FTC Code Snippets

A productivity plugin for FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics teams using IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio.

Note: This plugin currently generates templates for the SolversLib command-based framework. Support for other frameworks may be added in future versions.

Features

Generate boilerplate code quickly for SolversLib command-based FTC patterns:

• Autonomous OpMode - Create autonomous programs with pre-configured structure
• TeleOp OpMode - Create driver-controlled programs
• Subsystem - Create subsystems following the read-loop-write pattern
• WSubsystem Base Class - Abstract base class for the read-loop-write architecture
• Command - Create commands for structured robot control
• Robot Container - Create robot container classes

Language Support

• Java templates
• Kotlin templates
• Configurable default language preference in settings

Installation

From JetBrains Marketplace

1. Open IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio
2. Go to Settings/Preferences → Plugins → Marketplace
3. Search for "FTC Code Snippets"
4. Click Install
5. Restart the IDE

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release .zip file from Releases
2. Go to Settings/Preferences → Plugins️ → Install Plugin from Disk...
3. Select the downloaded .zip file
4. Restart the IDE

Usage

1. Right-click in the Project view on a directory
2. Select New → FTC Snippets
3. Choose the template type you want to create
4. Enter the class name
5. The file will be generated with the appropriate boilerplate code

Configuration

Go to Settings/Preferences → Tools → FTC Code Snippets to configure:

• Preferred Language: Choose between Java and Kotlin as the default language for generated templates

Templates

Subsystem (Read-Loop-Write Pattern)

The plugin encourages the read-loop-write pattern for subsystems:

public class MySubsystem extends WSubsystem {
    @Override
    public void read() {
        // Read all sensor/encoder values
    }

    @Override
    public void loop() {
        // Process data, run control logic
    }

    @Override
    public void write() {
        // Write outputs to hardware
    }
}

This pattern helps organize code and ensures consistent timing behavior.

Requirements

• IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1+ or Android Studio 2025.1+
• Java 21+
• SolversLib added to your FTC project

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cohenhill/FTC_Code_Snippets.git
cd FTC_Code_Snippets

# Build the plugin
./gradlew build

# Run a test IDE instance
./gradlew runIde

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• FIRST Tech Challenge for inspiring robotics education
• Seattle Solvers for the SolversLib command-based framework
• JetBrains for the IntelliJ Platform SDK

Project Link: https://github.com/cohenhill/FTC_Code_Snippets