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See also the tutorial Getting Started with Scala.

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1. Create play application with project wizard

Before you create a project make sure that Scala and Play Framework version 2.0 plugins are enabled in IntelliJ IDEA.

Starting with IntelliJ IDEA 14 EAP build, the Play 2.0 plugin is merged with the Scala plugin.

Open

{span:class=shortcut}Project Wizard{span}

, select

{span:class=id}Play 2.x{span}

in

{span:class=id}Scala{span}

section and click

{span:class=shortcut}Next{span}

.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > NewProjectPlayScala.png

On the next page of the wizard, specify your project's information and click

{span:class=shortcut}Finish{span}

.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlayProjectsInfo.png

The IDE will create an empty application.

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2. Import play project

IntelliJ IDEA lets you import an existing Play project.
Open

{span:class=shortcut}Project Wizard{span}

and select

{span:class=shortcut}Import Project{span}

.
You can also use main menu and select

{span:class=shortcut}File{span}

→

{span:class=shortcut}Import Project{span}

.

In the window that opens, select a file that you want to import and click OK.

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On the first page of the wizard, select Import project from external model option, choose SBT project from the list and click Next.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > ImportProjectModel.png

On the next page of the wizard, you can select the following options:

Use auto-import -select this check box to resolve all the changes made to the project automatically every time you refresh your project.
Create directories for empty content roots automatically - select this option to add a src directory to your project. When you import a project the scr directory is not created. When you create a project, the src directory is generated automatically.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlaySBTinfo1.png

Click Finish.

3. Check project settings

To make sure that project libraries are set up correctly, open

{span:class=shortcut}File{span}

→

{span:class=shortcut}Project Structure{span}

and check if module dependencies are resolved without warnings.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlayProjectStructure1.png

Since we use Scala for our application, also ensure that

{span:class=id}Compiler library{span}

is set in Scala facet settings.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > FacetScala.png

4. Use code assistance features

When everything is set up, you can use code completion, navigation and on-the-fly code analysis features in your Play files. IntelliJ IDEA also supports code assistance for

{span:class=id}routes{span}

files and code inspections.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlayCodeAssistance.png

5. Run play app

You can run Play application and check the output in your default browser.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlayRunningApp.png

6. Debug play application

You can easily start a debugger session. You can use default configurations' settings and simply click OK.

IntelliJ IDEA > Play Framework 2.0 > PlayRunDebug.png

See also the tutorial Getting Started with Scala.