In the light-4j 1.6.0 release, we have upgraded the Google error-prone plugin in the pom.xml to the latest version. This cause the IntelliJ IDEA to throw an error as the following. Error:java: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.tools.javac.util.JavacMessages.add(Lcom/sun/tools/javac/util/JavacMessages$ResourceBundleHelper;)V Error:java: Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.tools.javac.util.JavacMessages.add(Lcom/sun/tools/javac/util/JavacMessages$ResourceBundleHelper;)V Error:java: at com.google.errorprone.BaseErrorProneJavaCompiler.setupMessageBundle(BaseErrorProneJavaCompiler.java:202) Error:java: at com.google.errorprone.ErrorProneJavacPlugin.init(ErrorProneJavacPlugin.java:40) To make the IDEA work, we need to install a plugin. Go to the Help/Find Action… Search Plugins Search error in the market place to find Error-prone Compiler Integration Install the plugin and restart the IDE Go to File | Settings | Compiler | Java Compiler and select Javac with error-prone in Use compiler box. Read More »

When debugging light-hybrid server, it is necessary to add all the jar files from the services target directory to the server classpath in the IDE. To do that, follow the steps below. Click File/Project Structure and click the Modules on the Project Settings menu from the popup window. On the right side of the panel, click Dependencies tab and you will see all the dependencies for the project. Click the “+” sign on the right to add Jars or Directories. Read More »

Most of our developers are using IntelliJ Idea as the IDE when working on light-platform or building application on Light. Its community edition is free and has all the features we need. Settings There are several personal settings that might be useful for others to increase productivity. Change font size I am using a 40 inch 4K monitor and have more screen real estate. It would be much easier to increase the font size when needed. Read More »