadget title and description, preferred sizing, etc.
  2. A screenshot and/or thumbnail image that containers can display to show users what your gadget looks like.
  3. Required features that containers must provide for your gadget.
  4. User preferences, where your gadget can allow its users to customise certain aspects of the gadget display.
  5. The content section, where you use define the content that your gadget will display. This is where you add the HTML and JavaScript functions that produce your gadget's output.

As the gadget developer, you create the static XML file and make it available on a server. The dashboard or other container will pull the XML file from the server or plugin where it resides, and render it. The container may, for example, display the gadget inside an iframe on a dashboard. Or the container may display the gadget on a web page via a wiki macro.

Here is an overview of how gadgets, containers, plugins and applications interact with each other:

Writing a Simple Gadget

If you have never written a gadget before, you can start by writing a simple Google gadget:

  1. Become familiar with Google gadgets. There are two Google gadget developer guides, one for the earlier 'legacy' version of the Google gadget API and one for the new version which supports OpenSocial. Make sure you use the new guide.
  2. Take a look at our hints for developing in iGoogle sandbox, compiled from our own experiences with Google gadgets.
  3. Read the guide to getting started with OpenSocial.

Writing an Atlassian Gadget

Now move on to write an Atlassian Gadget.

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