How to use IntelliJ IDEA for Eclipse plugin development?

Question

I have to develop a plugin for Eclipse but I prefer IntelliJ IDEA as IDE. Is it possible to configure IDEA for Eclipse plugin development?

Answer 1

It should be possible by using Eclipse Tycho.

You'll be using maven and that works perfectly with IntellIj.

Tycho is focused on a Maven-centric, manifest-first approach to building Eclipse plug-ins, features, update sites, RCP applications and OSGi bundles. Tycho is a set of Maven plugins and extensions for building Eclipse plugins and OSGi bundles with Maven.