Apache NetBeans 26

Note

Platform users: -DTopSecurityManager.disable=[true|false] is now a no-op and can be removed. If you are migrating from a version earlier than 25, -Djava.security.manager=allow can be also removed. See #8258 / JEP 486.

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix sporadic CME in gradle JavaToolchainSupport by @mbien in #8226
• Upgrade Gradle Tooling API to 8.14 by @mbien in #8461

Maven

• Open up and make accessible Resolver Public APIs by @cstamas in #7777
• Use mn:run for run/debug of Micronaut applications by @sdedic in #8291
• Remove maven 2 output parsing, cleanup and some parsing fixes by @mbien in #8265
• Update lucene from 9.12.0 to 9.12.1 by @mbien in #8377
• Bump MavenVersionSettings fallback versions for NB26. by @mbien in #8414
• NPEs in JUnitOutputListenerProvider by @jglick in #8433

Ant

• Ant: fix GeneratedFilesHelper CRC cache by @mbien in #8190
• Remove hardcoded background default for ant property values. by @mbien in #8371

Java

• Stabilize MultiSourceRootProviderTest by @mbien in #8193
• Do not remove the just-added annotation from the list of annotations. by @lahodaj in #8201
• Fixing imports for static item completion. by @lahodaj in #8210
• Improve Swing Templates by @makiam in #8234
• Translate Diagnostic.Kind.NOTE to Security.HINT not WARNING by @jglick in #8163
• Reapply "LSP: Speed up publish diagnostics on project scan." by @dbalek in #8206
• Attempting to fix code completion after new HashMap<> by @lahodaj in #8237
• If a ClassIndex ignores a root due to missing index, make sure the ClassIndex is rebuilt when the index is created. by @lahodaj in #8255
• Account for possible Element instance changed when lazily computing d… by @lahodaj in #8242
• [GH-8233] When creating a doc comment tree from a full body, avoid the spliting and merging of the body, and simply use the full body, so that the code generator sees the correct, unsplit, full body. by @lahodaj in #8245
• Support for OpenJDK hotspot tests. by @lahodaj in #8260
• Use pseudo module for apidoc generation and honor json parameter by @ebarboni in #8263
• apidoc html compliance part 1 by @ebarboni in #8302
• Support star expansion on classpath for source launcher by @lahodaj in #8289
• apidoc html compliance part 2 by @ebarboni in #8322
• apidoc html compliance part 3 + use xslt not style ant task by @ebarboni in #8335
• Update nb-javac to jdk-24-ga. by @dbalek in #8355
• Icon fix: Interface and Abstract class are not distinguished by @eirikbakke in #8362
• Add System.Logger to logger hints and code generation; minor new features by @errael in #8253
• No wait cursor on CSL navigator expand by @lkishalmi in #8274
• CI: build javadoc on JDK 24 by @mbien in #8369
• apidoc rewrite to jdk 23 layout (minimal) by @ebarboni in #8368
• Fixing rename for permitted subclasses. by @lahodaj in #7977
• fixing apidoc compliance post jdk23 part 1 by @ebarboni in #8393
• Update embedded tomcat from 9.0.96 to 9.0.102 by @mbien in #8400
• fixing apidoc compliance post jdk23 part 2 by @ebarboni in #8403
• NPE in profiler during code scan on start and or opening existing (netbeans) project by @homberghp in #8389
• Implement Preferences cache for java hints. by @mbien in #8418
• Remove source level query from javadoc hint. by @mbien in #8417
• Fix performance scaling problem in JS-embedder annotation scanner by @mbien in #8423

Groovy

• GroovyParserTest: don't clear workdir while indexer is active by @mbien in #8191

PHP

• [GH-8286] Fix Go to Declaration for an enum method using an FQ name by @NReib in #8287
• [GH-8334] PHP do not display override hint for constructors by @NReib in #8338
• Fix incorrect unused constants [GH-8244] by @junichi11 in #8250
• [GH 8420] PHP Constructor code completion should not add [#Override] by @NReib in #8421

C/C++

• Improving LSP client, not crashing cpplite.editor when ccls/clangd is not specified. by @lahodaj in #8372

Enterprise

• Micronaut: Run in Continuous Mode should build/listen for changes in dependencies of the selected project by @dbalek in #8184
• Add support for Java SE 25 for Tomcat, TomEE, and GlassFish by @pepness in #8208
• Jakarta EE 11 Improvements by @pepness in #8219
• Improve support for Jakarta EE 11 by @pepness in #8229
• Fix database properties directory by @petrovic-d in #8222
• Adding port forward to OKE Pod by @jhorvath in #8014
• Micronaut applications use --also-make for run+debug by default by @sdedic in #8386

