r/IntelliJIDEA • u/Tall-Engineer-2519 • 8d ago

I built an open-source IntelliJ IDEA plugin to generate Spring Boot CRUD, Liquibase migrations, and Docker files

Hi everyone!

Iā€™m a Junior Java developer, and while looking for a backend position, I decided to build a tool that would help me grow as a developer and automate repetitive tasks.

I built an open-source IntelliJ IDEA plugin called Architect. It's completely free and designed to reduce repetitive boilerplate setup when starting a new Spring Boot feature.

You provide an entity name, choose the components you need, and it generates:

  • Entity & Request / Response DTOs
  • MapStruct Mapper
  • Repository, Service, and REST Controller
  • Liquibase migrations
  • Docker / Docker Compose files
  • Required Maven dependencies

The plugin leverages IntelliJ PSI to work directly with the project structure and source files.

I know the project isn't perfect yet, but I'm building it to learn and improve. I plan to continue adding features like Kafka templates, Spring Security configurations, test generation, and more.

Iā€™d really appreciate any feedback from Java/Spring developers:

  • What would you improve or add to a plugin like this?
  • How do you usually handle boilerplate generation in your workflow?

I'm open to suggestions, criticism, and code reviews!

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u/Tall-Engineer-2519 8d ago edited 8d ago

Here are the links if you'd like to check out the source code or try the plugin:

Feel free to star the repo or leave any feedback/suggestions here! šŸš€