The first release candidate for the upcoming Apache NetBeans IDE 19 has been released for testing.

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 from maven by  @ebarboni in  #5952
• Update JDK version requirement warning by  @mbien in  #6054
• Rework Janitor, try to use real version numbers, in the future by  @lkishalmi in  #6148
• Use the currently active dialog as the presenter parent by  @neilcsmith-net in  #6216
• #5987: Use the currently active dialog as the presenter parent by  @rkeen-siemens in  #5989

Language Server Protocol

• VSCode: Prevent unnecessary Java parsing when Java support if off. by  @dbalek in  #5887
• Modified to ensure opened file focused. by  @dbalek in  #5930
• Service Console has been deprecated by  @thurka in  #5708
• VSCode keyword fix by  @tbw777 in  #5599
• VSCode: Stacktraces in test exceptions should be clickable. by  @dbalek in  #5938
• Copy fake icons before JAR is created by  @sdedic in  #6007
• upgrade vsce to @vscode/vsce version 2.19 by  @thurka in  #6009
• Ignore setTrace requests by  @sdedic in  #5894
• Let the user choose main class, when none is open by  @jlahoda in  #5536
• Adding DB configuration provider for NBLS by  @jhorvath in  #6058
• Allow to re-enter username and password by  @thurka in  #6057
• Apache LS does not add DB connection by  @thurka in  #6080
• Prefixing all code names of commands with 'nbls'. by  @lahodaj in  #6015
• shell env. variable cannot contain dot by  @thurka in  #6102
• Adding ability to edit database connection properties in VSCode extension by  @jhorvath in  #6079
• Add Oracle Autonomous DB - Select Compartment by  @thurka in  #6103
• Adding org.eclipse.lsp4j.debug and org.eclipse.lsp4j.jsonrpc.debug dependencies to LSP Client by  @albilu in  #5971
• LSP: NPE from InputBoxStep fixed by  @thurka in  #6132
• Allow to specify additional NBLS document selectors from other extensions. by  @dbalek in  #6174
• LSP: Block call for workspace symbols until projects get opened by  @dbalek in  #6183
• Allow for a lazy computation of CodeAction edits. by  @dbalek in  #6208

VSCode Extension

• VSCode: Allow for adding extra modules when building extension vsix package by  @dbalek in  #5865
• Try to enable Java when no other Java support extension is currently installed by  @dbalek in  #5889
• lower the OS level memory consumption of NB LSP by  @thurka in  #5909
• OCI library upgrade by  @thurka in  #5869
• Breakpoints in Scala sources in VSCode by  @jtulach in  #5910
• Avoid needless dependency on LineDocument by  @jtulach in  #6088
• Adding progress to Entity Classes from Database by  @jhorvath in  #6198

Maintanance

• bump CI matrix from 20-ea to 21-ea. by  @mbien in  #5653
• non-existent files removed from ignored-overlaps by  @thurka in  #5863
• prepare NB 19 release cycle for JDK 11. by  @mbien in  #5852
• Cleanup the use of Double primitive wrapper by  @BradWalker in  #5957
• Cleanup redundant cast warnings.. by  @BradWalker in  #5992
• Update external batik lib from 1.14 to 1.16. by  @Chris2011 in  #5982

Other Changes

• Navigator Support for HCL Files by  @lkishalmi in  #5954
• On JDKs without JavaFX/OpenFX libs.javafx has unsatisfiable package dependency by  @matthiasblaesing in  #6010
• Ensure tomcat basedirectory is configured and in a writeable location by  @matthiasblaesing in  #5993
• Languages.hcl terraform semantic highlights by  @lkishalmi in  #6081
• Ensure common project actions are available in Rust projects by  @matthiasblaesing in  #6086
• Rust lexer has to be able to handle singular quotes '/" by  @matthiasblaesing in  #6091
• Fix some of our exclusion for rat by  @ebarboni in  #5884
• Fix license vscode by  @jhorvath in  #6130
• Flyweight Token support for ANTLR4 Lexer Bridge by  @lkishalmi in  #6120
• Various improvements to "Open in System" action by  @neilcsmith-net in  #6159
• Added basic line indenting to HCL languages. by  @lkishalmi in  #6127
• Fix 'Cannot call invokeAndWait' when invoking DatabaseConnection.showConnectionDialog by  @eirikbakke in  #6049
• Improvements to incremental compilation of NetBeans by  @jtulach in  #4523
• apidoc fixes for NB19 by  @ebarboni in  #6187

New Contributors

• @pquiring made their first contribution in  #5830
• @lahodaj made their first contribution in  #6015
• @albilu made their first contribution in  #5971
• @kamilkrzywanski made their first contribution in  #6150
• @Alfusainey made their first contribution in  #6172
• @breakponchito made their first contribution in  #5847

Full Changelog:  18...19-rc1

Apache NetBeans 19-rc1