NetBeans API Changes since Last Release

Current Development Version

3 Mar 2015

This document highlights changes in NetBeans APIs since previous version (i.e. 31 Jul 2014). 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, release 7.4, release 8.0, release 8.0.1.

(Feb 9 '15) org-netbeans-modules-java-source-base: Code Generator uses dependencies between fields
(Feb 5 '15) org-netbeans-api-templates: Package like Target Chooser for HTML Wizards
(Feb 4 '15) org-netbeans-api-progress: Allow tracking of stale handles
(Jan 30 '15) org-netbeans-modules-bugtracking: Util.edit() method for editing repository returns boolean
(Jan 16 '15) org-netbeans-modules-project-libraries: Added LibrariesSupport.getLibraryImplementationto obtain SPI for Library
(Dec 24 '14) org-netbeans-api-knockout: Introduced
(Dec 19 '14) org-netbeans-api-templates: HTML UI for Templates
(Dec 19 '14) org-netbeans-libs-git: API for git stash support.
(Dec 16 '14) org-netbeans-modules-refactoring-java: Added SOURCEFILE constant to JavaWhereUsedFilters.
(Dec 12 '14) org-netbeans-api-io: Add features for dealing with Intent based hyperlinks
(Dec 12 '14) org-netbeans-api-io: Support hyperlinks based on Intents
(Dec 11 '14) org-netbeans-libs-git: Passing messages from running commands to the caller.
(Dec 7 '14) org-netbeans-api-progress: Allow to synchronize with Controller's event delivery.
(Nov 28 '14) org-netbeans-spi-viewmodel: Add an abstract children caching model.
(Nov 27 '14) org-openide-filesystems: Support detection and reading of symbolic links.
(Nov 10 '14) org-openide-filesystems: FileLock implements AutoCloseable
(Nov 7 '14) org-netbeans-api-io: Introduce new I/O API
(Nov 7 '14) org-netbeans-api-io: Introduce new Output Window SPI
(Oct 31 '14) org-netbeans-api-java-classpath: Added a SPI interface to allow different implementations of GlobalPathRegistry
(Oct 31 '14) org-netbeans-modules-projectuiapi-base: Added ProjectConvertor adding an ability to convert a folder into a project.
(Oct 27 '14) org-netbeans-libs-git: New method exporting a diff between two arbitrary commits or trees.
(Oct 22 '14) org-openide-util: Weak property and vetoable listeners for a specific property name.
(Oct 22 '14) org-openide-util-lookup: A way to control Lookup.getDefault
(Oct 20 '14) org-openide-explorer: Hide node icons in OutlineView and TreeView.
(Oct 14 '14) org-netbeans-api-templates: Separate template handling
(Oct 14 '14) org-openide-loaders: Separate template handling
(Oct 3 '14) org-netbeans-modules-masterfs: Split image handling into UI module
(Oct 3 '14) org-openide-filesystems: FileSystem.Status API removed
(Oct 3 '14) org-openide-filesystems-nb: FileSystem.Status API removed
(Sep 26 '14) org-openide-modules: Better support for constructor invocation
(Sep 18 '14) org-netbeans-api-progress: Swing dependencies separated into a new module.
(Sep 18 '14) org-netbeans-api-progress-nb: Swing dependencies separated into a new module.
(Sep 8 '14) org-netbeans-api-debugger: A session bridge introduced to handle mixed languages debugging.
(Sep 8 '14) org-netbeans-api-debugger-jpda: Add information about native methods into EditorContext.Operation.
(Sep 5 '14) org-netbeans-api-htmlui: Version 1.0 included in NetBeans Platform
(Sep 5 '14) org-netbeans-api-xml: Split api.xml into api.xml and api.xml.ui
(Sep 2 '14) org-netbeans-modules-editor-indent: Indentation Support module created
(Aug 21 '14) org-netbeans-api-java-classpath: Added ClassPath flags