Scala Plugin

Because of its nature, Scala code is really difficult to edit without proper coding assistance. And sometimes said assistance is too slow which makes it not that useful. That's why we never stop improving our Scala plugin performance. This time we've reduced the time needed to provide coding assista…

Today we've released a new Scala plugin EAP build. With this build, we're happy to introduce an API that extends the IDE coding assistance to custom Scala macros. A macro is executed at compile-time and modifies the AST of your code: e.g. it can extend the class or its companion object with new m…

For Java, in addition to the regular completion, IntelliJ IDEA provides so-called Postfix completion: it lets you modify a previously entered expression by adding a "postfix" to it and pressing Tab. This way you can transform your code without unnecessary backward caret jumps. Many users've asked…

We've recently improved the support for Scala tests in IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP a bit. Read on to find out more details. Statically computed expressions in scalaTest/specs2/uTest2 test names are now supported, which means that along with string constants you can use constructions like immutable strin…

We have released a new EAP version of the Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP. Here is a couple of new features we have added: Debugging: stopping at Lambda Expressions When you add a breakpoint to a line that contains a lambda expression, the IDE offers you several options where it should…

Scala Plugin 1.7 for IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP brings you a number of new features and improvements, among which we'd like to highlight these two: Inline refactoring for type aliases Invoked just as any other inline refactoring, by placing the caret on an alias you want to inline and pressing Ctrl+Alt+…

If you being in the forefront of it all, and all includes the latest language and IDE features, you're welcome to download IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP, a very early preview of what the next big Java IDE is going to be like. Among other things, it brings you an update to the Scala plugin 1.7 we released yes…