Gradle dependencies

1. Open the build.gradle file in the editor.

2. Press to open the Generate context menu.

3. From the context menu, select Add Maven artifact dependency.

   

   The Maven Artifact Search window opens.

4. In the Maven Artifact Search window, in the search field, start typing the name of your dependency. In the list of results select the one you need and click Add.

   

5. Reload your project.

   IntelliJ IDEA adds a dependency to the build.gradle file.

   

   IntelliJ IDEA also adds the dependency to the Dependencies node in the Gradle tool window and to the External Libraries in the Project tool window.

   

   If the added dependency has its own transitive dependencies, IntelliJ IDEA displays them in both tool windows. Besides the transitive dependencies, IntelliJ IDEA also indicates cyclic dependencies in the Gradle tool window.

   

   If you add a dependency configuration of the source set, it will be displayed in the Gradle tool window as well.

   

1. In the Gradle tool window, select a project, on the toolbar, click or select the Show Dependencies option from the context menu.

   

   You can select the Show Dependencies Popup() option to open the graph in a separate window. To close the popup, press.

2. In the diagram window, IntelliJ IDEA displays all project dependencies including the transitive ones.

   

   When you navigate to a dependency in a graph, IntelliJ IDEA displays its version, group and artifact IDs.

   

You can change the visibility level and, for example, view dependencies that have a specific scope (compile, test, and so on).

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Hold down and move the caret to zoom in on the parts of the diagram.

note

In Android and Kotlin projects IntelliJ IDEA supports only the default visibility level.

1. In the diagram window, select the project and click .

2. From the list, select the dependency scope you want to see. IntelliJ IDEA displays only the specified dependency scope.

   

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You can select dependencies and see how they are connected to the root.

1. In the diagram window, select a dependency for which you want to see the connection to a project. If you want to select several dependencies at once, hold down and make the selection.

2. On the toolbar, click.

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You can select dependencies and see what other dependencies are connected to the selected nodes. It might be helpful if you have a large diagram and want to focus on just a part of it.

1. In the diagram window, select a dependency you need. If you want to select several dependencies at once, hold down and make the selection.

2. On the toolbar, click.

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1. In the diagram window, press to open the Diagram Elements popup.

   

2. Start typing a name of a dependency you want to find, select the one you need from the list of search results and press . IntelliJ IDEA locates the needed dependency in the graph.

   

1. On the toolbar in the Gradle tool window, click .

   Alternatively, in the Gradle tool window, right-click the needed dependency and select Analyze Dependencies from the context menu. You can also right-click a module in the Project view and use the same action.

   

2. In the Dependency Analyzer window, you can narrow down your analysis scope, check only the conflicted dependencies, or check usages.

   If you want to see the needed dependency in the build.gradle file, right-click the dependency in the Usages part and select Go to Gradle Dependency.

   You can also click Go to Package Search to navigate to the dependency in question in the Work with the Dependencies tool window.

   If the duplicate dependency is found, it will be greyed out.

   For more information about available options and icons in the Dependency Analyzer window, refer to the reference section.