diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7fa1e2dabb..e68c7c1070 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ dest/
 .classpath
 
 # Intellij
-.idea/
+.idea/**
 *.iml
 *.iws
+# useful exclusions
+!.idea/copyright
+!.idea/copyright/bme_apache2.xml
+!.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
+!.idea/codeStyles
+!.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
+!.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
 
 # Other
 wdl-output.json
diff --git a/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml b/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e29de00dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
+  <code_scheme name="Project" version="173">
+    <option name="OTHER_INDENT_OPTIONS">
+      <value>
+        <option name="CONTINUATION_INDENT_SIZE" value="4" />
+      </value>
+    </option>
+    <option name="RIGHT_MARGIN" value="100" />
+    <option name="KEEP_CONTROL_STATEMENT_IN_ONE_LINE" value="false" />
+    <option name="KEEP_BLANK_LINES_BEFORE_RBRACE" value="0" />
+    <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_PARAMETERS" value="false" />
+    <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_FOR" value="false" />
+    <option name="SPACE_BEFORE_ARRAY_INITIALIZER_LBRACE" value="true" />
+    <option name="CALL_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="METHOD_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="EXTENDS_LIST_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="THROWS_KEYWORD_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="METHOD_CALL_CHAIN_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="BINARY_OPERATION_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="BINARY_OPERATION_SIGN_ON_NEXT_LINE" value="true" />
+    <option name="TERNARY_OPERATION_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="TERNARY_OPERATION_SIGNS_ON_NEXT_LINE" value="true" />
+    <option name="FOR_STATEMENT_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="ARRAY_INITIALIZER_WRAP" value="1" />
+    <option name="WRAP_COMMENTS" value="true" />
+    <option name="IF_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+    <option name="DOWHILE_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+    <option name="WHILE_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+    <option name="FOR_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+    <JavaCodeStyleSettings>
+      <option name="INSERT_INNER_CLASS_IMPORTS" value="true" />
+      <option name="CLASS_COUNT_TO_USE_IMPORT_ON_DEMAND" value="999" />
+      <option name="NAMES_COUNT_TO_USE_IMPORT_ON_DEMAND" value="999" />
+    </JavaCodeStyleSettings>
+    <codeStyleSettings language="java">
+      <option name="RIGHT_MARGIN" value="120" />
+      <option name="KEEP_CONTROL_STATEMENT_IN_ONE_LINE" value="false" />
+      <option name="KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_CODE" value="1" />
+      <option name="BLANK_LINES_AFTER_CLASS_HEADER" value="1" />
+      <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_PARAMETERS" value="false" />
+      <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_RESOURCES" value="false" />
+      <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_FOR" value="false" />
+      <option name="CALL_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="METHOD_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="EXTENDS_LIST_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="THROWS_KEYWORD_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="METHOD_CALL_CHAIN_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="BINARY_OPERATION_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="BINARY_OPERATION_SIGN_ON_NEXT_LINE" value="true" />
+      <option name="TERNARY_OPERATION_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="TERNARY_OPERATION_SIGNS_ON_NEXT_LINE" value="true" />
+      <option name="FOR_STATEMENT_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="ARRAY_INITIALIZER_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="WRAP_COMMENTS" value="true" />
+      <option name="IF_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+      <option name="DOWHILE_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+      <option name="WHILE_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+      <option name="FOR_BRACE_FORCE" value="3" />
+      <option name="PARENT_SETTINGS_INSTALLED" value="true" />
+      <indentOptions>
+        <option name="INDENT_SIZE" value="4" />
+        <option name="CONTINUATION_INDENT_SIZE" value="4" />
+        <option name="TAB_SIZE" value="4" />
+      </indentOptions>
+    </codeStyleSettings>
+    <codeStyleSettings language="kotlin">
+      <option name="RIGHT_MARGIN" value="120" />
+      <option name="KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_CODE" value="1" />
+      <option name="BLANK_LINES_AFTER_CLASS_HEADER" value="1" />
+      <option name="ALIGN_MULTILINE_PARAMETERS" value="false" />
+      <option name="CALL_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <option name="METHOD_PARAMETERS_WRAP" value="1" />
+      <indentOptions>
+        <option name="CONTINUATION_INDENT_SIZE" value="4" />
+      </indentOptions>
+    </codeStyleSettings>
+  </code_scheme>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml b/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79ee123c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
+  <state>
+    <option name="USE_PER_PROJECT_SETTINGS" value="true" />
+  </state>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/copyright/bme_apache2.xml b/.idea/copyright/bme_apache2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97178a1877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/copyright/bme_apache2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<component name="CopyrightManager">
+  <copyright>
+    <option name="notice" value=" Copyright &amp;#36;today.year Budapest University of Technology and Economics&#10;&#10; Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10; you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10; You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10; distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10; WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10; See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10; limitations under the License." />
+    <option name="myName" value="bme_apache2" />
+  </copyright>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..978f7b5fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<component name="CopyrightManager">
+  <settings default="bme_apache2" />
+</component>
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