JetBrains Open-Sources KotlinLLM: Smart Macros That Generate Kotlin Source Code at Runtime and Hot-Reload It Through JDI

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<p>JetBrains Research has open-sourced KotlinLLM under the Apache License 2.0. The IntelliJ IDEA plugin prototype adds Smart macros, asLlm and mockLlm, whose bodies are generated Kotlin source rather than live model calls. The plugin captures runtime values through JDI, asks an LLM agent for a narrow code update, compiles it, and redefines the loaded class. Covered scenarios then run as plain Kotlin with no further inference call. On an adapted Spring Petclinic project, 24 of 24 scenarios completed with a 100% hot-reload success rate and roughly 1% runtime overhead.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/31/jetbrains-research-open-sources-kotlinllm-intellij-plugin-kotlin-runtime-llm/">JetBrains Open-Sources KotlinLLM: Smart Macros That Generate Kotlin Source Code at Runtime and Hot-Reload It Through JDI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com">MarkTechPost</a>.</p>