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IntelliJ IDEA 7 will include the native support for Spring AOP. Traditionally, IntelliJ IDEA provides extensible coding assistance, which includes:

• Smart completion and syntax highlighting in Spring XML descriptors
  
  
• AspectJ-aware completion with syntax highlighting
  
  
• Active gutter navigation icons in XML descriptors…
  
  
  
  …and in Java code
  
  
• Plus, various quick-fixes helping you resolve different errors
  
  

To try this feature, get the latest EAP build of IntelliJ IDEA 7.

Feel free to leave your suggestions, opinions and other feedback in the IntelliJ Discussion Forums

IntelliJ IDEA 7 M1 introduces the full-blown support for Spring and Hibernate through the dedicated facets. Traditionally, Spring and Hibernate are integrated with a wide range of IntelliJ IDEA productivity-boosting features.

With IntelliJ IDEA you can create Spring applications from scratch with just few keystrokes.

Here I outline some examples that demonstrate how IntelliJ IDEA can help you.

• Context files are created from templates
  
  
• ALT+INS inside of a context file lets instantly add beans and patterns
  
  
• Very wide range of beans is supported. Each of them is created through a dedicated live template — all you have to do is to type values for required properties.
  
  
  (More live templates to come in later builds)
• If required libraries are missing from your system, they can be automatically downloaded and configured
  
  
• You don’t need to dig through class files to manually generate properties, just select them from the list
  
  
• Quick-fixes are available for rapid error resolution
  
  
• HIbernate diagram not only displays relationships, but lets you create classes and entities, automatically generating required code.
  
  
• As always, CTRL+SPACE code completion helps you with bean names, property values, settings and tons of other stuff. It can recognize your entire project structure and help even with beans you created by annotating Java code.
  
  
• IntelliJ IDEA refactorings are also Spring and Hibernate-aware, so you can modify and upgrade your projects at the full pace.

To get your hands on and try Spring with IntelliJ IDEA, download the latest EAP build of IntelliJ IDEA 7 M1.

We’re very glad to announce the JetBrains first time as bronze partner at SpringOne, opening on June 20 in Antwerp, Belgium.

We will be really happy to see you at our booth where we’ll be demonstrating all the new features and improvements of IntelliJ IDEA 7 Milestone 1, natively supporting Spring and Hibernate with all its productivity-boosting feature set.

Our guys have prepared several live demos to show you what IntelliJ IDEA can do and are eager to discuss your suggestions, ideas, expectations and everything else which you’re thinking will make IntellIJ IDEA better. We’ll be happy to see everyone around, so even if you’re not familiar with what IntelliJ IDEA is, c’mon, just get there and have a look.

To get more familiar with Spring and Hibernate support in IntelliJ IDEA, watch this live demo

More information about Java EE and Web development support can be found on Main IntelliJ IDEA Feature Page

Additional info about Spring and Hibernate support is available at Milestone 1 Feature Page

Some of you may not be aware of the fact that IntelliJ IDEA constantly tracks any changes you make to the project files. On the other hand, people who have used it for a while, call this feature a real life saver. The fact is, that IntelliJ IDEA maintains an internal changelist every time you’re editing, compiling or checking them out from a VCS — with the help of the Local History feature. This is why we decided to film a short live voice demo to get you familiar with the benefits of Local History.

So, what’s in it for you? Simply - you are always on the safe side because you can revert or repeat any change to any file in just few clicks. The Local History is equipped with an advanced Diff Tool which lets you spot the differences at a glance and manage them on the fly.

Local History is your personal VCS which you can use either standalone or in combination with your project VCS like Subversion, ClearCase or Perforce. Either way it extends your capabilities of controlling source code changes and provides more flexible way to managing them.



Watch this feature live in Local History Voice Demo

Fresh IntelliJ IDEA Milestone 1 maintenance release is ready for download.


Release highlights:

• Better TeamCity integration
• Improved performance
• Various bugfixes

For the complete list of what’s been added and fixed, see Release Notes


Download IntelliJ IDEA 7.0 M1b, as always available for multiple platforms - Windows, MacOS and Linux.