NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Current Development Version

18 Jun 2013

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (i.e. 10 Jan 2013). There are also other documents that list changes made for release 5.0, release 5.5, release 6.0, release 6.1, release 6.5, release 6.7, release 6.8, release 6.9, release 6.9.1, release 7.0, release 7.0.1, release 7.1, release 7.1.1, release 7.1.2, release 7.2, release 7.2.1, release 7.3, release 7.3.1.

(Jun 12 '13) org-netbeans-swing-tabcontrol: Added getter and setter for ComponentConverter to TabDisplayer class.
(Jun 10 '13) org-netbeans-modules-refactoring-api: Introduce a way to update a filter's selected state after creation.
(May 31 '13) org-netbeans-core-startup: Control generation of all-resources.dat
(May 27 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added utility method to find span of a ClassTree's body in the source.
(May 16 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Adding GeneratorUtilities.createDefaultConstructor method.
(May 16 '13) org-netbeans-modules-queries: added VersioningQuery
(May 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Enable programmatical closing of project customizer dialog.
(May 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Moved CustomizerProvider2 from java.api.common
(May 10 '13) org-netbeans-lib-uihandler: UI Handler Library module is moved to NetBeans platform cluster
(May 10 '13) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Allow refresh of EmbeddingIndexer
(May 6 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-bracesmatching: Semantic context can be provided for a brace
(May 3 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-codetemplates: Added CodeTemplateFilter.ContextBasedFactory.
(May 3 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added support for DocTrees.
(May 2 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-j2seproject: Added API to allow J2SE Project extension to get and set active project platform
(May 2 '13) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Extended the QuerySupport to allow composite queries.
(May 2 '13) org-netbeans-modules-refactoring-java: RefactoringVisitor has support for visiting DocTrees
(May 1 '13) org-openide-util: Added a type safe Pair of 2 elements
(Apr 30 '13) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: A possibility to get/set mirror objects from debugger variables.
(Apr 30 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added PlatformFilter interface.
(Apr 30 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added CodeStyleUtils.
(Apr 30 '13) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Separate the value and HTML value and allow custom property editors.
(Apr 25 '13) org-openide-io: Added LOG_SUCCESS, LOG_FAILURE, LOG_WARNING and LOG_DEBUG into IOColors.OutputType to be able to specify a color of logging messages.
(Apr 24 '13) org-netbeans-spi-editor-hints: Added a new overload for ErrorDescriptionFactory.createErrorDescription taking PositionBounds
(Apr 24 '13) org-netbeans-spi-java-hints: Defining system filesystem folder for per-project Java hints customizers
(Apr 18 '13) org-openide-io: Added IOColors.OutputType.INPUT to be able to specify a color of input text.
(Apr 17 '13) org-netbeans-core-multiview: MultiView TopComponent spliting
(Apr 17 '13) org-openide-windows: Added methods getLookup() and isShowing() in TopComponent.SubComponent.
(Apr 16 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: Typing Hooks Camel Case SPI added
(Apr 16 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectui: Location Projects/Groups/Customizer recognized in layers
(Apr 12 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added ProjectProblemsProvider to resolve JDK 8 Profile problems
(Apr 12 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added support for JDK 8 Profiles.
(Apr 10 '13) org-netbeans-api-java: The SourceLevelQuery supports JDK 8 profiles
(Apr 10 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: New API PackageModificationImplementation
(Apr 10 '13) org-openide-dialogs: Added ExtendedAsynchronousValidatingPanel
(Apr 5 '13) org-openide-io: Adding API to have support for folding of lines
(Apr 3 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-hints-test: Allowed to check a single hint
(Apr 3 '13) org-netbeans-spi-java-hints: Added support for integer options. Hints can be declared to appear only in inspect & transform
(Apr 2 '13) org-netbeans-bootstrap: Launcher does not provide proxy setting properties.
(Apr 2 '13) org-netbeans-core: Core Network provides ProxySelector
(Apr 2 '13) org-netbeans-core: ProxySettings.Reload allows reload the Network Proxy Settings
(Apr 2 '13) org-netbeans-core: NbProxySelector and ProxyAutoConfig moved to new Core Network module.
(Mar 28 '13) org-netbeans-modules-j2ee-dd: Added deployment descriptors versions for the JavaEE7.
(Mar 28 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-project: Added ProjectProblemsProvider to resolve JDK 8 Profile problems
(Mar 27 '13) org-openide-awt: Add notification category to the NotificationDisplayer API
