'Java preprocessing support in Intellij IDEA

Does anyone know about Java preprocessing support in Intellij IDEA? Probably there are some 3rd party plugins?

Just for example: here's a piece of Java code written for Netbeans (which supports preprocessing):

//#if JSR82
//# import javax.bluetooth.*;
//#endif

Netbeans built-in preprocessor parses those //# keys and comments or uncomments pieces of code depending on defined preprocessor keys.

I'd expect something similar in Intellij IDEA.

Thanx in advance

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Solution 1:[1]

You may want to look into configuring different artifacts for the various versions of the lib and then restructuring your code to isolate the version specific code in subclasses/components that are only including in the relevant artifact. This may be impractical, especially in an existing project, but less trouble than writing a plugin. Maven has similar functionality via classifiers.

Solution 2:[2]

Java programmers don't normally use preprocessers the way C/C++ do. Other techniques and systems have been developed like annotations, code generation, etc. Perhaps if you let us know what problem you're trying to solve, someone will know of a java friendly way to help.

Edit: I think the consensus is that you're looking at writing an IntelliJ plugin

Solution 3:[3]

Eleven years on from this question, there seems to be the Manifold preprocessor which integrates with the Java compiler and with IntelliJ via a plugin.

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