<idea-plugin>
<id>
<name>
<version>
<product-descriptor>
<idea-version>
<vendor>
<description>
<change-notes>
<depends>
<incompatible-with>
<actions>
<action>
<add-to-group>
<keyboard-shortcut>
<mouse-shortcut>
<override-text>
<abbreviation>
<synonym>
<group>
<action>
<add-to-group>
<keyboard-shortcut>
<mouse-shortcut>
<override-text>
<abbreviation>
<synonym>
<group>
<add-to-group>
<override-text>
<reference>
<add-to-group>
<separator>
<add-to-group>
<reference>
<add-to-group>
<separator>
<add-to-group>
<extensionPoints>
<extensionPoint>
<with>
<extensions>
<applicationListeners>
<listener>
<projectListeners>
<listener>
<resource-bundle>
plugin.xml的根目录
必要:yes
属性:
子节点:
<actions>
<applicationListeners>
<change-notes>
<depends>
<incompatible-with>
<description>
<extensions>
<extensionPoints>
<id>
<idea-version>
<name>
<product-descriptor>
<projectListeners>
<resource-bundle>
<vendor>
<version>
Deprecated:
<application-components>
<module-components>
<project-components>
插件的唯一标识符。它应该是一个类似于 Java 包的完全限定名称,并且不能与现有插件的 ID 冲突。ID 是用于识别 IDE 和 JetBrains Marketplace 中插件的技术值。
插件标识符不能在插件版本之间更改.
必需的 不;在附加配置文件中忽略
强烈建议在plugin.xml文件中配置.如果启用并配置了Gradle task,则可以在plugin.xml文件中跳过该元素
默认值 <name>元素的值
例子 <id>com.example.myframeworksupport</id>
用户可见的插件名称 JetBrains Marketplace: Plugin Name
必需 yes;在附加文件中被忽略
例子 <name>My Framework Support</name>
插件设置对话框和 JetBrains Marketplace 插件页面中显示的插件版本。上传到 JetBrains Marketplace 的插件必须遵循语义版本控制。
必需的 是的;在附加配置文件中忽略 如果启用并配置了 Gradle任务,则可以在源plugin.xml
文件中跳过该元素。patchPluginXml
例子: <version>1.3.18</version>
必需的
only for paid or freemium plugins; ignored in additional config file
Do not add <product-descriptor> element in a free plugin.
Attributes
code (required)
The plugin product code used in the JetBrains Sales System. The code must be agreed with JetBrains in advance and follow the requirements.
release-date (required)
Date of the major version release in the YYYYMMDD format.
release-version (required)
A major version in a special number format.
optional (optional)
The boolean value determining whether the plugin is a Freemium plugin.
Default value: false.
The plugin’s range of compatible IntelliJ-based IDE versions.
Reference: Build Number Ranges
Required
yes; ignored in additional config file
The element can be skipped in the source plugin.xml file if the Gradle patchPluginXml task is enabled and configured.
Attributes
since-build (required)
The lowest IDE version compatible with the plugin.
until-build (optional)
The highest IDE version compatible with the plugin. Undefined value declares compatibility with all the IDEs since the version specified by the since-build (also with the future builds what may cause incompatibility errors).
Examples
Compatibility with a specific build number (2021.3.3) and higher versions:
<idea-version since-build="213.7172.25"/>
Compatibility with versions from any of 213 branches to any of 221 branches:
<idea-version since-build="213" until-build="221.*"/>
The vendor name or organization ID (if created) in the Plugins settings dialog and in the JetBrains Marketplace plugin page.
Reference: JetBrains Marketplace: Contacts and Resources
yes; ignored in additional config file
Attributes
url (optional)
The link to the vendor's homepage.
email (optional)
The vendor's email address.
Examples
Personal vendor with an email address provided:
<vendor email="joe@example.com">Joe Doe</vendor>
Organizational vendor with a website URL and email address provided:
<vendor
url="https://mycompany.example.com"
email="contact@example.com">
My Company
</vendor>
The plugin description displayed on the JetBrains Marketplace plugin page and in the Plugins settings dialog.
Simple HTML elements, like text formatting, paragraphs, lists, etc., are allowed and must be wrapped into <![CDATA[... ]]> section.
