I’m working on moving our bugtracker data to JIRA using C# and the SOAP client interface. Everything’s going smoothly, but I’ve hit a snag with HTML content. JIRA uses Confluence Wiki, and I need to change the HTML to wiki format.
Here’s what I’m dealing with:
<h1>Sample Heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph with some text.</p>
<br />
I’ve tried a few regex replacements:
content = content.Replace("<br />", "\\");
content = Regex.Replace(content, "<p>(.*?)</p>", "$1");
content = Regex.Replace(content, "<h1>(.*?)</h1>", "h1. $1");
But I’m not sure if this is the best way. Are there any libraries or tools that can help with this conversion in C#? Or maybe a better approach to handle the HTML-to-wiki transformation during migration?
Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!
hey there, i’ve dealt with similar stuff before. have u looked into using pandoc? it’s pretty versatile for converting between different formats, including html to confluence wiki. might save u some headaches with regex. just a thought - could be worth checking out. good luck with ur migration!
As someone who’s been through the trenches of data migration, I can tell you that HTML to Confluence Wiki conversion can be a real headache. In my experience, regex alone isn’t enough for complex HTML structures. I’d recommend looking into the HTML Agility Pack library - it’s been a lifesaver for me in similar situations. Combine that with a custom wiki markup generator, and you’ll have a much more robust solution.
One approach that worked well for me was to create a mapping of HTML elements to their Confluence Wiki equivalents. Then, I used HTML Agility Pack to parse the HTML and traverse the DOM, applying the appropriate wiki markup as I went. This method handled nested elements and attributes much better than regex alone.
Don’t forget to thoroughly test your conversion with a wide range of HTML inputs. You’ll likely encounter edge cases that require special handling. And if you’re dealing with a large amount of data, consider batching your conversions to avoid overwhelming the JIRA API. Good luck with your migration!
Having gone through a similar migration process, I can share some insights. While a regex approach may work for simple cases, it can struggle with more complex HTML structures. Instead, consider using an HTML parsing library like HtmlAgilityPack combined with a dedicated wiki markup generator. A general method I found effective is to parse the HTML with HtmlAgilityPack, traverse the resulting DOM, and then generate the corresponding wiki markup for each element. This approach is more robust for handling nested elements and attributes. For Confluence specifically, consider exploring the Confluence REST API for converting HTML to storage format. It is also important to handle edge cases such as inline styling and custom attributes, and to test your conversion with a variety of HTML inputs.