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IntelliJ plugin not working

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Review the README's IntelliJ/Android Studio plugin instructions alongside the reported plugin settings, custom VM options, and IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1.3 environment. Reproduce the "Reformat code" failure and inspect the error shown in the attached screenshot; done means the plugin formats Java code successfully or the incompatibility and required fix are documented.

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Description

IntelliJ

Summary

Following the instructions, I'm unable to get the formatter plugin to work.

Details

I've completed all steps in the instructions:

  1. Installed plugin

  2. Enabled the plugin in "Settings -> Other Settings -> google-java-format Settings":
    image

  3. Updated the configs in "Help > Edit Custom VM Options...":
    image

  4. Restarted the IDE

But I still get the following error when attempting to run "Reformat code" command:
image

Environment

  • Plugin version: 1.22.0.0
    image

  • IntelliJ version: IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1.3 (Ultimate Edition)

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