clone-and-open.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import subprocess
import sys

if __name__ == '__main__':

    def run(c):
        print 'running: %s' % c
        return subprocess.check_call(c, shell=True)

    assert len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1].endswith('.git'), 'you must specify a git url to clone.'
    sshUrl = sys.argv[1]

    try:
        run('git clone "{0}"'.format(sshUrl))
    except:
        print "non zero exist code but we proceed anyway.."

    folder_name = sshUrl.split('.git')[0].split('/')[-1]

    gradle_build = os.path.join(folder_name, 'build.gradle')
    mvn_pom = os.path.join(folder_name, 'pom.xml')
    mvn_exists = os.path.exists(mvn_pom)
    gradle_exists = os.path.exists(gradle_build)
    assert gradle_exists or mvn_exists, 'there must be a `build.gradle` or a `pom.xml` in the root of the folder %s.' % folder_name

    if gradle_exists:
        run('idea  %s/build.gradle' % folder_name)
    else:
        run('idea %s/pom.xml' % folder_name)

This Script is a modified version of the script used by Josh Long to unzip and open java projects with IntelliJ. The original script is in this link