IntelliJ IDEA code format from checkstyle configuration

Question

I\'ve decided to contribute to android maven plugin.

They use quite specific code style format. It will take some time for me to modify IDEA code format rules to sa

Answer 1

finally there is something:

checkstyle-IDEA since 4.24.0 features import of checkstyle config.

A solution is available now:

1. Please install CheckStyle-IDEA plugin (http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065?pr=idea), it can be found via plug-in repository (Settings|Plugins|Browse repositories).

2. Go to Settings|Editor|Code Style, choose a code style you want to import CheckStyle configuration to.

3. Click Manage...|Import.., choose "CheckStyle Configuration" and select a corresponding CheckStyle configuration file. Click OK.

At the end you will see a message "CheckStyle configuration settings were imported to ... scheme".

If you encounter any problems, you can create a new issue for the CheckStyle plug-in here: https://github.com/jshiell/checkstyle-idea/issues. This issue is actually a duplicate of https://github.com/jshiell/checkstyle-idea/issues/126.

CheckStyle plug-in version where the feature is available is 4.24.0

Copied from https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-61520#comment=27-1292600