UUID Generator IDEA Plugin

IntelliJ IDEA plugin that generates UUID directly into empty string literals via intention action.

Features

• Place cursor inside an empty string literal ("")
• Press Alt+Enter (or Option+Enter on Mac) to show intentions
• Select "Generate UUID" to insert a random UUID

Supported Languages

• Java
• Kotlin
• JSON
• YAML
• XML
• Plain text

Installation

From disk

1. Build the plugin: ./gradlew buildPlugin
2. The plugin ZIP will be in build/distributions/
3. In IDEA: Settings → Plugins → ⚙️ → Install Plugin from Disk...
4. Select the ZIP file and restart IDEA

Development

Run IDEA with the plugin:

./gradlew runIde

Usage

val id = "" // place cursor here, press Alt+Enter → Generate UUID
// Result: val id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Build

./gradlew buildPlugin

Requirements

• IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1+
• JDK 17+