Apache NetBeans 19-rc4

What's Changed

Java

• Fix Javadoc formatting error when using add/remove param hint. by @neilcsmith-net in #6282

Enterprise

• Bugfix: Bring back singleton option when creating a new Session Bean and interfaceless EJBs by @matthiasblaesing in #6257

Platform

• Fix issue (GH6290) in new DialogDisplayerImpl behaviour by @neilcsmith-net in #6294

Language Server Protocol

• #6278: discard newlines, collapse and trim whitespaces. by @sdedic in #6280

Other Changes

• Terminal input ignores detected encoding by @matthiasblaesing in #6271
• Fix: Committing SQL files does not change blue color on the file tab in editor by @matthiasblaesing in #6265

Full Changelog: 19-rc3...19-rc4

Apache NetBeans 19-rc3

What's Changed

Gradle

• Gradle Tooling API 8.3-rc-1 by @lkishalmi in #6254

Maven

• Revert "Use resolve() method that actually throws exception." by @mbien in #6228
• Enable 'Rerun failed tests' button for JUnit5 by @Atrament666 in #6217

Java

• Investigate ComputeImportsTest test failures by @mbien in #6235

PHP

• Avoid getting all types with an empty type name #6039 by @junichi11 in #6237
• Add blank lines for formatting options(Between Use Types) when use statements are inserted by "Fix Imports" #6238 by @junichi11 in #6242

Enterprise

• Add support for GlassFish 7.0.6 by @pepness in #6221

Platform

• Fix options import regression by @mbien in #6220

Language Server Protocol

• Set DB environment for java+ as well as for java by @jhorvath in #6248

Full Changelog: 19-rc1...19-rc3

Apache NetBeans 19-rc1

What's Changed

Gradle

• Configure regular "run" / JavaExec-style tasks for single-class execution. Retain runSingle for compatibility. by @sdedic in #6003

Maven

• upgrade to maven-indexer 7.0.1 and improve index downloads by @mbien in #4999
• Improving enable-preview Java fix by @jlahoda in #5802
• upgrade to apache lucene 9.6.0 and maven-indexer 7.0.2 + more by @mbien in #5931
• upgrade bundled maven to 3.9.2. by @mbien in #5936
• use SMO service for class name and SHA1 queries. by @mbien in #5984
• maven remote index filters by @mbien in #5922
• #5978: Maven/priming optimization by @sdedic in #5998
• Integrate upstream incremental index update optimizations and other improvements by @mbien in #6089
• Defensive guards against invalid code points in preferences. by @mbien in #6094
• Upgrade bundled maven to 3.9.3. by @mbien in #6117
• Fix wrong javac tree access for module information in modular maven project by @matthiasblaesing in #6154
• Fix unstable unittest org.netbeans.modules.maven.ModuleInfoSupportTest by @matthiasblaesing in #6168
• Fix NumberFormatException in maven dependency update hint. by @mbien in #6184
• Update Jakarta EE 10 archetype for a new project by @OndroMih in #6201
• Fix cycle in problem reporter with unreachable artifacts. by @sdedic in #6197

