Apache NetBeans 20-rc1

What's Changed

Gradle

• Return the highest quality from all the loaders. by @sdedic in #6371
• Workaround: Avoid reporting BOMs among dependencies to prevent dependency graphs explosion by @sdedic in #6435
• Update Gradle Tooling API to 8.4 by @lkishalmi in #6553
• Do not ask for proxies on each project. by @sdedic in #6558
• #6536, #6537: avoid stack overflow, catch missing artifacts to be downloaded. by @sdedic in #6548
• Removed a few defunct Gradle Settings by @lkishalmi in #6516

Maven

• Maven Embedder resolve() fix by @sdedic in #6344
• Micronaut's lifecycle participant changed FQN in Micronaut 4.x by @sdedic in #6386
• Prevent NPE inside enable preview for Maven when pom.xml contains the… by @lahodaj in #6446
• NB module project wizard should not use snapshot versions. by @mbien in #6483
• UpdateDependencyHint should work on plugins with default maven group id by @mbien in #6493
• Update to maven-indexer 7.0.4 and lucene 9.8.0. by @mbien in #6506
• Upgrading the JDOM library in maven.embedder from version 1.0 to 2.0.6.1 by @lahodaj in #6478
• Build with dependencies before main action by @sdedic in #6520
• Update bundled maven to 3.9.5. by @mbien in #6533
• #6525: maven execution should setup LegacySupport before running Maven by @sdedic in #6552

Ant

• Fixes "error starting modern compiler" issue on JDK 21. by @mbien in #6436

Java

• Upgrading to JDK 21 nb-javac by @lahodaj in #6206
• Code completion modified to support JDK 21 features. by @dbalek in #6253
• Supporting source file launcher in VS Code extension by @lahodaj in #6262
• Do not mark test methods as unused. by @dbalek in #6277
• Add nb-javac libwrapper tests. by @mbien in #6308
• Fix: Java completion parameter tooltip is not shown if previous parameter is TypeVariable by @matthiasblaesing in #6268
• Handle errors in annotation processor initialization by @dbalek in #6422
• Update nb-javac to jdk-21u. by @dbalek in #6425
• The ClassLoader used to load annotation processors does not return directories from getResource/getResources methods, while normal ClassLoaders do - fixing. by @lahodaj in #6466
• LPS: SignatureHelp implemented. by @dbalek in #6476
• Disaplay parameter tooltips for annotations. by @dbalek in #6487
• Micronaut: Add missing path variable parameter fix. by @dbalek in #6498
• Bump gson from 2.8.5 to 2.8.9 in /nbbuild/misc/prepare-bundles by @dependabot in #4137
• Bump gson from 2.8.5 to 2.8.9 in /webcommon/typescript.editor/bundles/prepare by @dependabot in #4138
• Add support for String Templates. by @lahodaj in #6415
• CI: Enable java.editor.base tests. by @mbien in #6543
• Update JavaFX wizard names and move DukeScript wizard to a better position. by @mbien in #6551
• Remove TreeShims mechanism. by @mbien in #6495
• upgrade codesnippet-doclet by @ebarboni in #6565
• Improve inline-hints settings, add keybinding, disable by default. by @mbien in #6561
• Compute JavaDoc URLs lazily by @mbien in #6213

PHP

• PHP: Improved validation when creating a line breakpoint by @troizet in #6241
• Fixed gap between checkboxes in php project testing settings by @troizet in #6381
• Prevent getting an incorrect type if a return type is static with PHPDoc tag(@return) #6247 by @junichi11 in #6251
• Prevent NPE when IntroduceSuggestionHint generates code by @junichi11 in #6269
• Fix the problem that typed fields marked as deprecated are not displayed as deprecated #6310 by @junichi11 in #6321
• Keep existing order of use type kinds(types, functions, constants) if possible #6274 by @junichi11 in #6322
• Fix code completion for fields with single line var doc #6359 by @junichi11 in #6364
• PHP: Added support for exception breakpoints. by @troizet in #6366
• PHP: In the navigator, inherited members are displayed in a different color, similar to how it is done in java by @troizet in #6393
• Fix wrong IncorectNamedArgumentHintError #6432 by @junichi11 in #6437
• Add "After Use Trait" to the formatting options #4685 by @junichi11 in #6467
• PHP: Fixed element positioning in code completion settings for php by @troizet in #6512

