Incompatible Changes in IntelliJ Platform and Plugins API 2022.*

Please see Verifying Plugin Compatibility on how to use Plugin Verifier and IDE inspections to check such problems.

Early Access Program (EAP) releases of upcoming versions are available here.

2022.3

IntelliJ Platform 2022.3

com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.dependency.analyzer.DependencyAnalyzerExtension.isApplicable(ProjectSystemId) abstract method added: Must be implemented.
com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.dependency.analyzer.DependencyAnalyzerExtension.createContributor(Project, Disposable) method parameter ProjectSystemId removed: Adjust your code.
com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.dependency.analyzer.DependencyAnalyzerExtension.createContributor(Project, Disposable) method return type changed from DependencyAnalyzerContributor? to DependencyAnalyzerContributor: Implement isApplicable() instead.
com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorCopyPasteHelper.getSelectionTransferable(Editor editor, EditorCopyPasteHelper.CopyPasteOptions options) abstract method added: Must be implemented instead of and preferred over com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorCopyPasteHelper.copySelectionToClipboard(Editor) which now delegates to the new method.
com.intellij.codeInsight.template.TemplateContextType.EP_NAME field removed: Use com.intellij.codeInsight.template.impl.TemplateContextTypes to get TemplateContextType extensions.
com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.FoundItemDescriptor(I, int, int) constructor removed: Use FoundItemDescriptor(I, int) instead.

Database Plugin 2022.3

com.intellij.database.dataSource.url.TypesRegistry.ParamEditor class removed: Use com.intellij.database.dataSource.url.TypeDescriptor.ParamEditor instead.
com.intellij.database.dataSource.url.TypesRegistry.BaseTypeDescriptor.createFieldImpl(String caption, String configuration, DataInterchange interchange) abstract method added: Must be implemented.
com.intellij.database.psi.DbDataSourceImpl.getDelegate() method return type changed from DatabaseSystem to RawDataSource: Prefer com.intellij.database.psi.DbDataSource.getDelegateDataSource().
com.intellij.database.psi.DbPsiFacadeImpl.createDataSourceWrapperElement(DasDataSource, DataSourceManager) method parameter type changed from DasDataSource to RawDataSource: Avoid manually wrapping data sources.
com.intellij.database.vfs.DatabaseElementVirtualFileImpl.setBusy(boolean) method removed: That method was an internal method.
com.intellij.database.util.TreePatternNode.Group(ObjectKind, TreePatternNode[], TreePatternNode) constructor removed: Do not manipulate TreePatternNodes. Use TreePatternUtils to manipulate TreePatterns.
com.intellij.database.util.TreePatternNode.NegativeNaming(ObjectName[]) constructor removed: Do not manipulate TreePatternNodes. Use TreePatternUtils to manipulate TreePatterns.
com.intellij.database.dataSource.DataSourceConfigurable.getDataSource() method return type changed from DasDataSource to RawDataSource: Stricter generic bound.

TextMate Plugin 2022.3

org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistry class now interface: Construct and mutate the org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistryImpl instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistry.fillFromPList(CharSequence, Plist) method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistryImpl.fillFromPList(CharSequence, Plist) instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistry.clear() method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistryImpl.clear() instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistry() constructor removed: Instantiate org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.PreferencesRegistryImpl instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistry class now interface: Construct and mutate the org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistryImpl instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistry.fillVariablesFromPlist(CharSequence, Plist) method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistryImpl.fillVariablesFromPlist(CharSequence, Plist) instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistry.clear() method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistryImpl.clear() instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistry() constructor removed: Instantiate org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.ShellVariablesRegistryImpl instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistry class now interface: Construct and mutate the org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistryImpl instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistry.register(TextMateSnippet) method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistryImpl.register(TextMateSnippet) instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistry.clear() method removed: Use org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistryImpl.clear() instead.
org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistry() constructor removed: Instantiate org.jetbrains.plugins.textmate.language.preferences.SnippetsRegistryImpl() instead.

