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IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1

Tips to get you productive with the new or improved features in IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1

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Working with Maven

Understand how IntelliJ IDEA integrates with Maven.

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Creating a Maven project

Start by creating a brand-new project that uses Maven as the build tool

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Introduction

Introduction to working with Maven and Maven projects in IntelliJ IDEA

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The Maven Tool Window

The Maven Tool Window gives you access to goals, dependencies, and more.

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Shortcuts

Shortcuts used in the tutorial

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Understanding Dependencies

Adding and visualising dependencies

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Importing a Maven project

IntelliJ IDEA understands projects that use Maven and can import them with minimal configuration

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Opening Tool Windows

Quickly open IntelliJ IDEA's tool windows without using the mouse, and easily find items in the window.

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Writing Tests with Spock

Learn about the Spock testing framework by creating a project that uses Spock to unit test Java code

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Label Flexibility

Spock supports a range of different test labels to help you write the most readable tests

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Groovy Tips for Java Developers

Groovy's syntax and functionality might be unusual for Java developers to begin with, but it can be very helpful for testing.

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Expecting Exceptions

Tests don't check just the happy paths, sometimes we want to say we're expecting a specific Exception.

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Given, When and Then

See how Spock tests are usually structured.

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Helper Methods

Sometimes we need to move test code into a separate method. In this section, we look at some tips for this.

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Data Tables

Data tables offer the same functionality as data pipes, but this syntax can sometimes be more readable for more complex sets of data.

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Introduction

Introduction to the tutorial and links to further reading.

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Setting up the Dependencies

Add Spock framework dependencies to the project

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Mocks

Mocks are a useful testing tool. We can provide "empty" objects, so we don't have to initialise the whole application to test a section, and we can use mocks to check our code is making the calls we expect.

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Setup and Teardown

See how to set up, or clean up, test classes and methods in Spock.

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Spock IntelliJ IDEA Plugin

Add the Spock plugin to IntelliJ IDEA to get some extra help in the IDE.

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Shortcuts used

Finally, let's summarise the shortcuts we've learnt and see links to further information.

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Specifications as Documentation

Spock tests don't just tell the computer how to test the application, they can help developers understand what the application is supposed to do.

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With

Sometimes we want to check more than one value on an object. We can use `with` to do this.

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Verify All

Test frameworks often stop the test at the first failure. Find out how to run all conditions to see which pass and which fail.

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Stubs

Stub objects allow us to state from a test what values get injected into our application code. They can provide simple interfaces, so we don't have to initialise the whole application to test a section.

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Creating a Project for Spock

Start by creating a new Java project which will be the basis for the rest of this tutorial.

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A Simple Assertion

Writing our first Spock test

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Data Pipes

Often we want to test the same set of criteria with different sets of data. Data pipes is one mechanism to do this.

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Running Gradle tasks

There are several convenient ways to run Gradle tasks from IntelliJ IDEA.

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Working with Gradle

Understand how IntelliJ IDEA integrates with Gradle.

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Introduction

Introduction to working with Gradle and Gradle projects in IntelliJ IDEA

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Setting an abbreviation

Use a unique abbreviation to quickly navigate to the Gradle tool window

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Source set directories

Understand how IntelliJ IDEA deals with Gradle's source set directories

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Syncing and reloading

Sometimes you may need to encourage IntelliJ IDEA to reload any changes from the Gradle configuration.

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The build.gradle file

See how IntelliJ IDEA makes it easier to work with Gradle's configuration file.

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Tour of a Gradle project

Take a look around a standard Gradle project to understand it better.

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Group ID and version number

How to set up or change a project's group ID and version number.

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Creating a Gradle project

Start by creating a brand-new project that uses Gradle as the build tool.

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Shortcuts

Shortcuts used in the tutorial

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The Gradle Tool Window

How to find the Gradle tool window.

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Gradle dependencies

Add or update dependencies in your build.gradle file.

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Gradle Settings

Where to change IntelliJ IDEA's settings fo Gradle.

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Gradle Wrapper

Useful information for working with projects that use the Gradle Wrapper.

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Opening a Gradle project

What you need to know to get started with an existing Gradle project

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Change your code font weight

We spend hours looking at our code. We can make this as pleasant as possible.

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Prevent a package depending upon another

Enforce architecture rules, such as data access layers not depending upon UI layers.

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Profile your application

See how your application is performing with the built-in profiler

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Run your code with Docker, SSH or WSL

Set a Run Target to change where your code runs

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Code Reviews with Space

Perform code reviews without leaving the IDE.

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Tips for working with JetBrains Space

Space is an all-in-one collaboration tool, including chat, code repository, code review, issue tracking, and much more.

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Generate UML diagrams for your Kotlin code

JVM developers working with Kotlin code can create UML diagrams for their Kotlin classes, just like they could with Java classes

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Use a lightweight inspection profile on commit

Fully customise the checks you must perform before you commit your changes to version control

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Create a correct child Sealed Class

Sealed types are a new idea for Java developers, let IntelliJ IDEA guide you in how to create child classes

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Create a correct parent Sealed Class

Sealed types are a new idea for Java developers, let IntelliJ IDEA guide you in how to use them

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Evaluate JSON Path expressions

Use IntelliJ IDEA to check if your JSON Path expression are correct.

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Preview HTML updates in real time

See what your changes look like as you make them

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Use new methods on the Streams API

Inspections can show us new features from Java 16

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Turn on Preview Features to try new Java features

The latest versions of Java contain "Preview Features", features that are fully functional but require developer feedback. Try them out in IntelliJ IDEA.