General Information

Question (arch-what): What is this project good for?
Answer: This module defines JavaHierarchyAPI which allows to inspect Java classes and possibly manipulate with portions of a .java source. Other modules, java and clazz, implement the API on top of source files or .class files respectively.
Question (arch-overall): Describe the overall architecture.
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Question (arch-usecases): Describe the main use cases of the new API. Who will use it under what circumstances? What kind of code would typically need to be written to use the module?
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Question (arch-time): What are the time estimates of the work?
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Question (arch-quality): How will the quality of your code be tested and how are future regressions going to be prevented?
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Question (arch-where): Where one can find sources for your module?
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Project and platform dependencies

Question (dep-nb): What other NetBeans projects and modules does this one depend on?
Answer: FileSystems DataSystems Nodes

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These modules are required in project.xml file:

• org.netbeans.api.java - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime.
• FilesystemsAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• UtilitiesAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• ModulesAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• NodesAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• ExplorerAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• org.openide.awt - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• DialogsAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• SettingsAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• EditorAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• ActionsAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime. Specification version 6.2 is required.
• LoadersAPI - The module is needed for compilation. The module is used during runtime.
Question (dep-non-nb): What other projects outside NetBeans does this one depend on?
Answer: None.
Question (dep-platform): On which platforms does your module run? Does it run in the same way on each?
Answer: None.
Question (dep-jre): Which version of JRE do you need (1.2, 1.3, 1.4, etc.)?
Answer: 1.2.2
Question (dep-jrejdk): Do you require the JDK or is the JRE enough?
Answer: JRE

Deployment

Question (deploy-jar): Do you deploy just module JAR file(s) or other files as well?
Answer: Only one .jar (java-srcmodel.jar) file is deployed.
Question (deploy-nbm): Can you deploy an NBM via the Update Center?
Answer: Yes.
Question (deploy-shared): Do you need to be installed in the shared location only, or in the user directory only, or can your module be installed anywhere?
Answer: Shared or user.
Question (deploy-packages): Are packages of your module made inaccessible by not declaring them public?
Answer: No.
Question (deploy-dependencies): What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one?
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Compatibility with environment

Question (compat-i18n): Is your module correctly internationalized?
Answer: Yes.
Question (compat-standards): Does the module implement or define any standards? Is the implementation exact or does it deviate somehow?
Answer: No.
Question (compat-version): Can your module coexist with earlier and future versions of itself? Can you correctly read all old settings? Will future versions be able to read your current settings? Can you read or politely ignore settings stored by a future version?
Answer: Yes.

Access to resources

Question (resources-file): Does your module use java.io.File directly?
Answer: No.
Question (resources-layer): Does your module provide own layer? Does it create any files or folders in it? What it is trying to communicate by that and with which components?
Answer: None.
Question (resources-read): Does your module read any resources from layers? For what purpose?
Answer: None.
Question (resources-mask): Does your module mask/hide/override any resources provided by other modules in their layers?
Answer: None.

Lookup of components

Question (lookup-lookup): Does your module use org.openide.util.Lookup or any similar technology to find any components to communicate with? Which ones?
Answer: Not used.
Question (lookup-register): Do you register anything into lookup for other code to find?
Answer: The module registers org.openide.src.SourceOptions instance in the system lookup. The bean contains presentation options for nodes produced by the module.
Question (lookup-remove): Do you remove entries of other modules from lookup?
Answer: None.

Execution Environment

Question (exec-property): Is execution of your code influenced by any environment or Java system (System.getProperty) property?
Answer: None.
Question (exec-component): Is execution of your code influenced by any (string) property of any of your components?
Answer: No.
Question (exec-ant-tasks): Do you define or register any ant tasks that other can use?
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Question (exec-classloader): Does your code create its own class loader(s)?
Answer: No.
Question (exec-reflection): Does your code use Java Reflection to execute other code?
Answer: No.
Question (exec-privateaccess): Are you aware of any other parts of the system calling some of your methods by reflection?
Answer: No.
Question (exec-process): Do you execute an external process from your module? How do you ensure that the result is the same on different platforms? Do you parse output? Do you depend on result code?
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Question (exec-introspection): Does your module use any kind of runtime type information (instanceof, work with java.lang.Class, etc.)?
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Question (exec-threading): What threading models, if any, does your module adhere to?
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Question (security-policy): Does your functionality require modifications to the standard policy file?
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Question (security-grant): Does your code grant additional rights to some other code?
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Format of files and protocols

Question (format-types): Which protocols and file formats (if any) does your module read or write on disk, or transmit or receive over the network? Do you generate an ant build script? Can it be edited and modified?
Answer: None.
Question (format-dnd): Which protocols (if any) does your code understand during Drag & Drop?
Answer: None.
Question (format-clipboard): Which data flavors (if any) does your code read from or insert to the clipboard (by access to clipboard on means calling methods on java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable?
Answer: None.

Performance and Scalability

Question (perf-startup): Does your module run any code on startup?
Answer: No.
Question (perf-exit): Does your module run any code on exit?
Answer: No.
Question (perf-scale): Which external criteria influence the performance of your program (size of file in editor, number of files in menu, in source directory, etc.) and how well your code scales?
Answer: Expansion of a parent node (e.g. a Class node) that contains a large number of children may cause noticeable delay, mostly caused by Nodes implementation.
Question (perf-limit): Are there any hard-coded or practical limits in the number or size of elements your code can handle?
Answer: N/A
Question (perf-mem): How much memory does your component consume? Estimate with a relation to the number of windows, etc.
Answer: N/A
Question (perf-wakeup): Does any piece of your code wake up periodically and do something even when the system is otherwise idle (no user interaction)?
Answer: No.
Question (perf-progress): Does your module execute any long-running tasks?
Answer: When structure of a source is not known, the source Node will display a sole child, labelled "please wait", so that the GUI is not blocked but gives the user immediate feedback. The Node refreshes its children after the structure of the class/source becomes known.
Question (perf-huge_dialogs): Does your module contain any dialogs or wizards with a large number of GUI controls such as combo boxes, lists, trees, or text areas?
Answer: Customizers for Method and Constructor contain fair amount of controls, most importantly there are embedded editors for array of parameters and thrown exceptions.
Question (perf-menus): Does your module use dynamically updated context menus, or context-sensitive actions with complicated and slow enablement logic?
Answer: No.
Question (perf-spi): How the performance of the plugged in code will be enforced?
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