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| = Apache NetBeans 12.6 Features |
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| Welcome to Apache NetBeans 12.6! |
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| The full list of pull requests integrated in the 12.6 timeframe link:https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pulls?q=is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A12.6[is found here], while the highlights are listed below. |
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| == Java Enhancements |
| |
| === Java Editor |
| - nbjavac-upgrade-to-jdk-17: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3112 |
| - Auto completion for "record" is now prefix aware: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3227 |
| - Add support for Pattern Matching for switch (Preview): https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3007 |
| - When java.lang is not available, avoid throwing a FatalError: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2947 |
| - Java code completion should show effectivelly final variables for use from anonymous classes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3106 |
| - Fixing TreeUtilities.pathFor in the presence of the synthetic 'value=' in annotations: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3103 |
| - Include URLs in Java code templates for easier customization: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3141 |
| - Improve wait condition for the test: both Lookup and configurations must change: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3140 |
| - General Availability for javadoc 17: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3222 |
| - CheckRegexp hint causes all lines with regexp shown with a warning: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3287 |
| - NoSuchMethodError thrown while applying CreateClassFix: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3199 |
| - Return a copy instead of cached array: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3163 |
| |
| === Gradle |
| |
| - Bumped Gradle Tooling to 7.3 with Java 17 support: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3246 |
| - Gradle projects should recognize Kotlin source directories: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2541 |
| - Make Gradle Project test close connections to Gradle Daemon: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3193 |
| - Allow to use Gradle 7.2 distributions on JDK17: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3216 |
| - Prevent NPE form GradleDistributionManager: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3195 |
| - New Project wizard for Gradle should use gradle init: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3084 |
| - Updating the Java Frontend project template to work with Gradle 7.0: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3083 |
| - LanguageCache$Loader is not found in newer GraalVMs: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3235 |
| |
| === Maven |
| - Support Maven Wrapper (mvnw) in projects: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3198 |
| - UTF-8 input is broken in Maven project: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3289 |
| - Maven looks for annotation processor classpath in compiler plugin's configuration: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3190 |
| |
| === Groovy |
| - Cached Transformation Classloader, based on set of classpath roots: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3213 |
| - Use static type checking to attribute AST: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3125 |
| - Performance: groovy loads classes using FileSystems: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3165 |
| - Avoid ClassLoader resource lookups: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3175 |
| - Must reach ELEMENTS_RESOLVED before working with java els: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3184 |
| - Fix test failures in Groovy.editor https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3197 |
| - Fix wrong Groovy version in ant library: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3247 |
| |
| === Jakarta EE |
| - Payara Server UI disabled on the failed startup: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3273 |
| - Add details for Glassfish 6.2.1 server and improve version detection: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3288 |
| - Fix test failures in 'j2ee.core': https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3226 |
| - Java Maven Web Project not created properly: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3170 |
| |
| == LSP |
| - Use RequestProcessor to fix SecurityException:setContextClassLoader: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3082 |
| - Find tests on initial scan: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3093 |
| - Move refactoring added: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3123 |
| - Prevent from NPE when no NetBeans project is opened: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3120 |
| - Restart frame action implemented in the DAP: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3119 |
| - Eating VSCode own Dog Food: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3129 |
| - Show test results for MX projects: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3128 |
| - Extract Superclass and Extract Interface refactorings added: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3138 |
| - Client Improvements (Foldmanager, Performance): https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3153 |
| - Proper handling of LSP logging breakpoints: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3150 |
| - Pull Up and Push Down refactorings added: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3149 |
| - By default build release-like version of .vsix: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3118 |
| - Various Surround With refactoring fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3169 |
| - Surround With refactorings implemented: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3157 |
| - ChangeMethodParameters refactoring added: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3174 |
| - Do not persist breakpoints and watches when debugging through LSP server: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3182 |
| - Test results displayed using the new TestExplorer API: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3186 |
| - Various refactor bugfixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3196 |
| - Convert paths of external libraries when debugging through LSP: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3214 |
