Choosing an IDE

To use YAMTL appropriately, an IDE must be properly configured. Let"s check out the required configurations for some of the most popular IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ, and VSCode.

Eclipse

Open Eclipse IDE and head over to Help → Eclipse Marketplace. Enter "Groovy" and install Groovy Development Tools 5.0.0.RELEASE to be able to run Groovy scripts.

Before you run any tasks, make sure your project is using JDK 17 or higher.

How to change the Java version in Eclipse

To change your JRE, head over to Eclipse → Preferences → Java → Installed JREs → Choose Java SE 17 or higher

Now you should be ready to use YAMTL in your modeling projects.

IntelliJ

Head over to IntelliJ IDEA → Preferences → Plugins and search for Eclipse Groovy Compiler Plugin and install it.

Similarly, search for "gradle" and install the Gradle plugin from JetBrains. Restart your IDE to apply the changes.

Ensure the project is using JDK 17 or higher.

How to change the Java version in IntelliJ

To change your JDK, head over to IntelliJ IDEA → Preferences → Build, Execution, Deployment → Build Tools → Gradle. Then, select a Gradle JVM that is JDK 17 or higher.

All necessary configurations are now completed!

VSCode

First, a groovy support package must be installed. code-groovy extension enables Groovy support for VSCode. In VScode, click on Extensions and search for "code-groovy". Install the extension from Marlon Franca.

Also, install the Gradle for Java extension published by Microsoft to run the Gradle scripts in a neat interface.

Make sure the workspace is using JDK 17 or higher.

How to change the Java version in VSCode

To change your JRE, head over to Code → Preferences → Settings and search for "JDK". Check the Gradle Java: Home setting to see if the path points to a location of JDK 17 or higher (update the JDK version if it is any lower).

The configurations are completed! Get started with YAMTL by installing some dependencies.