What's New in the Eclipse Platform Project (EclipseCon 2020)

This is a wrap up of what has happened in the Eclipse Platform Project from last year's EclipseCon (Eclipse 2019-09) till EclipseCon 2020 and also current challenges the Eclipse Platform team is working on.

The talk is complementary to other talks given at EclipseCon that focused on aspects like JDT, Java Support, Build, or Performance.

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1. What’s New in the Eclipse Platform Project Karsten Thoms https://pixabay.com/de/illustrations/wissenschaft-sun-verfinstern-1925058/
2. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Karsten • Senior Software Engineer @ Karakun • Open Source Enthusiast • Committer on some Eclipse projects • Contributor on some more
3. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Release Train 2019 2020 2021 2019-06 / 4.12 2019-12 / 4.14 2020-06 / 4.16 2020-03 / 4.15 2020-09 / 4.17 2020-12 / 4.18 2019-09 / 4.13 2019-03 / 4.11 2021-03 / 4.19
4. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Release Train 2019 2020 2021 2019-06 / 4.12 2019-12 / 4.14 2020-06 / 4.16 2020-03 / 4.15 2020-09 / 4.17 2020-12 / 4.18 2019-09 / 4.13 2019-03 / 4.11 2021-03 / 4.19 Java 15 Java 14 Java 13 Java 12
5. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Release Train 2019 2020 2021 2019-06 / 4.12 2019-12 / 4.14 2020-06 / 4.16 2020-03 / 4.15 2020-09 / 4.17 2020-12 / 4.18 2019-09 / 4.13 2019-03 / 4.11 2021-03 / 4.19 M1 M2 M3 RC1 RC2 2020-12 / 4.18
6. Community & Adoption
7. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Project Committers New Committers • Alex Blewitt • Andrew Obuchowicz Resigned Committers • Markus Keller (Platform, Equinox, JDT, PDE) • Steffen Pingel (Equinox) • Curtis Windatt (JDT, PDE) • Sasikanth Bharadwaj (JDT) • Stefan Xenos (JDT) • Benjamin Cabe (PDE) • Sopot Cela (Platform, PDE) • Grant Gayed (Platform)
8. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Download Stats 3.1 Mio 3.2 Mio 3.3 Mio 2.5 Mio Now includes OpenJDK 11
9. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Social Activity • @EclipseJavaIDE • Initiated by Sopot Cela 02/2017 • 16k followers • 2.4k tweets • @mickaelistria - Mr. "What's your specific issue with @EclipseJavaIDE" • "1 trivial bug a week" campaign via @EclipseJavaIDE
10. Code Cleanups
11. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Code Cleanups • Lots of cosmetic changes pouring in • Removal of dead internal code • Mostly merged for M1 • Using Eclipse CleanUp actions, jSparrow, or manual • Many cleanup actions added to JDT recently
12. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms API Removals • Deprecated API gets slowly removed from the code base according to the API Removal Process [1] • Removals are documented in the Platform Porting Guide [2] [1] https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse/API_Central/API_Removal_Process [2] https://help.eclipse.org/2020-09/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/porting/removals.html?cp=2_3_0
13. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms API Removals Removed APIs in the Eclipse 4.17 release: 1. Remove Input and MInputPart 2. org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform#getJobManager() 3. JFace and JFace text Assert Planned API removals after June 2017: 1. Platform authorization API Planned API removals after June 2018: 1. org.eclipse.ui.cocoa.fullscreenWindow Planned API removals after June 2020: 1. Remove Dirtable flag from MPartDescriptor 2. Remove org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPlatformRunnable 3. Remove deprecated dialogs from org.eclipse.ui.dialogs 4. Remove deprecated method and constructor in PopupDialog Planned API removals after December 2020: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.core.IModelProvider Planned API removals after March 2021: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.ui.targetProvisioners extension point 2. org.eclipse.core.commands.util package 3. org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.EncodingActionGroup 4. org.eclipse.core.launcher#Main and WebStartMain 5. Delete 2.0 plug-in compatibility classes and related API 6. Delete Job.createSystem(ICoreRunnable) API 7. Delete unsupported methods in WorkbenchWindowConfigurer Planned API removals after June 2021: 1. Delete deprecated contents of org.eclipse.ui.commands package Planned API removals after September 2021: 1. Navigator view and related API Planned API removals after December 2021: 1. Bookmark view and related API Planned API removals after June 2022: 1. ICU4J bundle from SDK Planned API removals after September 2022: 1. Remove deprecated contents of org.eclipse.pde.ui.launcher package 2. Remove TargetPlatform::createPlatformConfiguration See http://eclip.se/h1
14. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms API Removals Removed APIs in the Eclipse 4.17 release: 1. Remove Input and MInputPart 2. org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform#getJobManager() 3. JFace and JFace text Assert Planned API removals after June 2017: 1. Platform authorization API Planned API removals after June 2018: 1. org.eclipse.ui.cocoa.fullscreenWindow Planned API removals after June 2020: 1. Remove Dirtable flag from MPartDescriptor 2. Remove org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPlatformRunnable 3. Remove deprecated dialogs from org.eclipse.ui.dialogs 4. Remove deprecated method and constructor in PopupDialog Planned API removals after December 2020: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.core.IModelProvider Planned API removals after March 2021: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.ui.targetProvisioners extension point 2. org.eclipse.core.commands.util package 3. org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.EncodingActionGroup 4. org.eclipse.core.launcher#Main and WebStartMain 5. Delete 2.0 plug-in compatibility classes and related API 6. Delete Job.createSystem(ICoreRunnable) API 7. Delete unsupported methods in WorkbenchWindowConfigurer Planned API removals after June 2021: 1. Delete deprecated contents of org.eclipse.ui.commands package Planned API removals after September 2021: 1. Navigator view and related API Planned API removals after December 2021: 1. Bookmark view and related API Planned API removals after June 2022: 1. ICU4J bundle from SDK Planned API removals after September 2022: 1. Remove deprecated contents of org.eclipse.pde.ui.launcher package 2. Remove TargetPlatform::createPlatformConfiguration See http://eclip.se/h1 Clients had to adapt (e.g. RSA)
15. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms API Removals Removed APIs in the Eclipse 4.17 release: 1. Remove Input and MInputPart 2. org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform#getJobManager() 3. JFace and JFace text Assert Planned API removals after June 2017: 1. Platform authorization API Planned API removals after June 2018: 1. org.eclipse.ui.cocoa.fullscreenWindow Planned API removals after June 2020: 1. Remove Dirtable flag from MPartDescriptor 2. Remove org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPlatformRunnable 3. Remove deprecated dialogs from org.eclipse.ui.dialogs 4. Remove deprecated method and constructor in PopupDialog Planned API removals after December 2020: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.core.IModelProvider Planned API removals after March 2021: 1. Remove org.eclipse.pde.ui.targetProvisioners extension point 2. org.eclipse.core.commands.util package 3. org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.EncodingActionGroup 4. org.eclipse.core.launcher#Main and WebStartMain 5. Delete 2.0 plug-in compatibility classes and related API 6. Delete Job.createSystem(ICoreRunnable) API 7. Delete unsupported methods in WorkbenchWindowConfigurer Planned API removals after June 2021: 1. Delete deprecated contents of org.eclipse.ui.commands package Planned API removals after September 2021: 1. Navigator view and related API Planned API removals after December 2021: 1. Bookmark view and related API Planned API removals after June 2022: 1. ICU4J bundle from SDK Planned API removals after September 2022: 1. Remove deprecated contents of org.eclipse.pde.ui.launcher package 2. Remove TargetPlatform::createPlatformConfiguration See http://eclip.se/h1 Already in progress
16. BREE 11
17. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms BREE 11 • Starting with Eclipse 2020-09 a JRE 11 is required • Increasingly more bundles started to upgrade BREE to Java 11 • Bundling justj JREs lowers the bar for users Your Products Might not Start with Java 8 Anymore
18. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms justj • Provides redistributable Java runtimes • Available as bundles on p2 repositories • Java versions: 11, 14, 15 • Flavors: full (~70MB), minimal (~35MB), base (~20MB) • For each flavour also a "stripped" version
19. Dark Theme
20. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Dark Theme • This is the first point • And we have a second point line 2… • oh, 3rd one • more than 4 should not make sense…
21. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Dark Theme
22. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Dark Theme
23. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Dark Theme
24. Performance
25. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Performance • Startup Performance • IResourceChangeListener whiteboard • Interactive Performance • More asynchronous operations, e.g. content assist • UI freeze analysis "Umbrella Bugs": #550209/#550136 (4.14) #553533 (4.15) #560449 (4.16) #563542 (4.17) #566485 (4.18) https://pixabay.com/de/vectors/pin-rei%C3%9Fzwecke-b%C3%BCro-rot-stift-147918/
26. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Performance
27. Link Handler
28. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Headline eclipse+command://org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences? preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.browser.preferencePage
29. Linux
30. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Linux Support • GTK 3.20 is now minimal requirement (Eclipse 2020-06) • Affects only EOL Linux distros (e.g. Ubuntu 16) • Next working on GTK 4 support [1] Bug#561047 [2] https://www.eclipse.org/lists/platform-dev/msg02267.html
31. Chromium Support
32. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Chromium Support • Chromium was added as new embedded Browser • Development funded by FEEP Program new Browser (parent, SWT.CHROMIUM) org.eclipse.swt.browser.chromium -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.DefaultType=Chromium [1] Bug#549585
 [2] http://eclip.se/h2 [1] [2]
33. New Apple Silicon
34. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms New Apple Silicon • In June 2020 Apple announced transition of Apple hardware to its silicon • New processor technology is based on ARM • With Rosetta 2 x86_64 binaries would still run, but slower
35. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms New Apple Silicon • SWT Libraries have to be compiled as Universal Binaries (Bug#565690) • Build agents with new target architecture have to be included • Eclipse Foundation is in contact with Apple & Mac provider • No OpenJDK build for aarch_64 yet Adoptopenjdk#1922 & JEP#391
36. Challenges
37. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Gerrit Queue Ca. 350 open changes About the same as last year
38. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Participation Welcome • Review patches on Gerrit • React on bug reports • Provide patches • Testing • Attract more contributors • Spread the word! https://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform/ How_to_Contribute
39. More New & Noteworthy
40. This is a very very very long gag @kthoms Want to know more? • https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.14/ • https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.15/ • https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.16/ • https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.17/ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ04gN5HLoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdoyCjpaQKs • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoUvOTiVaDc • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igbIAS6vlU8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5O52H7e8oc Kudos to Holger Voormann N&N Pages N&N Videos