Reference: JetBrains Marketplace: Plugin Description
Required
yes; ignored in additional config file
The element can be skipped in the source plugin.xml file if the Gradle patchPluginXml task is enabled and configured.
Example
<description><![CDATA[
Provides support for My Framework.
The support includes:
<ul>
<li>code completion</li>
<li>references</li>
</ul>
For more information visit the
<a href="https://example.com">project site</a>.
]]></description>
A short summary of new features, bugfixes, and changes provided with the latest plugin version. Change notes are displayed on the JetBrains Marketplace plugin page and in the Plugins settings dialog.
Simple HTML elements, like text formatting, paragraphs, lists, etc., are allowed and must be wrapped into <![CDATA[... ]]> section.
Reference: JetBrains Marketplace: Change Notes
Required
no; ignored in additional config file
The element can be skipped in the source plugin.xml file if the Gradle patchPluginXml task is enabled and configured.
Example
<change-notes><![CDATA[
<h2>New Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Feature 1</li>
<li>Feature 2</li>
</ul>
<h2>Bug Fixes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Fixed issue 1</li>
<li>Fixed issue 2</li>
</ul>
]]></change-notes>
Specifies a dependency on another plugin or a module of an IntelliJ Platform-based product. A single <idea-plugin>
element can contain multiple elements.
References:
Dependencies
Modules Specific to Functionality
Required
no; in most cases dependency on the platform module is needed
Attributes
optional (optional)
Boolean value defining whether the dependency is optional to load the plugin in the IDE. If the dependency plugin is not installed in the current IDE, and optional is:
true - the plugin will be loaded
false (default) - the plugin will not be loaded
config-file (optional)
Relative path to an additional configuration file, loaded only if the dependency plugin is installed in the current IDE.
Examples
Required plugin dependency:
<depends>com.example.dependencypluginid</depends>
Required dependency on the IntelliJ IDEA Java Module:
<depends>com.intellij.modules.java</depends>
Optional plugin dependency:
<depends optional="true">
com.example.dependencypluginid
</depends>
Required module dependency with additional configuration:
<depends
config-file="myPluginId-withJava.xml">
com.intellij.modules.java
</depends>
Optional module dependency with additional configuration:
<depends
optional="true"
config-file="myPluginId-withKotlin.xml">
org.jetbrains.kotlin
</depends>
Supported since 2020.2
Declares incompatibility with a provided module.
Reference: Declaring Incompatibility with Module
Required
no; ignored in additional config file
Example
<incompatible-with>
com.intellij.modules.appcode.ide
</incompatible-with>
A resource bundle to be used with message key attributes in extension declarations and for action and group localization. A single <idea-plugin> element can contain multiple <resource-bundle> elements.
Required
no
Example
To load the content of messages/Bundle.properties bundle, declare:
<resource-bundle>messages.Bundle</resource-bundle>
applicationListeners
Defines the application-level listeners.
Reference: Defining Application-Level Listeners
Required
no
Children
<listener>
projectListeners
Defines the project-level listeners.
Reference: Defining Project-Level Listeners
Required
no
Children
<listener>
listener
Defines a single application or project-level listener. A single <applicationListeners> or <projectListeners> can contain multiple <listener> elements.
Reference: Listeners
Required
no
Attributes
topic (required)
The fully qualified name of the listener interface corresponding to the type of received events.
class (required)
The fully qualified name of the class implementing the listener interface that receives and handles the events.
os (optional; supported since 2020.1)
Restricts listener instantiation to a specific operating system. Allowed values:
freebsd
mac
linux
unix
windows
activeInTestMode (optional)
Boolean flag defining whether the listener should be instantiated in test mode.
Default value: true.
activeInHeadlessMode (optional)
Boolean flag defining whether the listener should be instantiated in headless mode.
Default value: true.
Example
<listener
topic="com.intellij.ide.AppLifecycleListener"
class="com.example.MyListener"
os="mac"
activeInTestMode="false"/>
actions
Defines the plugin actions.
Reference: Actions
Required
no
Attributes
resource-bundle (optional; supported in 2020.1+)
Defines the dedicated actions resource bundle. See Localizing Actions and Groups for more details.
Children
<action>
<group>
<reference>
<separator>
Example
<actions resource-bundle="messages.ActionsBundle">
<!--
Actions/Groups defined here will use keys
from the ActionsBundle.properties bundle.
