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Closure Linter

Last modified: 21 June 2023

Required plugin:

Javascript and TypeScript -  The plugin is available only in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, where it is enabled by default.

Closure Linter -  Install the plugin on the Settings | Plugins page, tab Marketplace.

The plugins are available only in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate.

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Since IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2, Closure Linter support in the IDE has been deprecated, see the Closure Linter official website for details.

However, Closure Linter support is still available through the Closure Linter plugin, which can be installed on the Settings | Plugins page as described in Installing plugins from JetBrains repository.

When Closure Linter support is enabled, IntelliJ IDEA highlights errors that Closure Linter detects, provides descriptions for them, and suggests quick-fixes where possible.

Descriptions of the errors detected in the current file and quick-fixes for them are available from the editor and from the File tab of the Problems tool window.

Errors in all previously opened files and quick-fixes for them are shown in the Project Errors tab of the Problems tool window. To open the tool window, click the Inspection widget in the upper-right corner of the editor:

Inspection widget

See View problems and apply quick-fixes in the editor and Problems tool window for details.

Before you start

  1. Download and install Python as described on the Python official website.

  2. Install and enable the Closure Linter plugin on the Settings | Plugins page, tab Marketplace, as described in Installing plugins from JetBrains repository.

  3. Download and install Closure Linter as described on the Closure official website.

Enable Closure Linter and configure its behavior in IntelliJ IDEA

  1. Open the Settings dialog (CtrlAlt0S), go to Languages & Frameworks | JavaScript | Code Quality Tools | Closure Linter, select the Enable checkbox. After that all the controls on the page become available.

  2. Specify the path to the Closure Linter executable file:

    • <Python_home>\Scripts\gjslint.exe for Windows

    • /usr/local/bin/gjslint for Linux and macOS

  3. Specify the path to the previously created configuration file with Closure Linter flags.

See also

Language and Framework-Specific Guidelines

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