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Easy Steps to Synchronize JIRA Calendar Tasks With the Blazor Scheduler

Dynamic tasks are vital when following the Scrum framework in developing a product. Properly managing different states of multiple tasks assigned to different members of the team might be a nightmare. To effectively handle these tasks, you need a versatile tool to effectively manage them.

Our Syncfusion Blazor Scheduler component is a fully featured event calendar that helps users manage their time and projects efficiently. It facilitates easy resource scheduling and the rescheduling of events or tasks (appointments) through editor pop-ups, drag-and-drop operations, and resizing actions.

In this blog post, I will quickly explain how to synchronize Jira calendar tasks and customizations with the Syncfusion Blazor Scheduler component for effective task management.

Let’s get started!

Project setup

First things first, create a simple Blazor server-side Scheduler application. Refer to the Getting Started with Blazor Scheduler Component documentation for an introduction to configuring the common specifications.

Initialize the Syncfusion Blazor Scheduler component

Now, add the Syncfusion Blazor Scheduler component to the Index.razor page and set the value of the TValue property as AppointmentModel. Then, define the Scheduler component’s AppointmentModel class.

Refer to the following code example.

<SfSchedule TValue="AppointmentModel">
</SfSchedule>
public class AppointmentModel
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Subject { get; set; }
        public string Location { get; set; }
        public DateTime StartTime { get; set; }
        public DateTime EndTime { get; set; }
        public string Description { get; set; }
        public bool IsAllDay { get; set; }
        public string RecurrenceRule { get; set; }
        public string RecurrenceException { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> RecurrenceID { get; set; }
        public string CssClass { get; set; }
    }
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Generate Jira API token

Now, generate the Jira API token. Refer to the manage API tokens for your Atlassian account documentation to generate the token from your Atlassian account.

Get tasks from Jira

Now, create an HTTP request and read the Jira tasks from the Rest API, as mentioned in the following code.

 HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
 var byteArray = new UTF8Encoding().GetBytes("mail:token");
 client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(byteArray));
 var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "Rest API Url");
 var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
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Synchronizing Jira Calendar tasks with the Blazor Scheduler

Next, deserialize the HTTP response and form the appointment data. Then, assign the resultant value to the DataSource property in the Blazor Scheduler.

Refer to the following code example.

<SfSchedule TValue="AppointmentModel">
        <ScheduleEventSettings DataSource="@DataSource">
    </ScheduleEventSettings>
    <ScheduleViews>
        <ScheduleView Option="View.Month"></ScheduleView>
    </ScheduleViews>
</SfSchedule>   

 protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
        var byteArray = new UTF8Encoding().GetBytes("mail:token");
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(byteArray));
        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "Rest api url");
        var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
        if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode && DataSource == null)
        {
            var responseStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            var data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JIRA>(responseStream);
            List<AppointmentModel> events = new List<AppointmentModel>();
            foreach (var issue in data.Issues)
            {
                events.Add(new AppointmentModel()
                {
                    Id = issue.Id,
                    Subject = issue.Fields.Summary,
                    Description = issue.Fields.Description,
                    StartTime = issue.Fields.Created,
                    EndTime = issue.Fields.Created.AddHours(1),
                    IsAllDay = true,
                    CssClass = GetCssClass(issue.Fields.Priority.Name)
                });
            }
            DataSource = events;
        }
        else
        {
            getTasksError = true;
        }
    }
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Customize appointment cell header

You can customize a cell’s header by using the CellHeaderTemplate option in the ScheduleTemplates.

Refer to the following code example to show the total number of issues created on a specific date in each cell’s header.

<<SfSchedule TValue="AppointmentModel">>
        <<ScheduleEventSettings DataSource="@DataSource">>
    <</ScheduleEventSettings>>
    <<ScheduleViews>>
        <<ScheduleView Option="View.Month">><</ScheduleView>>
    <</ScheduleViews>>
    <<ScheduleTemplates>>
        <<CellHeaderTemplate>>
            @context.Date.Day
            @{
                var count = GetIssueCount(@context.Date);
                if (count >> 0)
                {
                    <<span>> Issues: @GetIssueCount(@context.Date)<</span>>
                }
            }
        <</CellHeaderTemplate>>
    <</ScheduleTemplates>>
<</SfSchedule>>
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Customize appointment appearance

Also, you can apply custom colors to appointments based on the task’s priority. To do so, use the built-in field CssClass in which you can pass the class name to be applied to the specific appointments.

@code {
public string GetCssClass(string priority)
    {
        string css;
        if (priority == "Release-Breaker")
        {
            css = "release-breaker";
        }
        else if (priority == "Normal")
        {
            css = "normal";
        }
        else if (priority == "High")
        {
            css = "high";
        }
        else if (priority == "Critical")
        {
            css = "critical";
        }
        else if (priority == "Ultra Critical")
        {
            css = "ultra-crtical";
        }
        else
        {
            css = "low";
        }
        return css;
    }
}

<style>
    .e-schedule .e-month-view .low {
        background: #99ccff;
    }

    .e-schedule .e-month-view .normal {
        background: #66cc66;
    }

    .e-schedule .e-month-view .high {
        background: #006633;
    }

    .e-schedule .e-month-view .critical {
        background: #ff0000;
    }

    .e-schedule .e-month-view .ultra-critical {
        background: #990000;
    }

    .e-schedule .e-month-view .release-breaker {
        background: #000000;
    }
</style>
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Applying Custom Colors to the Appointments
Applying Custom Colors to the Appointments

Note: For more information, refer to the appointment customization in Blazor Scheduler documentation.

Customize the appointment tooltip

You can also display the required tasks’ information on a tooltip using the TooltipTemplate option within the ScheduleEventSettings.

Refer to the following code example.

<SfSchedule TValue="AppointmentModel">
        <ScheduleEventSettings DataSource="@DataSource" EnableTooltip="true">
            <TooltipTemplate>
                @{
                var data = (context as AppointmentModel);
                <p>@data.Subject</p>
                <p>@data.Description</p>
            }
        </TooltipTemplate>
    </ScheduleEventSettings>
    <ScheduleViews>
        <ScheduleView Option="View.Month"></ScheduleView>
    </ScheduleViews>
</SfSchedule>
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Displaying Custom Tooltip on the Appointments
Custom Tooltip on an Appointment

Note: Also, refer to the documentation on customizing event tooltips in a Blazor Scheduler using a template.

Resource

For more details, check out the complete working example to synchronize Jira calendar tasks with the Blazor Scheduler.

Summary

Thanks for reading! This blog explained in detail how to synchronize Jira calendar tasks and how to customize headers, appointment colors, and tooltips with the Syncfusion Blazor Scheduler component. So, try out the steps and enjoy hassle-free project and resource management.

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