intellij-plugin-development

name	intellij-plugin-development
description	IntelliJ plugin development reference when working on extension points, decompiling bundled plugin JARs, finding API usage examples, navigating IntelliJ SDK, or investigating how other plugins implement a feature.

IntelliJ Plugin Development

Quick reference for tools, APIs, and resources used when developing or investigating IntelliJ/PhpStorm plugins in this project.

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SDK & Documentation

• SDK Docs: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/
• Extension Point List: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/extension-point-list.html
• IntelliJ Community Source: https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community
• Plugin Template: https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-platform-plugin-template

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Skills in this folder

File	Purpose
references/extension-point-explorer.md	Find plugins by extension point; search open-source implementations; download plugins for decompilation
references/decompilation.md	Decompile plugin JARs with Vineflower; locate bundled JARs in Gradle cache; download ZIPs from Marketplace

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Decompilation (quick reference)

Always use Vineflower — not IntelliJ's bundled Fernflower. A local copy is at decompiled/vineflower.jar.

java -jar decompiled/vineflower.jar input.jar output-src/

See references/decompilation.md for full usage, bundled JAR paths, and Marketplace ZIP downloads.

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Extension Point Explorer (quick reference)

Use the JetBrains Marketplace API to find plugins implementing a given extension point, get GitHub source search URLs or download plugin releases from the marketplace for decompilation.

See references/extension-point-explorer.md for step-by-step instructions.