Getting Started

MobiVM provides plugins for IntelliJ IDEA/Android Studio, Eclipse and Gradle. We provide both release and nightly snapshot builds.

MobiVM 3.x supports most Java 8 and Java 11 runtime features and uses libcore 12 from the Android 12 runtime. The 3.x plugins are currently available as snapshot builds only.

IntelliJ IDEA/Android Studio

To install the MobiVM plugin for IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio you have two options:

1. Plugin Marketplace (Recommended)

Stable release plugin versions are available from the Jetbrains Plugin Marketplace:

1. Install Xcode on macOS, open it once and agree to the license
2. Open IntelliJ IDEA/Android Studio, go to Preferences -> Plugins -> Marketplace
3. Type MobiVM on the search box and click Install

2. Manual Download

1. Install Xcode on macOS, open it once and agree to the license
2. Download the MobiVM IntelliJ IDEA plugin Zip file:
   • IntelliJ IDEA plugin Regular Release builds
   • IntelliJ IDEA plugin Regular Snapshot builds
   • IntelliJ IDEA plugin 3.x Snapshot builds
3. Open IntelliJ IDEA/Android Studio, go to Preferences -> Plugins
4. Click Install plugin from disk...
5. Select the Zip you downloaded and re-start IntelliJ IDEA/Android Studio

WARNING: Install the Zip file directly, don’t uncompress it!

Eclipse

To install the MobiVM plugin for Eclipse:

1. Install Xcode on MacOS, open it once and agree to the license
2. Open Eclipse, go to Help -> Install New Software...
3. Click Add... and enter the following update URL:
   • Eclipse plugin Regular Release update URL: https://mobivm.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/releases/eclipse/
   • Eclipse plugin Regular Snapshot update URL: https://mobivm.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/snapshots/eclipse/
   • Eclipse plugin 3.x Snapshot update URL: https://mobivm.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/snapshots/eclipse3.x/
4. Select MobiVM for Eclipse and finish the installation

Gradle

To use the RoboVM plugin via Gradle, follow the README in the repository.

Documentation

• Wiki (WIP).
• Legacy RoboVM official documentation

Community

Ask questions or connect with like-minded people in:

• The official Gitter room
• GitHub MobiVM Discussions

Source Code & Contributing

Contribute with an issue or a PR on GitHub.

Contributions to the runtime code (Java class libraries, iOS bindings, native code, …) must be licensed under Apache 2. Contributions to any other parts must be licensed under GPLv3.