Intellij Re-import Gradle Project

Question

I just added a new test source directory to my Gradle project and want IntelliJ to recognize it. I can close the project and reopen the build.gradle file and chose "Delete Existing Project and Import"; is there a way to update the module sources without deleting the existing project?

idea {
    module {
        // just added these two lines        
        testSourceDirs += file('src/integration-test/java')
        testSourceDirs += file('src/integration-test/resources')
    }
}

I don't want to just manually add the sources, instead I want IntelliJ to re-import the Gradle project structure from the 'build.gradle' file.

Details: Gradle v1.7, IntelliJ v12

Rylander · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-24T16:58:59.207

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IntelliJ 13 supports "refreshing" the Gradle project. When the project is refreshed any dependency changes are picked up as well as any changes to the project structure.

In order to do so go to View -> Tool Windows and open the Gradle Tool Window you find the refresh button in the upper bar.

edited Jul 24 '17 at 16:58

answered Jul 17 '14 at 21:04

Rylander

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The specific command I used based on this answer: ctrl+shift+a then type "Refresh all external projects" – Brett Y Nov 03 '15 at 20:06
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The specific command keybinding depends on how you setup your keybindings. – P.Brian.Mackey Jun 06 '17 at 22:34

P.Brian.Mackey · Answer 2 · 2017-06-06T23:41:50.007

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I'm using intellij 2017 and was unable to locate the "refresh" option as described in previous versions of intellij. For me,

./gradlew idea corrected the issue. gradle idea should also work.

UPDATE

As noted in the comments, when using intellij 2017 open the build.gradle file as a project and enable the "auto import" command to avoid this issue all together!

edited Jun 06 '17 at 23:41

answered Jun 06 '17 at 22:41

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The refresh option is still there, however the most recent version supports an auto refresh that you can enable when you first open the project (by opening the `build.gradle` file as a project). With the auto refresh, there is no longer any need to manually trigger the refresh. – Rylander Jun 06 '17 at 23:03

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 06 '19 at 10:04

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Right click on the build.gradle file and select import gradle project

answered Nov 06 '19 at 10:04

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score 8 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Steps that helped me:

Close the project
Delete ‘gradle’ and '.gradle' folders in the project root
Import the project as gradle project

See images of Gradle tab before and after

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Sep 07 '19 at 18:29

stkotok

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Darn, this plus Unlinking Gradle project in Gradle root tab and reimporting fixed all the modules – kisna Mar 19 '20 at 03:36
Deleting the gradle folder was the bit I missed. This fixed it for me. – PaulNUK Sep 02 '20 at 10:51

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 26 '13 at 10:53

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The Gradle support in IntelliJ 12 is limited. (I've heard 12.4 is somewhat better, but I don't know if it supports updating the project.) Either check out the new Gradle plugin in IntelliJ 13 (EAP), or generate IDE files using Gradle's IntelliJ plugin.

answered Oct 26 '13 at 10:53

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 28 '20 at 23:09

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For IntelliJ 2020, right-click the build.gradle file and press the Import Gradle Project option. This will let IntelliJ know it's a Gradle project and be able to interpret it.

answered Oct 28 '20 at 23:09

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 29 '22 at 16:50

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In newer versions of IDEA, there is a dedicated button from the Gradle sidebar

answered Aug 29 '22 at 16:50

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