August Update | Java on Azure Tooling

Hi everyone and welcome back to the August update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we will introduce AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) support and Virtual Machine (Virtual Machine) support. Additionally, we've made some optimizations to make it easier for users to search for subscriptions and find our tutorials. We hope these updates complete your user experience. let's start!

Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ update

▌Support AKS resource management

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) simplifies deploying and hosting Kubernetes clusters in Azure by offloading operational overhead to Azure. We keep hearing from developers that they want better integration with AKS services to view pod logs, manage clusters and workloads.

In our latest release, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters are available on the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ, so developers can manage Azure Kubernetes Service directly in Azure Explorer. To create it, all you have to do is find the Kubernetes service and right-click on it and select the "Create" option. It takes a few minutes to create the cluster.

Additionally, our plugin supports downloading kubeconfig (Admin/User) files to the local machine and set as the current cluster (Admin/User). You can then use kubectl or other tools to connect to your Kubernetes cluster.

▌Support Azure virtual machine

An Azure Virtual Machine (VM) is one of several on-demand, scalable computing resources provided by Azure. You can see more details in this document Virtual Machines in Azure . We know that running or debugging applications in other environments such as Azure Virtual Machines will be an essential step for Java developers who want to build applications in the cloud or create development and test environments.

Typically, developers start and connect Azure Virtual Machines in IntelliJ IDEA is complex and requires many steps. To improve this experience, we provide the option "Azure Virtual Machine" under the "Run On" target list in IntelliJ IDEA's Run/Debug configuration. To create and configure it,

1. From the main menu, select Run | Edit Configurations.
2. Select "Azure Virtual Machine" from the "Run on" menu or click "Manage targets..." to add a new target using "Azure Virtual Machine".

With this support, you can run or debug applications directly on Azure virtual machines in IntelliJ IDEA. Below is a short demo.

▌Easy search for subscriptions

When logging in with an Azure account, you need to specify one or more commonly used Azure subscriptions. When you or your organization has multiple subscriptions, it can be time-consuming to find a specific subscription.

To improve this experience, we've added a quick search box to the Select Subscriptions dialog where you can filter your subscriptions by name or ID. Below is a short demo.

▌Explore the settings menu

To help developers find official documentation and blogs more easily, we've added more useful resources to the settings menu in Azure Explorer. With this feature, you can not only open the Azure SDK Reference Book for more support, but also get in touch with us by reporting issues or requesting features, as well as providing feedback. In addition, the developer blog and documentation bring more useful resources.

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Official documentation of the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ

Official documentation of the Azure Toolkit for Eclipse

Official documentation of Maven plugin based on Azure Web Apps/Functions/Spring Cloud

The official documentation of the Gradle plugin based on Azure Web Apps/Functions

Official documentation of VS Code plugin based on Azure Spring Apps

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