#1800: IntelliJ will automatically switch to standard edition when downloading newer ultimate editions

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This file documents all notable changes to https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy[IDE
 
 Release with new features and bugfixes:
 
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1800[#1800]: IDEasy will automatically switch to IntelliJ standard edition when installing newer ultimate edition versions
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1552[#1552]: User-defined MAVEN_ARGS appends and no longer overwrites IDEasy's defaults
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1833[#1833]: No settings repo update with missing `.commit.id`
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1693[#1693]: Fix behavior when there's no settings repo (.../settings/.git)

cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolCommandlet.java

@@ -368,13 +368,20 @@ private void completeRequestRequested(ToolInstallRequest request) {
       edition = new ToolEdition(this.tool, getConfiguredEdition());
       requested = new ToolEditionAndVersion(edition);
       request.setRequested(requested);
+
     } else {
       edition = requested.getEdition();
       if (edition == null) {
+        // If no edition was specified, set it to the configured one
         edition = new ToolEdition(this.tool, getConfiguredEdition());
         requested.setEdition(edition);
       }
     }
+
+    // Adjust edition if necessary based on requested version. This is needed for tools like IntelliJ where we may need to automatically switch editions
+    requested = adjustRequestedEdition(requested);
+    edition = requested.getEdition();
+
     GenericVersionRange version = requested.getVersion();
     if (version == null) {
       version = getConfiguredVersion();
@@ -398,6 +405,19 @@ private void completeRequestRequested(ToolInstallRequest request) {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Hook for subclasses to adjust the requested tool edition before the version is finalized.
+   *
+   * @param requested the requested {@link ToolEditionAndVersion}
+   * @return the given or trgansformed {@link ToolEditionAndVersion}
+   */
+  protected ToolEditionAndVersion adjustRequestedEdition(ToolEditionAndVersion requested) {
+
+    // default no-op
+    return requested;
+  }
+
+
   private void completeRequestToolPath(ToolInstallRequest request) {
 
     Path toolPath = request.getToolPath();

cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/ToolEditionAndVersion.java

@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ public void setEdition(ToolEdition edition) {
     this.edition = edition;
   }
 
+    /**
+   * @param edition new value of {@link #getEdition()}.
+   */
+  public void replaceEdition(ToolEdition edition) {
+
+    this.edition = edition;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return the {@link GenericVersionRange} that is installed or configured.
    */

cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/intellij/Intellij.java

@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.merge.xml.XmlMerger;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.EnvironmentContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.LocalToolCommandlet;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEdition;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEditionAndVersion;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolInstallation;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.gradle.Gradle;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ide.IdeToolCommandlet;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ide.IdeaBasedIdeToolCommandlet;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.mvn.Mvn;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.version.VersionIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * {@link IdeToolCommandlet} for <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/">IntelliJ</a>.
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ public class Intellij extends IdeaBasedIdeToolCommandlet {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Intellij.class);
 
+  private static final VersionIdentifier INTELLIJ_LAST_SEPARATE_VERSION = VersionIdentifier.of("2025.2.6.1");
+
   private static final String IDEA = "idea";
 
   private static final String IDEA64_EXE = IDEA + "64.exe";
@@ -86,6 +91,36 @@ public void setEnvironment(EnvironmentContext environmentContext, ToolInstallati
     environmentContext.withEnvVar("IDEA_PROPERTIES", this.context.getWorkspacePath().resolve(IDEA_PROPERTIES).toString());
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected ToolEditionAndVersion adjustRequestedEdition(ToolEditionAndVersion requested) {
+
+    ToolEdition edition = requested.getEdition();
+    // Check if edition is set as "ultimate"
+    if ("ultimate".equals(edition.edition())) {
+
+      VersionIdentifier version;
+      if (requested.getVersion() != null) {
+        version = VersionIdentifier.of(requested.getVersion().toString());
+      } else {
+        version = getConfiguredVersion();
+      }
+      // Check whether set version warrants switching editions
+      if ((version.isGreater(INTELLIJ_LAST_SEPARATE_VERSION)) || // Specified version is > 2025.2.6.1 **OR** no specified version but configured version is > 2025.2.6.1
+        (VersionIdentifier.LATEST.equals(version)) || // No version specified and no configured version
+        (VersionIdentifier.LATEST_UNSTABLE.equals(version))) { // No version specified and no configured version
+        // Switching to IntelliJ Standard edition
+        LOG.warn("""
+                 Notice: You have configured IDEasy to use the IntelliJ Ultimate Edition. Since version 2025.3, the Ultimate and Community editions of IntelliJ have been unified into a single edition.
+                 Since you are attempting to install a version of IntelliJ that is 2025.3 or newer, we are automatically switching your edition to the unified edition to ensure compatibility.
+                 To specifically install the last true ultimate version of IntelliJ, please run "ide install intellij 2025.2.6.1".
+                 Otherwise, we recommend permanently switching to the unified edition by running "ide set-edition intellij intellij".""");
+        edition = new ToolEdition(this.tool, "intellij");
+        requested.replaceEdition(edition);
+      }
+    }
+    return requested;
+  }
+
   private EnvironmentVariables getIntellijEnvironmentVariables(Path projectPath) {
     ExtensibleEnvironmentVariables environmentVariables = new ExtensibleEnvironmentVariables(
         (AbstractEnvironmentVariables) this.context.getVariables().getParent(), this.context);

cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/intellij/IntellijTest.java

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.log.IdeLogLevel;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.os.SystemInfo;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.os.SystemInfoMock;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEdition;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEditionAndVersion;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.version.VersionIdentifier;
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockTest;
 
 /**
@@ -195,6 +198,63 @@ void testIntellijMvnAndGradleRepositoryImport() {
         """);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests whether IDEasy correctly switches editions when no version is specified or configured
+   */
+  @Test
+  void testAdjustRequestedEditionSwitchesForUltimateWithoutConfiguredVersion() {
+
+    // arrange
+    IdeTestContext context = newContext("intellij");
+    Intellij commandlet = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Intellij.class);
+    ToolEditionAndVersion requested = new ToolEditionAndVersion(new ToolEdition("intellij", "ultimate"));
+    requested.setVersion(VersionIdentifier.LATEST);
+
+    // act
+    ToolEditionAndVersion adjusted = commandlet.adjustRequestedEdition(requested);
+
+    // assert
+    assertThat(adjusted.getEdition().edition()).isEqualTo("intellij");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests whether IDEasy correctly switches editions when the specified version is after 2025.2.6.1
+   */ 
+  @Test
+  void testAdjustRequestedEditionSwitchesForUltimateWithVersionAboveCutoff() {
+
+    // arrange
+    IdeTestContext context = newContext("intellij");
+    Intellij commandlet = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Intellij.class);
+    ToolEditionAndVersion requested = new ToolEditionAndVersion(new ToolEdition("intellij", "ultimate"));
+    requested.setVersion(VersionIdentifier.of("2025.3"));
+
+    // act
+    ToolEditionAndVersion adjusted = commandlet.adjustRequestedEdition(requested);
+
+    // assert
+    assertThat(adjusted.getEdition().edition()).isEqualTo("intellij");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests whether IDEasy correctly remains on the ultimate edition when the specified version is 2025.2.6.1
+   */
+  @Test
+  void testAdjustRequestedEditionDoesNotSwitchForUltimateAtCutoffVersion() {
+
+    // arrange
+    IdeTestContext context = newContext("intellij");
+    Intellij commandlet = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Intellij.class);
+    ToolEditionAndVersion requested = new ToolEditionAndVersion(new ToolEdition("intellij", "ultimate"));
+    requested.setVersion(VersionIdentifier.of("2025.2.6.1"));
+
+    // act
+    ToolEditionAndVersion adjusted = commandlet.adjustRequestedEdition(requested);
+
+    // assert
+    assertThat(adjusted.getEdition().edition()).isEqualTo("ultimate");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests if the custom jvm options of the ide variable INTELLI_VM_ARGS have been set.
    */

url-updater/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/url/tool/intellij/IntellijUrlUpdater.java

@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 package com.devonfw.tools.ide.url.tool.intellij;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.json.JsonMapping;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.url.updater.IdeaBasedUrlUpdater;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.version.VersionIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * {@link IdeaBasedUrlUpdater} base class for IntelliJ.
  */
 public class IntellijUrlUpdater extends IdeaBasedUrlUpdater {
 
   private static final String JSON_URL = "products?code=IIU%2CIIC&release.type=release";
+  private static final VersionIdentifier LAST_SEPARATE_VERSION = VersionIdentifier.of("2025.2.6.1");
   protected static final List<String> EDITIONS = List.of("ultimate", "intellij");
   protected static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = JsonMapping.createWithReflectionSupportForUrlUpdaters();
 
