apache · ebarboni · Feb 5, 2026 · Jan 23, 2026 · Jan 28, 2026 · Jan 29, 2026
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Apache NetBeans
-Copyright 2017-2025 The Apache Software Foundation
+Copyright 2017-2026 The Apache Software Foundation
 
 This product includes software developed at
 The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ This gives you just few log entries including the initial checkin and
 change of the file headers to Apache. But then the magic comes:
 
 ```bash
-$ git remote add emilian https://github.com/emilianbold/netbeans-releases.git
-$ git fetch emilian # this takes a while, the history is huge!
+$ git remote add archive https://github.com/codelerity/netbeans-releases.git
+$ git fetch archive # this takes a while, the history is huge!
 $ git replace 6daa72c98 32042637 # the 1st donation
 $ git replace 6035076ee 32042637 # the 2nd donation
 ```
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ $ git log platform/uihandler/arch.xml
 $ git blame platform/uihandler/arch.xml
 ```
 
-Many thanks to Emilian Bold who converted the ancient history to his
-[Git repository](https://github.com/emilianbold/netbeans-releases)
-and made the magic possible!
+You can browse the archived repo [here](https://github.com/codelerity/netbeans-releases).
+
+Many thanks to Emilian Bold who created the original archive repository.
diff --git a/...i.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/Bundle.properties b/...i.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/project/ui/customizer/Bundle.properties
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ TITLE_InvalidRoot=Invalid Source Roots
 LBL_SourceFolder_DialogTitle=Add Source Folder
 LBL_TestFolder_DialogTitle=Add Test Folder
 LBL_ModuleFolder_DialogTitle=Add Module Folder
-LBL_TestFolder_DialogTitle=Add Test Module Folder
+LBL_TestModuleFolder_DialogTitle=Add Test Module Folder
 LBL_InvalidRoot=Already used package folders:
 MNE_InvalidRoot=A
 AD_InvalidRoot=N/A

diff --git a/java/java.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/completion/JavaCompletionTask.java b/java/java.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/completion/JavaCompletionTask.java
@@ -5996,7 +5996,7 @@ private Set<? extends TypeMirror> getSmartTypesImpl(Env env) throws IOException
                         path = new TreePath(path, mid);
                         TypeMirror typeMirror = controller.getTrees().getTypeMirror(path);
                         final ExecutableType midTM = typeMirror != null && typeMirror.getKind() == TypeKind.EXECUTABLE ? (ExecutableType) typeMirror : null;
-                        final ExecutableElement midEl = midTM == null ? null : (ExecutableElement) controller.getTrees().getElement(path);
+                        final ExecutableElement midEl = midTM != null && controller.getTrees().getElement(path) instanceof ExecutableElement ee ? ee : null;
                         switch (mid.getKind()) {
                             case MEMBER_SELECT: {
                                 String name = ((MemberSelectTree) mid).getIdentifier().toString();

diff --git a/java/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/Bundle.properties b/java/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/Bundle.properties
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ HINT_SerialVersionUID_Generated=Add generated serialVersionUID
 FieldForUnusedParamCustomizer.finalFields.text=<html>Fields are <code>final</code></html>
 ACSD_Final_Fields=Make fields created by this hint final.
 
-DSC_StaticImport=Convert a static method/field/enum-field reference to use a static import. Feedback to <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89258">http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89258</a>
+DSC_StaticImport=<html>Convert a static method/field/enum-field reference to use a static import.\
+ <p><code>Math.abs(-1)</code> -> <code>abs(-1)</code></p><html>
+
 DN_StaticImport=Static imports
 ERR_StaticImport=Convert to static import
 HINT_StaticImport=Convert {0} to static import

diff --git a/java/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/StaticImport.java b/java/java.hints/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/StaticImport.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import com.sun.source.tree.Tree;
 import com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind;
 import com.sun.source.util.TreePath;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
 import org.netbeans.api.java.source.CompilationInfo;
-import org.netbeans.api.java.source.ElementUtilities;
 import org.netbeans.api.java.source.GeneratorUtilities;
 import org.netbeans.api.java.source.TreeMaker;
 import org.netbeans.api.java.source.TreePathHandle;
@@ -77,36 +75,36 @@
  *
  * @author Sam Halliday
  * @author markiewb
- * @see <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89258">RFE 89258</a>
- * @see <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/static-import.html>Static Imports</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/static-import.html>Static Imports</a>
  */
