Glossary

See also Oracle's Java Technology Glossary.

A

Abstract Syntax Tree (AST): The Abstract Syntax Tree represents the structure of source input files. → Program Structure Interface
Annotator: Provides semantic highlighting based on underlying → Program Structure Interface elements. → Inspection

C

CancellationException (CE): java.util.concurrent.CancellationException, kotlin.coroutines.cancellation.CancellationException (typealias in stdlib), kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException (typealias in kotlinx-coroutines) → ProcessCanceledException

D

Document Object Model (DOM): XML DOM API abstracts working with XML files based on a custom semantic model.

E

Event Dispatch Thread (EDT): The Event Dispatch Thread handles all Swing events. See also General Threading Rules.
Extension Point (EP): Most functionality is provided by Using Extension Points provided by the platform or plugins. Plugins can also define their own to allow extensibility.
External System (ES): External System Integration allows integrating external project management systems.

F

Feature Usage Statistics (FUS): JetBrains internal API to track feature usage in the IDE.
File Based Index (FBI): File Based Index allows storing key-value information based on the project's files.

G

Gradle Build Script: A configuration file written in Kotlin (build.gradle.kts) or Groovy (build.gradle) that describes the build process and dependencies of a plugin.

I

Inspection: Supports configurable semantic highlighting. → Annotator
Intention: Provides an automated fix for commonly encountered code problems.

L

Local History (LVCS): A builtin → Version Control System tracking all changes in the project locally.
Look and Feel (LaF): Defines the visual appearance and behavior of the user interface; see Swing Tutorial.

J

JetBrains Project System (JPS): Represents the project model in External Build process.
JetBrains Runtime (JBR): The JetBrains Runtime is the default bundled runtime for all IntelliJ Platform-based IDEs by JetBrains.

N

Non-Blocking Read Action (NBRA): A → Read Action that is canceled by → Write Action. See also Read Action Cancellability.

P

ProcessCanceledException (PCE): ProcessCanceledException An exception indicating that the currently running operation was terminated and should finish as soon as possible. → CancellationException
Program Structure Interface (PSI): The Program Structure Interface represents a syntactic and semantic code model of the source input files. → Abstract Syntax Tree → Stubs

R

Read Action (RA): Allows accessing code-related data structures for reading purposes. See also General Threading Rules. → Non-Blocking Read Action → Write Action
Run Configuration (RC): A Run Configuration allows running external processes from within the IDE.

S

Structural Search and Replace (SSR): Allows searching and replacing code by defining the structure of the searched code fragments, see Structural Search and Replace Inspections.
Stubs: A subset of a → Program Structure Interface tree in a binary serialized compact format, see Stub Indexes.
Symbol: A semantic element in some model, e.g., language or framework model, see Symbols.

U

Unified Abstract Syntax Tree (UAST): An abstraction layer on the → Program Structure Interface of different JVM languages.

V

Version Control System (VCS): The API for Version Control System allows accessing builtin as well as adding custom implementations.
Virtual File (VF): A Virtual File represents a file in a → Virtual File System.
Virtual File System (VFS): A Virtual File System provides a unified API for working with files represented as → Virtual File.

W

Write Action (WA): Allows accessing code-related data structures for writing purposes. See also General Threading Rules. → Read Action

Last modified: 16 August 2023