Click here for the description of the options that are common for all run/debug configurations.
Configuration tab
Item
Description
Mode
Click one of the radio buttons to define the scope of features:
All features in a folder: Click this radio button, if you want to run all features in a directory.
Feature file: Click this radio button, if you want to run the specified feature only.
Feature folder
Specify the fully qualified path to the directory that contains the desired features, or click and select the features directory in the dialog that opens. This field is only available, when the All features in folder option is selected.
Feature file
Specify the name of the script to be executed. This field is only available, when the Feature file option is selected.
Element name filter
IntelliJ IDEA will execute the feature elements with the names that contain matching substrings (-n, --name NAME).
Tags filter
Specify the tags to be considered on running tests (-t, --tags TAGS).
Runner options
Enter runner options.
VM options
In this text box, specify the string to be passed to the VM for launching an application. Usually this string contains the options such as -mx, -verbose, etc.
If necessary, click and type the desired string in the VM Options dialog.
When specifying the options, follow these rules:
Use spaces to separate individual options, for example, -client -ea -Xmx1024m.
If an option includes spaces, enclose the spaces or the argument that contains the spaces in double quotes, for example, some" "arg or "some arg".
If an option includes double quotes (e.g. as part of the argument), escape the double quotes by means of the backslashes, for example, -Dmy.prop=\"quoted_value\".
The -classpath option specified in this field overrides the classpath of the module.
Working directory
Specify the current directory to be used by the running task. By default, the project directory is used as a working directory.
Environment variables
Specify the list of environment variables as the name-value pairs, separated with semi-colons. Alternatively, click the ellipsis button to create variables and specify their values in the Environment Variables dialog box.
Formerly, the environment variable RAILS_ENV has been implicitly set to cucumber, if the user has not explicitly set any other value of this variable. Now this setting is not used any more. If defining the environment variable RAILS_ENV is required, the Cucumber default run/debug configuration should be edited.
Use classpath of module
Select the module whose classpath should be used to run the application.
Code Coverage tab
Use this tab to configure code coverage monitoring options.
Item
Description
Choose code coverage runner
Select the desired code coverage runner.
By default, IntelliJ IDEA uses its own coverage engine with the Sampling mode. You can also choose JaCoCo or Emma for calculating coverage.
Sampling
Select this option to measure code coverage with minimal slow-down.
Tracing
Select this option to collect accurate branch coverage. This mode is available for the IntelliJ IDEA code coverage runner only.
Track per test coverage
Select this check box to detect lines covered by one test and all tests covering line. If this check box is selected, becomes available on the toolbar of the coverage statistic pop-up window.
When you run your unit testing or application configuration several times, use this item to calculate statistics in the Project View, taking into account the statistics of each time you have run the configuration.
Packages and classes to record code coverage data
Click and buttons to specify classes and packages to be measured. You can also remove classes and packages from the list by selecting them in the list and clicking the button.
Enable coverage in test folders.
If this check box is selected, the folders marked as test are included in the code coverage analysis.
Logs tab
Use this tab to specify which log files generated while running or debugging should be displayed in the console, that is, on the dedicated tabs of the Run or Debug tool window.
Item
Description
Is Active
Select check boxes in this column to have the log entries displayed in the corresponding tabs in the Run tool window or Debug tool window.
Log File Entry
The read-only fields in this column list the log files to show. The list can contain:
Full paths to specific files.
Ant patterns that define the range of files to be displayed.
Aliases to substitute for full paths or patterns. These aliases are also displayed in the headers of the tabs where the corresponding log files are shown.
If a log entry pattern defines more than one file, the tab header shows the name of the file instead of the log entry alias.
Skip Content
Select this check box to have the previous content of the selected log skipped.
Save console output to file
Select this check box to save the console output to the specified location. Type the path manually, or click the browse button and point to the desired location in the dialog that opens.
Show console when a message is printed to standard output stream
Select this check box to activate the output console and bring it forward if an associated process writes to Standard.out.
Show console when a message is printed to standard error stream
Select this check box to activate the output console and bring it forward if an associated process writes to Standard.err.
Click this button to open the Edit Log Files Aliases dialog where you can select a new log entry and specify an alias for it.
