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Bug 75117

Summary:	Project libraries and API documentation idea
Product:	projects	Reporter:	tprochazka <tprochazka>
Component:	Libraries	Assignee:	Tomas Zezula <tzezula>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	blocker	CC:	mkleint
Priority:	P3
Version:	5.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:	41443
Bug Blocks:

Description tprochazka 2006-04-17 12:37:42 UTC

My idea is use Maven2 repository and services similar to http://www.jdocs.org/, http:
//www.docjar.com, http://www.javadoconline.com/ or own repository with mapping java 
package path to API doc URLs.

When I need some functionality, use search in javadoc APIs. Find any packages, which 
contain what I need. Choose it in my project properties in Netbeans. Netbeans 
automatically download it from maven repository or prompt me for URL. Or when I know 
package name, I only write in Netbeans for example 'org.apache.commons.lang' and NB 
import necessary library to project (I only specify version).

Javadoc will be open from online. Download all documentation and sources for every 3
rd party project, which I use, its most disagreeable work. 

I wrote about my idea also here:
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=68011

Comment 1 tprochazka 2006-04-17 17:28:32 UTC

I see, that some stuff already exists, for example:
http://maven.apache.org/netbeans-module.html

It enable create library from maven repository, but still exist the same problem. 
Sharing NB project. If will be exist support for adding library not to Library 
manager, but directly to Project, will be great. In project configuration will be 
only reference to library.

Comment 2 Jesse Glick 2007-03-27 22:14:44 UTC

Dupe of issue #44035 for last comment.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 44035 ***