Google Go language plugin for IntelliJ Idea

Google go language plugin is an attempt to build an outstanding IDE for Google Go language using Intellij IDEA.

• Project pages on github:
  • http://github.com/mtoader/google-go-lang-idea-plugin
  • http://wiki.github.com/mtoader/google-go-lang-idea-plugin/ (wiki)
• Google Go language page:
  • http://golang.org/
• Intellij IDEA homepage:
  • http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
  • http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin/?idea&id=5047 (plugin page at the intellij plugin repository).

What it does

• Basic language parsing and highlighting
• Code folding
• Brace matching
• Comment/Uncomment (Single/Multiple line) support
• Go SDK (work with the latest release and on windows)
• File type icon
• Go application file and library generation.
• Auto completion of sdk package names and/or local application packages.
• Compilation of the go applications (supported semantics are similar to those of gobuild)
• Go To definition (for types) works across files and Go SDK
• Code formatting - experimental (disabled)
• Type name completion
• ColorsAndSettings page with a new color scheme
• Automatically add new line at end of file
• Force UTF-8 encoding for go files
• Go module type
• Go SDK indexing mode

How to use it

• Download and install Intellij IDEA (Ultimate or Community edition).
• Open the Plugins installation page: File -> Settings -> Plugins -> Available Plugins
• Search for google go
• Right click on the proper plugin and install
• Download latest release of the Google Go language.
• Build and install it.
• Open IDEA and create an empty Java project.
• Go to File -> Project Structure and select SDKs entry in the left column of the new window
• Add a new Google Go SDK by clicking the plus sign an choosing the appropriate SDK type.
• After the SDK is defined go to the Modules entry and add a new google facet to your default module. Select the proper sdk for the module.

Now you are ready to play with golang.

Tutorials

• Philip Andrew's Intellij Go Plugin tutorial

Bugs

If you found a bug, please report it at the Google Go plugin project's tracker on GitHub: http://github.com/mtoader/google-go-lang-idea-plugin/issues

Authors

• Mihai Claudiu Toader ([email protected])

  • Language parsing and PSI building
  • Sdk indexing
  • Reference Resolving & Completions

• https://github.com/leojay

  • folding improvement
  • refactorings
    • introduce variable
  • inspections
    • unused imports

• Alexandre Normand

  • gomake integration

• Jhonny

  • gofmt integration
  • simple Structure View for Go files.

• dlsniper

  • Cardea support

Contributing

If you want to contribute to this effort you should read the following page: how to contribute.