Aqua 2024.2 Help

Create a new project

New project without frameworks

This is a general-purpose project without specific frameworks. You will be able to add the necessary frameworks and technologies later at any time.

  1. Launch Aqua.

    If the Welcome screen opens, click New Project. Otherwise, go to File | New | Project in the main menu.

  2. From the list on the left, select the language that you want to use in your application.

    If you want to use a language that is not available in Aqua out of the box (for example, Python or PHP), click More via plugins and select the necessary option.

    The IDE will open a dialog in which you can select and install the necessary language plugin. After that, you can close the dialog and keep configuring the new project.

    Creating a new project
  3. Name the new project and change its location if necessary.

  4. Select the Create Git repository checkbox to place the new project under version control.

    You will be able to do it later at any time.

  5. Select the build system that you want to use in your project: the native IntelliJ builder, Maven, or Gradle.

    For Gradle, you will also need to select a language for the build script: Groovy or Kotlin.

  6. From the JDK list, select the JDK that you want to use in your project.

    If the JDK is installed on your computer, but not defined in the IDE, select Add JDK and specify the path to the JDK home directory.

    If you don't have the necessary JDK on your computer, select Download JDK.

  7. Enable the Add sample code option to create a class with a sample HelloWorld application.

    Select the Generate code with onboarding tips option to create a basic sandbox project with tips demonstrating some of the IDE’s essential features.

New empty project

This is a basic project that allows you to work with different languages, Java or Kotlin classes without a predefined SDK, which could be useful for adhoc developing, creating mockups, and testing.

  1. Launch Aqua.

    Do one of the following:

    • Click New Project on the Welcome screen.

    • Select File | New | Project from the main menu.

    • Click the Project widget in the main window header and select New Project.

  2. From the list on the left, select Empty Project.

  3. Name the new project and change its location if necessary.

  4. Select the Create Git repository to place the new project under version control.

    You will be able to do it later at any time.

  5. Click Create.

New framework-based project

These are framework-based projects. Select one of the provided project types to create a project from a pre-defined template.

Maven Archetype

If you are creating a project using a Maven archetype, Aqua displays the Maven settings that you can use to set the Maven home directory and Maven repositories. Also, you can check the archetype properties.

Name

Specify a name for your project.

Location

Specify the path to the directory in which you want to create the project. By default, the IDE creates a directory with the same name as the project.

Create Git repository

Place the new project under version control.

You will be able to do it later at any time.

JDK

From the JDK list, select the JDK that you want to use in your project.

If the JDK is installed on your computer, but not defined in the IDE, select Add JDK and specify the path to the JDK home directory.

If you don't have the necessary JDK on your computer, select Download JDK.

Catalog

Specify which Maven repository you want to use in your project.

The internal Maven catalog is a default one. You can also select the local repository that is located in the .m2 directory, or you can select Maven central repository.

Moreover, you can click Manage Catalogs and add a custom repository if you need.

Archetype

Select the needed Maven archetype. Click Add to specify the custom archetype.

Version

The version is specified automatically.

Additional Properties

In this area, you can specify additional properties on top of the built-in ones

Advanced Settings

Specify the following Maven coordinates that are added to the pom.xml file:

  • GroupId: a package of a new project.

  • ArtifactId: a name of your project.

For more information about Maven coordinates, refer to Maven naming conventions.

Selenium

Playwright

HTML

Name

Specify a name for your project.

Location

Specify the path to the directory in which you want to create the project. By default, the IDE creates a directory with the same name as the project.

Project type

Select the framework that you want to use in your application.

Version

Specify the version of the template in accordance to which the stub will be generated. Click the Refresh button to refresh the list of available template versions.

Express

Name

Specify a name for your project.

Location

Specify the path to the directory in which you want to create the project. By default, the IDE creates a directory with the same name as the project.

Node interpreter

In this field, specify the Node.js interpreter to use.

If you choose the Project alias, Aqua will automatically use the project default interpreter from the Node interpreter field on the page . In most cases, Aqua detects the project default interpreter and fills in the field itself.

You can also choose another configured local or remote interpreter or click the Browse button and configure a new one.

express-generator

Select the application generator tool with the version to quickly create an application skeleton.

Version

Select the version of the template in accordance to which the stub will be generated. Click the Refresh button to refresh the list of available template versions.

View Engine

Select the template engine that you want to use.

Stylesheet Engine

Select the CSS preprocessor for your project.

Cypress

Last modified: 09 August 2024