Can't compile project with Lombok in IntelliJ IDEA

Question

I'm asking and answering my own question, but i'm not assuming i have the best answer. If you have a better one, please post it!

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Here are the symptoms:

1. I have this compilation error: "Cannot find symbol method getName()" when I try to run the code or when I do "mvn clean install".

2. If I go to

Refactor -> Lombok or Delombok

all annotations are marked as "readonly"

3. If I go in any class with Lombok annotations none of them are marked with red underline.

As IDE I use IntelliJ and the project was generated with springinitializr.

I would really appreciate some help.

Answer 1

For IntelliJ:

1) Enable Annotation Processing

File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Compiler -> Annotation Processors -> Click the checkbox Enable Annotation Processor

2) Install/Update Lombok Plugin (see this)

File -> Settings -> Plugins -> Search for Lombok Plugin -> Update or Install

Answer 2

Here are the steps:

1. I updated the lombok plugin version:

File -> Settings -> Plugins -> Updates

2. Restart IDE.
3. Download the lombok JAR
4. Run this command:

mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=org.projectlombok -DartifactId=lombok -Dversion=1.1.18 -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file

Answer 3

add this in dependencies in build.gradle

annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.6"