I am working on a big project with a complex codebase written in java. I want to understand a particular piece of code and i thought getting a sequence diagram of the entry point method would give me a good idea. I use intelliJ and i looked for a plugin which could do this and i found 'SequencePlugin' but unfortunately it is not working in intelliJ 8.1.4. Can i achieve what i am trying to in any other way? Is there a standard approach to follow when trying to understand a complex codebase other than by debugging?
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There is a vast amount of plugins available for eclipse. Might be worth considering to change to eclipse, be it just for understanding the code. – Daniel S. Jan 30 '14 at 09:51
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Or at least upgrade Intellij. Version 12 is out.. – Paul Hicks Jan 30 '14 at 09:54
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@DanielS, thanks, i would consider that – themanwhosoldtheworld Jan 30 '14 at 10:07
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@PaulHicks thanks, i could do that, but i doubt whether it would be of any use. – themanwhosoldtheworld Jan 30 '14 at 10:09
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Why dont you upgrade to a more recent version of intellij and try this one: http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6134?pr=idea. Not sure if it works in v12 or v13, but a comment says it does in v11. – vikingsteve Jan 30 '14 at 10:52
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3@DanielS. are you serious, move from intellij to eclipse? lol... that's like selling your ferarri to buy a toyota. – vikingsteve Jan 30 '14 at 10:53