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Syntax highlighting for *.sbt files in IntelliJ IDEA

I'm working on a potential module for the Lift Web framework using Scala, SBT 0.12, and IntelliJ IDEA 12.1, and I would like to have syntax highlighting for *.sbt files in IDEA (code awareness would be a bonus).

I have the sbt-idea plugin for sbt which successfully builds my IDEA project. I also have the sbt plugin for IDEA, which allows me to run sbt commands from Run Configurations in IDEA.

When I associate *.sbt files with the Scala file type, IDEA shows all kinds of errors in the sbt script.

Is anyone working on an *.sbt file type for syntax highlighting or code awareness? If so, how do I use it?

Thanks!

Solution

  • Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 13 comes with highlighting for .sbt files. See Built-in SBT Support in IntelliJ IDEA 13:

    Today we are happy to announce that the built-in support for SBT projects is finally here. The newest version of Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 13 (0.23.308) comes with the following list of features:

    • Import SBT project
    • Auto-import SBT projects
    • Highlighting for .sbt files