# GenerateIdeaModule

API Documentation: | `GenerateIdeaModule`

Note: This class is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

Generates an IDEA module file. If you want to fine tune the idea configuration

Please refer to interesting examples on idea configuration in `IdeaModule`.

At this moment nearly all configuration is done via `IdeaModule`.

### Properties

Property | Description
`inputFile` | The input file to load the initial configuration from. Defaults to the output file. If the specified input file does not exist, this task uses some default initial configuration.
`module` | The Idea module model containing the details required to generate the module file.
`outputFile` | Configures output *.iml file. It's optional because the task should configure it correctly for you (including making sure it is unique in the multi-module build). If you really need to change the output file name it is much easier to do it via the idea.module.name property.

### Methods

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### Script blocks

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### Property details

#### `File` `inputFile`

The input file to load the initial configuration from. Defaults to the output file. If the specified input file does not exist, this task uses some default initial configuration.

#### `IdeaModule` `module`

The Idea module model containing the details required to generate the module file.

Default with `idea` plugin:
  `project.idea.module`

#### `File` `outputFile`

Configures output *.iml file. It's optional because the task should configure it correctly for you (including making sure it is unique in the multi-module build). If you really need to change the output file name it is much easier to do it via the idea.module.name property.

Please refer to documentation in `IdeaModule` name property. In IntelliJ IDEA the module name is the same as the name of the *.iml file.

Default with `idea` plugin:
  ``${project.projectDir}`/`${project.name}`.iml` (sometimes the `project.name` is prefixed with parts of `${project.path}` to guarantee uniqueness). Bear in mind that usually it is easier to use moduleName property instead of outputFile property.