C/C++

• Stabilize CPPLite: Discard STDERR by @matthiasblaesing in #6305

Enterprise

• Feature: Added all enterprise modules with non failing unit tests by @asbachb in #6244
• Start running enterprise tests on JDK 11 by @mbien in #6296
• use 'parameters' to find out if createProcedureInfo() was already invoked by @thurka in #6298
• LSP: Micronaut symbols position fixed. by @dbalek in #6352
• LSP: Micronaut endpoints finder fixes. by @dbalek in #6380
• Micronaut: Avoid using jakarta.persistence when generating entity classes by @dbalek in #6409
• Micronaut 4 build plugin recognized. by @sdedic in #6424
• Open the Payara Server's home and domain directory in Explorer by @jGauravGupta in #6347
• Fixed increasing number of steps by @thurka in #6420
• Quickpick title for database fixed by @thurka in #6413
• JakartaEE: Fix more cases where jakarta namespace has to be supported by @matthiasblaesing in #6473
• Display Faces VERSION instead of JSF VERSION by @asbachb in #6564
• Add support for GlassFish 7.0.6, 7.0.7, and 7.0.9 by @pepness in #6542
• Do not create repository and entity classes from template by @thurka in #6529

Web

• JS: Fix handling of classes declared in anonymous functions by @matthiasblaesing in #6249
• Improvement of CSS support in NetBeans (@layer, @supports, containment module, text module, math functions, less optional imports) by @matthiasblaesing in #6451

Versioning

• Update jgit from 5.7.0 to 6.7.0. by @matthiasblaesing in #6544
• Read initial git branch name from user config. by @mbien in #6528
• Git: enable "replace invalid branch characters" by default by @mbien in #6555

Editor

• Fix: Enable to add docker instance via socket on mac with apple silicon by @lazydan in #6328
• Checkbox support on Markdown preview by @moacirrf in #6401

UI Changes

• Enable validation and code completion for XML documents without schemaLocation by @matthiasblaesing in #6245
• Update FlatLaf from 3.1 to 3.2 by @eirikbakke in #6362
• Copy FlatLAF label positioning improvements into the Windows LAF by @eirikbakke in #5338
• Remove little black line from new-project wizard. by @mbien in #6349
• Remove obsolete UseQuartz JVM flag. by @mbien in #6474
• Update FlatLaf from 3.2 to 3.2.1 by @DevCharly in #6411
• Retry fetching clipboard contents when it initially fails by @matthiasblaesing in #6443
• Use extended mouse buttons for back / forward actions (GH5728) by @neilcsmith-net in #6434
• FlatLaf: Enable Window decoration option for Linux by @demitriusbelai in #6391
• Improve cluster activation UX by @mbie...

Apache NetBeans 19

What's Changed

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 an...

19-rc5

What's Changed

Gradle

• Keep using Groovy DSL for Gradle by @lkishalmi in #6307
• Configure latest released wrapper in new Gradle project by @neilcsmith-net in #6333

Java

• Clarify Java Platform Manager UI. by @mbien in #6325

Full Changelog: 19-rc4...19-rc5

Apache NetBeans 19-rc4

What's Changed

Java

• Fix Javadoc formatting error when using add/remove param hint. by @neilcsmith-net in #6282

Enterprise

• Bugfix: Bring back singleton option when creating a new Session Bean and interfaceless EJBs by @matthiasblaesing in #6257

Platform

• Fix issue (GH6290) in new DialogDisplayerImpl behaviour by @neilcsmith-net in #6294

Language Server Protocol

• #6278: discard newlines, collapse and trim whitespaces. by @sdedic in #6280

Other Changes

• 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

Full Changelog: 19-rc3...19-rc4

Apache NetBeans 19-rc3

What's Changed

Gradle

• Gradle Tooling API 8.3-rc-1 by @lkishalmi in #6254

Maven

• Revert "Use resolve() method that actually throws exception." by @mbien in #6228
• Enable 'Rerun failed tests' button for JUnit5 by @Atrament666 in #6217

Java

• Investigate ComputeImportsTest test failures by @mbien in #6235

PHP

• 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

• Add support for GlassFish 7.0.6 by @pepness in #6221

Platform

• Fix options import regression by @mbien in #6220

Language Server Protocol

• Set DB environment for java+ as well as for java by @jhorvath in #6248

Full Changelog: 19-rc1...19-rc3

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 fr...

