IntelliJ IDEA plugins which every Java developer need to have
Make life happier in IntelliJ IDEA
I am a completely IntelliJ IDEA addicted Java developer. In the past, I used NetBeans IDE (from version 4.5) and had a fun time with it but after start developing using IntelliJ IDEA (about 8 years ago) I could not go back to NetBeans. I am used to IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (free and open-source version) and found it great (and faster) for Java and Scala development. In this post, I am going to introduce some useful IntelliJ IDEA plugins which help me in everyday coding:
∘ Indent Rainbow and Rainbow Brackets
∘ Maven Helper
∘ BashSupport
∘ Lombok
∘ Request mapper
∘ Json Parser
∘ String Manipulation and CamelCase
∘ RegexpTester
∘ Key Promoter X
∘ Jenkins Control Plugin
∘ Extra Icons
· Conclusion
Indent Rainbow and Rainbow Brackets
Java programming language uses brackets to define a block of code and there are several nested blocks in a Java program code. With the rise of the popularity of functional programming and also reactive programming in Java world, you will have several nested blocks, indentations, and brackets in your Java codes. These two plugin helps you to have better control over indentations and brackets in the Java codes. Rainbow Brackets plugin colors the brackets in your code so that you can find matching brackets easily by color. Indent Rainbow plugin colors indentations of the codes, this plugin shows you which lines don’t have proper indentation levels in red color and it is very useful.
Maven Helper
If you use IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition like me and want to see dependencies hierarchically of your Maven project and search or find conflicts and cyclic in it, Maven Helper is a very suitable tool for you.
