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[Feature] New Spring Boot project wizard (Spring Initializr / start.spring.io) / 新建 Spring Boot 项目向导（Spring Initializr）

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java, spring-boot, typescript
Domain
developer-experience, tooling

Research direction

Start by locating the Welcome screen and File → New entry points, then read how Lithe creates and opens projects and imports Maven or Gradle workspaces. The issue calls for Spring Initializr metadata loading, a settings and dependency picker, archive download and extraction, and a configurable server URL. Done means a generated project opens in Lithe and its build import and run configuration detection begin automatically.

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Description

area:project enhancement P2 platform:cross-platform review: medium
Problem to solve / 要解决的问题

There is currently no way to create a new Spring Boot project from within Lithe. To start a new project I have to leave the IDE, generate it on https://start.spring.io/ (or with another tool), download and unzip the archive, and then open the folder in Lithe. For an IDE focused on Java / Maven / Spring Boot development, this breaks the very first step of the workflow.

目前无法在 Lithe 中直接新建 Spring Boot 项目。要开始一个新项目，必须先离开 IDE，到 https://start.spring.io/ （或其他工具）生成项目，下载并解压压缩包，然后再用 Lithe 打开该文件夹。对于一个以 Java / Maven / Spring Boot 开发为重点的 IDE 来说，这打断了工作流的第一步。

Proposed solution / 建议方案

I would like Lithe to offer a "New Project → Spring Boot" wizard, similar to IntelliJ IDEA's Spring Initializr integration, backed by the Spring Initializr API (https://start.spring.io/, with a configurable server URL for self-hosted Initializr instances):

  1. Project settings: name, location, build tool (Maven / Gradle - Groovy / Gradle - Kotlin), language (Java / Kotlin / Groovy), group, artifact, package name, packaging (Jar / War), Java version, and Spring Boot version, with the option lists loaded from the Initializr metadata endpoint.
  2. Dependency picker: searchable list of starters grouped by category (Web, SQL, Security, …), as provided by the Initializr metadata.
  3. Generate: download the project archive, extract it to the chosen location, and open it in Lithe, so the Maven/Gradle import and run configuration detection start automatically.

Entry points could be the Welcome screen ("New") and File → New.

我希望 Lithe 提供「新建项目 → Spring Boot」向导，类似 IntelliJ IDEA 的 Spring Initializr 集成，基于 Spring Initializr API（默认 https://start.spring.io/，并支持配置自建 Initializr 服务地址）：

  1. 项目设置：名称、位置、构建工具（Maven / Gradle - Groovy / Gradle - Kotlin）、语言（Java / Kotlin / Groovy）、Group、Artifact、包名、打包方式（Jar / War）、Java 版本、Spring Boot 版本，选项列表从 Initializr 元数据接口加载。
  2. 依赖选择：按分类（Web、SQL、Security 等）展示、可搜索的 Starter 列表，数据来自 Initializr 元数据。
  3. 生成：下载项目压缩包，解压到所选位置并在 Lithe 中打开，自动开始 Maven/Gradle 导入和运行配置识别。

入口可以放在欢迎页（「新建」）和「文件 → 新建」中。

Target platform / 目标平台

Cross-platform / 跨平台

Area / 模块

Project and workspace / 项目与工作区

Priority / 优先级

P2 / 后续考虑：目前不着急，可安排到后续版本

Alternatives considered / 已考虑的替代方案
  • Generating the project on https://start.spring.io/ in a browser, then downloading, unzipping, and opening it manually. / 在浏览器中通过 https://start.spring.io/ 生成，再手动下载、解压并打开。
  • Using the Spring Boot CLI (spring init) or curl https://start.spring.io/starter.zip ... in the terminal. This works, but you need to know the parameters and dependency IDs. / 在终端使用 Spring Boot CLI（spring init）或 curl https://start.spring.io/starter.zip ...，可行但需要记住参数和依赖 ID。
  • IntelliJ IDEA (New Project → Spring Boot) and VS Code (Spring Initializr Java Support extension) both offer this inside the editor. / IntelliJ IDEA（New Project → Spring Boot）和 VS Code（Spring Initializr Java Support 扩展）都在编辑器内提供该功能。
Additional context / 补充信息
  • Lithe 0.6.2, Windows.
  • Spring Initializr API / metadata: https://github.com/spring-io/initializr (metadata at GET https://start.spring.io with Accept: application/vnd.initializr.v2.2+json; project archive via /starter.zip).
Checklist / 提交前检查
  • I searched existing issues for duplicates. / 我已搜索现有 Issue，确认没有重复建议。
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