CND Language / Jahia Framework support for IntelliJ IDEA

definitions.cnd files syntax highlighting, code completion, and other amazing stuff.

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Requirements

Tested under IntelliJ IDEA from 14.1.4 to 2022.3.2

IntelliJ plugins dependencies (optional): JavaEE, JSP, Properties. Requires Java 17 or higher (Java 8 before v2.2.0).

Jahia project versions: 6.6.x, 7.x, and 8.x.

Features

CND Language

• Syntax highlighting
• Syntax checking and error highlighting
• Code completion
• Code formatting
• Find usages (ctrl-click/cmd-click) - for namespaces, nodetypes and nodetypes properties declarations (not getting namespaces and nodetypes usages in .properties files for the moment though)
• Go to declaration (ctrl-click/cmd-click) - for namespaces and nodetypes usages throughout the file
• Refactoring
  • Rename (shift+f6) - for namespaces, nodetypes and nodetypes properties declarations (not renaming namespaces and nodetypes usages in .properties files for the moment though)
• File icon
• Line markers for namespaces and nodetypes / mixins
• Code folding - for namespaces and nodetypes
• Brace matching - closing brackets and parenthesis are automatically inserted where authorized by the syntax
• Commenter (ctrl+/) - to comment lines of code

Jahia Framework

Compatible with Jahia 6.6.x, 7.x, and 8.x.

• CND files features:

  • Helpers/Quickfixes (alt+enter on nodetype name)
    • Create nodetype and nodetype properties translations - only appears if no translation is found
    • Create new view - opens a popup that lets you choose the new view parameters, creates view and cache properties files, and also creates the folders if they don't already exist. If the view is a JSP, the new view also contains code to access all the node properties and sub nodes.
  • Nodetype folders icon in Project View ( or if mixin)
  • View files grouping (creates a virtual folder - or if hidden view - in the Project View)
  • Completion and other features on Jahia nodetypes (embedded Jahia base and main modules .cnd files) - a local library called 'jahia-plugin-base-cnd-files' is automatically added to the module dependencies if the module contains at least one cnd file (in case you have deleted this dependency, no panic, it comes back after re-opening the project)

• Other files/languages features:

  • JSP
    • Nodetypes usages highlighting & line markers /
    • Nodetypes completion
    • Go to nodetype declaration (ctrl-click/cmd-click)
    • Unknown nodetype error highlighting
    • Create nodetype quickfix (alt+enter on nodetype name) - if known namespace but unknown nodetype
    • <template:module/> line marker, 'view' attribute completion and reference (both are affected by 'templateType' attribute if provided)
    • <template:include/> line marker, 'view' attribute completion and reference (both are affected by 'templateType' attribute if provided)
    • Properties and property type completion in ${currentNode.properties.propertyName}, ${currentNode.properties['propertyName']} and <jcr:nodeProperty/>
    • <template:addResources/> line marker, completion and reference
  • Java
    • Nodetypes usages highlighting & line markers /
    • Nodetypes completion
    • Go to nodetype declaration (ctrl-click/cmd-click)
    • Unknown nodetype error highlighting
    • Create nodetype quickfix (alt+enter on nodetype name) - if known namespace but unknown nodetype
  • XML
    • Nodetypes usages highlighting & line markers /
    • Nodetypes completion
    • Go to nodetype declaration (ctrl-click/cmd-click)
    • Unknown nodetype error highlighting
    • Create nodetype quickfix (alt+enter on nodetype name) - if known namespace but unknown nodetype
  • Properties (resource bundles)
    • Translations keys syntax highlighting & line markers for namespaces , nodetypes / and properties
    • Translations keys nodetypes and properties completion
    • Go to namespace, nodetype or property declaration from translations keys (ctrl-click/cmd-click)
    • Error message if adding translations for a choicelist on a non-choicelist property

• IntelliJ

  • Jahia Tool Window

Roadmap (?)

This is just the beginning.

• Improved cache .properties support:
  • Resource bundles .properties extension, to be able to find namespaces and nodetypes usages in it
  • View cache .properties custom language
• Plugin settings
• Make helpers/quickfixes accessible through Actions in menus
• Groovy support

Don't hesitate to request features / suggest enhancements by opening an Issue.

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This plugin is neither official nor endorsed by Jahia in any way. I am just a guy who loves this CMS and wanted to make working with it easier for everyone (or at least everyone using IntelliJ, duh).