clojure-repl-intellij

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clojure-repl-intellij

Free OpenSource IntelliJ plugin for Clojure REPL development.

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Clojure LSP Intellij

Getting Started

After installing the plugin in IntelliJ, you can add a REPL to your Run configurations.

Local: Start a nREPL server from IntelliJ

  1. Go to Run > Edit Configurations
  2. If you don't have any existing configurations, click Add new... or Add new run configuration. Otherwise, click the + ("Add New Configuration").
  3. Select Clojure REPL > Local
  4. Optional: Name your Configuration (e.g. "Local REPL")
  5. Click OK

Remote: Connecting to an existing nREPL process

  1. Ensure you have an existing nREPL process running outside IntelliJ
  2. Within Intellij, go to Run > Edit Configurations
  3. If you don't have any existing configurations, click Add new... or Add new run configuration. Otherwise, click the + ("Add New Configuration").
  4. Select Clojure REPL > Remote
  5. In the boxes for Host and Port copy and paste the values from your existing nREPL process
  6. Optional: Name your Configuration (e.g. "Remote REPL")
  7. Click OK

Features

  • Start a nREPL server from IntelliJ
  • Connect to an existing nREPL process
  • Load file to REPL (alt/opt + shift + L)
  • Eval code at point (alt/opt + shift + E)
  • Eval defun at point (alt/opt + shift + D)
  • Run ns tests (alt/opt + shift + T alt/opt + shift + N)
  • Run test at cursor (alt/opt + shift + T alt/opt + shift + T)
  • Re-run last test (alt/opt + shift + T alt/opt + shift + A)
  • Switch to file namespace (alt/opt + shift + N)
  • Clear REPL output (alt/opt + shift + R alt/opt + shift + C)
  • Refresh all ns (alt/opt + shift + R alt/opt + shift + A)
  • Refresh changed ns (alt/opt + shift + R alt/opt + shift + R)
  • Stop (interrupt) evaluation of REPL session (alt/opt + shift + R alt/opt + shift + S)
  • Entry history navigation in REPL (ctrl + PAGE_UP or ctrl + PAGE_DOWN)
  • Isolate REPL window and file editors namespace. Read more about evaluation and namespace
  • [BETA] Custom Code Actions: Configure custom code snippets to be evaluated (for more information: docs)

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome, check the issues page for more information about what are good first issues or open an issue describing the desired support.

Developing

Check developing doc.

Release

  1. bb tag x.y.z to tag and push the new tag
  2. bb publish-plugin to publish to Jetbrains Marketplace (requires JETBRAINS_TOKEN on env).