Lewis ODB

An IntelliJ Platform plugin for running an existing Java Application configuration with Lewis Omniscient Debugger.

The plugin adds Run with ODB. IntelliJ keeps its normal console and process controls. ODB opens in a separate Swing window. The plugin does not modify the project or saved run configuration.

Quick start

1. Install IntelliJ IDEA build 252 or later and a local JDK 8.
2. Download Lewis-ODB-1.0.0-signed.zip and SHA256SUMS from the 1.0.0 release.
3. Verify the ZIP against SHA256SUMS.
4. Open Settings > Plugins, open the settings menu, choose Install Plugin from Disk, and select the ZIP. Restart IntelliJ if prompted.
5. Select a local, classpath-based Java Application configuration that uses JDK 8.
6. Open the executor menu beside the run widget and choose Run with ODB.

See the IntelliJ plugin guide for configuration, first-run use, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• IntelliJ IDEA build 252 or later on macOS, Windows, or Linux
• A local Java Application configuration using JDK 8 and the classpath
• A desktop graphics environment

Version 1 does not support test, Gradle, Maven, remote, compound, Android, WSL, container, JPMS module-path, or target JDK 9 and later configurations. Install version 1 from the GitHub ZIP, not JetBrains Marketplace.

Development

Use JDK 21 to run Gradle.

Build the plugin distribution:

./gradlew buildPlugin

Run it in a development instance of IntelliJ IDEA:

./gradlew runIde

The generated plugin ZIP is written under build/distributions/.