Helix Code Style in Intellij IDE

Background

The intention of this guide is to provide steps to setup code style in IntelliJ IDE for Helix.

Configure Code Style in IntelliJ for Helix Development

Configure a new copyright profile

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (⌃⌥S) (For Mac users, use command-comma ⌘,), select Editor | Copyright | Copyright Profiles.
2. Click + and name the new profile.
3. Enter below Apache License as copyright notice text.

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click Validate to make sure that it is configured correctly.

Configure copyright text format

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (⌃⌥S) (For Mac users, use command-comma ⌘,), select Editor | Copyright | Formatting | Java.
2. In Location in File, check Before Imports

Import code style schema

1. File | Settings | Editor | Code Style
2. Select the small gear icon next to Scheme, select Import Scheme | IntelliJ IDEA code style XML
3. Select the file helix-style-intellij.xml
4. Select OK | Apply | OK Ensure the Helix Style Scheme is selected.