[NETBEANS-2470] Better support for build-helper-maven-plugin plugin - sources added via "add-test-source" cannot be refactored AND add-test-resource is not supported

• Type: Improvement
• Status: In Progress
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 8.2, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
• Component/s: apisupport - Maven

Environment

Product Version: Apache NetBeans IDE 11.0 (Build incubator-netbeans-release-404-on-20190319)
Java: 1.8.0_201; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.201-b09
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_201-b09
System: Windows 10 version 10.0 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)

• External issue URL: https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=231240
• Assignee: ANTONIO FERRER GONZALEZ
• Reporter: Arnaud Bourrée
• Created: 26/Apr/19 08:50
• Updated: 18/May/20 12:15

Description

Old issue https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=231240

When we separate integration tests from unit tests in different folders as suggested here
We need build-helper-maven-plugin with the following configuration:
{{<execution>
<id>add-test-source</id>
<goals>
<goal>add-test-source</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<sources>
<source>src/it/java</source>
<source>src/it/resources</source>
</sources>
</configuration>
</execution>
}}

Many IDEs support second test folder, NetBeans show it as Generated folder: "Generated Test Sources (java)"/ "Generated Test Sourced (resources)" nodes in the project tree.
And yes you cannot do any refactoring (Move/Copy/Refactoring hints) in classes below those nodes.