Apache NetBeans IDE 21

Gradle
Configure regular "run" / JavaExec-style tasks for single-class execution. Retain runSingle for compatibility. by @sdedic in #6003
Gradle Tooling API 8.3-rc-1 by @lkishalmi in #6254
Keep using Groovy DSL for Gradle by @lkishalmi in #6307
Configure latest released wrapper in new Gradle project by @neilcsmith-net in #6333
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
Revert "Use resolve() method that actually throws exception." by @mbien in #6228
Enable 'Rerun failed tests' button for JUnit5 by @Atrament666 in #6217
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
Investigate ComputeImportsTest test failures by @mbien in #6235
Fix Javadoc formatting error when using add/remove param hint. by @neilcsmith-net in #6282
Clarify Java Platform Manager UI. by @mbien in #6325
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
Avoid getting all types with an empty type name #6039 by @junichi11 in #6237
Add blank lines for formatting options(Between Use Types) when use statements are inserted by "Fix Imports" #6238 by @junichi11 in #6242
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
Add support for GlassFish 7.0.6 by @pepness in #6221
Bugfix: Bring back singleton option when creating a new Session Bean and interfaceless EJBs by @matthiasblaesing in #6257
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
Fix options import regression by @mbien in #6220
Fix issue (GH6290) in new DialogDisplayerImpl behaviour by @neilcsmith-net in #6294
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
Set DB environment for java+ as well as for java by @jhorvath in #6248
#6278: discard newlines, collapse and trim whitespaces. by @sdedic in #6280
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
Terminal input ignores detected encoding by @matthiasblaesing in #6271
Fix: Committing SQL files does not change blue color on the file tab in editor by @matthiasblaesing in #6265
New Contributors
@pquiring made their first contribution in #5830
@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