Intellij plugin development, SDK source file content

Question

I can't figure out how to add the Intellij SDK plugin development source files to be able to navigate the files.

Right now I am only getting a decompiled list. I'd like the comments as well.

Note, I know there is https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/blob/master/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/actions/

But shouldn't these already be included?

Can someone explain how to add the sources? I tried from module settings but couldn't get that to work.

Answer 1

If you're developing a plugin, or viewing/modifying an existing one, I suggest you take a look at the IntelliJ SDK docs, especially the prerequisites section, which explains how to set up a proper development environment.

Basically, you should clone IntelliJ community using

git clone git://git.jetbrains.org/idea/community.git idea

Then configure an IntelliJ SDK, and in the Sourcepath tab, add the local git repo to attach the source code.