IntelliJ: use docker jvm or docker maven?

Question

I have a docker/jvm instance, which I use from the command line to compile and run java code. IntelliJ\'s project config requires me to point at a jvm on the filesystem.

Answer 1

If you're on a posix system, you can make a simple executable shell script that takes command line argument and forwards those to:

docker exec [OPTIONS] CONTAINER COMMAND [ARGS...]

This may even work on Windows with a batch file.

One problem is when you have to pass in file paths. A solution could be to mount the working directory at an identical path in the container, as on the host.

Don't forget the shebang if you go for a shell script.

On Windows, a filepath may be 'unixified' in a batch file like this:

set FILEPATH=%FILEPATH:C:=/c%
set FILEPATH=%FILEPATH:\=/%