Generate a toString using Guava Objects.toStringhelper with IntelliJ

In IntelliJ it’s possible to generate a toString using Alt+Insert (Windows) or Ctrl+N (Mac). In this dialog, you can choose to use different implementations, like a StringBuffer, a StringBuilder, Apache Commons ToStringBuilder, and more. But if you’re using Google Guava, you can create your own template in IntelliJ. To do so, do the following:

• Open a class file
• Press Alt + Insert or Ctrl + N to popup the ‘Generate’ menu
• Choose toString()
• Click the button named ‘Settings’
• Go to the ‘Templates’ tab
• Create a new template named
• Add the following in the template:

public String toString() {
#set ($autoImportPackages = "com.google.common.base.Objects")
   return Objects.toStringHelper(this)
#foreach ($member in $members)
   .add("$member.name", $member.accessor)
#end
   .toString();
}

This template is based on the Apache Commons toStringBuilder, and will generate a consistent toString for you using Google Guava.

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