JavaScript functionality for Android Studio

Question

See edit below.

I want to add code completion and syntax highlighting for a custom JavaScript library in Android Studio so that I can develop my hybrid application in the same IDE without switching time.

Problem: Android Studio is based on the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. Therefore, it does not support JavaScript out of the box, as this is a feature of their Ultimate Edition. So far, I have not yet found a plug-in for supporting the most basic JavaScript in either Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA CE.

Does anyone have a working JavaScript plugin for Android Studio (no fancy stuff, only a basic code extension is required) or another way to add support for using JavaScript libraries to complete the code?

EDIT:

The existing answer to the question related in the comments does not solve my problem as I found this on the IntelliJ help page for FileWatchers:

JavaScript files generated by file observers are excluded from code completion and refactoring.

As the execution of JavaScript code is critical to my plugin, I'm still looking for a solution. Another problem is that I need to find a way to “export” my changes (hopefully as a plugin) so that others can import and use it.

Any ideas on this?

Answer 1

I am afraid that (at present) you cannot get JavaScript support in Android Studio. I did not find any community plugins that could be used in Intellij Idea CE (and therefore Android Studio). The only option you have is setting up multiple IDEs; use WebStorm for JavaScript and Android Studio for Android.

Answer 2

Peter Schmalfeld created a repo to access it here:

https://github.com/manifestinteractive/android-studio-filetypes

Just follow the repo instructions that I quote here:

From the Android Studio menu, go to File → Import Settings ... Find the settings.jar file from this repository In the "Select components to import" section, make sure you have "File Types", and then click OK

Answer 3

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