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IntelliJ IDEA

The IDE used by default

Install

All users can install directly from the JetBrains site.

Windows users can choose to use WinGet: winget install JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Ultimate

Developing employees will get an activation email for Idea.
Follow the instructions for activation found in the "JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate license" email.

Plugins

A list of plugins generally used while developing

Google Java Format

Link to plugin

When opening a new Java project you will be prompted to use the plugin. If a manual enable or disable is needed it can be done through the general settings Google-java-format settings

Prettier

Link to plugin

The prettier plugin will depend on the prettier npm module installed in the current project. Therefore, setting up the plugin requires you to open a project using prettier.

In the general settings you can set up the plugin to run as the default code formatter Prettier settings

Prettier can also be used in a terminal like so:

  • Checks formatting: npx prettier -c src
  • Updates formatting: npx prettier -w src