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This section explains how you can create a new plugin module from a scratch using the New Project wizard. Optionally, you can import an existing project or import a project from external models. You can also add a new plugin module to an existing Intellij IDEA project. For more information, refer to Intellij IDEA Web Help.
To create a plugin module:
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On the main menu, choose File | New Project. The New Project wizard starts.
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On the starting page, select Create new project from scratch and click Next to proceed with the wizard. The wizard displays the Settings page.
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On the Settings page, do the following:
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In Name, enter the name of your Intellij IDEA project to be created.
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In Project files location, specify the location of the source files to be used to create the project from. Note that this path is also used to keep the IntelliJ IDEA project files that depend on the project storage format.
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From the Project storage format, select the format in which you want to store your project. Note that the project can be stored in one of the following formats: file-based or directory-based. For more information about these formats, refer to Intellij IDEA Web Help.
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Select the Create module check box. This creates a project with an initial module, with the name and type you can define in the Module Settings area. If you leave this check box cleared, the wizard creates an empty project, but you can create modules later.
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In Name under Module Settings, enter the name of your plugin module.
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In Content root, specify the path to the content root of the module.
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In Module file location, specify the path to the folder where the *.iml file will be stored.
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Under Select type, select Plugin Module, and then click Next to proceed to the Sources page.
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On the Sources page, select one of the following options, and then click Next to proceed to the SDK Selection page:
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Create source directory*: creates a directory that will be marked as the source root in the new project. Enter the directory name, or click the ellipsis button and locate the desired directory in the Select Path dialog box.
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Do not create source directory: Omits creating the source directory. When selected, an empty project will be created. You can add content roots later.
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On the SDK Selection page, under Project JDK, select the Intellij IDEA Plugin SDK to be set for your plugin module, and then click Finish to complete the wizard.
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