IntelliJ opens example project without Flutter module

When I open one of the flutter examples in IntelliJ (tested with hello_world, hello_service and gallery), the IDE loads the Dart module but no Flutter module.

In the Modul Settings (context menu on the root node in the project tree -> Open Module Settings) Is one problem listed: “Project hello_world: project SDK is not defined”. I did’t find a way to activate the Flutter Module in the IDE.

1. There should be a a way, to activate Flutter Support in the IDE
2. The IDE should recognize, that the Flutter module needs to be loaded. Maybe update the Flutter plugin or add a flutter.yaml file in the example projects.

Informations to reproduce the issue and a workaround to activate the Flutter support:

1. Get the hello_world example:

https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/b9bff6a912c62c9dae5eddbaef80927655b769d7/examples/hello_world

1. Open the example project in IntelliJ

2. Click on “Get dependencies” in the “‘Pub get’ has not been run” message

3. The following error appear:

Working dir: /Users/jonas/dart/hello_world
/Users/jonas/Library/flutter/bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub get
Resolving dependencies...
The Flutter SDK is not available.
Depended on by:
- hello_services 
Process finished with exit code 69

1. Close IntelliJ and create the file flutter.yaml with this content:

name: hello_world
uses-material-design: true

1. Restart IntelliJ with the hello_world example.

2. The message “‘hello_world’ is not a Flutter module, devide debugging is not fully supported.” appear.

3. Click on Change module type to Flutter and reload project

4. Run the pub action Get dependencies (Should work fine without error).

Flutter doctor output:

$ flutter doctor

[✓] Flutter (on M.ac OS, channel master)

    • Flutter at /Users/jonas/Library/flutter

    • Framework revision a0c567f751 (5 hours ago), 2016-11-21 20:17:41

    • Engine revision cea5ed2b9b

    • Tools Dart version 1.21.0-dev.6.0



[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK 25.0.0)

    • Android SDK at /Users/jonas/Library/Android/sdk

    • Platform android-25, build-tools 25.0.0

    • Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_111-b14)



[✓] iOS toolchain - develop for iOS devices (Xcode 8.1)

    • XCode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

    • Xcode 8.1, Build version 8B62



[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2016.2.5)

    • Dart plugin installed

    • Flutter plugin installed



[✓] Connected devices

    • SM N9005 • eb53b4f0 • android-arm • Android 5.0 (API 21)

[jsiedentop]

@mit-mit, this is correct.

[pq]

Closing in favor of #316 which addresses the issue of Flutter projects missing IDEA metadata.