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🚀🌟 Once upon a hackathon in the enchanting realm of Atlassian, our intrepid band of developers embarked on a quest to harness the mystical powers of Forge. Our journey was a tapestry of technical prowess, replete with both formidable challenges and captivating wonders.

🖌️ Our adventure began with Custom UI. These magical tool offered a treasure chest of design flexibility, granting our application an alluring and polished appearance. Forge's custom UI tools were the wizardry behind the captivating user interface, a remarkable feat in our quest. With Custom UI, we could make our very own user interface using things like pictures, colors, and even some secret codes called HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. These magical ingredients made our app's interface look just the way we wanted it to. But that's not all! The wonderful Forge platform was like a helpful friend who hosted all the special things we needed for our app's interface. This way, our app could work its magic on Atlassian products and make them even better. And the best part? Everyone could trust our app because it had strong security magic. It kept Atlassian, the app developers, and all the users safe and happy.

🚀 Sending requests with Forge was nothing short of magical. Its simplicity and efficiency transformed API interactions into enchanting incantations. It was as if we were wizards invoking spells with the wave of a wand. This magical aspect became a true gem, adding a surprising and delightful twist to our journey.

🐲 However, as we ventured deeper into the lands of Jira, we encountered a formidable obstacle. The absence of a context menu in Jira was like a labyrinth without a map. While in Confluence, a context menu had a mind of its own, appearing in unpredictable places. The joys of Forge's capabilities were tempered with the challenge of dealing with this missing element, which led us to embark on a new journey to overcome this particular obstacle. This peculiarity became the "dragon" we could not tame. In our magical land, the Context Menu had also a special secret. It could only come in a few sizes. It would say, "Oh, dear users, I can exist in only a few sizes, not more." These sizes were like magical outfits, and it needed to wear them just right. So, everyone knew that the Context Menu could only be in a few sizes, not more. And they were okay with that, because they knew it was the way it worked in this magical land. And so, they used the Context Menu in those special sizes, and it was still very charming and useful. So, even though they were a little sad, the people of the land still used the Context Menu in those special sizes.

🗄️ In the world of Custom Entities and Complex Queries, Forge once again revealed its magical side. Creating and managing databases became as effortless as waving a wand, giving us a sense of mastery and control over our data. This element was the foundation of our data-driven wizardry. However, as is often the case, magic had its dark side. In the realm of Custom Entities and Complex Queries, there were limitations to the magic. We couldn't join tables, which meant we couldn't always get the full picture of our data. Additionally, there was no magic data type for dates, which could sometimes make our date-related spells a bit more challenging. So, while the magic was powerful, it did have its constraints.

💔 Our journey took a poignant turn when we realized that unifying our creation in the Marketplace was no fairy tale ending. Instead of granting us a unified presence for both Jira and Confluence, we were forced to split our creation into two separate entities.

💻 And thus, our story is one of magic and innovation, with tools that delighted and those that added unexpected twists to our tale. In the grand tapestry of Atlassian Forge, our quest continues, as we wield the tools of creation, overcome the challenges, and navigate the enchanting world of software development.