CoffeeScript

This feature is only supported in the Ultimate edition.

IntelliJ IDEA integrates with the CoffeeScript compiler, recognizes *.coffee files, and provides full range of coding assistance without any additional steps from your side. CoffeeScript files are marked with .

Before you start

1. Download and install the Node.js runtime environment.
2. Configure the Node.js interpreter in IntelliJ IDEA as described in Configuring a local Node.js interpreter.

Coding assistance

CoffeeScript support includes:

• Code completion for keywords, labels, variables, parameters and functions.
• Error and syntax highlighting.
• Code formatting and folding.
• Refactoring: see Rename Refactorings, Move Refactorings, and Refactoring JavaScript for details.
• Code generation
  • Generating code stubs based on file templates during file creation.
  • Ability to create line and block comments (Ctrl+Slash/Ctrl+Shift+Slash).
• Navigation through source code
  • Navigating with Structure View.
  • Navigate | Declaration (Ctrl+B).
  • Navigate | Implementation (Ctrl+Alt+B) from overridden method / subclassed class.
  • Navigate | Symbol (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N.
• Compiling to JavaScript for further running, debugging, and testing, see Running CoffeeScript and Debugging CoffeeScript.
• Executing CoffeeScript files involves:
  • Ability to preview results of CoffeeScript files compilation to JavaScript.
  • Ability to launch CoffeeScript files from the context menu.
  • Run/debug configuration for Node.js includes the ability to use CoffeeScript plugin.