IntelliJ Will get Azure Cosmos DB Help in Microsoft Java Tooling Replace
The newest replace of Java on Azure Tooling, introduced final week, comes with new help for the Azure Cosmos DB and enhancements to Azure Digital Machine performance.
Whereas the dev crew is accountable for a wide range of Java on Azure tooling, it typically focuses on the IntelliJ IDEA built-in growth atmosphere (IDE) from JetBrains. In truth, Microsoft affords the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ on the JetBrains Market, regardless that IntelliJ IDEA it is perhaps seen as a competitor to Microsoft’s personal tooling, equivalent to Visible Studio Code.
And it is that providing that sees new help for Azure Cosmos DB, a totally managed, serverless NoSQL database for high-performance functions of any measurement or scale within the Azure cloud computing platform.
“Database administration help is all the time one in all our key funding areas,” mentioned Microsoft’s Jialuo Gan in an Oct. 10 post saying the September 2022 replace. “We all know numerous builders have been ready for the combination of Azure Cosmos DB with our product. Along with the Azure Cosmos DB crew, the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ IDEA has supported Mongo/Cassandra API/SQL Administration from Azure Explorer straight with the most recent launch. In addition to, we’ve additionally supported Mongo API within the ‘Database Instrument’ Window (IntelliJ IDEA Final Version solely). For extra particulars about these new options, please see IntelliJ support for Azure Cosmos DB.”
The crew additionally labored to enhance Azure VM performance, particularly the lately launched entry of “Azure Digital Machine” beneath the “Run On” targets checklist of run/debug configurations of IntelliJ IDEA.
“In Azure, there are a number of methods to connect with a Linux digital machine,” Gan defined. “The most typical observe of connecting to a Linux VM is utilizing the Safe Shell Protocol (SSH). For extra particulars, you’ll be able to see the documentation about connect to a Linux VM. As well as, we all know that SFTP is a really extensively used protocol which many organizations use in the present day for transferring information inside their group or throughout organizations.”
Help for these options within the newest IntelliJ tooling launch consists of:
- Use SSH straight from an Azure Digital Machine useful resource node in Azure Explorer.
- Browse information of an Azure Digital Machine in Azure Explorer.
Moreover, to reinforce the expertise for utilizing Azure SDKs with Java, the crew added help for including/updating dependencies to present native initiatives straight from Azure SDK Reference E-book function. Gan mentioned this addresses points like discovering Azure SDKs and add/replace related dependencies straight within the IDE particularly in Azure companies, and likewise coping with many content material switches or redirects for Azure companies earlier than with the ability to really get began utilizing SDK libraries.
