AndroidIDE/CHANGELOG.md

AndroidIDE Changelog

This is the changelog of all the releases of AndroidIDE.

v2.0.2-beta (in development)

Important notes

Additions

• Warn about empty body for the following statements :
  • if
  • else
  • try
  • catch
  • finally
  • for
  • while
  • do while
• New java code actions :
  • Generate toString(): Overrides the toString() method for the current class. Always accessible.
  • Generate constructor: Allows the user to select fields from the current class, then generates a constructor with those fields as parameters.
  • Remove unused imports: Removes imports that are not used in the source file.
  • Import orderer: Organizes the imports. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
• XML Code formatter. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
• New Gradle command line options: --build-cache and --offline. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
• Highlight IDE logs based on the log line priority.
• Added Brazilian Portuguese translations. Thanks to @Hakaisu (#165).

Removals

Fixes

• Crash when performing 'Replace all' action in editor (#158).
• Crash when layout inflation fails (#168).
• Always show toasts on UI thread (#160).
• Fixed: Multiline logs in IDE logs are not highlighted properly.
• Fixed: Invalid log line formatting when tag to too long.
• Fixed: Application crashes when layout inflation fails (#168).
• Fixed: Invalid syntax highlighting for text tags in XML files. Thanks to @MrIkso (#180).
• Fixed: Extra empty new line gets appendend to files while saving.

Improvements

• Do not show 'Cut' & 'Paste' action if editor is not editable.
• Use ported version of NetBeans' nb-javac for Java language server.
• Removed extra Maven repository URLs from project templates. Thanks to @MrIkso (#188).
• Update dependency versions in project templates and update the Kotlin project template image. Thanks to @BanDroid (#191).
• Updated Hindi translations. Thanks to @Premjit-Chowdhury (#171).
• Updated Russian translation. Thansk to @AndreyKozhev (#181).

v2.0.1-beta

AndroidIDE v2.0.1-beta is here with new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Important notes

• As 64-bit installation does not work on Android 12 (due to restriction by the OS), 32-bit build tools need to be installed when installing AndroidIDE on devices running Android 12.
• Google services and Firebase integration has been removed.

Additions

• Code formatter for Java source code.
• Support for GestureOverlayView, ToggleButton, Switch, GridLayout, ListView (#145) in layout inflater.
• Preference to disable use of TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD flag in editor.
• Automatically trigger completion when attributes are inserted from completion window.
• New java code actions :
  • Add import
  • Add 'throws'
  • Generate constructor
  • Generate setters/getters
  • Field to block
  • Remove unused class
  • Remove unused method
  • Remove unused 'throws'
• You can now override multiple superclass methods at once.
• DocumentsProvider for providing access to files in HOME directory.

Removals

• Removed initial view attributes from view tags completion in XMLCompletionProvider.
• Vertical text action window has been removed.
• Removed Google services and Firebase integration.
• Removed the horizontal text actions menu from the editor in favour of the new actions menu.

Fixes

• Cash in attribute editors when adding an attribute.
• Crash when selecting diagnostic item from diagnostics list.
• Some diagnostic items are not shown in diagnostic window (#96).
• Diagnostics were updated late in the editor.
• Popup windows created by editor are not dismissed even when the file is closed.
• No build output when activity is recreated (#121).
• Crash in UI Designer when activity is recreated (#124).
• Invalid syntax highlighting for application logs (#152).
• Illegal argument exception while overriding methods in Java completion provider.

Improvements

• Do not import classes from java.lang package when completion items are selected.
• XML completion provider now uses 'Match completions in lower case' preference.
• Dismiss all windows shown by editor when file tab is unselected or when the bottom sheet is expanded.
• Improved the editor actions menu.
• Sort completion items according to their kind and sort text.
• Restore file tree state when application is resumed (#150).
• Updated templates to work with Android 12 (#144).
• Updated Chinese translation. Thanks to @mikofe (#128).
• Updated French translation. Thanks to @Se-Lyan (#136).
• Updated German translation (#144).

v2.0.0-beta

AndroidIDE v2.0.0-beta is here with new features and improvements.

Important Notes

• This is a pre-release and is not so stable. There are some features that are partially implemented.
• The minimum SDK has been raised to 26 (Android O).

Additions

• XML Layout Designer with ability to preview XML drawables.
• Added packages for terminal.
• libGDx project template. Thanks to @Smooth-E (#81).
• Kotlin project template. Thanks to @BanDroid (#60).
• Preference to switch between bash and /system/bin/sh in terminal.
• Preference for matching partial names in java completion.
• Preference to choose between floating window text actions and text actions in ActionMode.
• Preference to enable/disable font ligatures.
• Show process output when build tools installation fails.
• Ability to expand selection in supported languages.
• Ask user to save unsaved files before closing project.
• Hindi translation. Thanks to @Premjit-Chowdhury (#70, #127).
• German translation. Thanks to @MarvinStelter.
• Indonesian translation. Thanks to @BanDroid (#54, #57, #60, #72, #125).
• Chinese translation. Thanks to @Rosemoe (#56, #73, #104) and @mikofe (#118, #119, #123).
• French translation. Thanks to @Se-Lyan (#79).
• Russian translation. Thanks to @Smooth-E (#97).

Removals

• Autosave of files is removed. However, a preference has been added for the same which, when enabled, saves the files automatically before close.

Fixes

• File does not close and crashes if reopened and closed again.
• Flickering of whole auto completion window.
• Flickering of completion item due to API info.
• Build tools installation fails if JAVA_HOME does not exist.
• Invalid syntax highlight for method invocations in java.
• Package private classes not included in java completion.
• IDE crashes when Paste option is selected in terminal and no clip is available.
• Fixed a bug due to which the IDE was not able to open empty files.
• LogSender class not included in JLS workspace.

Improvements

• Show crash report when the IDE crashes.
• The Java language server is now embedded in the IDE itself.
• The AndroidIDE Gradle plugin is now packaged with the IDE.
• Show name of opened project.
• Show signature help in window instead of using a TextView.
• The java completion provider now uses a custom JDK runtime image with Android framework classes and is no more dependent on JDK installation.
• Disable Save option when all files are saved.
• Allow installation of files from file tree.

New Contributors

• @BanDroid
• @Rosemoe
• @Premjit-Chowdhury
• @Se-Lyan
• @Smooth-E
• @ansh2166
• @mikofe