FAQ IntelliJ

TL;DR IntelliJ has an inbuilt diff tool which you can use to compare files, classes or code with the clipboard. Just right click and choose Compare.

I was busy refactoring code in RestMud this morning because I want to try and open source the basic game engine, and then later the Web/REST API, but I want to tidy up the code a little first.

I’ve been working through the code:

• moving classes into new packages
• splitting classes to make code clearer and easier to manage
• new classes make code easier to test

And the more I tidy it up in general, the easier it is to spot smaller problems of code duplication.

TLDR; View the IntelliJ log Help -> ‘Show Log in Explorer’

TLDR; right click on a breakpoint and add code that returns a boolean to make it a conditional breakpoint

When you run your tests in IntelliJ you may have seen an output where only the failing tests are shown in the run pane tree.

There are plent of shortcut keys and approaches to writing code that IntelliJ will help with.