IDE Setup

Most of FXDiagram is developed in Eclipse. Just the IDEA plug-in is developed in IDEA. If you want to seriously work with FXDiagram, I recommend setting up a development environment with the source files.

Eclipse IDE

The easiest way to get the development IDE up and running is to use the Eclipse Installer (formerly known as Oomph).

• Install the common requirements.
• Download the Eclipse Installer for your OS, unpack it and run it.
• Make sure it is up-to-date, i.e. there is no exclamation mark on the menu icon in the upper right corner. Update if necessary.
• Click on the menu icon in the upper right corner and choose Advanced Mode
• Select the base Eclipse package you want to use for developing FXDiagram. I recommend Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers. Make sure the Java 1.7+ VM points to your Java 8 SDK. Click Next.
• Double-click on Github.com > FXDiagram in the tree and click Next.
• Set the required directory names, the Git access information etc on the next page. Then click Next.
• Oomph now downloads and configures an Eclipse IDE, a target platform and the required Git repositories for you. This may take a while.

IDEA IDE (experimental)

If you want to develop the InteliJ IDEA plug-in, follow these steps.

• Clone FXDiagram’s Git repository.
• Import de.fxdiagram.idea as a new project in IDEA. I tried IDEA 14 Community Edition.
• Download the latest JARs and put them into the de.fxdiagram.idea/lib folder.
• Add the JARs as libraries in File > Project Structure > Project Settings > Libraries.
• Make sure you are using the Eclipse Java Compiler.
• Run using Run > Run ‘Plugin’