-->
</actions>
action
A single action entry of the <actions> implemented by the plugin. A single <actions> element can contain multiple <action> elements.
Reference: Registering Actions in plugin.xml
Required
no
Attributes
id (required)
A unique action identifier. The action identifier must be unique between different plugins. Thus, it is recommended to prepend it with the value of the plugin <id>.
class (required)
The fully qualified name of the action implementation class.
text (required if the action is not localized)
The default long-version text to be displayed for the action (tooltip for toolbar button or text for menu item).
description (optional)
The text which is displayed in the status bar when the action is focused.
icon (optional)
The icon that is displayed on the toolbar button or next to the action menu item. See Working with Icons and Images for more information about defining and using icons.
use-shortcut-of (optional)
The ID of the action whose keyboard shortcut this action will use.
Children
<abbreviation>
<add-to-group>
<keyboard-shortcut>
<mouse-shortcut>
<override-text>
<synonym>
Examples
Action declaring explicit text:
<action
id="com.example.myframeworksupport.MyAction"
class="com.example.impl.MyAction"
text="Do Action"
description="Do something with the code"
icon="AllIcons.Actions.GC">
<!-- action children elements -->
</action>
Action without the text attribute must use the texts from the resource bundle declared with the <resource-bundle> element, or the resource-bundle attribute of the <actions> element:
<action
id="com.example.myframeworksupport.MyAction"
class="com.example.impl.MyAction"
icon="AllIcons.Actions.GC"/>
add-to-group
Specifies that the action should be added to an existing group. A single action can be added to multiple groups.
Required
no
Attributes
group-id (required)
Specifies the ID of the group to which the action is added. The group must be an implementation of the DefaultActionGroup class.
anchor (optional)
Specifies the position of the action in the relative to other actions. Allowed values:
first - the action is placed as the first in the group
last (default) - the action is placed as the last in the group
before - the action is placed before the action specified by the relative-to-action attribute
after - the action is placed before the action specified by the relative-to-action attribute
relative-to-action (required if anchor is before/after)
The action before or after which the current action is inserted.
Example
<add-to-group
group-id="ToolsMenu"
anchor="after"
relative-to-action="GenerateJavadoc"/>
keyboard-shortcut
Specifies the keyboard shortcut for the action. A single action can have several keyboard shortcuts.
Required
no
Attributes
keymap (required)
Specifies the keymap for which the action shortcut is active. IDs of the standard keymaps are defined as constants in the KeymapManager class.
first-keystroke (required)
Specifies the first keystroke of the action shortcut. The keystrokes are specified according to the regular Swing rules.
second-keystroke (optional)
Specifies the second keystroke of the action shortcut.
remove (optional)
Removes a shortcut from the specified action.
replace-all (optional)
Removes all keyboard and mouse shortcuts from the specified action before adding the specified shortcut.
Examples
Add the first and second keystrokes to all keymaps:
<keyboard-shortcut
keymap="$default"
first-keystroke="control alt G"
second-keystroke="C"/>
Remove the given shortcut from the Mac OS X keymap:
<keyboard-shortcut
keymap="Mac OS X"
first-keystroke="control alt G"
second-keystroke="C"
remove="true"/>
Remove all existing keyboard and mouse shortcuts and register one for the Mac OS X 10.5+ keymap only:
<keyboard-shortcut
keymap="Mac OS X 10.5+"
first-keystroke="control alt G"
second-keystroke="C"
replace-all="true"/>
mouse-shortcut
Specifies the mouse shortcut for the action. A single action can have several mouse shortcuts.
Required
no
Attributes
keymap (required)
Specifies the keymap for which the action shortcut is active. IDs of the standard keymaps are defined as constants in the KeymapManager class.
keystroke (required)
Specifies the clicks and modifiers for the action. It is defined as a sequence of words separated by spaces:
modifier keys: shift, control, meta, alt, altGraph
mouse buttons: button1, button2, button3
button double-click: doubleClick
remove (optional)
Removes a shortcut from the specified action.
replace-all (optional)
Removes all keyboard and mouse shortcuts from the specified action before adding the specified shortcut.
