How do you work with IntelliJ and ` main kts` scripts Is it

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How do you work with IntelliJ and ` main kts` scripts Is it possible to define a script project without adding a `build gradle kts` `settings gradle kts` Trying to create a run configuration for my scripts very cool BTW but I m hit with `Project JDK has not been configured`

Javier · Answer

I am able to add a jdk to project structure

mbonnin · Answer

So you re just opening the script with `idea1 myscript main kts`

mbonnin · Answer

If I try to do this while any other project is opened it s opening in the context of that other project

Javier · Answer

I opened the folder which contain the script

Javier · Answer

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Javier · Answer

that is the configuration

mbonnin · Answer

gt I opened the folder which contain the script Fair enough +1 That only works from the GUI though right not from command line ` idea myscript main kts` right

mikehearn · Answer

We wrote an IntelliJ plugin for our kotlin scripting app It wasn t that hard

mikehearn · Answer

Then you can open scripts anywhere

Javier · Answer

ah from cli I use kotlin command tbh

Javier · Answer

`kotlin myscript main kts`

mbonnin · Answer

< mikehearn> any chance this is open source

Javier · Answer

which is the advantage of using that vs install kotlin with brew

mbonnin · Answer

I m talking about IDE support only

mbonnin · Answer

I want to run and debug inside IntelliJ

Javier · Answer

ah the configuration I shared doesnt work with debug I am gonna try

mikehearn · Answer

It s not but I can show you the plugin code because it s just one file and I m the boss so can randomly open source things at will wink <https gist github com mikehearn fdcb2c3ef30c6a2970d089fd8f860216>

Javier · Answer

I can debug too thinking face

mbonnin · Answer

< Javier> yea my point was I cannot open files in IntelliJ from the command line with ` idea`

Javier · Answer

ah okay

mbonnin · Answer

Trying this would fall back to whichever project was already open

mikehearn · Answer

Be aware that Kotlin Scripting + IDE plugins is very beta We had to delete the META INF registration file and switch to using the plugin all the time to avoid the IDE screwing up its disk caches in random ways Even now it s not really stable There s a lot of fixes needed in the IDE

mikehearn · Answer

Also with the plugin approach in that gist intellij won t notice if the JARs change So if you change the scripting host you need to restart the IDE because KTS plugins aren t dynamically loadable it seems

mikehearn · Answer

It s a road less travelled But it does work Good luck with it and feel free to hit me up with questions it s the plugin for this sorta unlaunched bash competitor <https hshell hydraulic dev 8 1 >

mikehearn · Answer

< mbonnin> here s the `plugin xml`

mikehearn · Answer

Those are the only two files you should need The rest can be generated by creating a plugin project in intellij

ilya.chernikov · Answer

cc < Andrei Klunnyi>

Andrei Klunnyi · Answer

Thank you Ilya cc < Anton Yalyshev JB >