Apache NetBeans 12.2

Release timeline: Release Schedule, Apache NetBeans 12.2 is scheduled to be released November 15th - 30th, 2020.

Pull requests integrated in 12.2:

https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pulls?q=is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A12.2

Enhancements

Java Language

• Show types for chained method invocations: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2365
  
• Create new Class/Interface/Enum when copy-paste raw text: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2334
• Sealed color and formatting: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2282
• Auto completion for Sealed Types: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2283
• Fixed Record Formatting issue with use of annotation: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2391
• Fixed issue: refactor record rename & move record file to other package: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2310
• Fixed JavaDoc listing for class-type RECORD on auto completion: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2412
• Create only one instance of javac: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2305
• nb-javac fork supports JDK 15: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2408

JavaFX

• Avoid assertion & NPE in fxml code completion: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2399
• Disallow FXML controller in default package: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2331
• Include immutable objects for fxml editor identification: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2333

Java Web

• Remove Derby integration from Payara Server modules: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2425
• Web Project Properties Dialog fails to save Relative URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2423
• JavaServer Faces Catalog fixes: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2431
• Fix Spring Web MVC 5.2.9 integration: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2380

Java Build Systems

• Added Gradle wrapper distribution change detection: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2366
• Add JAVA_HOME to Gradle build environment variables: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2320
• Flush Gradle Standard output in 200ms if it stalled: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2270
• Handle source type correctly in GradleSourcesImpl: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2339
• Fixing Lombok in Gradle Projects: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2392
• Arrange Gradle Source info detail tabs to the right: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2361
• maven project open use no-lock getModuleName: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2340

PHP & JavaScript

• PHP 8.0 support: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2457
• PHP 8.0 Support: Allow ::class on objects part: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2295
• PHP 8.0 Support: Allow trailing comma in parameter list: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2269
• PHP 8.0 Support: Non-capturing catches part: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2265
• PHP 8.0 Support: throw Expression part: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2280
• PHP 8.0 Support: Match expression v2: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2303
• PHP 8.0 Support: Static return type: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2335
• Dependencies and infrastructure of JavaScript and HTML features cleaned up: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2424
• html parser dont wait for projects open: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2341
• Removed obsolete Oracle JET support: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2367
• CSS3 enhancements: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2299
• Add Plugin for BootsFaces in order to support <b:dataTable: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2357
• Fix broken npm search: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2286

Library Upgrades

• Ant to 1.10.8: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2315
• exec-maven-plugin from 1.5.0 to 3.0.0: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2288
• Gradle Tooling API to 6.6: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2316
• JDBC PostgreSQL from 42.2.10 to 42.2.16: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2284
• JGit to 5.7.0.202003110725-r: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2116
• payara-micro-maven-plugin to v1.3.0: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2454
• Spring Framework to version 4.3.29: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2374
• Spring Framework to version 5.2.9: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2373
• TestNG and upgrade from 6.8.1 to 6.14.3: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2350

Miscellaneous

• Detect JDK-s installed with SDKMan and Debian: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2329
• Check unpack200 and warn the user on JDK14+: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2317
• Update to the mac os installer as it was failing on Big Sur: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2353
• Avoiding use of Nashorn (removed in JDK 15) in J2SE multi-module: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2322

Reference: Complete Listing of Closed PRs for 12.1