If you are helping to develop KivaKit this page will help you get set up. If you haven't set up to build KivaKit, see KivaKit Setup.
To keep code formatting consistent and make merges easy, the IntelliJ IDE is preferred.
Download and install IntelliJ
In the folder kivakit/setup/intellij you will find this file:
kivakit-code-style.xml
Open IntelliJ in Preferences under Editor / Code Style / Java, click the gear icon and import the settings file.
In the folder kivakit/setup/intellij you will find this file:
kivakit-inspections.xml
Open IntelliJ in Preferences under Editor / Inspections, click the gear icon and import the settings file.
In the folder kivakit/setup/intellij you will find this file:
live-templates.zip
Import the settings under File / Manage IDE Settings.
You will find handy templates relevant to KivaKit that you can use with IDE completion.
Houston, we have liftoff.