| - Remove check that blows up when the LSP or DAP server is reset: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3220 |
| - Enable Groovy by default in vscode and NBJLS: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3225 |
| - Various Test Explorer fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3224 |
| - Code completion should auto import classes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3237 |
| - Minor bug fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3256 |
| |
| == VS Code |
| - Attach to a running Native Image: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3080 |
| - VSNetBeans 12.5.301 doc changes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3243 |
| - Assure that the decorated ranges in editor do not disappear when editor visibility changes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3261 |
| - Additional bugfix for #3223: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3232 |
| - Handle dots in class name by treating the prefix as a package structure: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3223 |
| - CodeLens for Run/Debug main in Java Frontend Application: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3212 |
| |
| == PHP Enhancements |
| - PHP Template missing Namespace option: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3280 |
| - Avoid inserting use statements to an incorrect position: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3279 |
| - Use the refactoring feature for private members of trait: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3257 |
| - Support PSR-12 valid formatting rules: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3254 |
| - Fix CC in a use declaration after a group use declaration: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3111 |
| - Don't check idekey for Xdebug: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3109 |
| |
| == HTML Enhancements |
| - SCSS improvements: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3092 |
| - Add the option for HTML palette completion: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3146 |
| - Selected range is ignored for CSS reformatting: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3202 |
| |
| == C/C++ Enhancements |
| - Switch typescript and cpplite editors to multiviews: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3155 |
| - Prevent NullPointerException in CPP LanguageServerImpl: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3191 |
| |
| == Debugger Enhancements |
| - Performance optimizations to speed up remote debugging: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3204 |
| - Performance optimizations to speed up remote debugging: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3158 |
| - Step and Continue after breakpoint suspends at wrong place after eval: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3236 |
| - Do not parallelize notifyToBeResumedNoFire(): https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3244 |
| - The set of arguments and launcher arguments is corrected: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3238 |
| - Support of setting the current working directory and environment variables: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3180 |
| |
| == Profiler Enhancements |
| - Concentrating I/O access into JavaIoFile private class: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3159 |
| - Library to process Heap dumps without accessing java.io.File: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3148 |
| |
| == Jackpot |
| - Updated Collection.toArray() refactoring: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3166 |
| - Add Collection/Map.size() > 0 case to isEmpty() refactoring: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3164 |
| - Source version fix for java versions using the new scheme: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3176 |
| - Hint reload on save + run action registration + small cleanup: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3171 |
| - ConvertTextBlockToString warning should be a hint/suggestion: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3160 |
| |
| == NetBeans Platform Enhancements |
| - Improved YAML parser, now with error recovery: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3245 |
| - Fix lazy Node loading when switching from Children.LEAF to another Children instance: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/1779 |
| - Switch Windows LAF to the now-standard "Segoe UI" font: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3114 |
| - Added `com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif` to exported modules: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3194 |
| - Fix anti-aliasing and HiDPI scaling in the Test Results progress bar: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3203 |
| - Adding default java trust store to xml retriever: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3207 |
| |
| == Miscellaneous Enhancements |
| - Cleanup raw type warning: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3143 |
| - Cleanup Integer deprecation warnings: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3154 |
| - Cleanup SQLParser.java warning errors: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3177 |
| - Cleanup ArrayList warnings: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3185 |
| - Update javac.source to 1.8 from 1.5: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3217 |
| - Update eclipselink from 2.7.7 to 2.7.9: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3100 |
| - Update JavaFX to 17: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3179 |
| - Update JNA and JNA platform to 5.9.0: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3178 |
| - Update FlatLaf from 1.5 to 1.6.1: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3250 |
| - Fix RAT and (some) verify-all-libs-and-licenses errors and warnings: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3276 |
| - Cleanup warnings related to unreachable exception catches: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3126 |
| - Corrected some typo errors: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3133 |
| - Update test for layerbuilder: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3205 |
| - Installer jdk 11 fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3272 |
| - Keep old plain for loops in NetBeans sources: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3130 |
| - Ant clean fix for javacc java file: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/3187 |
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