IntelliJ IDEA Plugin

Installing the plugin

Follow Jetbrains’ Install plugin from repository instructions, search for “LiveRecorder” in the Marketplace, press “Install” and restart IntelliJ IDEA.

IntelliJ IDEA setup

  • Open an existing project or create a new project with the same version of source code that was used to make the recording that you wish to replay.
  • Create a new run/debug configuration:
    • Choose Run → Edit Configurations, press the “+” button, and select “LiveRecorder → Remote”.
    • Specify localhost as the “Host” if you’re replaying on the same machine as IntelliJ, otherwise specify the machine that holds the replay environment.
  • Adjust the “Port” setting to match the port that you opened into the Replay environment.

Replaying in IntelliJ IDEA

  • Choose the new Run/Debug configuration that you just added from the Run/Debug Configurations Dialog (highlighted below).
  • Once you connect (see next step) the application recording will start running immediately. So you should consider adding breakpoint(s)/watchpoints(s) at areas of interest before you connect.
  • Press the Debug button to connect.
  • Use breakpoints, watchpoints and the normal navigation buttons to navigate the recording as for interactive debugging, plus the reverse buttons to run backwards.
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