Java

• #4447 - Fix missing code folding blocks in java editor for conditions, loops and try/catch by @Chris2011 in #4448
• VSCode: Various code completion enhancements. by @dbalek in #5963
• VSCode: Completion for annonymous inner classes improved. by @dbalek in #5981
• Enable Micronaut HyperlinkProviders - deadlocks fixed. by @dbalek in #5991
• Make sure the test roots are associated with the correct project(s) before attempting to run tests. by @jlahoda in #5722
• Adding a way to directly specify JTreg when no is known by @jlahoda in #5721
• JPDA Evaluator: Value, Description and Children should not be fetched on the EDT by @matthiasblaesing in #5877
• Adding an option to disable unused hint for package private elements, ignoring elements that possibly are looked up using MethodHandles.Lookup. by @jlahoda in #5173
• Attempting to avoid a crash when running a project/file when there's no DB connection. by @lahodaj in #6085
• Enable modules to depend on CPU architecture, Update OpenJFX and support Aarch64 for Linux and mac OS by @matthiasblaesing in #6028
• Reverting "Prefixing all code names of commands with 'nbls'.", as more time will be needed to discuss, validate the patch and adjust to it. by @lahodaj in #6114
• Update collection return encapsulation hint. by @mbien in #6090
• Provide Lambda expression option in Listener generation style by @kamilkrzywanski in #6150
• VisualDevelopmentUtil should close streams by @Alfusainey in #6172
• [NETBEANS-5719] Add option to disable tooltips for parameter completion. by @notzed in #5897
• Repair openjdk.project tests and add them to CI by @mbien in #6194
• Adding ability to run a single sub-test for tests under jtreg. by @jlahoda in #6067
• Make NP Dereference hint aware of Objects.requireNonNull(). by @mbien in #6195
• Support for transformation from jakartaee8 to jakartaee10 applications by @breakponchito in #5847
• Fix for BigStringCustomEditor not being able to save Strings backed by byte arrays by @SirIntellegence in #6157
• Add javadoc support for the 2nd jdk early release by @pepness in #6078

PHP

• PHP: Changed the way null is parsed similar to true and false. by @troizet in #6065
• Revert "Fix Imports" changes by @junichi11 in #6152
• Stabilize some unreliable tests for smoother CI operation by @mbien in #6151
• Fix instanceof expression with casting #5933 by @junichi11 in #6092
• Add "Fix Imports" changes again by @junichi11 in #6161
• Update the PHP sample project for PHPUnit by @junichi11 in #6169
• Fix "Fix Imports" when the vardoc has nullable types by @junichi11 in #6170
• Fix incorrect AbstractClassInstantiationHintError #6119 by @junichi11 in #6171
• Fix "Fix Imports" issues again #5578 by @junichi11 in #6177
• Don't remove existing uses if they are the same as the created string for use statements by @junichi11 in #6179
• Fix the vendor name regex for Composer #6192 by @junichi11 in #6196

Enterprise

• Improve WildFly support for jakarta ee and java ee javadocs by @pepness in #5871
• Add support for GlassFish 7.0.4 by @pepness in #5925
• Adding support for port offset when running WildFly by @ehsavoie in #5597
• NETBEANS-4035: CDI Bean as Named is not listed in xhtml for selection by @juneau001 in #5866
• Add support for GlassFish 7.0.5 by @pepness in #6002
• Fix specification version going backwards in web.beans and jakarta.web.beans by @matthiasblaesing in #6001
• Refactoring: Simplify Profile by @asbachb in #5970
• Tomcat 11 increased min supported Java version to 21 by @pepness in #6064
• [NETBEANS-4927] Maven EAR project fails to deploy on an app server by @OndroMih in #4929
• Fix some compiler warnings and did some cleanups for module j2ee.core by @asbachb in #6118
• Dbalek/micronaut class generator fixes by @dbalek in #6107
• Ability to navigate around Micronaut project by URI and beans. by @dbalek in #6123
• Filtering symbols by query prefix. by @dbalek in #6136
• Bugfix: Added ability to find jakarta related jars for wildfly server instances by @asbachb in #6140
• Add support for Wildfly 28 by @asbachb in #6138
• Added support for JSF 4.0 namespaces by @asbachb in #6160
• Jakarta EE Entitiy and EJB support by @asbachb in #6129

Web

• [JS] Fix ConcurrentModificationException scanning export class {} with multiple members by @matthiasblaesing in #5983
• [JS] Improve resolving this in ClassElements and in arrow functions by @matthiasblaesing in #5995
• [JS] Fix handling of class constructor in classes in anonymous functions by @matthiasblaesing in #5951
• add user-select css property by @pquiring in #5830

Editor

• A very minimal, but functional viewer for Markdown files. by @lkishalmi in #5891
• Markdown viewer links by @lkishalmi in #5898
• Fix multitabs underline at top tab rendering. by @mbien in #6073

UI Changes

• Enable sub-pixel anti-aliasing in splash screen progress text by @eirikbakke in #6016
• Switch FlatLaf JTabbedPane tab type to card. by @neilcsmith-net in #6070
• FlatLaf: fix location of drag-and-drop insert indicator lines by @DevCharly in #6142
• improve/fix painting of drag-and-drop insert indicator lines on HiDPI screens by @DevCharly in #6144
• Update rounding in terminal font metrics to address GH5980. by @neilcsmith-net in #6163
• Fix tab closing when trying to select partly clipped tab. by @neilcsmith-net in #6164

Platform

• fail proxy pac on windows if no URL by @ebarboni in #5935
• use swingvalidation jar fr...