@@ -36,9 +40,43 @@ protected String doGetVersionUrl() {
   @Override
   protected IntellijJsonObject getJsonObjectFromResponse(String response, String edition) throws JsonProcessingException {
     IntellijJsonObject[] jsonObjects = MAPPER.readValue(response, IntellijJsonObject[].class);
+    moveUnifiedReleases(jsonObjects);
     return jsonObjects[EDITIONS.indexOf(edition)];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function moves releases later than 2025.2.6.1, which are unified releases of IntelliJ, but are still distributed internall as ultimate editions to the community edition releases in the JSON objects,
+   * so that they are correctly recognized as community edition releases by the rest of the code.
+   * @param jsonObjects the array of JSON objects parsed from the response, which contains one object for the ultimate edition and one for the community edition.
+   *                    The function modifies this array in-place, so that after execution, all unified releases are moved to the community edition JSON object.
+  */
+  private void moveUnifiedReleases(IntellijJsonObject[] jsonObjects) {
+
+    IntellijJsonObject ultimate = jsonObjects[EDITIONS.indexOf("ultimate")];
+    IntellijJsonObject community = jsonObjects[EDITIONS.indexOf("intellij")];
+    List<IntellijJsonRelease> movedReleases = new ArrayList<>();
+    Iterator<IntellijJsonRelease> iterator = ultimate.releases().iterator();
+    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+      IntellijJsonRelease release = iterator.next();
+      if (isUnifiedRelease(release)) {
+        movedReleases.add(release);
+        iterator.remove();
+      }
+    }
+    community.releases().addAll(0, movedReleases);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This function determines, whether a given IntelliJ release is a unified release, meaning that there is no separate community edition available.
+   * This is the case for all releases greater than 2025.2.6.1.
+   * @param release the IntelliJ JSON release to check.
+  * @return {@code true} if the release is a unified release, {@code false} otherwise.
+  */
+  private boolean isUnifiedRelease(IntellijJsonRelease release) {
+
+    return VersionIdentifier.of(release.version()).isGreater(LAST_SEPARATE_VERSION);
+  }
+
 
   @Override
   public String getCpeVendor() {

url-updater/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/url/tool/intellij/IntellijUrlUpdaterTest.java

@@ -130,4 +130,55 @@ void testIntellijJsonUrlUpdaterWithMissingChecksumGeneratesChecksum(@TempDir Pat
     Path intellijVersionsPath = tempDir.resolve("intellij").resolve("intellij").resolve("2023.1.2");
     assertUrlVersion(intellijVersionsPath, List.of("linux_x64"));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test if the {@link IntellijUrlUpdater} correctly moves unified releases to the community edition JSON object, so that they are correctly recognized as community edition releases by the rest of the code.
+   * This is done by providing a mocked JSON response with a unified release and checking whether this release is moved to the community edition JSON object by the {@link IntellijUrlUpdater}.
+   */
+  @Test
+  void testIntellijJsonResponseMovesUnifiedReleasesToCommunity() throws Exception {
+
+    String response = """
+        [
+          {
+            "releases": [
+              {
+                "version": "2025.2.6.2",
+                "downloads": {}
+              },
+              {
+                "version": "2025.2.6.1",
+                "downloads": {}
+              },
+              {
+                "version": "2024.3.0",
+                "downloads": {}
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "releases": [
+              {
+                "version": "2025.2.6.1",
+                "downloads": {}
+              },
+              {
+                "version": "2024.3.0",
+                "downloads": {}
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+        """;
+
+    IntellijUrlUpdater updater = new IntellijUrlUpdater();
+
+    IntellijJsonObject communityEdition = updater.getJsonObjectFromResponse(response, "intellij");
+    IntellijJsonObject ultimateEdition = updater.getJsonObjectFromResponse(response, "ultimate");
+
+    assertThat(communityEdition.releases()).extracting(IntellijJsonRelease::version)
+        .containsExactly("2025.2.6.2", "2025.2.6.1", "2024.3.0");
+    assertThat(ultimateEdition.releases()).extracting(IntellijJsonRelease::version)
+        .containsExactly("2025.2.6.1", "2024.3.0");
+  }
 }