idea.rb

idea.rb is an IntelliJ plugin which exposes the IntelliJ Plugin API (OpenAPI) into user space so you can define customizations to the IDE from within your project.

Usage

1. Package the plugin with (this will output the plugin to build/distributions/idea.rb.zip):

$ gradle -Pidea.libraries="<idea.home>/lib" distribution

2. Install the plugin from IntelliJ. "Plugins -> "Install From Disk"

3. Create a idea.rb file in the top level directory in you project with the following content:

require 'java'

module UI
  include_package 'com.intellij.openapi.ui'
end

class MyAwesomePlugin
  def initialize project
    @project = project
  end

  def project_opened
    text = UI::Messages.show_input_dialog(@project, "What is your name?", "Input your name", UI::Messages.question_icon);
    UI::Messages.show_message_dialog(@project, "Hello, " + text + "!\n I am glad to see you.", "Information", UI::Messages.information_icon);
  end

  def project_closed
  end

  def init_component
  end

  def destroy_component
  end

  def component_name
    "My Awesome Plugin"
  end
end

proc { |project| MyAwesomePlugin.new(project) }

4. Reload your project.