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saucectl with IntelliJ

IntelliJ can help you edit the saucectl configuration files by providing helpful suggestions, autocompletion and docs; all without having to leave the IDE.

What You'll Need​

JSON Schema Validation​

Our JSON schema is published to the JSON Schema Store, which is made available to IntelliJ. To proceed, open your saucectl config yaml in IntelliJ and select the SauceCTL Configuration schema per the IDEA instructions.

IntelliJ Schema Dropdown

You should now be able to see the docs for various attributes:

IntelliJ YAML Attribute Description

and have autocompletion ready at your fingertips!

IntelliJ YAML Attribute Autocompletion
Known Limitations

At the time of writing, IntelliJ's autocompletion has a bug when dealing with complex JSON schemas. While the validation takes place correctly, the suggestion/autocompletion feature may not work as intended. Until this behavior is fully addressed by JetBrains, you may want to check out our Visual Studio Code Integration in the meantime.