class_docstr: This handler handles connection and execution of the Airtable statements.
class_docstr_tok: ["This","handler","handles","connection","and","execution","of","the","Airtable","statements","."]
docstr: Set up the connection required by the handler.
  Returns:
      HandlerStatusResponse
docstr_tok: ["Set","up","the","connection","required","by","the","handler",".","Returns",":","HandlerStatusResponse"]
code: def connect(self) -> StatusResponse:
      """
      Set up the connection required by the handler.
      Returns:
          HandlerStatusResponse
      """
  
      if self.is_connected is True:
          return self.connection
  
      s = requests.Session()
      s.headers[
          "Authorization"
      ] = f"Bearer {self.connection_data['jira_api_token']}"
  
      self.connection = Jira(
          url=self.connection_data["jira_url"], session=s
      )
      self.is_connected = True
  
      return self.connection
  
file_path: mindsdb/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/jira_handler/jira_handler.py
imports: from mindsdb.integrations.handlers.jira_handler.jira_table import JiraProjectsTable
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.api_handler import APIHandler
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.response import HandlerStatusResponse
  from mindsdb.utilities import log
  from mindsdb_sql import parse_sql
  from atlassian import Jira
  from typing import Optional
  import requests
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the JiraHandler obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.connect() and returns: self, self