HTTP Client Plugin 2022.3

com.intellij.httpClient.http.request.HttpRequestVariableSubstitutor class now interface: Use com.intellij.httpClient.http.request.HttpRequestVariableSubstitutorImpl.create(Project, HttpRequestEnvironment) for constructing instances.

JavaScript Plugin 2022.3

com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackConfigManager class moved to package com.intellij.webpack: Use com.intellij.webpack.WebpackConfigManager instead.
com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackConfigManager.Companion class moved to package com.intellij.webpack: Use com.intellij.webpack.WebpackConfigManager.Companion instead.

Microservices Plugin 2022.3

com.intellij.microservices.url.inlay.UrlPathInlayAction.isAvailable(file: PsiFile, urlPathContext: UrlPathContext) method parameter type changed from com.intellij.microservices.url.references.UrlPathContext to com.intellij.microservices.url.inlay.UrlPathInlayHint: Use com.intellij.microservices.url.inlay.UrlPathInlayHint.getContext to obtain corresponding UrlPathContext instance.

Remote Development Gateway Plugin 2022.3

com.jetbrains.gateway.ssh.SshMultistagePanelContext.getSshConfig() method removed: Use com.jetbrains.gateway.ssh.SshMultistagePanelContext.getConfig() instead.
com.jetbrains.gateway.ssh.SshMultistagePanelContext.setSshConfig(SshConfig) method removed: Use com.jetbrains.gateway.ssh.SshMultistagePanelContext.setConfig(SshConfig) instead.

YAML Plugin 2022.3

org.jetbrains.yaml.YAMLParserDefinition no longer implements org.jetbrains.yaml.YAMLElementTypes.: Use org.jetbrains.yaml.YAMLElementTypes fields directly.

Terraform Plugin 2022.3

Top level packages of Terraform org.intellij.plugins.hcl and org.intellij.plugins.hil moved to single org.intellij.terraform.

2022.2

IntelliJ Platform 2022.2

com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.TypeSafeDataProvider class removed: Use com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataProvider class instead.
com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataSink class removed: Removed along with com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.TypeSafeDataProvider.
com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesBrowser class removed: Use com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesBrowserBase or com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.SimpleChangesBrowser instead.
com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesBrowser.MyUseCase class removed: Removed along with com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesBrowser.
com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesTreeList class removed: Use com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesTree or com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesTreeImpl instead.
com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.unsafeNonblockingExecute(Runnable) method removed: Method does not make sense anymore, please see JBR-4328.
com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsLogHighlighter.getStyle(int, VcsShortCommitDetails, boolean) method removed: Use com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsLogHighlighter.getStyle(int, VcsShortCommitDetails, int, boolean) instead.
com.intellij.AbstractBundle.getResourceBundle(java.lang.String, java.lang.ClassLoader) method removed: Use com.intellij.DynamicBundle.getResourceBundle(java.lang.ClassLoader, java.lang.String) instead

Java Plugin 2022.2

com.intellij.codeInspection.javaDoc.JavaDocLocalInspection class removed: Use com.intellij.codeInspection.javaDoc.JavadocDeclarationInspection.ADDITIONAL_TAGS field instead of JavaDocLocalInspection.myAdditionalJavadocTags.

Plugin DevKit Plugin 2022.2

icons.DevkitIcons class renamed to org.jetbrains.idea.devkit.DevKitIcons: Use org.jetbrains.idea.devkit.DevKitIcons instead.
icons.DevkitIcons.Gutter class renamed to org.jetbrains.idea.devkit.DevKitIcons.Gutter: Use org.jetbrains.idea.devkit.DevKitIcons.Gutter instead.