Apache NetBeans 18

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix spurious messages printed to the console. by @sdedic in #5538
• Avoid ConcurrentMod exception, tolerate broken project dependencies by @sdedic in #5660
• Fixed key escaping; fixed list/map property extraction. by @sdedic in #5535
• Upgraded Gradle Tooling to 8.1-rc-2 with JDK 20 Support by @lkishalmi in #5750
• Report empty set if project does not use buildscript; prevent NPE. by @sdedic in #5768
• Better handling for dependencies w/o versions by @sdedic in #5773
• Upgrade Gradle Tooling API to 8.1 GA by @lkishalmi in #5828
• Avoid NPE on null value in list/map/property. by @sdedic in #5868
• Fix kotlin source/target version. by @sdedic in #5899

Maven

• Fixed copypaste leftovers. by @sdedic in #5406
• UnsupportedOperationException in maven dependency graph "Exclude dependency" and "Fix Version Conflict" actions by @matthiasblaesing in #5431
• Maven EventSpy not compatible < JDK 1.8 by @graben in #5548
• fixes a NPE in TestOutputListenerProvider (maven output handler). by @mbien in #5645
• Improved maven indexer failure modes in low space situations by @mbien in #5655
• add maven indexer remote index download settings. by @mbien in #5646
• upgrade bundled maven to 3.9.1 by @mbien in #5679
• Remove dependencies on Autoupdate UI by @sdedic in #5711
• Maven indexing: Retain download index setting even if index setting is disabled by @matthiasblaesing in #5673
• [maven hints] try to infer compiler plugin version from active maven version. by @mbien in #5693
• make maven project properties window aware of the javac release option by @mbien in #5744
• Improve maven multithreaded execution detection. by @asbachb in #5482
• Force refresh of live subprojects when parent recovers from broken. by @sdedic in #5781
• basic auto completion for maven version properties. by @mbien in #5823
• disable compile-on-save by default in maven projects. by @mbien in #5826
• don't block in NBM wizard + skip snapshots + more. by @mbien in #5753
• support running tests from non default test folders by @Honza-cz in #4924
• add missing error code to enable-preview hint by @mbien in #5837
• Load bundled GraalJS, give priority to GraalVM if present. by @sdedic in #5842
• Fix running and debugging single integration test (GH4513) by @neilcsmith-net in #5911
• Fix unit test on single file being reported as integration test GH4587 by @neilcsmith-net in #5912
• fix wrong maven dependency versions in binariesembedded-list. by @mbien in #5939

