Post freeze changes 3.2

Despite the best intentions, there are always a small number of API changes that are required after the official API freeze. This page documents the API changes that were made during Eclipse 3.2 Callisto development after the 3.2 M5 API freeze.

Breaking Changes

Component	Description	Bug	Approved	Released
Equinox/Bundles	Remove product preference customization interface	132666
JDT/APT	Provisional API in JDT APT packages should be internal	129696
Platform/Search	Remove new search API	130162
Platform/Text	Give access to the current annotation hover (added method on ISourceViewerExtension3)	132318
Platform/UA	Move org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets package to internal provisional package (four interfaces, two classes)	131793
Platform/UA	New API attribute to the lucene search participants extension point	135107
Platform/UI	[Field Assist] - KeyEvents and content proposal requests	127108
Platform/UI	[WorkbenchWindow] Remove deprecated trim API	132731
Platform/UI	Need consistent save lifecycle when multiple parts share the same model	112225
Platform/UI	Replace global control animator with control animator factory	134328
Platform/UI	Contributed trim needs to know which workbench window it's in	135650
Platform/UI	Remove obsolete navigator save lifecycle API	138824

Non-Breaking Changes

Component	Description	Bug	Approved	Released
Expressions	Static helper methods for equals and hash code, computeHashCode method	114363
Expressions	Load property testers on demand	130338
Equinox/Bundles	org.eclipse.core.runtime.BundleFinder - deleted class. Plugin org.eclipse.equinox.common	128137
Equinox/Bundles	Change signature of methods RegistryStrategy#onStart(Object) to onStart(IExtensionRegistry) and onStop(Object) to onStop(IExtensionRegistry)	129196
JDT/Core	Added constants CannotReadSource and InvalidEncoding to IProblem	130980
JDT/Core	Added constant org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.IProblem#UnsafeGenericArrayForVarargs	128418
JDT/Core	Added constant org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.IProblem#IllegalAccessFromTypeVariable	128423
JDT/Core	Added constant org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore#ENABLE_JAVADOC_ATTACHMENTS	137975
JDT/UI	org.eclipse.jdt.ui.jarpackager.JarPackageData - New methods isDeprecationAware(), setDeprecationAware(boolean), RefactoringHistoryWizard constructor	128771
JDT/UI	Add new event type ADDED to RefactoringHistoryEvent	130718
JDT/UI	API additions for Replace Invocations	131768
JDT/UI	New API in test case wizard for JUnit 4.0	137732, 102632
JDT/UI	Content assit API to provide repeated invocation trigger	135884
Platform/Debug	Move org.eclipse.debug.internal.core.sourcelookup.containers.ContainerSourceContainer to API package	124799
Platform/Resources	API for a file system to map from a local file to an IFileStore	132346
Platform/SWT	Need API to add notifications on system tray	58009
Platform/SWT	org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Tree - new method setSelection(TreeItem)	128970
Platform/SWT	Support DateTime type in org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.Variant class	97404
Platform/SWT	Added constant SWT.BACKGROUND
Platform/SWT	Add getHeaderHeight() method to ExpandItem	131159
Platform/Team	Support for model element decoration	131440
Platform/Text	org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.IFileBufferStatusCodes and org.eclipse.ui.editors.EditorsUI - new constant int CHARSET_MAPPING_FAILED	116841
Platform/Text	Add EditorsPlugin.getSharedTextColors	132836
Platform/Text	Remove quickAssistProcessor extension point	133339
Platform/Text	Make public constants for private edit menu groups	135061
Platform/Text	Add ability to fetch additional info of proposals in background thread	136648
Platform/Text	Make revision selection provider available in ChangeRulerColumn and LineNumberChangeRulerColumn	135229
Platform/Text	Added method LineChangeHover.getInformationPresenterControlCreator	133355
Platform/UA	(intro) Add 'previewImage' attribute to intro theme element	128721
Platform/UA	org.eclipse.ui.intro.config.IntroConfigurer - added methods getMixinStyle(String, String), init(IIntroSite, Map), getThemeProperty(String), constant TB_ADDITIONS, fields IIntroSite site, Map themeProperties
Platform/UA	org.eclipse.ui.intro.config.ExtensionFactory - Class moved to org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal package in org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal plugin
Platform/UA	API to restart the cheat sheet	84457
Platform/UI	Support enablement element in org.eclipse.ui.propertyPages extension point	106839
Platform/UI	org.eclipse.ui.navigator plug-in - Refactor ActivationService to remove singleton pattern	125647
Platform/UI	org.eclipse.ui.navigator plug-in - CommonViewer should use TreePathViewerSorter	125647
Platform/UI	org.eclipse.ui.navigator plug-in - Complete definition of DND API	126658
Platform/UI	[JFace] - API - access to images and colors for standard field decorations	129246
Platform/UI	[Viewers] IDecorationContext.getContextIds() comment says it should be removed before M5	129377
Platform/UI	Request for API for message animation	129829
Platform/UI	Progress view should be made more prominent	129184
Platform/UI	[Common Navigator] Request to support programmatic binding of drag adapter	129061
Platform/UI	[Undo/Redo] Context not removed from TriggeredOperations	128117
Platform/UI	[CommonNavigator] actionProvider extension should support overrides	131927
Platform/UI	API to obtain project location URI from wizard page	130638
Platform/UI	Need access to the element comparer of a tree selection	133375
Platform/UI	New ImageAndMessageArea class for popup messages in wizards	131771
Platform/UI	Allow extensions to participate in the save lifecycle	112215
Platform/UI	CommonNavigator: expose methods on INavigatorPipelineService	133920
Platform/UI	Add methods to StructuredViewer to support ViewerComparator	133920
Platform/UI	Need API to lock all trim	135648
Platform/UI	Define a command for "close others" action	90517
Platform/UI	Preference constant to prompt when saveable is still open	136489
Platform/UI	Common Navigator: Provide access to INavigatorContentExtension by id	130979
Platform/UI	Common Navigator: Add group id and associatedExtensionId to commonWizard	137079