Developer Setup [Connected System Plug-Ins]

Developer Setup

Overview

In this page, we walk you through everything you need to setup your local machine to develop and connected system plug-in.

Note: To build and test a connected system plug-in, you will need the ability to deploy a plug-in and change custom properties on that server. This means a running local installation.

Set up your local machine

Note: You can create plug-ins using any IDE or code editor, but this document and examples are geared towards IntelliJ users with many IntelliJ-specific instructions.

Set up IntelliJ

To set up IntelliJ:

Download and Install IntelliJ.
Download and Install Java 8 SDK.
To update IntelliJ to add the Java 8 SDK, do one of the following:
- From the Welcome to IntelliJ IDEA dialog:
  - Choose Configure > Project Defaults > Project Structure > JDK
  - Select the appropriate Java JDK folder.
    - PC: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.x
    - Mac: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.x
  - Click Apply.
- From within the editor:
  - Click File > Project Structure.
  - Click the Project tab.
  - If 1.8 is an option, choose 1.8.
- Otherwise:
  - Click New > JDK.
  - Select the appropriate Java JDK folder.
    - PC: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.x
    - Mac: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.x
  - Click Open

Download and unzip the examples

Download the Hello World example here.
Unzip the downloaded file into the directory you want the project to live in.

Developer Setup