Java

• Fixed javadoc tags by @tbw777 in #5419
• Cleanup j2ee.persistence module by @pepness in #5444
• [NETBEANS-4123] Initial implementation of handling large strings by @SirIntellegence in #5299
• Adding system path into the classpath info when parsing custom conditions in a hint file. Avoid failures while constructing custom scopes. by @jlahoda in #5296
• platform dir: fixed some javadoc discrepancies by @tbw777 in #5222
• New rt and rf abbrevations for return true; and return false; by @japplis in #5512
• apidoc error/warning fix (#2) by @ebarboni in #5561
• Bulk added some missing ElementKind.RECORD enums. by @mbien in #5365
• Adding support for JDK 20 javac. by @jlahoda in #5550
• apidoc error/warning fix (#3) by @ebarboni in #5623
• Show missing system properties in Javadoc popup (GH5403) by @neilcsmith-net in #5669
• Fixes for Java module graph (GH4227) by @neilcsmith-net in #5668
• apidoc error/warning fix (#4) by @ebarboni in #5672
• Calculate JDK javadoc links dynamically. by @mbien in #4837
• [NETBEANS-5260] Binding patterns are valid even in absence of MatchException. by @jlahoda in #5682
• apidoc error/warning fix (#5) by @ebarboni in #5712
• apidoc error/warning fix (#6) by @ebarboni in #5734
• apidoc fixes by @ebarboni in #5741
• Make JDK URL calculation JDK 8 compatible by @matthiasblaesing in #5748
• apidoc master branch links fix by @ebarboni in #5755
• SourceUtils.findMatchingChild should never return a folder by @jglick in #5739
• Remove dependency of decl. hints on hints UI; UI plugs into hints SPI. by @sdedic in #5671
• Sort overload methods in the Navigator by @junichi11 in #5797
• Adding support for evaluating watches containing binding variables. by @jlahoda in #5763
• debugger.jpda: exclude AsynchStepTest to stabilize job by @mbien in #5832
• improved JDK detection startup tasks by @mbien in #5637
• Retain SOURCE annotations inside the internal model. by @jlahoda in #4882
• Do not attempt to remove unused binding variables for now. by @jlahoda in #5902

PHP

• [GH-5427] PHP: Fix for displaying property type in documentation if @… by @troizet in #5443
• PHP: Corrected a typo in the php parser tests by @troizet in #5476
• PHP: Changed the way to parse an array type by analogy with other types. by @troizet in #5475
• PHP Debugger - show NULL values by default by @KacerCZ in #5531
• Fixed detection of duplicate types by @KacerCZ in #5534
• Regenerate PHP signature files by @junichi11 in #5565
• Fix #5578 namespaces/use placement by @rossluk in #5579
• Fixed display of hints descriptions for php in the hints settings by @troizet in #5649
• Test PHP cluster on JDK 11 and fix tests where needed by @mbien in #5658
• PHP: Adding a new error hint, as suggested in #5078. by @troizet in #5648
• Fix incorrect unused coloring #5551 by @junichi11 in #5670
• Show intersection types in the PHP doc window #5426 by @junichi11 in #5678
• Add the formatting options for the null coalescing oprator (??) #5011 by @junichi11 in #5689
• Fix GotoDeclaration feature for instanceof interface #5371 by @junichi11 in #5684
• Fix an array formatting in a match arm #5186 by @junichi11 in #5685
• Fix the code completion for instance context of Enum #5100 by @junichi11 in #5686
• [PHP] Multiple default namespace navigator fix, FixImports for the whole file by @rossluk in #5681
• PHP 8.1: Explicit octal integer literal notation #5026 by @junichi11 in #5695
• PHP: Fixed issue #5375 for intersection type by @troizet in #5700
• PHP: Fix the IntroduceSuggestion hint for Enum by @junichi11 in #5704
• Fix GotoDeclaration in Enum implementing interface by @junichi11 in #5706
• Fix an issue that whitespace cannot be added #5707 by @junichi11 in #5710
• Move each golden file to each test file directory by @junichi11 in #5713
• Fix find usages for Enums by @junichi11 in #5718
• Fix being shown incorrect documentation #4494 by @junichi11 in #5701
• Fix the highlighting for private constants of Enum by @junichi11 in #5720
• Prioritize "Before Class End" ...

Apache NetBeans 18-rc4

What's Changed

Maven

• fix wrong maven dependency versions in binariesembedded-list. by @mbien in #5939

Full Changelog: 18-rc3...18-rc4

Apache NetBeans 18-rc3

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix kotlin source/target version. by @sdedic in #5899

Maven

• Load bundled GraalJS, give priority to GraalVM if present. by @sdedic in #5842
• Fix running and debugging single integration test (GH4513) by @neilcsmith-net in #5911
• Fix unit test on single file being reported as integration test GH4587 by @neilcsmith-net in #5912

Java

• Do not attempt to remove unused binding variables for now. by @jlahoda in #5902

