Gradle

IntelliJ IDEA supports Gradle. In this section:

Prerequisites

Before you start working with Gradle files, make sure that:

• Gradle is downloaded and installed on your computer.
• IntelliJ IDEA supports Gradle SDK version 1.2. and later.
• Gradle plugin is enabled. The plugin is bundled with IntelliJ IDEA and activated by default. If the plugin is not activated, enable it on the Plugins page of the Settings / Preferences Dialog as described in Enabling and Disabling Plugins.

Gradle support

Gradle files are marked with icon.

Gradle support includes:

• Ability to deduce Gradle home from the environment variables, or configure Gradle home in IntelliJ IDEA.
• ability to edit .gradle files. So doing, the initial coding assistance, provided by IntelliJ IDEA, is the same as for Groovy.
• ability to import projects from the existing Gradle models. So doing, IntelliJ IDEA downloads all the necessary dependencies.
• Dedicated Gradle tool window.
• Ability to synchronize structures of Gradle and IntelliJ IDEA projects.
• Running Gradle scripts with the Groovy run/debug configuration.