Idea integrates Microsoft TFs plug-in

IDEA Integrated Microsoft TFS plug-in unit

IDEA version control TFS There are two plug-ins

1. TFS
2. Azure DevOps

TFS

among TFS Update stopped , You need to download and install offline through the web .
Abreast of the times TFS The plug-in version only supports up to IDEA2019.3 Version of , At the same time, it lacks some desired functions , For example, in adding .tfignore The plug-in will not take effect after the file is and configured , The version control window will still see many IDEA Configuration file or project compiled file .

IDEA Of TFS Reply from relevant personnel of the plug-in

It is recommended that we use Azure DevOps Plug in instead of

TFS Plug in package download address ：https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/4578-tfs
Discussion in the comment area ：
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/4578-tfs/reviews
blog Address ：
https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2020/01/end-of-support-for-tfs-2014-and-older/

Azure DevOps

Let's focus on IDEA How to install and configure Azure DevOps plug-in unit , Instead of TFS plug-in unit

install

The plug-in can be directly in IDEA Search for install

To configure

After installing the plug-in Version Control There will be two options related to plug-ins

choice TFVC

• TF command client Download address ：https://github.com/microsoft/team-explorer-everywhere/releases
  
  Unzip it when you're done

• Visual Studio TF Client Download address ：
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4240
  
  Visual Studio Installer Select only install Team explorer , Don't pretend to be irrelevant .
  
  You can click on the test To test , They all suggest that found That's it .
  

Export code

VCS–>Get from Version Control, choice Azure DevOps TFVC

The server address and user name need to be tested by yourself , Maybe you can go to the next step , But the code base is not shown in the list


Be sure to check Edit the workspace before getting sources, Otherwise, the whole repository All of the code is checked out , If there is a lot of code, it will be very time-consuming .

stay Server path Select the directory to check out ,Save Workspace that will do

IDEA The version control information of the project in vcs.xml You can see