intellij-sdk-code-samples/basics/run_configurations.md

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editable	Run Configurations

Run configurations allow users to run a certain type of external processes from within the IDE, i.e a script, an application, a server, etc. You can provide UI for the user to specify execution options, as well as an option to create run configuration based on a specific location in the source code.

Architectural overview

Classes used to manipulate IntelliJ IDEA's run configurations can be split into the following groups:

• Run configuration management This includes creation, persistence, and modification.

• Execution

This diagram shows the main classes related to IntelliJ IDEA run configurations