JetBrains/intellij-platform-plugin-template
Intellij Platform Plugin Template
This project is a standardized project scaffolding and build automation system for developing IntelliJ IDE plugins. It provides a pre-configured directory layout and Gradle-based build automation to bootstrap new plugin projects with consistent compilation and dependency resolution.
The template integrates a complete release management pipeline using GitHub Actions to automate the building, digital signing, and uploading of plugin binaries to a public marketplace. It includes a markdown-driven synchronizer that automatically updates marketplace release notes from a versioned text file during deployment.
The system covers a broad set of quality assurance and delivery capabilities, including automated functional testing and compatibility checks across multiple IDE versions. It coordinates these testing and deployment cycles through continuous integration workflows to ensure plugin stability before distribution.
Features
- Gradle Build Systems - Provides a complete Gradle-based build system for managing IntelliJ plugin compilation and dependencies.
- Project Bootstrapping - Provides tools for generating starter code and boilerplate to initialize new IntelliJ plugin projects.
- Project Scaffolding - Offers standardized project scaffolding and directory layouts to bootstrap new IntelliJ plugin projects.
- GitHub Actions Workflows - Uses GitHub Actions to automate the build, signing, and upload process for plugin releases.
- CI/CD Workflows - Coordinates automated testing and deployment cycles using GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows.
- Plugin Release Pipelines - Implements a deployment pipeline for digital signing and versioned uploads of binaries to a remote marketplace.
- Plugin Testing Harnesses - Runs functional tests within the host IDE environment to ensure cross-version compatibility.
- Cross-Version Compatibility Testing - Provides automated functional testing across multiple IDE versions to ensure plugin stability.
- Build and Test Pipelines - Integrates build and test pipelines to run functional tests and compatibility checks automatically.
- IntelliJ Platform Plugins - Provides a comprehensive template for developing plugins targeting the IntelliJ Platform.
- Build & Release Automation - Automates the packaging, signing, and distribution of plugin binaries through a structured release pipeline.
- Release Automation - Automates the publishing and distribution of plugin binaries to a public marketplace.
- Binary Signing - Implements automated digital signing of plugin binaries to ensure distribution authenticity.
- Plugin Marketplaces - Facilitates the distribution and management of plugins via a public marketplace.
