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TON plugin for IDEs from JetBrains

TON plugin for IntelliJ IDEA (Ultimate and Community), WebStorm, CLion, GoLand, PyCharm, RustRover, and all other JetBrains IDEs.

Installation

From marketplace

  1. In the IDE, open Settings
    Skip this step if you do not have open projects and are in the Start menu
  2. Go to Plugins
  3. Select the Marketplace tab (default)
  4. Search for TON
  5. Select the official plugin from TON Core and click Install

The plugin would be fetched and installed in your current JetBrains IDE. You might need to restart it for changes to take effect.

Here is how the plugin installation page may look in the start menu of WebStorm, before pressing the Install button:

Screenshot of the plugin installation

Alternatively, you can press Get on the plugin homepage in the JetBrains Marketplace and then follow subsequent instructions.

From disk

To manually install the plugin:

  1. Download the plugin archive from the latest GitHub release or from the exact version on the marketplace
  2. In the IDE, open Settings
    Skip this step if you do not have open projects and are in the Start menu
  3. Go to Plugins
  4. Click the gear icon on top and then select Install Plugin from Disk...
  5. Select the plugin archive in the pop-up and complete the installation

See also: Installing a plugin from the command line in IntelliJ IDEA.

Features and language support

This plugin provides first-class support for TON-specific languages, schemas, and data formats in IntelliJ-based IDEs. Everything you need to develop, test, debug, and deploy TON smart contracts is made available right from your favorite JetBrains-made editor.

Tolk

File extension: .tolk

Screenshot of the Tolk language support

The plugin provides the following features for Tolk files:

  • Syntax and error highlighting
  • Code completion — context-specific suggestions as you type
  • Parameter info — names of parameters in function calls, with option to enable complete function signatures info
  • Quick documentation — pop-up and hover documentation for any symbol right from the editor
  • Declarations — go to declarations, implementations, and types
  • Usages — search for references and usages of a code element throughout the codebase
  • Inlay hints — special in-editor markers, like parameter name blobs next to the corresponding argument values
  • Inspections — detects, finds, and highlights various problems and abnormal code
  • Intention actions — contextual code edits and quick fixes
  • Formatting — rearrangements and code cleanup
  • Rename refactorings — change names of symbols and files
  • Code fragment surrounding — templates for wrapping code fragments in various constructs, such as try...catch blocks.
  • File structure — view and navigate the code structure of the open file.
  • Navigation bar — structure of the project from directories down to code elements, usually located at the bottom of the status bar.

FunC

File extensions: .fc, .func

Screenshot of the FunC language support

The plugin provides the following features for FunC files:

Fift

File extensions: .fif, .fift

Screenshot of the Fift language support Screenshot of the Fift assembly support

The plugin provides the following features for Fift:

TL-B

File extension: .tlb

Screenshot of the TL-B data scheme support

The plugin provides the following features for TL-B files:

TASM

File extensions:

  • .tasm — textual bitcode assembly
  • .boc — serialized binary smart contract code
Screenshot of the TON Assembly (TASM) language support

The plugin provides the following features for TON Assembly (TASM):

Integrations

The plugin integrates with Acton — a recommended modern all-in-one Tolk smart contract development environment.

Older integrations

Plugin versions prior to v4.0.0 also offer support for:

  • Blueprint — comprehensive TypeScript development environment for TON smart contract development
  • Sandbox — local TON emulator

Since version v4.0.0, Acton is used as the primary TON development toolchain.

Community

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