Notable Changes in IntelliJ Platform and Plugins API 2023.*
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- 2022.3+
Recommended IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin (2.x),
Requires Gradle IntelliJ Plugin (1.x) version 1.10.1+ (current: 1.17.4)
2023.3
IntelliJ Platform 2023.3
- Threading Model changes
Please see updated Threading Model.
- External Annotators in Dumb Mode
External Annotator can now run in during indexing.
- Local inspections performance
Custom language plugins with many inspections should consider registering a default visitor to improve processing, see Inspections Performance.
IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3
- Unbundled plugins
Several plugins (Android, Ant, GlassFish, Plugin DevKit) have been unbundled. The IDE will suggest installation if the project contains related framework dependency. If your plugin depends on them, users will need to install them from the JetBrains Marketplace.
2023.2
IntelliJ Platform 2023.2
- Language Server Protocol (LSP) API
Provide custom language support by using language servers, see Language Server Protocol (LSP).
- Check presence of JVM library
Use dedicated API to check presence via class FQN or Maven coordinates.
- Inspection description: code snippets highlighting
Embedded code is shown with syntax highlighting.
IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2
- Unbundled plugins
Several plugins (Play 1, Resin, Struts 2, tcServer) have been unbundled. The IDE will suggest installation if the project contains related framework dependency. If your plugin depends on them, users will need to install them from the JetBrains Marketplace.
2023.1
- API for quick documentation
Documentation for custom languages is provided through the
DocumentationTarget
API for versions 2023.1 or later.
IntelliJ Platform 2023.1
- Declarative Inspection Options
Code inspections can provide additional options in a declarative way which has several benefits over the UI-based approach.
- Nested Index Access
Accessing index data in nested calls is now possible. NOTE: Please do not use yet This is known to cause problems under certain conditions, please watch this issue.
- File Type Index Topic
FileTypeIndex.IndexChangeListener
allows monitoring the addition/removal of files byFileType
.- Run Annotator During Indexing
Annotators can implement
DumbAware
to run during indexing (e.g., providing additional syntax highlighting).- Obsolete API Status
Newly introduced
@ApiStatus.Obsolete
marks API that should not be used for new code, see Obsolete API.
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