Installing the Plugin from IDEA (recommended)

The easiest way to install Clover-for-IDEA is to select it from IDEA's plugin menu.

  1. Launch IntelliJ IDEA.
  2. Go to 'File > Settings > IDE Settings > Plugins > Available'.
  3. Right click on 'Clover for IDEA', then select "Download and Install" from the context menu that appears (alternatively, you can select Clover for IDEA then click the 'Download Plugin' button).
  4. Close and re-start IDEA.

You can now begin using Clover for IDEA.

Screenshot: Installing Clover from the IDEA Plugin Menu

Installing the Plugin Manually

You can download the Clover-for-IDEA plugin from Atlassian Downloads and install it manually as follows:

  1. Shut down any running instances of IDEA.
  2. Remove any previous versions of the the Clover-for-IDEA plugin .jar file from the following plugin installation locations:
    1. IDEA_HOME/plugins (all platforms)
    2. IDEA_HOME/config/plugins (all platforms excepting Mac OS X)
    3. USER_HOME/Library/Application\ Support/IntelliJIDEA70 (Mac OS X only)
  3. Copy the downloaded .jar file into the relevant location for your operating system:
    1. IDEA_HOME/plugins (all platforms)
    2. IDEA_HOME/config/plugins (all platforms excepting Mac OS X)
    3. USER_HOME/Library/Application\ Support/IntelliJIDEA70 (Mac OS X only - create the directory if it doesn't exist)
  4. Re-start IDEA.

You will need a valid license to activate your plugin.

  • Download your clover.license file from http://www.atlassian.com/clover/. Evaluation licenses are available free of charge.
  • Open the Clover license dialog in IDEA. Go to 'File > Settings > IDE Settings > Clover License', click 'Load' and select the 'clover.license' file you just downloaded.

Screenshot: The Clover license dialog in IDEA

Uninstalling the Plugin

The easiest way to uninstall it is via 'File > Settings > IDE > Plugins'. Just select the Clover IDEA Plugin from the list and click 'Uninstall Plugin'. The removal will take place after you restart IDEA.

To uninstall Clover-for-IDEA manually:

  1. Shut down any running instances of IDEA.
  2. Delete the 'clover-idea7.jar' file from its installation directory, either IDEA_HOME/config/plugins (all platforms),  IDEA_HOME/plugins (all platforms except Mac OS X) or USER_HOME/Library/Application\ Support/IntelliJIDEA70 (Mac OS X only)
  3. Restart IDEA.
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