Web

• Further fixes for GraalVM classloader by @sdedic in #5924

Versioning

• bump delete-artifact action to v2 to be node 16 compatible. by @mbien in #5927

Language Server Protocol

• lower the OS level memory consumption of NB LSP by @thurka in #5914

Full Changelog: 18-rc2...18-rc3

Apache NetBeans 18-rc2

What's Changed

Gradle

• Avoid NPE on null value in list/map/property. by @sdedic in #5868

PHP

• Fix for PHPUnit 10 #5790 by @junichi11 in #5853
• Fix the error when a single quote is escaped in the Latte template #5862 by @junichi11 in #5886
• Fix the problem that documentation for methods and properties is not shown #5881 by @junichi11 in #5885

UI Changes

• Make Options category buttons accent colour aware in FlatLaf. by @neilcsmith-net in #5867

Other Changes

• Fix HCL Lexer heredoc error on trailing space. by @lkishalmi in #5846
• Update metabuild GitBranchHash task to handle packed refs. by @neilcsmith-net in #5841
• Make SystemOpenAction dynamic in main menu by @neilcsmith-net in #5870
• HCL fix compound expression grammar by @lkishalmi in #5854
• Fix the Maven Compile on Save UI. by @neilcsmith-net in #5876
• HCL Lexer shall recognize * and / as operator by @lkishalmi in #5888

Full Changelog: 18-rc1...18-rc2

Apache NetBeans 18-rc1

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix spurious messages printed to the console. by @sdedic in #5538
• Avoid ConcurrentMod exception, tolerate broken project dependencies by @sdedic in #5660
• Fixed key escaping; fixed list/map property extraction. by @sdedic in #5535
• Upgraded Gradle Tooling to 8.1-rc-2 with JDK 20 Support by @lkishalmi in #5750
• Report empty set if project does not use buildscript; prevent NPE. by @sdedic in #5768
• Better handling for dependencies w/o versions by @sdedic in #5773
• Upgrade Gradle Tooling API to 8.1 GA by @lkishalmi in #5828

Maven

• Fixed copypaste leftovers. by @sdedic in #5406
• UnsupportedOperationException in maven dependency graph "Exclude dependency" and "Fix Version Conflict" actions by @matthiasblaesing in #5431
• Maven EventSpy not compatible < JDK 1.8 by @graben in #5548
• fixes a NPE in TestOutputListenerProvider (maven output handler). by @mbien in #5645
• Improved maven indexer failure modes in low space situations by @mbien in #5655
• add maven indexer remote index download settings. by @mbien in #5646
• upgrade bundled maven to 3.9.1 by @mbien in #5679
• Remove dependencies on Autoupdate UI by @sdedic in #5711
• Maven indexing: Retain download index setting even if index setting is disabled by @matthiasblaesing in #5673
• [maven hints] try to infer compiler plugin version from active maven version. by @mbien in #5693
• make maven project properties window aware of the javac release option by @mbien in #5744
• Improve maven multithreaded execution detection. by @asbachb in #5482
• Force refresh of live subprojects when parent recovers from broken. by @sdedic in #5781
• basic auto completion for maven version properties. by @mbien in #5823
• disable compile-on-save by default in maven projects. by @mbien in #5826
• don't block in NBM wizard + skip snapshots + more. by @mbien in #5753
• support running tests from non default test folders by @Honza-cz in #4924
• add missing error code to enable-preview hint by @mbien in #5837

