Eclipse EGit: Git Integration for Eclipse 5.3.0 Release Review

Features

• 491169 Allow to sign commits
• 522245 Enable "Show Whitespace" for Java comparisons with editable index
• 541278 Provide "Show in System Explorer" on working tree nodes
• 542547 Switch SSH default from JSch to Apache MINA sshd
• EGit Github API: Implement list tags API for repository
• EGit Github API: Implement delete reference, tag and branch
• EGit Github API: Implement merging API for repository
• 541603 EGit GitHubClient: enable using a proxy

Usability Improvements

• 539888 Add icon to all "Copy commit Id" menus
• Add repository source selection to clone cheat sheet
• 544801 Use date format preferences for branch proposal tooltip
• 544771 Sort branches naturally in commit viewer and commit info
• 544517 Improve grouping context menu items for group.show
• [history] Handle workspace and non-workspace files alike for compare on double-click
• Use commit wizard banner in commit dialog
• 544277 Align onboarding text in repositories view top left
• 543495 Make merge viewers react better on outside changes
• Use more natural and case insensitive sorting
• Display more icons in egit menu items
• 544414 Show full branch name in status bar
• 541813 Set initial focus for empty remote configuration
• Remove empty layout column from wizard page RepositoryLocationPage
• 543897 New Git Repo wizard should have a description
• 541813 Style read-only text field like a label in the SimpleConfigure{Fetch|Push}Dialog
• 540813 Open compare editor in background
• Add icon for "Merge tool" context menu item
• Vertically align components in dialogs
• 542710 Improve wording of Running launch warning
• 542535 Add icon for GPG signing
• Show stash message in stash deletion confirmation
• 543897 EGit Github: Wizards shall have a description

Performance Improvements

• 545077 Improve staging area refresh performance
• 544600 Don't trigger decorations for getting an image of a RepositoryTreeNode
• 544512 Avoid excessive pruning in RepositoryCache
• 544237 CommitFileDiffViewer: improve performance for huge commits
• 544404 Avoid traversing git history for added files
• Use PathFilterGroup where possible instead of or-ed PathFilters
• Replace FileInputStream and FileOutputStream with static Files methods
• 542513 Staging view: calculate the full title text in the background

Bug Fixes

• FetchGerritChangePage: don't auto-fill if user typed
• 544988 Fix NullPointerException in DeleteBranchDialog.refNameFromDialog
• 544990 Fix NullPointerException in MoveProjectsLabelProvider.getColumnText
• 544989 Fix NullPointerException in StagingView.getSelectionOfPart
• 544966 Fix NullPointerException in Repository.resolve
• Fix NullPointerException in DeleteBranchCommand.execute
• 544671 [history] Prevent NPE in GenerateHistoryJob
• 544965 Prevent NPE in MergeResultDialog
• 544755 Refresh repositories view after clean command
• 525067 Rebase interactive view: consistent continue/skip/abort enablement
• 544772 Fix NullPointerException in RemoveCommand.findProjectsToDelete
• 544770 Fix NullPointerException in Repository.shortenRefName
• Avoid NPE on File.list() return values
• 544395 Always compute enablement of Merge Tool action.
• 544180 Don't create a PathFilterGroup if any of the paths is empty
• 538881 Handle invalid repository search path
• 543783 Minor rephrasing of confirmation message for "Replace with HEAD"
• 543855 EGit should respect the SSH2 home directory from the preferences
• 543579 Check for signing key before committing
• 522245 Merge editor: enable "Show Whitespace", and fix after c73325de
• 543557 Fix AIOOBE in CommitMessageComponentStateManager
• Fix path related failing tests on Windows
• 541233 Log nested exceptions when canceling pull operation
• 542832 Prevent NPE in CompareTreeView
• Clear reference to repository when staging view is disposed
• 542446 Ref name validation: test for the exact name
• Recognize reset in reflog entries and show icon
• Clear password of crypto API after usage

Build and Release Engineering

• Update Orbit to R20190226160451
• Delete egit-4.5 target platform
• Add 4.11-staging target platform
• 544121 Update and improve README
• 541072 Update Jetty to 9.4.14
• Update org.apache.httpcomponents.httpcore to 4.4.10.v20190123-2214
• Update org.apache.httpcomponents.httpclient.source to 4.5.6.v20190123-2215
• Update org.bouncycastle.bcpg to 1.60.0.v20181210-2057
• Update org.bouncycastle.pkix to 1.60.0.v20181210-2057
• Update org.bouncycastle.prov to 1.60.0.v20181210-2057
• 491169 Add Bouncycastle to Target Platform
• Update org.tukaani.xz to 1.8.0.v20180207-1613
• Upgrade Tycho to 1.3
• Update spotbugs to 3.1.11
• Avoid jobs still running at test shutdown
• Replace deprecated ProjectDescription.getLocation
• Simplify context menu actions in CommitFileDiffViewer
• Simplify content change notifications in EditableRevision
• Use StructuredViewer#getStructuredSelection in Git Staging view
• Fix TPD in Oomph setup
• 542549 [oomph] Update API baselines
• Define top-level Eclipse project