What's Changed
Gradle
- Return the highest quality from all the loaders. by @sdedic in #6371
- Workaround: Avoid reporting BOMs among dependencies to prevent dependency graphs explosion by @sdedic in #6435
- Update Gradle Tooling API to 8.4 by @lkishalmi in #6553
- Do not ask for proxies on each project. by @sdedic in #6558
- #6536, #6537: avoid stack overflow, catch missing artifacts to be downloaded. by @sdedic in #6548
- Removed a few defunct Gradle Settings by @lkishalmi in #6516
Maven
- Maven Embedder resolve() fix by @sdedic in #6344
- Micronaut's lifecycle participant changed FQN in Micronaut 4.x by @sdedic in #6386
- Prevent NPE inside enable preview for Maven when pom.xml contains the… by @lahodaj in #6446
- NB module project wizard should not use snapshot versions. by @mbien in #6483
- UpdateDependencyHint should work on plugins with default maven group id by @mbien in #6493
- Update to maven-indexer 7.0.4 and lucene 9.8.0. by @mbien in #6506
- Upgrading the JDOM library in maven.embedder from version 1.0 to 2.0.6.1 by @lahodaj in #6478
- Build with dependencies before main action by @sdedic in #6520
- Update bundled maven to 3.9.5. by @mbien in #6533
- #6525: maven execution should setup LegacySupport before running Maven by @sdedic in #6552
Ant
Java
- Upgrading to JDK 21 nb-javac by @lahodaj in #6206
- Code completion modified to support JDK 21 features. by @dbalek in #6253
- Supporting source file launcher in VS Code extension by @lahodaj in #6262
- Do not mark test methods as unused. by @dbalek in #6277
- Add nb-javac libwrapper tests. by @mbien in #6308
- Fix: Java completion parameter tooltip is not shown if previous parameter is TypeVariable by @matthiasblaesing in #6268
- Handle errors in annotation processor initialization by @dbalek in #6422
- Update nb-javac to jdk-21u. by @dbalek in #6425
- The ClassLoader used to load annotation processors does not return directories from getResource/getResources methods, while normal ClassLoaders do - fixing. by @lahodaj in #6466
- LPS: SignatureHelp implemented. by @dbalek in #6476
- Disaplay parameter tooltips for annotations. by @dbalek in #6487
- Micronaut: Add missing path variable parameter fix. by @dbalek in #6498
- Bump gson from 2.8.5 to 2.8.9 in /nbbuild/misc/prepare-bundles by @dependabot in #4137
- Bump gson from 2.8.5 to 2.8.9 in /webcommon/typescript.editor/bundles/prepare by @dependabot in #4138
- Add support for String Templates. by @lahodaj in #6415
- CI: Enable java.editor.base tests. by @mbien in #6543
- Update JavaFX wizard names and move DukeScript wizard to a better position. by @mbien in #6551
- Remove TreeShims mechanism. by @mbien in #6495
- upgrade codesnippet-doclet by @ebarboni in #6565
- Improve inline-hints settings, add keybinding, disable by default. by @mbien in #6561
- Compute JavaDoc URLs lazily by @mbien in #6213
PHP
- PHP: Improved validation when creating a line breakpoint by @troizet in #6241
- Fixed gap between checkboxes in php project testing settings by @troizet in #6381
- Prevent getting an incorrect type if a return type is
static
with PHPDoc tag(@return
) #6247 by @junichi11 in #6251 - Prevent NPE when IntroduceSuggestionHint generates code by @junichi11 in #6269
- Fix the problem that typed fields marked as deprecated are not displayed as deprecated #6310 by @junichi11 in #6321
- Keep existing order of use type kinds(types, functions, constants) if possible #6274 by @junichi11 in #6322
- Fix code completion for fields with single line var doc #6359 by @junichi11 in #6364
- PHP: Added support for exception breakpoints. by @troizet in #6366
- PHP: In the navigator, inherited members are displayed in a different color, similar to how it is done in java by @troizet in #6393
- Fix wrong
IncorectNamedArgumentHintError
#6432 by @junichi11 in #6437 - Add "After Use Trait" to the formatting options #4685 by @junichi11 in #6467
- PHP: Fixed element positioning in code completion settings for php by @troizet in #6512
C/C++
- Stabilize CPPLite: Discard STDERR by @matthiasblaesing in #6305
Enterprise
- Feature: Added all enterprise modules with non failing unit tests by @asbachb in #6244
- Start running enterprise tests on JDK 11 by @mbien in #6296
- use 'parameters' to find out if createProcedureInfo() was already invoked by @thurka in #6298
- LSP: Micronaut symbols position fixed. by @dbalek in #6352
- LSP: Micronaut endpoints finder fixes. by @dbalek in #6380
- Micronaut: Avoid using jakarta.persistence when generating entity classes by @dbalek in #6409
- Micronaut 4 build plugin recognized. by @sdedic in #6424
- Open the Payara Server's home and domain directory in Explorer by @jGauravGupta in #6347
- Fixed increasing number of steps by @thurka in #6420
- Quickpick title for database fixed by @thurka in #6413
- JakartaEE: Fix more cases where jakarta namespace has to be supported by @matthiasblaesing in #6473
- Display
Faces VERSION
instead ofJSF VERSION
by @asbachb in #6564 - Add support for GlassFish 7.0.6, 7.0.7, and 7.0.9 by @pepness in #6542
- Do not create repository and entity classes from template by @thurka in #6529
Web
- JS: Fix handling of classes declared in anonymous functions by @matthiasblaesing in #6249
- Improvement of CSS support in NetBeans (@layer, @supports, containment module, text module, math functions, less optional imports) by @matthiasblaesing in #6451