Apache NetBeans 18

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix spurious messages printed to the console. by @sdedic in #5538
• Avoid ConcurrentMod exception, tolerate broken project dependencies by @sdedic in #5660
• Fixed key escaping; fixed list/map property extraction. by @sdedic in #5535
• Upgraded Gradle Tooling to 8.1-rc-2 with JDK 20 Support by @lkishalmi in #5750
• Report empty set if project does not use buildscript; prevent NPE. by @sdedic in #5768
• Better handling for dependencies w/o versions by @sdedic in #5773
• Upgrade Gradle Tooling API to 8.1 GA by @lkishalmi in #5828
• Avoid NPE on null value in list/map/property. by @sdedic in #5868
• Fix kotlin source/target version. by @sdedic in #5899

Maven

• Fixed copypaste leftovers. by @sdedic in #5406
• UnsupportedOperationException in maven dependency graph "Exclude dependency" and "Fix Version Conflict" actions by @matthiasblaesing in #5431
• Maven EventSpy not compatible < JDK 1.8 by @graben in #5548
• fixes a NPE in TestOutputListenerProvider (maven output handler). by @mbien in #5645
• Improved maven indexer failure modes in low space situations by @mbien in #5655
• add maven indexer remote index download settings. by @mbien in #5646
• upgrade bundled maven to 3.9.1 by @mbien in #5679
• Remove dependencies on Autoupdate UI by @sdedic in #5711
• Maven indexing: Retain download index setting even if index setting is disabled by @matthiasblaesing in #5673
• [maven hints] try to infer compiler plugin version from active maven version. by @mbien in #5693
• make maven project properties window aware of the javac release option by @mbien in #5744
• Improve maven multithreaded execution detection. by @asbachb in #5482
• Force refresh of live subprojects when parent recovers from broken. by @sdedic in #5781
• basic auto completion for maven version properties. by @mbien in #5823
• disable compile-on-save by default in maven projects. by @mbien in #5826
• don't block in NBM wizard + skip snapshots + more. by @mbien in #5753
• support running tests from non default test folders by @Honza-cz in #4924
• add missing error code to enable-preview hint by @mbien in #5837
• Load bundled GraalJS, give priority to GraalVM if present. by @sdedic in #5842
• Fix running and debugging single integration test (GH4513) by @neilcsmith-net in #5911
• Fix unit test on single file being reported as integration test GH4587 by @neilcsmith-net in #5912
• fix wrong maven dependency versions in binariesembedded-list. by @mbien in #5939

Java

• Fixed javadoc tags by @tbw777 in #5419
• Cleanup j2ee.persistence module by @pepness in #5444
• [NETBEANS-4123] Initial implementation of handling large strings by @SirIntellegence in #5299
• Adding system path into the classpath info when parsing custom conditions in a hint file. Avoid failures while constructing custom scopes. by @jlahoda in #5296
• platform dir: fixed some javadoc discrepancies by @tbw777 in #5222
• New rt and rf abbrevations for return true; and return false; by @japplis in #5512
• apidoc error/warning fix (#2) by @ebarboni in #5561
• Bulk added some missing ElementKind.RECORD enums. by @mbien in #5365
• Adding support for JDK 20 javac. by @jlahoda in #5550
• apidoc error/warning fix (#3) by @ebarboni in #5623
• Show missing system properties in Javadoc popup (GH5403) by @neilcsmith-net in #5669
• Fixes for Java module graph (GH4227) by @neilcsmith-net in #5668
• apidoc error/warning fix (#4) by @ebarboni in #5672
• Calculate JDK javadoc links dynamically. by @mbien in #4837
• [NETBEANS-5260] Binding patterns are valid even in absence of MatchException. by @jlahoda in #5682
• apidoc error/warning fix (#5) by @ebarboni in #5712
• apidoc error/warning fix (#6) by @ebarboni in #5734
• apidoc fixes by @ebarboni in #5741
• Make JDK URL calculation JDK 8 compatible by @matthiasblaesing in #5748
• apidoc master branch links fix by @ebarboni in #5755
• SourceUtils.findMatchingChild should never return a folder by @jglick in #5739
• Remove dependency of decl. hints on hints UI; UI plugs into hints SPI. by @sdedic in #5671
• Sort overload methods in the Navigator by @junichi11 in #5797
• Adding support for evaluating watches containing binding variables. by @jlahoda in #5763
• debugger.jpda: exclude AsynchStepTest to stabilize job by @mbien in #5832
• improved JDK detection startup tasks by @mbien in #5637
• Retain SOURCE annotations inside the internal model. by @jlahoda in #4882
• Do not attempt to remove unused binding variables for now. by @jlahoda in #5902

