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[ BUILD # : 200909080527 ] [ JDK VERSION : 1.6.* ] I have a project group that I created to hold a specified project. I then renamed that project and checked the option that said that its associated directory should also be renamed. I switched to another group and then back again and found that the project group was empty. The project has become disassociated with the group. After a little digging I noticed that the project's properties file under userdir/config/Preferences/org/netbeans/modules/projectui/group had properties that still specified the old project name and location. These properties should be renamed as a part of the project rename refactoring. Additionally it would be consistent if the project group was renamed to match the new project name. I'd like to NetFIX [1] this bug. Is it possible? [1] http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetFIX
It would indeed be better if the org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.groups.AdHocGroup (I assume this is the type of group you were using) tracked project renames/moves and updated its metadata accordingly. Tricky because there is no API for listening to project renames/moves; DefaultProjectOperationsImplementation could provide a static event set which AdHocGroup could add a static listener to (taking advantage of the projectui -> projectuiapi impl dep). Renaming the project group is not a good idea; in general a group contains many projects.
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue. Thanks for your cooperation, NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss