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How can I extend functionality of Embeded Terminal

I am writing a plugin for IntelliJ IDE to control the behaviour of "Embedded Terminal" through user given preferences. For this I assume my plugin would need to depend on Embedded Terminal plugin, So as described in this post I update following files of my plugin:

Updated build.gradle file with:

intellij {
  plugins 'org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal:0.1'
}

Updated plugin.xml with:

<depends>org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal</depends>

Now, when I run runIde task, I get following error:

Cannot find org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal:0.1

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

  • What went wrong: A problem occurred configuring root project 'recall-terminal'.

    Cannot find plugin org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal:0.1 at https://plugins.jetbrains.com

  • Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

  • Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 0s Cannot find plugin org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal:0.1 at https://plugins.jetbrains.com

PS: Objective of my plugin is to open multiple tabs in different folders inside embedded terminal.

Solution

  • In case of inbuilt plugins, only name of plugin is required in build.gradle file (not the full ID of plugin). Here's how my build.gradle file looks now:

    intellij {
    plugins 'terminal'
}

    plugin.xml still requires full ID of plugin:

    <depends>org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal</depends>