gs-intellij-idea

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This guide walks you through using IntelliJ IDEA to build one of the Getting Started guides.

== What you'll build

You'll pick a Spring guide and import it into IntelliJ IDEA. Then you can read the guide, work on the code, and run the project.

== What you'll need

• About 15 minutes
• https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/[IntelliJ IDEA]
• {jdk}[JDK 6] or later

== Installing IntelliJ IDEA If you don't have IntelliJ IDEA (Ultimate Edition) installed yet, visit the link up above. From there, you can download a copy for your platform. To install it simply unpack the downloaded archive.

When you're done, go ahead and launch IntelliJ IDEA.

== Importing a Getting Started guide

To import an existing project you need some code, so clone or copy one of the Getting Started guides, e.g. the https://spring.io/guides/gs/rest-service/[REST Service] guide:

$ git clone https://github.com/spring-guides/gs-rest-service.git

With IntelliJ IDEA up and running, click Import Project on the Welcome Screen, or File | Open on the main menu:

image::{images}/spring_guide_welcome_import.png[Import Project]

In the pop-up dialog make sure to select either {gs-maven}[Maven]'s pom.xml or {gs-gradle}[Gradle]'s build.gradle file under the complete folder:

image::{images}/spring_guide_select_gradle_file.png[Select File or Directory to Import]

IntelliJ IDEA will create a project with all the code from the guide ready to run.

== Creating a Project from Scratch

In case you'd like to start with an empty project and copy-and-paste your way through the guide, create a new Maven or Gradle project in the Project Wizard:

image::{images}/spring_guide_new_project.png[Project Wizard]

== See Also

The following guide may also be helpful:

• https://spring.io/guides/gs/sts/[Working a Getting Started guide with STS]