Debugging and Logging

IntelliJ will interrupt threads for better interactivity. The disadvantage is that this is also triggered when the developer debugs the plugin. To disable this functionality find the action “Skip Window Deactivation Events” (“Disable ProcessCanceledException” in 2023.1 and earlier) once the IDE has started. Each restart will reset the settings.

To enable logging at debug and trace level the user (or developer) can change settings via Help  Debug Log Settings and enter (including the hash at the beginning) a logger name.

In the code use LOG.isDebugEnabled() and LOG.isTraceEnabled() to check if logging is enabled.