寻求可修改JetBrains新项目.idea目录XML的命令行工具

Hey there! Manually tweaking settings for every new WebStorm/JetBrains project is such a tedious chore—totally get why you want a command-line solution. Here are three practical ways to automate disabling spell checking (and other settings) without clicking through the IDE:

1. Pre-Configure Default Project Templates #

The easiest way to ensure every new project uses your preferred settings is to edit the IDE's default project template files directly:

• First, locate your IDE's configuration directory:
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/<IDE_NAME><VERSION> (e.g., WebStorm2024.1)
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\JetBrains\<IDE_NAME><VERSION>
  • Linux: ~/.config/JetBrains/<IDE_NAME><VERSION>
• Navigate to the templates/project/inspectionProfiles folder—here you'll find the Project_Default.xml file that defines default inspection settings.
• Use a command-line XML tool like xmlstarlet to toggle the spell check setting:

  xmlstarlet edit --inplace -u "/component/profile/inspection_tool[@class='SpellCheckingInspection']/@enabled" -v "false" /path/to/templates/project/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
  

• From now on, every new project you create will inherit this disabled spell check setting automatically.

2. Use the IDE's Command-Line Launcher for New Projects #

JetBrains IDEs include a command-line launcher (e.g., webstorm on macOS/Linux, webstorm.exe on Windows) that lets you import pre-configured settings when creating a project:

• First, export your ideal inspection profile from the IDE: Go to File > Export Settings, check only "Inspection profiles", and save the zip file.
• Then run this command to create a new project and apply your settings in one go:

  webstorm --new-project /path/to/your/new/project --import-settings /path/to/your/exported-settings.zip
  

3. Script to Update Existing Projects #

If you need to retroactively fix settings in existing projects, a simple shell/PowerShell script can automate the XML edit:

• Example bash script to disable spell check across multiple projects:

  # Replace /path/to/your/projects with your actual projects directory
  for project_dir in /path/to/your/projects/*; do
    profile_path="$project_dir/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml"
    if [ -f "$profile_path" ]; then
      # Use sed to swap the enabled attribute value
      sed -i 's/<inspection_tool class="SpellCheckingInspection" enabled="true"/<inspection_tool class="SpellCheckingInspection" enabled="false"/' "$profile_path"
    fi
  done
  

A quick note on your provided XML snippet: You just need to set the enabled attribute to false for the SpellCheckingInspection entry to turn off spell check. Keep an eye on IDE version updates—occasionally config file structures shift slightly, so double-check paths if something stops working after an update.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Alexander Mills