Integrating IntelliJ IDEA
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This article is part of the Getting Started Section. It describes how to run XPath/XQuery code from within the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.
Preparations
The following steps apply to all operating systems:
- Install either version of IntelliJ IDEA: the Community or Ultimate edition.
- Download your favorite BaseX distribution (JAR, ZIP, EXE).
- Start BaseX (see Startup).
- Create a BaseX database (see Databases).
XQuery Support + MarkLogic Debugger
This section focuses on Grzegorz Ligas' XQuery Support plugin.
Installation
After installing IntelliJ IDEA and BaseX, install the XQuery Support plugin by one of the following methods:
From the Start Screen
- Start IntelliJ IDEA and select Configure→Plugins.
- In the Plugins window select the tab Marketplace.
- Type "XQuery Support" into the Search plugins in marketplace field.
- Click the Install button below the XQuery Support + MarkLogic Debugger plugin.
- You will be prompted to restart IDEA to load the new plugin.
From the IntelliJ IDEA Menu
- Select Settings/Preferences in the IntelliJ IDEA menu.
- In the Settings/Preferences window select Plugins.
- In the Plugins window select the tab Marketplace.
- Type "XQuery Support" into the Search plugins in marketplace field.
- Click the Install button below the XQuery Support + MarkLogic Debugger plugin.
- You will be prompted to restart IDEA to load the new plugin.
Setting Up
File Extensions and XQuery Flavor
- Start IntelliJ IDEA and navigate to Settings/Preferences either using the Configure button from the start screen or the IntelliJ IDEA menu.
- In the Settings/Preferences window, expand the Languages & Frameworks item, select XQuery and choose which default file extensions ans which XQuery flavor you would like to use.
- Click Apply to store your XQuery settings.
Configuring The Processor
You can set up the plugin as a standalone processor or client.
Standalone
- In the Settings/Preferences window, expand the Languages & Frameworks item and select XQuery Data Sources.
- Click on the
+
button in the middle column, to add a new data source. - Select BaseX (native embedded) from the dropdown box.
- In the right-hand column, check the User defined XQJ Driver check box.
- Use the
+
button below the check box to add the followingjars
from your BaseX distribution:basex/BaseX.jar
basex/lib/basex-apj-9.1.1.jar
basex/lib/basex-xqj-9.0.jar
basex/lib/xqj2-0.2.0.jar
- Click Apply to store your settings.
Client
This assumes that you already have a BaseX database named factbook
.
- In the Settings/Preferences window, expand the Languages & Frameworks item and select XQuery Data Sources.
- Click on the
+
button in the middle column, to add a new data source. - Select BaseX from the dropdown box.
- In the right-hand column, fill in the appropriate connection details; e.g. default values:
Host = localhost
Port = 1984
Database name = factbook
Username = admin
Password = admin
- Select Apply, then OK and your BaseX
factbook
database is ready to query.
Querying Your Data
- To create a new project, choose the Create new project option from the start screen or select New→Project... from the File menu.
- In the New Project dialog choose Empty Project from the left-hand column and click the Next button.
- Enter a name and location for your project.
- In the project view, create a new XQuery file, either by right-clicking on the project name and choosing New→XQuery File or by selecting New→XQuery File from the File menu.
- Type in your query.
- Click the green Run button below the IntelliJ IDEA menu bar.
- In the Edit Configuration dialog choose one of the two data source from the dropdown box, either "BaseX" or "BaseX (native embedded)". If you select "BaseX", make sure that BaseX is up and running.
- Click Run to execute your query.