How to run code before plugin is used?

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Hi,

I'm developing a plugin and I would like to run some code, before the IDE can be used, while it is launching or something. For example, I currently use the ToolWindowFactory class of one of my tool windows, however I understand that this code will not be executed until the tool window is opened. Therefore, my question is how can I ensure some code is executed before the user can use any of the IDE?

Any tips are appreciated.

Thanks,
Alex 

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Aleksey Pivovarov
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You can register an application component and override `com.intellij.openapi.components.BaseComponent#initComponent`:
https://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_components.html

Or register `com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity` that will be executed for each Project opened.

<extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
  <postStartupActivity implementation="com.MyStartupActivity"/>
</extensions>

 

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Excellent, thanks

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