• performance - Reduce delegate command calls when classpath changes. See #3439.
• performance - Ensure initial import of projects respect resource filter settings. See #2972.
• performance - Improve the performance of "Organize Imports" when "favorite static imports" are involved. See #3383.
• enhancement - Add String Templates (Java 21) preview support. See JLS#2994.
• enhancement - Support syntax highlight for embedded SQL, JSON, XML & YAML languages. See #831, #3455.
• enhancement - Generate correct sources when pasting Java code into the file explorer view. See #3323.
• enhancement - Quick assists converting string concatenations to StringBuilder, StringBuffer, String.format(..), MessageFormat. See JLS#3007.
• enhancement - Quick assists inverting equals comparison & handling of lambda expressions. See JLS#2996.
• enhancement - Support "non-null" assertions by default using null analysis. See #3431.
• enhancement - Make the language server status a normal status bar item for better visibility. See #3416.
• bug fix - Fix multiline semantic highlighting for implements, extends, and permits keywords. See JLS#2995.
• bug fix - Use wrapper distribution when gradle-wrapper.properties exists. See JLS#3012.
• bug fix - Fix false positive parameter mismatch error. See JLS#2992.
• bug fix - Document pasting should defer to other contributors when there are no changes. See #3444.
• bug fix - Use Lombok 1.18.31 snapshot to avoid errors for annotations with parameters. See #3454.
• bug fix - Remember the choice when asking project selection on import. See #3415.
• bug fix - Guard against null completion context and insertion text. See #3422.
• bug fix - The assignment to variable workingCopy has no effect. See JLS#3002.
• bug fix - Change scope of java.import.gradle.home to machine-overridable. See #3430.
• bug fix - Filter excessive logging of artifact download from m2e in "debug mode". See JLS#3011.
• dependencies - Bump follow-redirects from 1.15.2 to 1.15.4. See #3457.
• debt - Remove the legacy status bar item implementation. See #3081.