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This is for adding directories with unknown contents into a project. Modules should be able to register scanners for interesting files, recognize some patterns (e.g. classpath roots) and suggest putting these files into logical components. Specification of API for these contents-scanners is needed.
I don't think Dirk wants to define the API ;-)
why not ;-) ? I assigned this to Dirk, because I think that the User View for this should be though thru first, before we start designing any APIs. Even if the scanners will be defined by modules there may be some common parts -- a common user model for them, some way to integrate them into projects framework, etc.
planned for PROJECTS_MILESTONE_4
This functionality won't be in the 4.0 release. However, it's an interesting idea that I don't want to lose track of. So, I changed it to an RFE.
OK, I think there will be very basic version of this functionality (at least it's specified in java uispec) and in fact it's almost done and ready. But I agree with you we may want to extend this interesting idea in the future. Let's leave it open, but without PM4 keyword ;-).
This is fixed, see Add-to-Project wizards and recognizers API in http://www.netbeans.org/download/prj40_prototype/javadoc/projects-ide_api/org/netbeans/api/projects/ide/doc-files/general.html There also exist recognizers for adding Build Targets from one project as resources to another project.
done, closing