Ecosystem
For some time there have been a number of companion applications and scripts for FogBugz. With the addition of a feature-rich XML API in FogBugz 6.0 the FogBugz ecosystem is set to explode. This wiki is a place for the FogBugz community to share tips, tricks, scripts and application picks that work with FogBugz. Disclaimer: Third party applications are not tested by Fog Creek and there is no warranty express or implied.
Fog Creek also has an official FogBugz Ecology page. And here's a page full of gratuitous Kiwi pictures...
Applications
Command Line Client: The FogBugz command line client fbcli, which uses the XML API to talk to FogBugz via the command line on windows, mac, and linux.
Screenshot
FogBugz Screenshot Tool: Built into FogBugz. You can attach to a case, an email, or just save the image to disk.
SnagIt Mashup: FogBugz and SnagIt joined together so you can add arrows, torn edges, and other cool SnagIt features
BugShooting Screenshot Tool by Alexej Hirsch - an advanced screenshot tool with detailed editing.
Importers
Trac Importer : Import your Trac bugs and wikis into FogBugz
Confluence: Import your Confluence wiki into FogBugz
MediaWiki: Import your MediaWiki wiki into FogBugz
Dragnet: Import Dragnet database into FogBugz by Ken Bonnin, Jr.
Mantibugz: Import your Mantis database into Fogbugz by Martin Zardecki
Reporting
CaseDetective for FogBugz by IMiJ Software: The desktop reporting tool made especially for FogBugz.
DBxtra for FogBugz by DBxtra: Report Software for Easy Use by Anyone.
Tableau Software: Fast Analytics for FogBugz
BugzReport: Export cases easily to Excel or any other system. Open source, windows desktop application.
Filter List PHP Script: Generate a single-page list of case views for all cases in a given filter by Ted Stresen-Reuter
Test Case Management
Time Tracking
TimeSprite by Black Hill Software: Exchanges time tracking data with FogBugz. View FogBugz time tracking data. Track time offline and submit to FogBugz.
WorkingOn for FogBugz system tray tool by Daniel Schaffer.
Timepost: Available for both Windows and Mac. Integrates with FogBugz.
CaseTracker: An open-source Windows tool to set working on case, resolve the current case and create a new case.
Plugins for Third Party Applications
FogBugz for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008
Bugclipse - An Ecplise plugin that integrates with FogBugz, featuring a rich editor, focused UI, offline support, attaching code contexts to cases, automatic time tracking and export of cases in various formats (including HTML, PDF and XLS).
Foglyn - An Eclipse plugin that works with the Mylyn task-focused interface. It allows you work with your FogBugz cases from within Mylyn.
MT Fogger - a Movable Type interface to FogBugz. Exposes a set of template tags that make it possible to query and display information stored in FogBugz within Movable Type templates.
SourceForge.net: EclipseBugz - An open source Eclipse IDE plugin.
Scripts & Example Source
FogBugz API Explorer by Paul Mignard: Execute FogBugz XML API commands in this small cross-platform AIR app and browse the resulting data as XML or a pretty tree view.
APITester is a .NET app that runs through most of the XML API and can be used to debug and learn from.
C# (CSharp) Wrapper Class for FogBugz API - EJ Alexandra has written a C# class that makes using the XML API in .NET painless.
Python Sample API Code - Python API Class Libraries - access FogBugz easily through the XML API in Python
CaseCloner for batch creating cases in FogBugz by Michael H. Pryor: Create multiple cases from a template.
FogBugz Ruby started by Richard Livsey: Open source Ruby implementation for the FogBugz XML API.
RBScoutSubmit started by Ian Jones: Open source ScoutSubmit implementation for REALbasic applications.
ScoutSample by Fog Creek: The example source code (.NET/HTML/VB/C++) for using scoutSubmit as supplied with FogBugz.
Search Notifier by Fog Creek: Source code (.NET) for an example application that generates emails at user-specified frequencies with user-defined searches through the FogBugz 6.0 XML API.
Table of Contents for FogBugz Wiki by John Fuex. A template for the FogBugz wiki and associated ASP file to add a dynamically generated table of contents to the wiki sidebar.
Tips & Tricks
Got any tips and tricks for using Fogbugz or for using it in conjunction with other programs?