Java

• Fixed javadoc tags by @tbw777 in #5419
• Cleanup j2ee.persistence module by @pepness in #5444
• [NETBEANS-4123] Initial implementation of handling large strings by @SirIntellegence in #5299
• Adding system path into the classpath info when parsing custom conditions in a hint file. Avoid failures while constructing custom scopes. by @jlahoda in #5296
• platform dir: fixed some javadoc discrepancies by @tbw777 in #5222
• New rt and rf abbrevations for return true; and return false; by @japplis in #5512
• apidoc error/warning fix (#2) by @ebarboni in #5561
• Bulk added some missing ElementKind.RECORD enums. by @mbien in #5365
• Adding support for JDK 20 javac. by @jlahoda in #5550
• apidoc error/warning fix (#3) by @ebarboni in #5623
• Show missing system properties in Javadoc popup (GH5403) by @neilcsmith-net in #5669
• Fixes for Java module graph (GH4227) by @neilcsmith-net in #5668
• apidoc error/warning fix (#4) by @ebarboni in #5672
• Calculate JDK javadoc links dynamically. by @mbien in #4837
• [NETBEANS-5260] Binding patterns are valid even in absence of MatchException. by @jlahoda in #5682
• apidoc error/warning fix (#5) by @ebarboni in #5712
• apidoc error/warning fix (#6) by @ebarboni in #5734
• apidoc fixes by @ebarboni in #5741
• Make JDK URL calculation JDK 8 compatible by @matthiasblaesing in #5748
• apidoc master branch links fix by @ebarboni in #5755
• SourceUtils.findMatchingChild should never return a folder by @jglick in #5739
• Remove dependency of decl. hints on hints UI; UI plugs into hints SPI. by @sdedic in #5671
• Sort overload methods in the Navigator by @junichi11 in #5797
• Adding support for evaluating watches containing binding variables. by @jlahoda in #5763
• debugger.jpda: exclude AsynchStepTest to stabilize job by @mbien in #5832
• improved JDK detection startup tasks by @mbien in #5637
• Retain SOURCE annotations inside the internal model. by @jlahoda in #4882

PHP

• [GH-5427] PHP: Fix for displaying property type in documentation if @… by @troizet in #5443
• PHP: Corrected a typo in the php parser tests by @troizet in #5476
• PHP: Changed the way to parse an array type by analogy with other types. by @troizet in #5475
• PHP Debugger - show NULL values by default by @KacerCZ in #5531
• Fixed detection of duplicate types by @KacerCZ in #5534
• Regenerate PHP signature files by @junichi11 in #5565
• Fix #5578 namespaces/use placement by @rossluk in #5579
• Fixed display of hints descriptions for php in the hints settings by @troizet in #5649
• Test PHP cluster on JDK 11 and fix tests where needed by @mbien in #5658
• PHP: Adding a new error hint, as suggested in #5078. by @troizet in #5648
• Fix incorrect unused coloring #5551 by @junichi11 in #5670
• Show intersection types in the PHP doc window #5426 by @junichi11 in #5678
• Add the formatting options for the null coalescing oprator (??) #5011 by @junichi11 in #5689
• Fix GotoDeclaration feature for instanceof interface #5371 by @junichi11 in #5684
• Fix an array formatting in a match arm #5186 by @junichi11 in #5685
• Fix the code completion for instance context of Enum #5100 by @junichi11 in #5686
• [PHP] Multiple default namespace navigator fix, FixImports for the whole file by @rossluk in #5681
• PHP 8.1: Explicit octal integer literal notation #5026 by @junichi11 in #5695
• PHP: Fixed issue #5375 for intersection type by @troizet in #5700
• PHP: Fix the IntroduceSuggestion hint for Enum by @junichi11 in #5704
• Fix GotoDeclaration in Enum implementing interface by @junichi11 in #5706
• Fix an issue that whitespace cannot be added #5707 by @junichi11 in #5710
• Move each golden file to each test file directory by @junichi11 in #5713
• Fix find usages for Enums by @junichi11 in #5718
• Fix being shown incorrect documentation #4494 by @junichi11 in #5701
• Fix the highlighting for private constants of Enum by @junichi11 in #5720
• Prioritize "Before Class End" of Blank Lines Option #4611 by @junichi11 in #5731
• Don't show documentation for an empty line #5347 by @junichi11 in #5725
• Fix code completion for @mixin #4683 by @junichi11 in #5745
• Separate between class-based, function-based, and const-based use statements by a single blank line #4609 by @junichi11 in #5758
• Avoid being scrolled to the end of the editor in the preview panel for formatting options by @junichi11 in #5759
• Avoid showing invalid types in the Fix Imports panel by @junichi11 in #5767
• Fix Find Usages for __construct method #4382 by @junichi11 in https://github.com/...

