Hit Ctrl+F9 in Intellij IDEA when JRebel does not work as expected

Often the solution for a problem is so damn easy when you know the cause of the problem ...
Intellij IDEA doesn't have an autocompile feature similar to Eclipse. So if you want your new code to be generated as a class file you have to hit Ctrl+F9 manually.
Well, the same is true when using JRebel. This great piece of software can only detect a change in a class file if the changed class file is generated by a compiler first.
So in case you are using IDEA in conjunction with JRebel and you wonder, why the heck this new code isn't replaced by JRebel on the fly you must hit Ctrl+F9 to generate a new class version and to trigger JRebel afterwards.

One other thing to keep in mind when working with WAR or EAR artifacts in IDEA is to deploy those artifacts as exploded ones!

Run IntelliJ IDEA 6 with JDK6

If you want to boost your IDEA startup performance and the loading of your projects try to run IDEA with JDK6. There is an entry in Jetbrains support forum describing this under
http://support.jetbrains.com/kb/entry.jspa?externalID=222&categoryID=4
It really kicks asses!
But be aware: Please note that running IDEA under JDK 1.6 is not officially supported yet

Release of IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Integration plugin 1.2.2

This is a bugfix release. The issue tracker is now hosted on JetBrains official JIRA site.

Release Notes - Maven-2 Integration
Version 1.2.2

Bug

• [MAIDEA-46] - Multiple values (separated with spaces) in MAVEN_OPTS env variable causes build
• [MAIDEA-47] - No possibility to declare JVM options (eg. -Xmx128m)

New Feature

• [MAIDEA-48] - Add "site" phase to list of filtered phases

Release of IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Integration plugin 1.2.1

Well, the child now has a name: MAIDEA

Release Notes - MAIDEA - IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Plugin - Version 1.2.1

Bug

• Environment errror when executiong jetty:run goal
• InvalidDataException when settings.xml contains reference to settings XSD

Improvement

• Provide better error handling (was: NullPointerException when running any phase)
• Maven options should be assignable for each POM
• Integrate Maven Embedder (don't require a preinstalled Maven)

New Feature

• Show/Edit Maven options in tool window
• Show/Edit Maven command line options in tool window
• Provide "Open POM" popup menu entry in Tool Window when POM is selected
• Allow opening of POMs with double click on POM in Tool Window
• Have option to filter out uncommonly used phases

Task

• Update Build documentation

Release of IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Integration plugin 1.1

This version is a feature and bugfix release. Please checkout the release notes below and also the updated documentation on http://quebbemann.kicks-ass.net/idea-maven-plugin/usage.html

Important note:

Before
version 1.1 of the plugin, Maven was called via the start script
provided with the normal Maven installation. In order to get better
access to the running Maven process Maven now is called directly by
starting a Java process. This for example allows terminating the
running Maven process by the user.

Change notes:

Bug

• Sorting of goals should not move Phases node from top position
• Spaces in pathname of POM file causes build failure

Improvement

• Replace call to Maven-2 script with direct java call to allow better control over process. Checkout http://quebbemann.kicks-ass.net/idea-maven-plugin/usage.html for further details
• Replace "Path to Maven-2 script" setting with "Path to Maven-2 home directory"

New Feature

• Add a "Cancel Build" button to the build output window
• Add a "Close Output" button to build output window
• Add a "Pause Output" button to build output window
• Add a "Rerun Maven" button to build output window

Task

• Remove references to non-public Maven repository

Release of IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Integration plugin 1.0.1

Version 1.0.1 is a bugfix release:
Bug

• Removed reference to parent POM

Improvement

• Minor changes in build process with Maven
• Java sources for corresponding XML schemas are generated during the build using the xmlbeans-maven-plugin
• Updated documentation on http://quebbemann.kicks-ass.net/idea-maven-plugin
• Added more screenshots
  
  

Release of IntelliJ IDEA Maven-2 Integration plugin

Today I released a Maven-2 Integration plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 5.x and 6.x. It's in a very early state but already usable. Please checkout the plugin homepage for more details and screenshots.