PHP

• [GH-5427] PHP: Fix for displaying property type in documentation if @… by @troizet in #5443
• PHP: Corrected a typo in the php parser tests by @troizet in #5476
• PHP: Changed the way to parse an array type by analogy with other types. by @troizet in #5475
• PHP Debugger - show NULL values by default by @KacerCZ in #5531
• Fixed detection of duplicate types by @KacerCZ in #5534
• Regenerate PHP signature files by @junichi11 in #5565
• Fix #5578 namespaces/use placement by @rossluk in #5579
• Fixed display of hints descriptions for php in the hints settings by @troizet in #5649
• Test PHP cluster on JDK 11 and fix tests where needed by @mbien in #5658
• PHP: Adding a new error hint, as suggested in #5078. by @troizet in #5648
• Fix incorrect unused coloring #5551 by @junichi11 in #5670
• Show intersection types in the PHP doc window #5426 by @junichi11 in #5678
• Add the formatting options for the null coalescing oprator (??) #5011 by @junichi11 in #5689
• Fix GotoDeclaration feature for instanceof interface #5371 by @junichi11 in #5684
• Fix an array formatting in a match arm #5186 by @junichi11 in #5685
• Fix the code completion for instance context of Enum #5100 by @junichi11 in #5686
• [PHP] Multiple default namespace navigator fix, FixImports for the whole file by @rossluk in #5681
• PHP 8.1: Explicit octal integer literal notation #5026 by @junichi11 in #5695
• PHP: Fixed issue #5375 for intersection type by @troizet in #5700
• PHP: Fix the IntroduceSuggestion hint for Enum by @junichi11 in #5704
• Fix GotoDeclaration in Enum implementing interface by @junichi11 in #5706
• Fix an issue that whitespace cannot be added #5707 by @junichi11 in #5710
• Move each golden file to each test file directory by @junichi11 in #5713
• Fix find usages for Enums by @junichi11 in #5718
• Fix being shown incorrect documentation #4494 by @junichi11 in #5701
• Fix the highlighting for private constants of Enum by @junichi11 in #5720
• Prioritize "Before Class End" ...

Apache NetBeans 18-rc4

What's Changed

Maven

• fix wrong maven dependency versions in binariesembedded-list. by @mbien in #5939

Full Changelog: 18-rc3...18-rc4

Apache NetBeans 18-rc3

What's Changed

Gradle

• Fix kotlin source/target version. by @sdedic in #5899

Maven

• Load bundled GraalJS, give priority to GraalVM if present. by @sdedic in #5842
• Fix running and debugging single integration test (GH4513) by @neilcsmith-net in #5911
• Fix unit test on single file being reported as integration test GH4587 by @neilcsmith-net in #5912

Java

• Do not attempt to remove unused binding variables for now. by @jlahoda in #5902

Web

• Further fixes for GraalVM classloader by @sdedic in #5924

Versioning

• bump delete-artifact action to v2 to be node 16 compatible. by @mbien in #5927

Language Server Protocol

• lower the OS level memory consumption of NB LSP by @thurka in #5914

Full Changelog: 18-rc2...18-rc3

Apache NetBeans 18-rc2

What's Changed

Gradle

• Avoid NPE on null value in list/map/property. by @sdedic in #5868

PHP

• Fix for PHPUnit 10 #5790 by @junichi11 in #5853
• Fix the error when a single quote is escaped in the Latte template #5862 by @junichi11 in #5886
• Fix the problem that documentation for methods and properties is not shown #5881 by @junichi11 in #5885

UI Changes

• Make Options category buttons accent colour aware in FlatLaf. by @neilcsmith-net in #5867

Other Changes

• Fix HCL Lexer heredoc error on trailing space. by @lkishalmi in #5846
• Update metabuild GitBranchHash task to handle packed refs. by @neilcsmith-net in #5841
• Make SystemOpenAction dynamic in main menu by @neilcsmith-net in #5870
• HCL fix compound expression grammar by @lkishalmi in #5854
• Fix the Maven Compile on Save UI. by @neilcsmith-net in #5876
• HCL Lexer shall recognize * and / as operator by @lkishalmi in #5888

Full Changelog: 18-rc1...18-rc2