Click this button to remove the selected log entry from the list.
Click this button to edit the select log file entry. The button is available only when an entry is selected.
Toolbar
Item
Shortcut
Description
Alt+Insert
Click this button to add a new configuration to the list.
Alt+Delete
Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
Ctrl+D
Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
Edit defaults
Click this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for newly created configurations.
or
Alt+Up or Alt+Down
Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or folder up and down in the list.
The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.
If one or more run/debug configurations are in focus, the selected run/debug configurations are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category is in focus, an empty folder is created.
Move run/debug configurations to a folder using drag-and-drop, or the buttons.
Sort configurations
Click this button to sort configurations in alphabetical order.
Common options
Item
Description
Name
In this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.
Defaults
This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.
Share
Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.
If the directory-based project format is used, the settings for a run/debug configuration are stored in a separate .xml file in the .idea\runConfigurations folder if the run/debug configuration is shared, or in the .idea\workspace.xml file otherwise.
If the file-based format is used, the settings are stored in the .ipr file for shared configurations, or in the .iws file otherwise.
This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.
Single instance only
If this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.
Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, IntelliJ IDEA checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.
This makes sense when the usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.
If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.
Before launch
Specify which tasks must be performed before applying the run/debug configuration. The specified tasks are performed in the order they appear in the list.
Item
Keyboard shortcut
Description
Alt+Insert
Click this icon to add a task to the list. Select the task to be added:
Run External tool. Select this option to run an application which is external to IntelliJ IDEA. In the dialog that opens, select the application or applications that should be run. If the necessary application is not defined in IntelliJ IDEA yet, add its definition. For more information, see Configuring Third-Party Tools and External Tools.
Make. Select this option to have the project or module compiled. The Make Module command will be carried out if a particular module is specified in the run/debug configuration, and the Make Project command otherwise.
If an error occurs during the compilation, IntelliJ IDEA won't attempt to start the run/debug configuration.
Make, no error check. The same as the Make option but IntelliJ IDEA will try to start the run/debug configuration irrespective of the compilation result.
Build Artifacts. Select this option to have an artifact or artifacts built. In the dialog that opens, select the artifact or artifacts that should be built.
Run Another Configuration. Select this option to have another run/debug configuration executed. In the dialog that opens, select the configuration to run.
This option is available only if you have already at least one run/debug configuration in the current project.
Run Ant target. Select this option to have an Ant target run. In the dialog that opens, select the target to be run. For more information, see Ant.
Run Grunt task. Select this option to run a Grunt task. In the Grunt task dialog box that opens, specify the Gruntfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Grunt tool.
Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the grunt-cli package.
Run Gulp task. Select this option to run a Grunt task. In the Gulp task dialog box that opens, specify the Gulpfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Gulp tool.
Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the gulp package.
Run npm Script. Select this check box to execute an npm script. In the NPM Script dialog box that opens, specify the package.json file where the required script is defined, select the script to execute, choose the command to apply to it, and specify the arguments to execute the script with.
Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter and the parameters to pass to it.
Compile TypeScript. Select this option to run the built-in TypeScript compiler and thus make sure that all the changes you made to your TypeScript code are reflected in the generated JavaScript files. In the TypeScript Compile Settings dialog that opens, select or clear the Check errors check box to configure the behaviour of the compiler in case any errors are detected:
If the Check errors check box is selected, the compiler will show all the errors and the run configuration will not start.
If the Check errors check box is cleared, the compiler will show all the detected errors but the run configuration still will be launched.
Generate CoffeeScript Source Maps. Select this option to have the source maps for your CoffeeScript sources generated. In the dialog that opens, specify where your CoffeeScript source files are located. For more information, see CoffeeScript Support.
Run Maven Goal. Select this option to have a Maven goal run. In the dialog that opens, select the goal to be run.
Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.
Enter
Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.
Alt+Up
Click this icon to move the selected task one line up in the list.
Alt+Down
Click this icon to move the selected task one line down in the list.
Show this page
Select this check box to have the run/debug configuration settings shown prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.
Active tool window
Select this option if you want the Run/Debug tool windows to be activated automatically when you run/debug your application. This option is enabled by default.