(Mar 22 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-hints-test: Added assertFixes method to HintWarning
(Mar 22 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added ElementUtilities.findElement
(Mar 21 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-j2seproject:
(Mar 18 '13) org-netbeans-modules-parsing-api: Added QuerySupport.findDependentRoots to find out source roots depending on given source root.
(Mar 15 '13) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: Should Import Require Restart?
(Mar 15 '13) org-netbeans-modules-settings: Instances may have factory methods
(Mar 14 '13) org-netbeans-modules-project-ant: Added CustomizerUtilities.createLicenseHeaderCustomizerPanel
(Mar 12 '13) org-netbeans-libs-git: Adding support comparing trees of arbitrary commits
(Mar 12 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-fold: Extensible FoldTypes, enhanced support for fold updates
(Mar 11 '13) org-netbeans-libs-git: Adding support for rebase to the API
(Mar 11 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib: Removed dependencies on Folding
(Mar 11 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib: Allow to refresh editor view so that caret is visible
(Mar 8 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-fold: Fold UI separation from Editor Library
(Mar 8 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib: SidebarFactory interface deprecated
(Mar 8 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: SidebarFactory interface adopted
(Mar 6 '13) org-netbeans-spi-tasklist: PushTaskScanner.Callback provides additional information.
(Mar 5 '13) org-netbeans-api-java: The SourceLevelQuery supports JDK 8 profiles
(Mar 4 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-api-common: Added UI support for JRE profiles.
(Mar 1 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: AbstractEditorAction made part of editor SPI
(Feb 28 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added several methods to support Java 8 features.
(Feb 27 '13) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Breakpoints can deactivated.
(Feb 27 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-mimelookup: Access to parent MIME type and all included paths
(Feb 27 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Project system related file templates can include shared license header file
(Feb 27 '13) org-netbeans-modules-refactoring-java: Added new constant to WhereUsedQueryConstants to search for usages of overloaded methods.
(Feb 26 '13) org-netbeans-modules-options-api: API to control whether the options window should be modal or not when opened
(Feb 25 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-j2seproject:
(Feb 22 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added BuildExecutionSupport.ActionItem extension to BuildExecutionSupport.Item
(Feb 21 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings-storage: Detect preferences override and support inheritance
(Feb 19 '13) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Breakpoints can be made session-specific.
(Feb 17 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: Added EditorActionRegistration.noKeyBinding and EditorActionRegistration.noIconInMenu
(Feb 15 '13) org-netbeans-bootstrap: Property to disable CLI server
(Feb 15 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: NavigationHistory class added
(Feb 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-autoupdate-ui: PluginManager.install
(Feb 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-classfile: Support for Java 7 classfile enhancements.
(Feb 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-db: Enable editting of connection properties for db connections
(Feb 13 '13) org-netbeans-modules-java-source: Added several methods to support Java 8 features.
(Feb 12 '13) org-openide-modules: Find ModuleInfo by code name base easily
(Feb 6 '13) org-netbeans-api-search: Added method ComponentUtils.adjustPanelsForOptions
(Feb 6 '13) org-netbeans-libs-git: Adding new method to GitClient: commit(), amending the last commit
(Feb 6 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib: Moving find implementations to module editor.search
(Feb 1 '13) org-netbeans-api-annotations-common: Added justification attribute to SuppressWarnings
(Feb 1 '13) org-netbeans-swing-outline: A protected checkAt() method added to Outline
(Jan 31 '13) org-netbeans-swing-plaf: Support for dark theme fro Metal and Nimbus look and feel.
(Jan 30 '13) org-netbeans-modules-editor-lib2: OnSaveTask interface added
(Jan 29 '13) org-netbeans-api-search: Search pattern supports three match types (literal, basic wildcards, regexp)
(Jan 29 '13) org-netbeans-api-search: Added method getIcon to class SearchScopeDefinition
(Jan 25 '13) org-openide-loaders: Allow registration of templates which do not require a Project instance
(Jan 24 '13) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi: Added CommonProjectActions.PROJECT_PARENT_FOLDER constant
(Jan 11 '13) org-netbeans-modules-masterfs: A property to suspend native listeners
(Jan 10 '13) org-netbeans-core-startup: Main.getModuleSystem(false)