Apache NetBeans 17

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix mapping of dependencies described as key/value maps to the source by @sdedic in #4918
• #4965: Fix issues with gradle pre-6.4 by @sdedic in #4995
• [#4865] Register JDPA and Java Compiler Output on Project level by @lkishalmi in #4984
• Fixed some Gradle introspection problems wit pre-6.1 Gradle Versions by @lkishalmi in #5014
• Fix #5015: Fix Gradle/broken task dependency and serialization by @sdedic in #5022
• Made Gradle JavaCompilerProcessorFactory work in absence of a ClasspathProvider by @lkishalmi in #5042
• Use Project Dictated JVM for Gradle Discovery by @lkishalmi in #4985
• Make Java Platform available on non-java Gradle Projects by @lkishalmi in #5053
• Gradle: Support for proxy detection / autoconfiguration. by @sdedic in #5006
• Fixing project loading issues with micronaut complex project. by @sdedic in #5124
• Upgraded Gradle Tooling API to 8.0-rc-1 by @lkishalmi in #5240
• Made runSingle Gradle task work on Gradle 8.0 by @lkishalmi in #5269
• Fix Java version detection in GradleJavaCompatProblemProvider by @lkishalmi in #5271
• Catch IAE when Gradle error getLocation cannot be called. by @lkishalmi in #5270
• Gradle options UI cleanup (Execution and Appearance panel). by @mbien in #5274
• Gradle Execution Customizer with Runtime by @lkishalmi in #5158
• UI: fixed conditional gradle version info label. by @mbien in #5343

Maven

• [NETBEANS-6519] Maven dependency produces full tree with duplicates, avoids cycles. by @sdedic in #4947
• hide maven transfer progress via flag instead of regexp filter. by @mbien in #4954
• Fix NullPointerException in MavenSelectionHintsTask by @jglick in #4994
• Proxy autodetection + autoconfiguration for Maven. by @sdedic in #5038
• [NETBEANS-4928] EAR deployment considers outputFileNameMapping Maven EAR plugin property by @OndroMih in #4930
• Avoid an AssertionError with Maven folds by @jglick in #4957
• enable some important sounding java tests by @mbien in #5107
• fix output window stacktrace parsing when mvnd is used. by @mbien in #5099
• globally enable maven stacktrace processing. by @mbien in #5116
• Add displayname for maven POM language and order languages in options dialog by @matthiasblaesing in #5164
• adds a basic maven dependency updater hint. by @mbien in #5009
• upgrade exec-maven-plugin to 3.1.0. by @mbien in #5111
• upgrade bundled maven to 3.8.7 by @mbien in #5170
• update OutputUtils to support stacktrace links leading to JDK files. by @mbien in #5091
• Fix for Windows Maven parent.relativePath from Mark Herkrath by @mdeggers in #5282
• allow concurrent local indexing while downloading remote indexes. by @mbien in #5290
• Springboot artifacts fix by @sdedic in #5352
• Fix POM Graph colors for dark themes by @johntor in #5391

