STEP 1: Download Intellij Plugin
STEP 2: Install Intellij Plug-in
- The CheckThread plug-in was developed and tested on Intellij 6.
- Unzip the Intellij plug-in download into INTELLIJ/plugins/ where INTELLIJ is the directory containing your Intellij installation.
- Alternatively, you can install Intellij plug-ins into your user profile plugins/ directory for Intellij. Consult your intellij documentation for the location.
- Restart Intellij. Verify that you see the CheckThread icon on the toolbar (see screenshot below).
STEP 3: Import CheckThread Annotations
- The checkthread-annotation.jar file is located in the /lib directory of the plug-in you just installed.
- Import the checkthread-annotation jar file into your Java project. Do not remove this jar file from your unzipped plug-in directory. You can copy this jar file somewhere else if you wish.
STEP 4: Enable CheckThread
- Enable CheckThread toggle button at the top of your Intellij toolbar.
- CheckThread will run whenever Intellij builds your Java classes.
- CheckThread errors will appear in the error strip to the right of the editor as well as listed within the message window as warnings.
- If you don't want CheckThread to run at compile time, disable the CheckThread toggle button.
- Test your installation on a simple Java class. Try using the simple Java class in the screen shot below.
The following is an Intellij screenshot showing the CheckThread plug-in enabled with a sample error being reported.
