intellij-remote-execute

Introduction

This is a IntelliJ plugin designed to allow you to copy your code to a server and run it. The logs display within IntelliJ and you can even debug the running code!

Compatibility

This plugin works in both Community Edition and Ultimate Edition of IntelliJ IDEA.

## Installation The current process of installation is as follows:

1. Obtain the intellij-remote-execute.jar (version of your choosing) a) You may download the tagged versions here: b) You can build this yourself! (instructions below)
2. Launch a compatible version of IntelliJ IDEA
3. Open Preferences
4. Search/navigate to Plugins
5. Select Install plugin from disk...
6. Locate and select the intellij-remote-execute.jar you obtained
7. Make sure you hit Apply before you exit Preferences
8. IntelliJ IDEA will probably prompt you to restart, do so at your leisure :)

Building this plugin

./gradlew build

You may have to set the execution permissions gradlew first:

chmod +x gradlew

Alternatively just run via your native gradle.

Configuring the plugin

Once the plugin is successfully installed, you can configure it via Preferences.

You will find it at the bottom, under Other Settings > Remote execution.

There you can set:

• hostname (the server you are targeting)
• user (the user you will SSH into the server as)
• Java executable (the path to Java on the server)

Invoking the remote executor

Simply right click the Java class you wish to run and

Bugs

Note that there is a bug around not being able to trigger remote execution if you have a local execution config saved. To fix this, you have to delete the local execution config and then invoke the remote executor.

Todo List

• Handle remote process more sensibly
  • terminating etc.
  • ability to find leaked processes?
• Saving settings across restart
• JVM args
• test on real project
• work out why saving/loading config doesnt work