Web

• Prevent NPE in SemanticHighlighter and fix JsSemanticAnalyser by @matthiasblaesing in #8307
• include basic syntax coloring support for javascript vue files by @haidubogdan in #8367
• CSS: Add support for container query length units (cqw, cqh, cqi, cqb, cqmin, cqmax) by @haidubogdan in #8405
• fix issue #8344 include css revert property by @haidubogdan in #8404
• JS: Support async generator methods (class { async * generator () { … }) by @matthiasblaesing in #8398
• JS: Improve handling of const keyword by @matthiasblaesing in #8434

Versioning

• Persist size of git create and switch branch windows by @mbien in #8328
• Update jgit from 7.0.0 to 7.2.0 by @mbien in #8383
• Register icons for git stash and nb shelve actions by @mbien in #8373
• Versioning: don't wait for indexer before refresh by @mbien in #8202

Editor

• #8174: Bump ide/libs.tomljava by @vieiro in #8192
• Code scanner and search should tolerate CoderMalfunctionErrors by @mbien in #8304
• Fixes several bugs in the editor annotation options. by @mbien in #8231
• Smaller bug fixes in the editor libraries by @eirikbakke in #8324
• Adjust focus behavior when closing the last editor in a window mode by @eirikbakke in #8317
• Enable switching preview for search results, refactoring and bookmarks by @matthiasblaesing in #8326

UI Changes

• ImageUtilities code cleanup by @mbien in #8235
• Handle both nbres and nbresloc protocols in ImageUtilities.loadImage(URI) by @eirikbakke in #8239
• Avoid remaining trivial uses of new ImageIcon(Image), for HiDPI icons by @eirikbakke in #8109
• Remove the Batik library by @eirikbakke in #8188
• More work on centralizing icon loading to ImageUtilities by @eirikbakke in #8194
• For SVG icons, prefer Icon.paintIcon over Graphics.drawImage by @eirikbakke in #8309
• Use consistent dialog button order on MacOS by @eirikbakke in #8316
• Show dragged tab images at full HiDPI resolution by @eirikbakke in #8310
• Update FlatLaf from 3.5.2 to 3.6. by @mbien in #8415
• Add 150 more SVG icons (April 2025 batch) by @eirikbakke in #8424

Platform

• Remove SecurityManager layer by @mbien in #7928
• Timecap on execution of PAC script by @subhash-arabhi in #8036
• Browser Integration: On windows use JNA and follow users browser choice for default browser by @matthiasblaesing in #8224
• Avoid activating TopComponents while focus changes in progress. by @errael in #8288
• Enhance launcher by @matthiasblaesing in #8408
• remove NBI related modules and engine in code base by @ebarboni in #8283
• Update JSVG from 1.6.1 to 1.7.1 by @mbien in #8412
• Fix flaky clipboard on Windows by @matthiasblaesing in #8361

Language Server Protocol

• Fix error when verifying JDK by @petrovic-d in #8270
• Handle null mimepath in DAPBreakpointActionProvider by @matthiasblaesing in #8333
• Permit relative paths and class names as 'mainClass' setting in launch.json. by @lahodaj in #8280
• LSP/Textmate: Implement multiview support for generic/textmate based syntax support by @matthiasblaesing in #8080

VSCode Extension

• Update esbuild and serialize-javascript npms. by @MartinBalin in #8267
• Micronaut launcher tests by @petrovic-d in #8293

Maintenance

• Fix launcher extbin license name by @mbien in #8249
• CI: JDK 24 ga, pin actions, enable dependabot again and minor updates by @mbien in #8339
• Replace Boolean constructor usage. by @mbien in #8379
• Replace Long constructor usage. by @mbien in #8381
• Remove deprecated Integer constructor usage. by @mbien in #8391
• Replace Character constructor usage. by @mbien in #8385
• Update ASM from 9.7.1 to 9.8 by @mbien in #8378
• Update guava from 33.2.1-jre to 33.4.6-jre by @mbien in #8376
• Update commons libs, Freemarker and JNA by @mbien in #8382

Other Changes

• Attempting to provide various improvements to the LSP client. by @lahodaj in #8342
• Update expired badssl test cert for unit tests by @mbien in #8447

New Contributors

• @cstamas made their first contribution in #7777
• @paulk-asert made their first contribution in #8279
• @NReib made their first contribution in #8287
• @haidubogdan made their first contribution in #8367
• @homberghp made their first contribution in #8389

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