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
New JDK 14 and 15-Specific Java Language Features
Code coloring. Keywords "sealed", "non-sealed", and "permits" are highlighted conforming to the existing styles of all other Java keywords.
Code formatting for "sealed" type. Extended the Java code formatting feature to include "sealed" and "permits" clauses for the first time.
Auto-completion for "sealed" type. Added keyword "sealed" and "non-sealed" before "class" declaration. Added "permits" only in the allowed location, i.e., the "permits" clause is not allowed to be put before "extends" and "implements" clause, if present.
- 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
- Invoke code completion for "Record" variable name and the editor will analyze the context and then suggest choices that are reachable from the current caret position.
- Fixed JavaDoc listing for class-type RECORD on auto completion: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2412
- nb-javac fork supports JDK 15: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2408
New Miscellaneous Java Language Features
- 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
- Create only one instance of javac: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2305
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
- Better way to detect sources and javadocs in Gradle Projects: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2499
- Fixed Gradle Java Frontend Application generation: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2485
- Enable run/debug single when the suitable task is provided by the Gradle project: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2458
- 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
- Fix missing artifact nodes in Gradle Project Configurations: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2490
- 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
NOTE
- We haven't finished implementing PHP 8.0 support yet. It means that some new syntaxes are not supported yet(e.g. Attribute, named parameter,...).
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 6.7: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2479
- JDBC PostgreSQL from 42.2.10 to 42.2.16: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2284
- 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 12.2