[jira] [Created] (NETBEANS-1101) Add Export Package menu item in popup menu when right-click a package in a jigsaw modular Java project

["John Kostaras (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

John Kostaras created NETBEANS-1101:
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             Summary: Add Export Package menu item in popup menu when right-click a package in a jigsaw modular Java project
                 Key: NETBEANS-1101
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-1101
             Project: NetBeans
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: java - Project
    Affects Versions: 9.0
         Environment: JDK 9 and later
            Reporter: John Kostaras
             Fix For: Next
         Attachments: NB-export-package.png

As of Java 9, modules have been introduced in the Java language. One can export a package in a Java module by adding an exports command in the module descriptor. Then the package's icon in the Project Explore turns into an open lock.

A nice enhancement would be to add a new menu item *Export package* like in the attachment, when displaying the popup menu on right-clicking on a package of a modularized Java application, that would do the job for you, i.e. add the line

{{exports <package name>;}}

in the module descriptor. The menu action will then be replaced by an *Unexport package* to revert the action and remove the above line from the module descriptor, should the user wishes to.

This functionality already exists in NetBeans RCP module system and it would be a nice addition for jigsaw modules too.

These menu items should only be visible for jigsaw modularized projects, i.e. projects with a module descriptor.

 

 



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