How to store the checklist data, creating a checklist plugin.

[Atul Patil]

I am working on a Jira checklist plugin, I want to store the checklist data into Jira's DB. I have created the frontend, now I am stuck how to read and write those checklist data associated with the individual project. 

[Yves Riel _Okapya_]

Hi Atul,

If you want to create a checklist, you should create a customfield and derive from a GenericTextCFType. Then you simply create whatever internal format you want as long as it's text based. JSON would be a good one but you can use XML, YAML, etc.

Start by following this tutorial:

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/creating-a-custom-field-type/

Then, you'll be able to store your data by issue.

Yves

Maker of Checklist for Jira

[Olga Rusnak]

Hi Atul, great question!

Actually, our team implemented a Jira checklist (Smart Checklist for Jira) which stores all data in Jira DB. You can check it out! It has both cloud and server versions! 

[Atul Patil]

Thank you for the quick response.

Actually, I tried it and its good too, but I want to learn how to create it. I am a student and want to explore in this field. Any kind of lead would help. 

Thanks

[Pavel Pavlovsky]

Hey Atul,

You can use Jira Entity Properties to store the data

Check the documentation:

• For Cloud: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/storing-data-without-a-database/
• For Server: https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/entity-properties/

Cheers,

Pavel

[Atul Patil]

Thanks, @Pavel Pavlovsky _Railsware_ it seems a good option

Thanks 

Atul

[Yves Riel _Okapya_]

Moved to an answer on its own ...