ShelveMe: Automatic Shelving Plugin for JetBrains IDEs

ShelveMe is a JetBrains IDE plugin that automatically shelves your changes at regular intervals, storing them as .patch files in your project's root directory. This plugin is perfect for developers who want to ensure their work is regularly backed up without manual effort.

Features

• Automated Shelving: Automatically shelves all changes periodically.
• Patch File Storage: Saves shelved changes as .patch files in a folder named ShelveMe Patch:<project name>:<branch name> located in your project's root directory.
• Timestamped Naming: Patch files are named according to their creation time using the format d:<date>-t:<time>.patch.
• Hands-Free Operation: Runs seamlessly in the background, requiring no manual triggers once configured.

Installation

1. Clone this repository or download the plugin package.
2. Open your JetBrains IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm).
3. Go to File > Settings > Plugins (or Preferences on macOS).
4. Click on the gear icon and select Install Plugin from Disk....
5. Navigate to the plugin package and select it.
6. Restart your IDE.

Usage

Once installed, ShelveMe will begin shelving changes automatically at regular intervals. Patch files will be stored in the ShelveMe Patch:<project name>:<branch name> folder within your project's root directory.

Example of Patch File Naming:

For a project named MyProject on the branch main:

• Folder: ShelveMe Patch:MyProject:main
• Patch File: d:2024-08-28-t:15-30-00.patch

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue if you have any ideas or bugs to report.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.