Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Extending Confluence.
Not every feature might be available in Confluence out of the box or as add-ons
in the marketplace. Confluence is very extendable with custom plugins, and if you
are a developer, you can even create your own plugin using the
Atlassian Software
Development Kit
(
SDK
).
By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about:
• Setting up your development environment
• Using the Atlassian Plugin SDK
• The different extensions points
• How to release your plugin
If you are not a developer yourself, this chapter will probably be difficult to read,
but it could give you an insight into what is possible with extending Confluence.
The Atlassian Plugin SDK
Atlassian provides plugin developers with a Software Development Kit (SDK).
By using this SDK, developers can create plugins that extend the functionality of
all Atlassian products. The SDK allows you to quickly connect and use the plugin
development platform.
The Atlassian Plugin SDK makes your life easier by helping to do the following:
• Build plugins for any Atlassian application with a single tool.
• Create a plugin skeleton, specific to the Atlassian application you are
developing for.
• Download the application binaries, install your plugin, and start
the application.