Collaboration Tools 2022.2

com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.AccountsListModelBase.notifyCredentialsChanged(A account) method visibility changed from protected to private: Method hidden for better encapsulation.
com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.AccountsPanelFactory.INSTANCE field removed: Factory is now a factory.
com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.LoadingAccountsDetailsProvider.DetailsLoadingResult class removed: Better API introduced in the form of com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.AccountsDetailsLoader.
com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.LoadingAccountsDetailsProvider class removed: Better API introduced in the form of com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.AccountsDetailsLoader.
com.intellij.collaboration.ui.codereview.avatar.CachingAvatarIconsProvider class renamed to com.intellij.collaboration.ui.codereview.avatar.CachingCircleImageIconsProvider: Icon provider implementation changes to async.

GitHub 2022.2

org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutorManager.getExecutor(GithubAccount) method return type changed from org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor.WithTokenAuth to org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor: Hidden implementation details.
org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutorManager.getExecutor(GithubAccount, Project) method return type changed from org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor.WithTokenAuth to org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor: Hidden implementation details.
org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutorManager.getExecutor(GithubAccount, JComponent) method return type changed from org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor.WithTokenAuth to org.jetbrains.plugins.github.api.GithubApiRequestExecutor: Hidden implementation details.

Grazie Plugin 2022.2

Method com.intellij.grazie.GrazieBundle.message(key, parameters) marked static: To shorten Java callers.

Docker Plugin 2022.2

com.intellij.docker.registry.DockerRegistry class renamed to com.intellij.docker.registry.DockerRegistryConfiguration: Please update usages.

JavaScript Plugin 2022.2

com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackConfigManager.setConfig(WebPackConfig) method moved to the superclass: Should be used only in tests (marked with @TestOnly).
com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackConfig class renamed to com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.bundler.WebBundlerConfig: Use com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.bundler.WebBundlerConfig instead.
com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackResolve class renamed to com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.bundler.WebBundlerResolve: Use com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.bundler.WebBundlerResolve instead.
com.intellij.lang.javascript.buildTools.webpack.WebPackConfigPath class removed: A regular String class is used instead.

2022.1

IntelliJ Platform 2022.1

org.apache.log4j package removed: log4j library removed from IntelliJ Platform, please see this blog post for migration instructions.
org.slf4j package removed: log4j library removed from IntelliJ Platform, please see this blog post for migration instructions.
com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Log4jBasedLogger class removed: log4j library removed from IntelliJ Platform, please see this blog post for migration instructions.
com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectConfigurator.configureProject(Project, VirtualFile, Ref<Module>, boolean) marked abstract: Implement it instead of removed one.
com.intellij.psi.impl.java.stubs.index.JavaStubIndexKeys.CLASS_FQN field type changed from StubIndexKey<Integer, PsiClass> to StubIndexKey<CharSequence, PsiClass>: JavaFullClassNameIndex now takes CharSequence instead of its hashCode to allow specific optimizations.
com.intellij.psi.impl.java.stubs.index.JavaFullClassNameIndex.getKey method return type changed from StubIndexKey<Integer, PsiClass> to StubIndexKey<CharSequence, PsiClass>: JavaFullClassNameIndex now takes CharSequence instead of its hashCode to allow specific optimizations.
com.intellij.psi.impl.java.stubs.index.JavaFullClassNameIndex.get(Integer, Project, GlobalSearchScope) method parameter type changed from Integer to CharSequence: JavaFullClassNameIndex now takes CharSequence instead of its hashCode to allow specific optimizations.
com.jcraft.jsch package removed: JSch library was removed, bundle it with your plugin instead.
com.intellij.diagnostic.DialogAppender.addFilter(Filter) method removed: DialogAppender now implements java.util.logging.Handler, use setFilter method if you need to apply a filter.
com.intellij.psi.impl.cache.impl.BaseFilterLexerUtil.ScanContent class removed: Todo index is removed from the indexing procedure, use specific calcIdEntries or calcTodoEntries method instead.
com.intellij.psi.impl.cache.impl.BaseFilterLexerUtil.scanContent(FileContent, IdAndToDoScannerBasedOnFilterLexer) method removed: Todo index is removed from the indexing procedure, use specific calcIdEntries or calcTodoEntries method instead.
com.intellij.util.ui.StartupUiUtil.createStyleSheet(String) method removed: Method moved to com.intellij.util.ui.StyleSheetUtil

