# Is it possible to connect NodeRED to a java IDE?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-nodered-to-a-java-ide/9229
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 March 2019 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-nodered-to-a-java-ide/9229 "2019-03-20T14:00:26Z")
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### Author:  [@nhar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nhar)
#### Post date: [20 March 2019 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-nodered-to-a-java-ide/9229/1 "2019-03-20T14:00:26Z")
I've seen some examples of code such as [here](https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/cc-sample-code-tone-analyzer-watson-java/index.html) that imply it's possible to edit NodeRED via an IDE (such as eclipse) - is this correct? If so, does anybody know how you can do this/how it would interact with the NodeRED flow diagram?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 March 2019 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-nodered-to-a-java-ide/9229/2 "2019-03-20T14:06:23Z")
Hi @nhar
the page you link to is an example of using a JavaSDK for the Watson services in IBM Cloud. It doesn't have any relationship to Node-RED.
There is no integration between Node-RED and other IDEs.
There are contributed nodes, such as [https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-file-function](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-file-function), that provide similar functionality to the built-in Function node, but uses external files for the function code. That does allow them to be edited outside the of the Node-RED editor, but it isn't a highly integrated experience.
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### Author:  [@nhar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nhar)
#### Post date: [20 March 2019 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-connect-nodered-to-a-java-ide/9229/3 "2019-03-20T15:02:25Z")
Thank you!