ABAP, CDS, and BDEF language support for JetBrains IDEs.

Install from JetBrains Marketplace | Report an Issue

This repository is the community hub and issue tracker for Flexible ABAP. Source code is hosted separately.

Language Support

• ABAP (.abap, .clas, .intf, .fugr, .prog)
• CDS views (.cds, .ddls, .dcls)
• RAP behavior definitions (.bdef)

Smart Code Assistance

• Context-aware completion for 200+ ABAP keywords
• CDS annotation completion (@UI, @ObjectModel, @Semantics, @Analytics)
• BDEF completion for actions, validations, determinations, draft handling
• Hover documentation with SAP Help links (Ctrl+Q)
• Parameter info for methods and built-in functions

Productivity

• 70+ live templates - type abap: or cds: for patterns
• 25 postfix templates - turn expressions into statements with .if, .loop, .data, etc.
• Structure view for classes, interfaces, CDS entities, BDEF behaviors
• Code folding for blocks and comments
• Brace matching for IF/ENDIF, LOOP/ENDLOOP, CLASS/ENDCLASS

Code Quality

• 6 built-in inspections with quick fixes
• Deprecated statement detection
• Naming convention checks
• Unused variable warnings
• SQL injection prevention hints

Themes

• Optimized color schemes for Darcula (dark) and Default (light)
• Separate scheme customization for ABAP, CDS, and BDEF

From Marketplace (recommended):

1. Open IntelliJ IDEA (or any JetBrains IDE)
2. Go to Settings > Plugins > Marketplace
3. Search for "Flexible ABAP"
4. Click Install and restart

From disk:

1. Download the ZIP from the Marketplace
2. Go to Settings > Plugins > gear icon > Install Plugin from Disk

• IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 or later (or any compatible JetBrains IDE)
• Java 17+

Open an issue with:

• IDE name and version
• Plugin version
• A minimal ABAP/CDS/BDEF snippet that reproduces the problem
• What you expected vs. what happened

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We built the ABAP, CDS, and BDEF grammars from scratch - no public spec was available. Your bug reports and feedback directly improve the grammar.

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