 @Hint(category="rules15", displayName="#DN_StaticImport", description="#DSC_StaticImport", severity=Severity.HINT, enabled=false, suppressWarnings={"", "StaticImport"},
         minSourceVersion = "5")
 public class StaticImport {
+
+    private static final Set<ElementKind> SUPPORTED_TYPES = EnumSet.of(ElementKind.METHOD, ElementKind.ENUM_CONSTANT, ElementKind.FIELD);
 
     @TriggerTreeKind(Kind.MEMBER_SELECT)
     public static List<ErrorDescription> run(HintContext ctx) {
         CompilationInfo info = ctx.getInfo();
         TreePath treePath = ctx.getPath();
 
         Element e = info.getTrees().getElement(treePath);
-        EnumSet<ElementKind> supportedTypes = EnumSet.of(ElementKind.METHOD, ElementKind.ENUM_CONSTANT, ElementKind.FIELD);
-        if (e == null || !e.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.STATIC) || !supportedTypes.contains(e.getKind())) {
+        if (e == null || !e.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.STATIC) || !SUPPORTED_TYPES.contains(e.getKind())) {
             return null;
         }
 
         if (ElementKind.METHOD == e.getKind()) {
             TreePath mitp = treePath.getParentPath();
             if (mitp == null || mitp.getLeaf().getKind() != Kind.METHOD_INVOCATION) {
-            return null;
-        }
+                return null;
+            }
             if (((MethodInvocationTree) mitp.getLeaf()).getMethodSelect() != treePath.getLeaf()) {
-            return null;
-        }
+                return null;
+            }
             List<? extends Tree> typeArgs = ((MethodInvocationTree) mitp.getLeaf()).getTypeArguments();
             if (typeArgs != null && !typeArgs.isEmpty()) {
-            return null;
-        }
+                return null;
+            }
         }
         Element enclosingEl = e.getEnclosingElement();
         if (enclosingEl == null) {
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ public static List<ErrorDescription> run(HintContext ctx) {
             return null;
         }
         Element klass = info.getTrees().getElement(cc);
-        if (klass == null || klass.getKind() != ElementKind.CLASS) {
+        if (klass == null || !klass.getKind().isDeclaredType()) {
             return null;
         }
         String fqn = null;
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ public static List<ErrorDescription> run(HintContext ctx) {
         if (ctx.isCanceled()) {
             return null;
         }
-        return Collections.singletonList(ed);
+        return List.of(ed);
     }
 
     public static final class FixImpl extends JavaFix {
@@ -189,31 +187,18 @@ protected void performRewrite(TransformationContext ctx) throws Exception {
                 return;
             }
             CompilationUnitTree cut = (CompilationUnitTree) copy.resolveRewriteTarget(copy.getCompilationUnit());
-            CompilationUnitTree nue = GeneratorUtilities.get(copy).addImports(cut, Collections.singleton(e));
+            CompilationUnitTree nue = GeneratorUtilities.get(copy).addImports(cut, Set.of(e));
             copy.rewrite(cut, nue);
         }
 
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param info
-     * @return true if the source level supports the static import language feature
-     */
-    private static boolean supportsStaticImports(CompilationInfo info) {
-        return info.getSourceVersion().compareTo(SourceVersion.RELEASE_5) >= 0;
-    }
-
     // returns true if a METHOD is enclosed in element with simple name sn
     private static boolean hasMethodWithSimpleName(CompilationInfo info, Element element, final String sn) {
-        Iterable<? extends Element> members =
-                info.getElementUtilities().getMembers(element.asType(), new ElementUtilities.ElementAcceptor() {
-
-            @Override
-            public boolean accept(Element e, TypeMirror type) {
-                return e.getKind() == ElementKind.METHOD && e.getSimpleName().toString().equals(sn);
-            }
-        });
-        return members.iterator().hasNext();
+        return info.getElementUtilities().getMembers(
+                element.asType(),
+                (elem, type) -> elem.getKind() == ElementKind.METHOD && elem.getSimpleName().toString().equals(sn)
+        ).iterator().hasNext();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -266,7 +251,7 @@ private static boolean hasStaticImportSimpleNameClash(CompilationInfo info, Stri
      */
     private static boolean isSubTypeOrInnerOfSubType(CompilationInfo info, Element t1, Element t2) {
         boolean isSubtype = info.getTypes().isSubtype(t1.asType(), t2.asType());
-        boolean isInnerClass = t1.getEnclosingElement().getKind() == ElementKind.CLASS;
+        boolean isInnerClass = t1.getEnclosingElement().getKind().isDeclaredType();
         return isSubtype || (isInnerClass && info.getTypes().isSubtype(t1.getEnclosingElement().asType(), t2.asType()));
     }
 
@@ -278,15 +263,12 @@ private static boolean isSubTypeOrInnerOfSubType(CompilationInfo info, Element t
      * methods in klass (which may be an inner or static class).
