[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Oct 11, 2006

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Status 
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Rel. Eng.:
- arranging for replacement hardware for failed test
machines
- testing signing process to renable signed jars in
our builds
- bug fixing

JDT UI:
- API discussion for new jdt.core API TypeNameMatch
(result element for
  type name searches)
- converted jdt.ui from TypeInfo to TypeNameMatch
- bug fixing, inbox tracking
- all but 1 person on vacation

JDT Core:
- completed JSR-199 implementation
- raw type reference are now reported by default.
See bug 159456
- recently added API of TypeNameMatch has been changed
to improve memory 
  consumption performance. It now creates IType
handle while accepting
  the type information from indexes and stores
their modifiers to avoid
  java element opening while getting this piece
of information.
  Previously added API method on IJavaProject
has been removed
- while fixing bug 157814, new MethodReferenceMatch.isPolymorphic()
API 
  method has been renamed to: #isSuperInvocation()
- added new API ClasspathContainerInitializer#getFailureContainer(...)
  that returns the classpath container that should
be used if a container
  initializer fails to initialize a container
- bug fixing
- bug triage
- finalizing codeassist when missing imports
- working on codeassist suggesting variable names
when undefined but
  already referenced downstream

Debug:
- continued viewer migration to use JFace virtual
tree viewer
  - working on variables view features:
    - save/restore expansion state
    - details area update
    - selection policy
    - inspect popup

Platform/JDT Text:
- improved code folding stability wrt code errors
- vacation
- catching up from vacation
- inbox tracking

Workspace:
- investigating performance issues with large workspaces
in WTP
- added interactive merge of unmatched hunks to Apply
Patch wizard
- 3.3 M3 triage and bug fixing

PDE:
- preliminary work on extreme self-hosting continues
- PDE schema validator improvements for min/max constraints
- composite cheat sheet editor work continues
- some light artwork enhancements
- bug fixing

User Assistance:
- work started on enhancing the Help web application
  - accessibility issues
  - bread crumbs
  - visual enhancements
- work started on content extension and replace accross
the entire UA space
  - making the dynamic content update code generic
and faster