When your plugin is ready, you might want to upload it to the JetBrains Plugin Repository
(http://plugins.intellij.net
) or
to the repository of your own.
Yet, before uploading a plugin, you need to create a ZIP or JAR plugin archive.
This section provides instructions for creating such an archive.
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Right-click the plugin module in the Project view and
select Prepare Plugin Module <module-name> For Deployment in the context menu.
As a result, IntelliJ IDEA will create the necessary archive.
If the plugin module does not depend on libraries, a JAR archive will be created. Otherwise, a ZIP archive will be created that will include all the necessary libraries.