      */
     private static boolean hasMethodNameClash(CompilationInfo info, Element klass, String simpleName) {
-        assert klass != null;
-        assert klass.getKind() == ElementKind.CLASS;
-
         // check the members and inherited members of the klass
         if (hasMethodWithSimpleName(info, klass, simpleName)) {
             return true;
         }
         Element klassEnclosing = klass.getEnclosingElement();
-        return (klassEnclosing != null && klassEnclosing.getKind() == ElementKind.CLASS && hasMethodWithSimpleName(info, klassEnclosing, simpleName));
+        return klassEnclosing != null && klassEnclosing.getKind().isDeclaredType() && hasMethodWithSimpleName(info, klassEnclosing, simpleName);
     }
 
     /**

diff --git a/java/java.hints/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/StaticImportTest.java b/java/java.hints/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/hints/StaticImportTest.java
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ public void testStaticImportHint1() throws Exception {
         String golden = "package test; import static java.lang.Math.abs; public class Test { public Test() { abs(1); } }";
         performFixTest(test, golden);
     }
+
+    public void testStaticImportHint1_InRecord() throws Exception {
+        String test = "package test; public record Test(int n) { public Test { Math.|abs(n); } }";
+        String golden = "package test; import static java.lang.Math.abs; public record Test(int n) { public Test { abs(n); } }";
+        performFixTest(test, golden, 17);
+    }
 
     public void testStaticImportHint2() throws Exception {
         String test = "package test; public class Test { public Test() { Test.get|Logger(); } public static void getLogger() { } }";
@@ -161,17 +167,22 @@ public void testIgnoreClass() throws Exception {
         performAnalysisTest(test);
     }
 
+    private void performFixTest(String test, String golden) throws Exception {
+        performFixTest(test, golden, 8);
+    }
+
     // test is single line source code for test.Test, | in the member select, space before
     // golden is the output to test against
     // sn is the simple name of the static method
-    private void performFixTest(String test, String golden) throws Exception {
+    private void performFixTest(String test, String golden, int level) throws Exception {
         int offset = test.indexOf("|");
         assertTrue(offset != -1);
         int end = test.indexOf("(", offset) - 1;
         assertTrue(end > 0);
         int start = test.lastIndexOf(" ", offset) + 1;
         assertTrue(start > 0);
         HintTest.create()
+                .sourceLevel(level)
                 .input(test.replace("|", ""))
                 .run(StaticImport.class)
                 .findWarning("0:" + start + "-0:" + end + ":hint:" + NbBundle.getMessage(StaticImport.class, "ERR_StaticImport"))

diff --git a/java/java.sourceui/src/org/netbeans/api/java/source/ui/ElementJavadoc.java b/java/java.sourceui/src/org/netbeans/api/java/source/ui/ElementJavadoc.java
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ private StringBuilder getElementDoc(final Element element, final CompilationInfo
                         });
                         sb.append("<p>"); //NOI18N
                         if (doc.containsKey(DocTree.Kind.DEPRECATED)) {
-                            sb.append("<b>").append(NbBundle.getMessage(ElementJavadoc.class, "JCD-deprecated")).append("</b> <i>").append(doc.get(DocTree.Kind.DEPRECATED)).append("</i><p>"); //NOI18N
+                            sb.append("<b>").append(NbBundle.getMessage(ElementJavadoc.class, "JCD-deprecated")).append("</b> <div style=\"font-style: italic\">").append(doc.get(DocTree.Kind.DEPRECATED)).append("</div><p>"); //NOI18N
                         }
                         if (doc.containsKey(null)) {
                             sb.append(doc.get(null));

diff --git a/java/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/classpath/ClassPathProviderImpl.java b/java/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/classpath/ClassPathProviderImpl.java
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@ public ClassPath getActiveClassPath() {
                     if(moduleInfoFile.exists()) {
                         FileObject moduleInfo = FileUtil.toFileObject(moduleInfoFile);
                         String sourceLevel = SourceLevelQuery.getSourceLevel2(moduleInfo).getSourceLevel();
-                        String ide_jdkvers = System.getProperty("java.version"); //NOI18N
-                        if(!sourceLevel.startsWith("1.") && !ide_jdkvers.startsWith("1.")) { //NOI18N
+                        if (sourceLevel != null && !sourceLevel.startsWith("1.")) { //NOI18N
                             // both sourceLevel and ideJDK are 9+
                             ret = hasModuleInfoCP.get();  
                         }

diff --git a/nbbuild/notice-stub.txt b/nbbuild/notice-stub.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Apache NetBeans
-Copyright 2017-2025 The Apache Software Foundation
+Copyright 2017-2026 The Apache Software Foundation
 
 This product includes software developed at
 The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).

