Now that we have the Atlassian SDK installed on our system, let us explore some of the basic commands we will be using on a regular basis.

atlas-create-jira-plugin: Creates a new JIRA plugin skeleton

atlas-create-jira-plugin-module: Provides you with a list of modules to choose from. Automatically adds your selection to the plugin definition file.

atlas-run: Starts up an instance of JIRA you can use to test your plugin.

atlas-debug: Starts up an instance of JIRA you can use to test your plugin in debug mode. You can use your IDE's remote debugger to connect and debug you code.

atlas-cli: When you have started a JIRA instance using atlas-run or atlas-debug, and you make changes to your code, you will have to redeploy your plugin to include the changes you have made. atlas-cli command is used along with "pi" command (plugin install) to redeploy your plugin on to a running instance of JIRA.

atlas-clean: When you start up a JIRA instance using atlas-run or atlas-debug, you will notice a new folder called "target" is created in your plugin directory. atlas-clean deleted this directory. You will lose all the data on you instance that you are using for testing.

atlas-package: Creates the jar that can be used to deploy on a JIRA instance.

atlas-update: Updates the Atlassian SDK. Running this command will download the latest version of Atlassian SDK. You will then have to go through the steps to install the Atlassian SDK