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This article explains how to install and configure IntelliJ IDEA for use with ImageJ2 development. Directions correspond to IntelliJ IDEA 11.1, and may need adjustment for other versions.
Install and configure IDEA
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Install OpenJDK. Download and install OpenJDK. Or install it via a package manager, if possible.
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Install IDEA. Download and install IDEA from the IDEA website.
Import the ImageJ2 source
- From the IDEA menu, choose Version Control › Checkout from Version Control › Git
- For the Git Repository URL, enter:
git://github.com/imagej/imagej - Specify a Parent Directory, click Clone, and wait
- When prompted, click Yes to create an IntelliJ IDEA project from the sources
On some platforms, the first time you perform this procedure, you may be prompted to select the project JDK:
- Click the plus sign and choose “JSDK”
- Navigate to the directory containing your JDK installation
Launch the program
- Choose Run › Edit Configurations from the menu
- Click the Plus icon and choose Application
- In the Name field, type ImageJ2
- Type “net.imagej.Main” for the Main class
- For “Use classpath and JDK of module” select “imagej2” from the list
- Click OK
- Choose Run › Run ImageJ2 from the menu
The project automatically builds before launching, so it may take a little while the first time.
Code style profiles
This section is a short guide on how to start using the Eclipse code style profile of ImageJ2.
Installing Eclipse code formatter plugin
The first step is to install the Eclipse code formatter (ECF) plugin to your IntelliJ:
- Open File › Settings
- Select Plugins from the left-hand pane
- Click Browse repositories…
- Type Eclipse code formatter to the search field
- Select the plugin from the list and click install on the right-hand pane
- Click Restart IntelliJ
A tutorial on IntelliJ plugins can be found here.
Plugin setup
After installing the ECF plugin you need to set it to use the Eclipse code styles file of the ImageJ project:
- Download eclipse-preferences.epf
- Open Eclipse and follow these steps to import an
.epffile - Open Window › Preferences › Java › Code Style › Formatter
- Set Active Profile to ImageJ
- Click Export All… and save the XML file
- Open IntelliJ
- Open your project
- Open File › Settings › Eclipse Code Formatter
- Check the Use the Eclipse code formatter radio button
- Set Eclipse Java Formatter config file to the XML file you just created
- Set Java formatter profile to ImageJ
- Check Optimize Imports
- Set Import order to Manual configuration and write
com;io;java;javax;net;org;
NB You can skip the first five steps if you use this XML file. But note that it is old and possibly out of date.
More information on setting up the ECF plugin can be found here.
Troubleshooting
Renaming SciJava @Plugin annotated classes
When renaming a classname which was annotated with SciJava’s @Plugin annotation, an error may occur during launch of the application looking like:
[ERROR] Exception during event handling:
[Event] org.scijava.module.event.ModulesUpdatedEvent
context = org.scijava.Context@1a05aced
consumed = false
items[0] = label='About ImageJ...', iconPath='/icons/commands/information.png', priority=0.0, enabled=true, pluginType=Command
items[1] = label='Preferences', priority=0.0, enabled=true, pluginType=Command
items[2] = label='Quit', iconPath='/icons/commands/door_in.png', priority=0.0, enabled=true, pluginType=Command
[Subscriber] org.scijava.menu.DefaultMenuService [priority = 0.0]
[Method] protected void org.scijava.menu.DefaultMenuService.onEvent(org.scijava.module.event.ModulesUpdatedEvent)
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Can't overwrite cause with org.scijava.InstantiableException: Class not found:
the.plugin.you.just.Renamed
The error may be related to some caching mechanism in the IDE. The solution is to clear the caches, e.g. by running mvn clean from the maven panel.
