Different repositories for each module in intellij

Question

I'm not sure how to select a different git repo for each different module I have in my IDEA project, I'm not seeing any option for that, all the git options seem to only relate to one git repo.

Is there a way to differentiate them?, so:

(All inside the same project)

Module A -> repo A Module B -> repo B

?.

Edit:

Answer 1

Go to Settings/Version Control, there you can configure different VCS roots per directory. So in your case define one VCS root per directory containing the module. You should remove the VCS entry <Project> and just add entries for individual modules so that it looks something like this:

If you have files modified in several different repositories and hit CTRL+K or otherwise open the commit dialog all changed files will be selected and when you commit your changes a new commit with the same message will be created in all repositories containing the changed files.

If you want to commit files from just a single module either manually select them in the commit dialog or right click your module, go to Git and select Commit Directory.

To push the commits just hit CTRL+SHIFT+K and you should see something like this (notice that both modules are included).

Answer 2

Okay I think I cracked this one for my circumstance anyway... very confusing as there doesn't seem to be specific instructions on how to set this up anywhere. I have a project that houses an Angular-CLI client-side app and a Grails API server-side app.

So if you are trying to set up CVS using GIT for a multi-moduled project and want to use a separate git repository for each module, not the entire project, then....

1. Add additional roots by File > Settings > Version Control >
2. Click the '+' symbol > browse to the project root and select the module folder > OK > VCS: select Git > OK
3. Repeat step 2 for all other modules
4. Once all modules are add that you wish to commit to individual repositories > click the settings OK
5. YES, YES, you will immediately be alerted with a 'VCS root mapping' error!!!
6. Don't panic. Select the module from the Intellij 'Project/Solution' browser.
7. Right-click > select Git > Commit Directory > Unversioned Files click the 'browse' link and select the module directory and click the green '+' icon.
8. You will be warned that that the module is already under Git control but go ahead and add it anyway.
9. Repeat steps 7-9 for all other modules.
10. This will remove the 'VCS root mapping' error.
11. Now go to your version control window which should be located a the bottom of the Intellij application window. There should be an unversioned folder > expand > and you will see all modules listed here.
12. Add each of the modules by clicking the '+' button... again???!!! :-)
13. Right-click the default tree and select 'commit and push'.
14. This will commit all the modules to the local VCS Git
15. Once the commit has completed a dialogue 'Push Commits' will appear where you will see that each module has an open to add your remote repo url for each module!!!!
16. Yey!!!!

Hope this is helpful for all :-)