Vscode-java: Add support for package view

[varunkumar]

Add support for package view similar to the one we have in Eclipse Project Explorer. Please let me know if this exists already via some configuration.

I would be happy to contribute if this is not already available.

[fbricon]

This is not available yet. It would require changes to https://github.com/eclipse/eclipse.jdt.ls/
@tsmaeder I guess that might be interesting for che too, no?

[varunkumar]

I am a newbie to this plugin. Wondering why would it need changes to language server. We already have the listing of files and information about source location with us right?

[fbricon]

The vscode extension should try to avoid embedding any logic of Java smartness, so as to make it reusable by other clients.
You can certainly achieve to build a pure vscode package view of your projects by inspecting the location or content of each file, but the server has all that information already (and we know it's accurate), it just needs to expose it.

[vincentfree]

+1

Are people working on this?

[cruizba]

+1

I have tried VSCode with Java and it works really well. This feature is the only thing I miss from Eclipse and IntelliJ.

[btstream]

Is there a plan or chance to implement a project explorer like eclipse or idea?

I really like flat package view in Eclipse.

[yaohaizh]

@andxu Will help release a Java dependency viewer as an extension

[akaroml]

Java Dependency View extension was just released to address this problem. Here's the link:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-dependency

@varunkumar @vincentfree @cruizba @btstream please have a try and see if it solves the problem.

[FelixDombek]

Java Dependency View extension was just released to address this problem. Here's the link:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-dependency

@varunkumar @vincentfree @cruizba @btstream please have a try and see if it solves the problem.

This view is nice, but it would still be very helpful to have this in the normal file view too.

[vincentfree]

Java Dependency View extension was just released to address this problem. Here's the link:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-dependency

@varunkumar @vincentfree @cruizba @btstream please have a try and see if it solves the problem.

I really like the new view, @FelixDombek i don't think vscode allows it to change the folder view in the main window. That's why all the extra windows are created for different views on the same stuff.

I love the fact that it also shows the dependencies based upon the maven pom and the JRE

Thanks a lot! 👍

[varunkumar]

This looks neat. Thanks. Good to close?