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A plugin consisting of one .jar file

The jar archive should contain:

• the configuration file (META-INF/plugin.xml)
• and classes that implement the plugin functionality.

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Location

The jar file must be located

• in the plugins directory: IntelliJIDEAHome > plugins > samplePlugin.jar
• of in the lib folder : IntelliJIDEAHome > plugins > Sample > samplePlugin.jar. All jars from the lib folder are automatically added to the classpath.