diff --git a/platform/favorites/src/org/netbeans/modules/favorites/Bundle.properties b/platform/favorites/src/org/netbeans/modules/favorites/Bundle.properties
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ OpenIDE-Module-Long-Description=Favorites module enables you to create a view of
 
 # Options Export
 Favorites.Options.Export.displayName=Favorites
+
+# Automatically open when first file opened for editing
+Favorites.openOnFirstFile=true
diff --git a/platform/favorites/src/org/netbeans/modules/favorites/Module.java b/platform/favorites/src/org/netbeans/modules/favorites/Module.java
@@ -32,24 +32,35 @@
 import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
+import org.openide.loaders.DataObject;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.NbPreferences;
-import org.openide.windows.Mode;
 import org.openide.windows.OnShowing;
+import org.openide.windows.TopComponent;
 import org.openide.windows.WindowManager;
 
 /**
  * For lifecycle tasks.
+ *
  * @author mbien
  */
 public final class Module {
 
     private static final String INITIAL_OPEN_DONE_KEY = "initial-open-done"; //NOI18N
+    private static final String INITIAL_OPEN_BRANDING_KEY = "Favorites.openOnFirstFile"; //NOI18N
 
     private Module() {}
 
     @OnShowing
     public final static class EDTInit implements Runnable {
 
+        private final boolean openOnFirstFile;
+
+        public EDTInit() {
+            openOnFirstFile = Boolean.parseBoolean(
+                    NbBundle.getMessage(Module.class, INITIAL_OPEN_BRANDING_KEY));
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void run() {
             registerFavAppenderFunction();
@@ -73,19 +84,23 @@ private void registerFavAppenderFunction() {
             UIManager.put(LFCustoms.FILECHOOSER_SHORTCUTS_FILESFUNCTION, favAppender);
         }
 
-        // very first on-editor-open event will also open the Favorites tab 
+        // very first file editor opened will also open the Favorites tab
         private void attachFirstEditorOpenListener() {
+            if (!openOnFirstFile) {
+                return;
+            }
             Preferences prefs = NbPreferences.forModule(Module.class);
             if (prefs.getBoolean(INITIAL_OPEN_DONE_KEY, false)) {
                 return;
             }
-            WindowManager wm = WindowManager.getDefault();
-            wm.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
+            TopComponent.Registry registry = TopComponent.getRegistry();
+            registry.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
-                    if ("activeMode".equals(evt.getPropertyName())   //NOI18N
-                            && evt.getNewValue() instanceof Mode mode
-                            && wm.isEditorMode(mode)) {
+                    if (TopComponent.Registry.PROP_TC_OPENED.equals(evt.getPropertyName())
+                            && evt.getNewValue() instanceof TopComponent tc
+                            && hasFileReference(tc)
+                            && WindowManager.getDefault().isEditorTopComponent(tc)) {
                         try {
                             Tab favTab = Tab.findDefault();
                             if (favTab != null && !favTab.wasOpened() && !favTab.isOpened()) {
@@ -95,13 +110,18 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
                             prefs.putBoolean(INITIAL_OPEN_DONE_KEY, true);
                             PropertyChangeListener thisListener = this;
                             SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
-                                wm.removePropertyChangeListener(thisListener);
+                                registry.removePropertyChangeListener(thisListener);
                             });
                         }
                     }
+
                 }
             });
         }
+
+        private boolean hasFileReference(TopComponent tc) {
+            return tc.getLookup().lookup(DataObject.class) != null;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/...fs/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/filebasedfs/fileobjects/StatFilesTest.java b/...fs/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/filebasedfs/fileobjects/StatFilesTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.netbeans.modules.masterfs.filebasedfs.fileobjects;
 
+import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
 import java.io.File;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Stack;
 import org.netbeans.junit.NbTestCase;
+import org.netbeans.junit.RandomlyFails;
 import org.netbeans.modules.masterfs.filebasedfs.FileBasedFileSystem;
 import org.netbeans.modules.masterfs.filebasedfs.naming.FileNaming;
 import org.netbeans.modules.masterfs.filebasedfs.naming.NamingFactory;
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ public StatFilesTest(String testName) {
 
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws java.lang.Exception {
+        GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless(); // may cause file reads in a static initializer on linux
         FileObjectFactory.WARNINGS = false;
         clearWorkDir();
         testFile = new File(getWorkDir(), "testLockFile.txt");
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ public void testGetChildrenCaches() throws IOException {
         monitor.getResults().assertResult(1, StatFiles.READ);
     }
 
+    @RandomlyFails // JDK update releases caused failures
     public void testLockFile() throws IOException {
         FileObject fobj = getFileObject(testFile);
         monitor.reset();