Examples
Add the shortcut to all keymaps:
<mouse-shortcut
keymap="$default"
keystroke="control button3 doubleClick"/>
Remove the given shortcut from the Mac OS X keymap:
<mouse-shortcut
keymap="Mac OS X"
keystroke="control button3 doubleClick"
remove="true"/>
Remove all existing keyboard and mouse shortcuts and register one for the Mac OS X 10.5+ keymap only:
<mouse-shortcut
keymap="Mac OS X 10.5+"
keystroke="control button3 doubleClick"
replace-all="true"/>
override-text
Defines an alternate version of the text for the menu action or group.
Supported
2020.1+ for actions
2020.3+ for groups
Required
no
Attributes
place (required)
Declares where the alternate text should be used.
text (text or use-text-of-place is required)
Defines the text to be displayed for the action.
use-text-of-place (text or use-text-of-place is required)
Defines a location whose text should be displayed for this action.
Examples
Explicitly overridden text:
<override-text
place="MainMenu"
text="Collect _Garbage"/>
Overridden text reused from the MainMenu place:
<override-text
place="EditorPopup"
use-text-of-place="MainMenu"/>
abbreviation
Defines an alias for the action name which the user can use in Help | Find Action... or Navigate | Search Everywhere popups. A single action can have multiple abbreviations.
Required
no
Attributes
value (required)
The abbreviation value.
Example
<abbreviation value="abc"/>
synonym
Defines an alternative name for searching the action by name. A single action can have multiple synonyms.
Supported
2020.3+
Required
no
Attributes
text (required)
The synonym text.
Example
<synonym text="GC"/>
group
Defines an action group. The <action>, <group> and <separator> elements defined inside the group are automatically included in it. The <group> elements can be nested.
Reference: Grouping Actions
Required
no
Attributes
id (required)
A unique group identifier. The group identifier must be unique between different plugins. Thus, it is recommended to prepend it with the value of the plugin <id>.
class (optional)
The fully qualified name of the group implementation class. If not specified, DefaultActionGroup is used.
text (required if the popup is true and group is not localized)
The default long-version text to be displayed for the group (text for the menu item showing the submenu).
description (optional)
The text which is displayed in the status bar when the group is focused.
icon (optional)
The icon that is displayed next to the group menu item. See Working with Icons and Images for more information about defining and using icons.
popup (optional)
Boolean flag defining whether the group items are presented in the submenu popup.
true - group actions are placed in a submenu
false (default) - actions are displayed as a section of the same menu delimited by separators
compact (optional)
Boolean flag defining whether disabled actions within this group are hidden. If the value is:
true - disabled actions are hidden
false (default) - disabled actions are visible
use-shortcut-of (optional)
The ID of the action whose keyboard shortcut this group will use.
searchable (optional; supported in 2020.3+)
Boolean flag defining whether the group is displayed in Help | Find Action... or Navigate | Search Everywhere popups.
Default value: true.
Children
<action>
<add-to-group>
<group>
<override-text>
<reference>
<separator>
Examples
Group declaring explicit text:
<group
id="com.example.myframeworksupport.MyGroup"
popup="true"
text="My Tools">
<!-- group children elements -->
</group>
A popup group without the text attribute must use the texts from the resource bundle declared with the <resource-bundle> element, or the resource-bundle attribute of the <actions> element:
<group
id="com.example.myframeworksupport.MyGroup"
popup="true"/>
A group with custom implementation and icon:
<group
id="com.example.myframeworksupport.MyGroup"
class="com.example.impl.MyGroup"
icon="AllIcons.Actions.GC"/>
reference
Allows adding an existing action to the group. The element can be used directly under the <actions> element, or in the <group> element.
Required
no
Attributes
ref (required)
The ID of the action to add to a group.
Children
<add-to-group>
Examples
An action reference in a group:
<group ...>
<reference ref="EditorCopy"/>
</group>
An action reference registered directly in the <actions> element:
<actions>
<reference ref="com.example.MyAction">
<add-to-group group-id="ToolsMenu"/>
</reference>
</group>
separator
Defines a separator between actions in a group. The element can be used directly under the <actions> element with the child <add-to-group> element defining the target group, or in the <group> element.
Required
no
Attributes
text (optional)
Text displayed on the separator. Separator text is displayed only in specific contexts such as popup menus, toolbars, etc.
key (optional)
The message key for the separator text. The message bundle for use should be registered via the resource-bundle attribute of the <actions> element. The attribute is ignored if the text attribute is specified.
