Disclaimer first:
- I know how to combine several Maven Projects to a multi-module project and open all of them in one IDE instance
- I know how to open multiple projects manually in separate windows (= multiple IDE instances)
- I know how to set the option for not being asked about the opening in separate windows in Intellij every single time
- I know about the "reopen projects on startup" option
Having said that, I desperately need to know if there is a feature in the Intellij IDE to automatically open multiple projects in separate IDE instances when loading one (of the wanted) projects.
I came cross this question because I had a session where I had 6 related micro service projects open in 6 instances of the Intellij IDE. Then a Windows 10 security updated did not bother that I was working and booted my machine... bummer...
After the Windows desktop came back again, all of the Intellij instances opened up again automagically. As this happened alongside with the restore of other applications which had been opened before the reboot, I believe that it was done by the OS, quite surprising.
The question is: how can I achieve to always have such a convenient behavior when loading my 6 service projects or any other combination of related projects?
Does anybody have a good idea or can hint me to something obvious I have missed so far? I have searched the web thoroughly but I found only answers to the topics mentioned in the "disclaimer" at the beginning.