IntelliJ Plugin - Needs to hook into existing actions

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I'm writing a plugin to IntelliJ, and need to hook into some of the existing actions that already exist, like when a file is saved, the code is compiled, or a refactoring happens. I wasn't able to find any info on the plugin site about existing actions, only new actions.

These posts are similar: Save actions in IntelliJ IDEA Intellij reformat on file save

but since they don't include actually writing a plugin, I'm hoping there may be some internal hook for doing so.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '12 at 12:36

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Here's the code example of how to intercept 'on save' event by a custom plugin.

answered Jul 22 '12 at 12:36

Anton Arhipov

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Exactly what I wanted. Accepted because you sent me the example code. – Kylar Jul 23 '12 at 16:42
@Anton Do you know how I can hook in and abort close tab ? – mjs Jun 20 '16 at 16:28

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 19 '12 at 15:37

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You can hook into 'flush changes to file system' processing via FileDocumentManagerListener registered at the FILE_DOCUMENT_SYNC topic.

You can get more information about IJ messaging here.

answered Jul 19 '12 at 15:37

denis.zhdanov

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This looks promising. I guess you can't get much more authoritative than one of Idea's authors :) – Kylar Jul 19 '12 at 15:49

IntelliJ Plugin - Needs to hook into existing actions

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