Logging

For debugging purposes, the plugins may log some informational data. When reporting issues, always include the relevant log entries if applicable.

Where to find the IDE log files

Open the action panel using Ctrl Shift A or your corresponding shortcut, then choose Show Log in Explorer. On macOS, this action is called Show Log in Finder.

This should open a directory containing a file called idea.log and possibly other files that have the idea.<number>.log naming schema. idea.log is the most recent log file; idea.<number>.logs are archived ones.

Open idea.log using your favourite text editor/reader. Note that it might be up to 10 MB in size.

Alternatively, navigate to the directories documented here.

Log entries format

Event	Content	Keywords to look for
Server start	Plugin configurations	PyrightLSDescriptor - AllConfigurations
LSP messages	Message content (JSON)	Lsp4jServerConnector, PyrightLSDescriptor@

If language server logging is enabled, every request and response will also be logged, potentially truncated if it is too long.