Collaboration Tools 2022.1

com.intellij.collaboration.auth.ui.AccountsPanelFactory.accountsPanel(Row, AccountManager, PersistentDefaultAccountHolder, AccountsListModel, AccountsDetailsProvider, Disposable, Icon) method removed: Support for default accounts required a signature change.

Markdown Plugin 2022.1

org.intellij.markdown.parser.constraints.MarkdownConstraints.Companion class removed: Some methods from a companion object were moved to CommonMarkdownConstraints and to extension functions on MarkdownConstraints.
org.intellij.markdown.parser.constraints.MarkdownConstraints.Companion field removed: Some methods from a companion object were moved to CommonMarkdownConstraints and to extension functions on MarkdownConstraints.
org.intellij.markdown.parser.constraints.MarkdownConstraints class now interface: Use CommonMarkdownConstraints for default method implementations instead.
org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.AtxHeaderProvider(boolean) constructor parameter boolean removed: AtxHeaderProvider now always requires at least one space between # and its content as specified by the CommonMark spec.
org.intellij.markdown.html.HtmlGenerator.generateHtml() method removed: Use org.intellij.markdown.html.HtmlGenerator.generateHtml(org.intellij.markdown.html.HtmlGenerator.TagRenderer) instead.
org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.MarkerBlockProvider.Companion.passSmallIndent(CharSequence) method removed: Use org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.MarkerBlockProvider.Companion.passSmallIndent(CharSequence, Integer) instead.

Database Tools and SQL Plugin 2022.1

com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataProducer.processRequest(DataRequest) method parameter type changed from DataRequest to GridDataRequest: GridDataRequest is a part of new API for async loading of table data. It's not possible to keep old method with default implementation because DataProducer will no longer have dependency on DataRequest. Plugins need to be recompiled to maintain bytecode compatibility.
com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataRequest.RawQueryRequest.afterLastRowAdded(DataRequest.Context, int) method parameter type changed from DataRequest.Context to GridDataRequest.Context: The signature of the method was changed in the interface com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataConsumer that is now a part of new API for async loading of table data. Change the parameter type of the overridden method and recompile plugin to maintain bytecode compatibility.
com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataConsumer.addRows(DataRequest.Context, List<DataConsumer.Row>) method parameter type changed from DataRequest.Context to GridDataRequest.Context: The signature of the method was changed in the interface com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataConsumer that is now a part of new API for async loading of table data. Change the parameter type of the overridden method and recompile plugin to maintain bytecode compatibility.
com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataConsumer.addRows(DataRequest.Context, List<DataConsumer.Row>) method parameter type changed from List<DataConsumer.Row> to List<? extends GridRow>: The signature of the method was changed in the interface com.intellij.database.datagrid.DataConsumer that is now a part of new API for async loading of table data. Change the parameter type of the overridden method and recompile plugin to maintain bytecode compatibility.
com.intellij.database.extractors.ObjectFormatter.getPlainValue(Object, DataConsumer.Column, Dbms) method removed: Method was removed because we refactor table editor API. It will not depend on Dbms anymore. Please use ObjectFormatter.objectToString instead.
com.intellij.database.DatabaseDataKeys.DATA_SOURCE_KEY field removed: DatabaseDataKeys no longer extends DatabaseDataKeysCore because DatabaseDataKeys was moved to a separate module for table editor. DATA_SOURCE_KEY now has to be accessed directly via DatabaseDataKeysCore.
com.intellij.database.extractors.ObjectFormatter class now interface: Method was removed because we refactor table editor API. New API will allow to use table editor in other products and fully customize it.

19 March 2025