Java

• Fix java.editor tests by @jlahoda in #4931
• NBABasedBulkSearch::encode doesn't return on cancel by @mbien in #4793
• LSP: Create test class code action added. by @dbalek in #4939
• apidoc check and improvement by @ebarboni in #4969
• Test bugfixes: preparation for GH action migration by @sdedic in #4975
• #5023: Formatting preferences for Java contains bad sample code by @swpalmer in #5028
• spi.java.hints: remove unused byte buddy dependency. by @mbien in #5029
• Fix organize imports to not add record from same package by @jirkabs in #5046
• Fixing pattern matching for binding patterns by @matthiasblaesing in #5121
• Prevent AOBE on empty, bad class files. by @lkishalmi in #5137
• Make more hints for java available by @matthiasblaesing in #5013
• Locate sources JAR if it is next to binary JAR by @jtulach in #5156
• Recognize nbjrt: protocol and locate JDK9+ src.zip by @jtulach in #5157
• [NETBEANS-4763] Handling switch expressions, case rules and exhaustive switches more correctly. by @jlahoda in #4788
• Update to nb-javac-19.0.1. by @dbalek in #5133
• Fix Javadoc 17 parsing by @neilcsmith-net in #5127
• Allow to run missing ref hint in batch mode, but mark it as not having a fix. by @jlahoda in #5171
• [NETBEANS-1309] add support for @summary javadoc tag by @jherkel in #5180
• fix NPE in RemoveUnnecessary class when case statement list is null. by @mbien in #5179
• Extract source name from .class and use it to locate proper source by @jtulach in #5152
• apidoc error/warning fix by @ebarboni in #5216
• [NETBEANS-1615] fixed @throws hint for type variable by @wal-jan in #2974
• Fix possible NPE in Tiny.java by @lkishalmi in #5249
• move java modules job to JDK 11 and fix tests where needed by @mbien in #5138
• For nb.org projects, use the correct nbjavac prepend for the internal (boot)classpath. by @jlahoda in #5174
• Add javadoc for JDK 21 early access by @pepness in #5259
• Improving the Java AST debugging view. by @jlahoda in #4879
• Prevent NullPointerException when matching filenames in SourceUtils by @matthiasblaesing in #5279
• Improving indexing for erroneous sources. by @jlahoda in #5172
• added missing record enums to editor module. by @mbien in #5339
• PreconditionsChecker: fixed NPE when path is null. by @mbien in #5346
• Annotated record reformatting fix by @mbien in #5374
• [NETBEANS-4054] Ensuring progress when javac crashes while batch evaluating hints. by @jlahoda in #5384

PHP

• Improve {@inheritdoc} behavior #4686 by @junichi11 in #4846
• PHP 8.2 Support: Allow null, false, and true as stand-alone types by @junichi11 in #4888
• PHP 8.2 Support: Readonly classes by @junichi11 in #4955
• PHP 8.2 Support: Fetch properties of enums in const expressions by @junichi11 in #4966
• PHP 8.2 Support: Constants in Traits and Disjunctive Normal Form Types by @junichi11 in #5302
• PHP 8.2 Support by @junichi11 in #5300
• Fixed detection of magic methods by @KacerCZ in #5344
• Improved method checks in enum declaration by @KacerCZ in #5341
• PHP: removed built-in type boolean by @troizet in #5294

Enterprise

• Jakarta EE 10 - Platform/API/RI support by @jGauravGupta in #4692
• Use warning rather than error for vulnerability reports. by @sdedic in #5005
• Support directly native build plugin by @sdedic in #5021
• tomcat5: Enable usage of javac release and remove internal class use (fix JDK8 and JDK17+) by @matthiasblaesing in #5160
• Support for OCI profiles. by @sdedic in #5118
• Do not inherit "throws Exception" from Callable to compile on JDK8 by @sdedic in #5191
• Autoload default config profiles into ServerInstances. by @sdedic in #5226
• Add Jakarta EE/Java EE support for Tomcat and TomEE by @pepness in #4822
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Apache NetBeans 17-rc3

What's Changed

Maven

• Springboot artifacts fix by @sdedic in #5352
• Fix POM Graph colors for dark themes by @johntor in #5391

Java

• Annotated record reformatting fix by @mbien in #5374
• [NETBEANS-4054] Ensuring progress when javac crashes while batch evaluating hints. by @jlahoda in #5384

PHP

• PHP: removed built-in type boolean by @troizet in #5294

Enterprise

• Tomcat 11 min supported Java is 17 by @pepness in #5340
• Proper escaping of TNS_ADMIN path. Select JDBC driver with defined implementation. by @sdedic in #5363
• Import local schema to avoid DNS lookup in build by @jgneff in #5372
• Fix AddADBAction and DownloadWalletAction in delivery by @sdedic in #5389
• React on both build and compile goals. by @sdedic in #5396

Web

• LSP client: Prevent NullPointerException when caret is not present on text component by @matthiasblaesing in #5393

Other Changes

• VSNetBeans changelog update for 16.0.301 and 17.0 by @MartinBalin in #5386

New Contributors

• @johntor made their first contribution in #5391

Full Changelog: 17-rc2...17-rc3