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I would like to be able to create FogBugz cases directly straight from the editor in NetBeans. Specifically, I would like to be able to look at a JUnit run in the IDE, examine the failures and create cases directly using the information that is right in front of me (rather than cutting and pasting into a web browser, etc).

I see that NetBeans 6.5.1 ships with Bugzilla available by default and JIRA connectivity in some sort of beta form. Is there an equivalent FogBugz issue tracker?

PS: I am aware of the new plugin architecture of FogBugz 7. However, I have a realistic appreciation of the time that I would be able to commit to creating my own plugin for either NetBeans and / or FogBugz and I suspect that I would be able to make just enough of a partial solution to make my life worse rather than better.

Bob Cross
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It appears you may need to write one yourself, as they have plugins for Eclipse and Visual Studio, but not Netbeans.

http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/blog/post/Eclipse-Plugin-For-FogBugz.aspx

James Black
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    @James Black, yes, I know that's an option. However, see the PS above: I have a very realistic appreciation for how much time I can scrape together in order to work on a meta-project.... – Bob Cross Sep 09 '09 at 19:54
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    If you start a version that has some minimum functionality, you can give it to the open-source community, and see if others are interested enough to finish it. Another option would be to see if some students at a university is looking for a senior design project, and see if that would be acceptable. Or, you could ask Foggy Creek if they can do it. :) – James Black Sep 10 '09 at 02:38
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    @James Black, let's be clear, I'm openly hoping that a student looking for a challenge (or player of equivalent level) stumbles on this question and takes it as a dare. On the flip side, I suspect that Fogcreek would say something along the lines of "that does sound like a good idea. Best of luck!" ;-) – Bob Cross Sep 10 '09 at 03:54
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    Switch your IDE to Eclipse. :) – James Black Sep 10 '09 at 04:32
  • @James: seems like ideal solution :-) – Peter Štibraný Sep 10 '09 at 07:41
  • @Both of you clowns, yes yes, ho ho. ;-) Seriously, though, we made the firm decision to support both IDEs that are most popular with people on the team (Eclipse and Netbeans). This was a huge team-builder, by the way. I don't like leaving a feature-bias out there if a solution already exists. – Bob Cross Sep 10 '09 at 13:42
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    One year passed and nothing changed ? :) I'm quite newbie on bug tracking etc... but I'm starting with netbeans now... just wondering is there's any solution available at present that anyone may know. :) – MEM Dec 08 '10 at 15:09
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I am not aware of such plugin. You're right that it is not trivial effort to write full-featured connector, but getting basic one is not that hard ... especially if you're already familiar with NetBeans plugin architecture. If you decide to go for it, take a look at FogBugz API instead of new FogBugz plugins. FogBugz API is used to talk to remote FogBugz repositories.

Peter Štibraný
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  • @Peter Štibraný, I did take some time to look at the API and I have to say, curse you sir! (in fun, of course) My immediate thought was "Hey, I could handle this." Then my reality brain kicked in and reminded me that I have actual paid work to do.... ;-) – Bob Cross Sep 10 '09 at 03:56