milestones · Jun 29, 2015

Hello GitHub, We’re Quire

Github Integration

For some of you, it is difficult enough to keep everyone up to date with the tasks at hand. It is even more so when they involve codes. Lots of codes.

But not to worry, Quire has got it covered. With the integration with GitHub, it is easier to stay on top of your team members’ code changes and to refer and trace back between tasks and codes.

How do I integrate with GitHub?

  1. Go to Quire & Beyond

    Quire App Directory

  2. Choose Github and click on Install

    Quire Github integration

  3. Choose the project that you would like to integrate Github to

    Github

  4. Authorize your Github account with Quire

    Github authorization

  5. Choose the Github repositories you want to connect to Quire

    Github repositories

  6. Successfully integrated Github with Quire

    Github repositories

Once you are back to your project, the integration is done!

What can I do with GitHub integration?

You can reference and complete a task or more via commit message.

To reference a task:

First, choose a task.

My helpful screenshot

Find the ID for this task in the url bar.

My helpful screenshot

Tip: You can press Ctrl (or Alt for Mac) to see all task IDs.

You enter a # and the task ID in the commit message.

For example:

Write #634.

When you make a reference, we will add a comment to the task like this:

My helpful screenshot

Note that whenever we add a comment to Quire, we will also add one to GitHub:

My helpful screenshot

Now, you can easily refer to the task from GitHub to Quire, and trace its codes from Quire to GitHub.

You can also add a message at the end of your commit.

For example:

Edit #634 added more description.

Then, it will appear like this in the task’s comment:

My helpful screenshot

To reference multiple tasks:

Follow the same steps for referencing a task, and simply add “and” in your commit message.

For example:

Edit #634, #635 and #636 paraphrased a few sentences.

It will look like this in all three tasks:

My helpful screenshot

To complete a task:

Again, first select a task.

My helpful screenshot

Find the task ID in the url bar.

My helpful screenshot

Use any of the keywords below followed by a # and the task ID in your commit message.

For example:

Close #634 article finalized.

Keywords:

Complete/Completes/Completed
Close/Closes/Closed
Fix/Fixes/Fixed
Resolve/Resolves/Resolved

When you complete a task, we will add a comment to the task like this:

My helpful screenshot

And we will mark the task as complete:

My helpful screenshot

To complete multiple tasks:

Follow the same steps for closing a task, and add “and” in your commit message.

For example:

Close #635 and #636 articles finalized.

When you complete these two tasks, we will add the same comment to both tasks:

My helpful screenshot

And we will mark both tasks as complete:

My helpful screenshot

I hope you will enjoy our very first integration with GitHub and that it will help you keep everyone in the loop.

Goodbye for now!

Crystal Chen
Content writer, food lover, and aniholic.