Using SAP CAP with IntelliJ

[nils_michelberger]

Hey everyone,

I have got a quick question. Is it possible to use IntelliJ IDE instead of Eclipse?
If yes, are there any disadvantages and what are the additional steps?
Because in our team we are using the IntelliJ IDE and I only saw a setup using Eclipse in the guide for Java (https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/java/getting-started)

PS: If IntelliJ is not possible is Visual Studio Code also an alternative?

Thanks 🙂

[christian_fuchs1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Nils,

yes, there is an SAP internal IntelliJ plugin. See here for details (incl. how to install): [Removed by the moderator.]

In general, most things work as in Eclipse or VSCode. There are some quirks e.g. the structure view is always one edit too late.

Feedback is very welcome.

For the smoothest IDE integration use VSCode or BAS.

Cheers
Christian

PS: I heard, there will be a new release tomorrow 😉

[nils_michelberger · Accepted solution]

Hi Christian,

Wow this is exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you very much!

Best regards,
Nils

[christian_fuchs1 · Accepted solution]

Note: latest version 2.3.1 is required for IntelliJ-IDEs 2021.2+

[hakimio · Accepted solution]

Hi Christian,

Would it be still possible to share the link to the extension privately since it was removed from public forum?

[kimberlylee · Accepted solution]

Hi Christian, I would also like the link to the internal plugin. Thank you

[MR3 · Accepted solution]

I would also prefer if the plugin will be available for all. If there is a free plugin for vs code then it should also a plugin available for Intellij.

Currently i use VS Code only for modelling database cds and services.

The coding for Java i do then i Intellij.

[tim_schulze-hartung]

Hello Nils,

CAP CDS Language Support for IntelliJ is now publicly available at https://github.com/cap-js/cds-intellij for users of commercial IntelliJ IDEs including IDEA Ultimate and WebStorm. (Since the plugin builds upon JetBrains' LSP API, it is unavailable in IDEA Community.)

Feel free to download and install the IDE plugin from GitHub. And let us know in case anything seems missing or broken.

We'll update here once the plugin is available in JetBrains Marketplace (integrated in the IDE).

Best regards,
Tim

[tim_schulze-hartung]

Exciting news: SAP CDS Language Support for IntelliJ is now available in the JetBrains Marketplace!
Just head over there and click the "Install to …" button to get started, or open the plugin settings in your IDE and search for "SAP CDS Language Support".

Note that the plugin is only compatible with the paid IntelliJ IDEs, such as IDEA Ultimate and WebStorm.

For the full readme, see https://github.com/cap-js/cds-intellij.

[christian_fuchs1]

Hi Tomas,

unfortunately this is not possible due to IP. At some point in future, however, we may make this open-source.

Sorry.

Best regards
Christian

[hakimio]

I see. Thanks for letting me know.