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Developer Setup

Overview
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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
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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
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To set up IntelliJ:

  1. Download and Install IntelliJ.
  2. Download and Install Java 8 SDK.
  3. 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
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  1. Download the Hello World example here.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file into the directory you want the project to live in.

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