Versioning
- Update jgit from 5.7.0 to 6.7.0. by @matthiasblaesing in #6544
- Read initial git branch name from user config. by @mbien in #6528
- Git: enable "replace invalid branch characters" by default by @mbien in #6555
Editor
- Fix: Enable to add docker instance via socket on mac with apple silicon by @lazydan in #6328
- Checkbox support on Markdown preview by @moacirrf in #6401
UI Changes
- Enable validation and code completion for XML documents without schemaLocation by @matthiasblaesing in #6245
- Update FlatLaf from 3.1 to 3.2 by @eirikbakke in #6362
- Copy FlatLAF label positioning improvements into the Windows LAF by @eirikbakke in #5338
- Remove little black line from new-project wizard. by @mbien in #6349
- Remove obsolete UseQuartz JVM flag. by @mbien in #6474
- Update FlatLaf from 3.2 to 3.2.1 by @DevCharly in #6411
- Retry fetching clipboard contents when it initially fails by @matthiasblaesing in #6443
- Use extended mouse buttons for back / forward actions (GH5728) by @neilcsmith-net in #6434
- FlatLaf: Enable Window decoration option for Linux by @demitriusbelai in #6391
- Improve cluster activation UX by @mbien in #6355
- Layout fixes for the project problems warning dialog. by @mbien in #6575
Platform
- Use Deque/ArrayDeque instead of Stack in RequestProcessor class by @pepness in #6267
- Remove obsolete sun.zip.disableMemoryMapping JVM flag. by @mbien in #6315
- [NETBEANS-4997] use edge chromium syntax for opening URLs in Edge by @sworisbreathing in #3215
- Autoupdate system must check org.openide.modules.arch as org.openide.modules.os is already handled by @matthiasblaesing in #6477
- Use ConcurrentMap/ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet instead of Map/Collections.synchronizedSet by @pepness in #6309
- Update platform default splash to remove NB10 reference by @neilcsmith-net in #6562
Language Server Protocol
- Vscode ts listener can subscribe for NLS node event changes. by @sdedic in #6186
- LSP: Open sources from Jar files as read-only from their true locations. by @dbalek in #6286
- redundant check for supported 'command' removed by @thurka in #6285
- Allow to select 'Add Database Connection' or 'Add Oracle Autonomous DB' from database view toolbar by @thurka in #6281
- LSP: cleanup of CodeActionsProvider.getCommands() by @thurka in #6345
- LSP: Command to get document symbols added. by @dbalek in #6331
- LSP: Scan for projects on server init. by @dbalek in #6370
- LSP: Fix broken source for workspace symbol resolution. by @dbalek in #6374
- Fix P + BR tag handling, LI is replaced by "* " by @sdedic in #6375
- #6377: workaround vscode jar/nbjrt URI mangle by @sdedic in #6378
- LSP: Prevent errors written to log on workspace symbol open. by @dbalek in #6390
- Pass DB connection details using file instead of env. variables by @thurka in #6353
- Fix NBLS 3rd party licenses by @thurka in #6417
- LSP: Fixed problem with workspace/symbols called before first JavacCompiler created. by @dbalek in #6419
- LSP: Modified to prevent NPEs. by @dbalek in #6444
- update npm module debug (moderate severity vulnerability) by @thurka in #6518
- Adding action/command for adding DB connection properties to the OCI Vault by @jhorvath in #6574
VSCode Extension
- Use ex.printStackTrace(StringWriter) to avoid no message NPE by @jtulach in #6189
- Schema name has to be in uppercase for Oracle ADB by @jhorvath in #6288
- update npm module semver (moderate severity vulnerability) by @thurka in #6319
- Changelog.md document what changed compared to 19.0.0 by @MartinBalin in #6431
- Avoid double quoting extra path by @sdedic in #6464
Maintanance
- Switch CI from JDK 21-ea to 21-ga. by @mbien in #6469
- Move GraalVM job to JDK 11. by @mbien in #6369
- Small code cleanup in extbrowser module. by @mbien in #6482
- Rearrange commit validation job. by @mbien in #6479
- Native Execution Binaries workflow and changes for macOS Arm. by @neilcsmith-net in #6513
- Update bouncycastle to jdk18on-1.76. by @mbien in #6517
- Upgrading Apache Ant, Commons Compress, Commons IO and Maven, FlexMark and Guava by @lahodaj in #6480
- AnnotationProcessors shouldn't set the SourceVersion unless required by @mbien in #5843
- Limit auto-import to recent versions by @neilcsmith-net in #6559
Other Changes
- rust.project test data licenses by @vieiro in #6243
- Rust: More precise parser error markings in the Editor by @lkishalmi in #6261
- RustLanguageLexer: do not throw exceptions. by @vieiro in #6414
- HCL Expression AST by @lkishalmi in #6178
- Added arch arm64 to profiler library by @sroeper in #6494
- Native binaries workflows: Include LICENSE and NOTICE in binaries by @matthiasblaesing in #6539
- Update profiler native binaries to released 1-24aefa9 by @neilcsmith-net in #6502
- Add native execution binaries for macOS arm64 (1-24aefa9) by @neilcsmith-net in #6521
New Contributors
- @lazydan made their first contribution in #6328
- @moacirrf made their first contribution in #6401
- @sworisbreathing made their first contribution in #3215
- @sroeper made their first contribution in #6494
- @dependabot made their first contribution in #4137
- @demitriusbelai made their first contribution in #6391
Full Changelog: 19...20-rc1