Children
<add-to-group>
Examples
A separator dividing two actions in a group:
<group ...>
<action .../>
<separator/>
<action .../>
</group>
A separator registered directly in the <actions> element:
<actions>
<separator>
<add-to-group
group-id="com.example.MyGroup"
anchor="first"/>
</separator>
</group>
A separator with a defined text:
<separator text="Group By"/>
A separator with a text defined by message key:
<separator key="message.key"/>
extensions
Defines the plugin extensions.
Reference: Extensions
Required
no
Attributes
defaultExtensionNs (optional)
Default extensions namespace. It allows skipping the common prefix in fully qualified extension point names. Usually, the com.intellij namespace is used when the plugin implements IntelliJ Platform extensions.
Children
The children elements are registrations of the extension points defined by <extensionPoint> elements. Extension elements names follow the EPs names defined by name or qualifiedName attributes.
Example
Extensions declaration with the default namespace:
<extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
<applicationService
serviceImplementation="com.example.Service"/>
</extensions>
Extensions declaration using the fully qualified extension name:
<extensions>
<com.example.vcs.myExtension
implementation="com.example.MyExtension"/>
</extensions>
extensionPoints
Extension points defined by the plugin.
Reference: Extension Points
Required
no
Children
<extensionPoint>
extensionPoint
A single extension point entry of the <extensionPoints> defined by the plugin. A single <extensionPoints> element can contain multiple <extensionPoint> elements.
Reference: Declaring Extension Points
Required
no
Attributes
name (name or qualifiedName is required)
The extension point name that should be unique in the scope of the plugin, e.g., myExtension. The fully qualified name of the extension point is built at runtime by prepending the value of the name attribute with the plugin <id> + . prefix. Only one of the name and qualifiedName attributes can be specified.
Example: when the name is myExtension and plugin ID is com.example.myplugin, the fully qualified name of the EP will be com.example.myplugin.myExtension.
qualifiedName (name or qualifiedName is required)
The fully qualified name of the extension point. It should be unique between different plugins, and it is recommended to include a plugin ID to guarantee uniqueness, e.g., com.example.myplugin.myExtension. Only one of the name and qualifiedName attributes can be specified.
interface (interface or beanClass is required)
The fully qualified name of the interface to be implemented for extending plugin's functionality. Only one of the interface and beanClass attributes can be specified. See Extension Points for more information.
beanClass (interface or beanClass is required)
The fully qualified name of the extension point bean class providing additional information to the plugin. Only one of the interface and beanClass attributes can be specified. See Extension Points for more information.
dynamic (optional)
Boolean value defining whether the extension point meets the requirements to be dynamic, which is a prerequisite for dynamic plugins. Default value: false.
area (optional)
The scope in which the extension is instantiated. Allowed values:
IDEA_APPLICATION (default)
IDEA_PROJECT
IDEA_MODULE (deprecated)
It is not recommended to use non-default values.
Children
<with>
with
Specifies the required parent type for class names provided in extension point tags or attributes. A single <extensionPoint> element can contain multiple <with> elements.
Required
no
Attributes
tag (tag or attribute is required)
The name of the tag holding the fully qualified name of the class which parent type will be limited by the type provided in the implements attribute. Only one of the tag and attribute attributes can be specified.
attribute (tag or attribute is required)
The name of the attribute holding the fully qualified name of the class which parent type will be limited by the type provided in the implements attribute. Only one of the tag and attribute attributes can be specified.
implements (required)
The fully qualified name of the parent type limiting the type provided in the place specified by tag or attribute.
Example
An extension point which restricts the type provided in a myClass attribute to be an instance of com.example.ParentType, and the type provided in a someClass element to be an instance of java.lang.Comparable:
<extensionPoint
name="myExtension"
beanClass="com.example.MyExtension">
<with
attribute="myClass"
implements="com.example.ParentType"/>
<with
tag="someClass"
implements="java.lang.Comparable"/>
</extensionPoint>
When using the above extension point, an implementation could be registered as follows:
<myExtension ...
myClass="com.example.MyCustomType">
<someClass>com.example.MyComparable</someClass>
</myExtension>
where:
com.example.MyCustomType must be a subtype of com.example.ParentType
com.example.MyComparable must be a subtype of java.lang.Comparable