Setup

• install JDK 8 (or earlier, JDK 6 is best if you want to be compatible with all OpenSPIM installations) from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
• install the latest Fiji version without JRE from https://fiji.sc/Downloads#Fiji
• install IntelliJ from https://jetbrains.com
• start Fiji and add the MicroManager-dev update site via Help > Update... > Manage Update Sites > Add - the address of the update site is https://sites.imagej.net/Micro-Manager-dev/
• restart Fiji to install the MicroManager components fully.

SPIMacquisition source code and import

• acquire the SPIMAcquisition source code via git clone from https://github.com/openspim/spimacquisition
• import the folder you just cloned into IntelliJ as a Maven project. - in the Module settings (reachable via right-click on the project or by pressing F4), add both directories [Fiji]/jars and [Fiji]/plugins/Micro-Manager to Global Libraries.
• in the Module settings, go to Artifacts and add a JAR artifact with From modules with dependencies. Choose SPIMacquisition as main class.
• the module is now ready to build - click Build->Make Project or Build->Build artefacts... - the output JAR will be put in the folder out/artifacts/SPIMacquisition_JAR with the name SPIMacquisition.jar - you can copy this file then to [Fiji]/mmplugins and use it in MicroManager.

Debugging with IntelliJ and VisualVM