NetBeans 731 NewAndNoteworthy

Java EE 7

Java EE 7 version is available in New Project wizards for Java EE projects (And and Maven based)
GlassFish 4 is supported, and the Java EE 7 projects can be deployed to GlassFish 4
Bundled Java EE Javadoc was updated to Java EE 7
CDI is enabled by default for new Java EE 7 projects
New deployment descriptor and configuration file formats are recognized and supported by all Java EE features
New Java EE 7 sample projects

JAX-RS version 2.0 is now supported
Existing JAX-RS service wizard now generates JAX-RS 2.0 code
JAX-RS Java client wizard now generates code that uses the new JAX-RS Client API
New wizard for JAX-RS Filter and Interceptor
The Cross-Origin Resource Sharing Filter wizard now generates standard JAX-RS code using new JAX-RS filter APIs (not Jersey-specific code as previously)
New action to convert existing REST method to asynchronous, accessible via Insert Code... -> Convert Method to Asynchronous

JPA version 2.1 is now supported
table names and ASC/DESC completion in @Index annotation
bundled eclipselink is updated to 2.5 version with jpa 2.1 support
new "Persistence|DB Script from Entity Classes" wizard to generate sql create tables script for tables represented by entities in a project, it work on compiled classes.

JMS version 2.0 is now supported
MDB wizard got 2nd page for specifying standard Activation Config Properties defined by specification
MDB wizard's Project destinations lookups @JMSDestinationDefinition of the projects
Portable way for JMS destination registration using @JMSDestinationDefinition in case of JavaEE7 projects
Send JMS Message insert code action can generate simplified, JavaEE7 specific code (and enables CDI if necessary)

EJB version 3.2 is now supported
JavaEE7 web projects are able to use non-persistent TimerSessionBeans
Few new hints:
- Persistent timer can't be used in the project targeting EJB lite platform
- Incorect usage of the @Asynchronous method invocation

Editor supports new Expression Language 3.0 syntax and structures
Resource bundles completion and hints newly available for "#{bundleRef.key}" syntax
Completion for EL 3.0 operators on the Iterable properties and elements
Completion for static methods, fields invocation
Go to declaration for Resource Bundles files and keys

EL Resource Bundles navigation

JavaServer Faces 2.2 is now supported and bundled with the IDE
JSF Template Client wizard supports ResourceLibrary contracts in external .JARs or in the 'contracts' folder of the WEB-ROOT
Support for @FlowScoped beans from the editor and wizards
Editor supports http://java.sun.com/jsf, http://java.sun.com/jsf/passthrough namespaces
Tags, namespaces definitions using @FacesComponent
Bundled PrimeFaces upgraded to version 3.5
Few new hints:
- Namespace http://java.sun.com/jsf is intended for non-JSF-aware markup
- @FlowScoped bean in the non-CDI capable project
- Annotations from the package javax.faces.bean will be deprecated in the next JSF version. CDI ones are recommended instead.

Development of Java EE 6 applications with the upcoming WebLogic 12.1.2 release is now supported.

It is now possible to register and use JBoss AS 7 (including 7.2) with NetBeans for Java EE (up to Java EE 6) development and deployment.