apache / apache/netbeans

Integrated sort line

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Description

### Description

Almost every texteditor has a "sort line" tool. Netbeans is still missing it.
There exists an unofficial plugin:
[sort-line tools](https://github.com/netbeanslab/nb-sort-line-tools)

But I think this should be added to core. This is often useful, e.g. sorting case-statements, file-lists (in textfiles) and other stuff.

### Use case/motivation

_No response_

### Related issues

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### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

### Code of Conduct

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked unofficial sort-line-tools plugin to understand the proposed behavior and how it could fit NetBeans core. Define the expected sorting options and editor entry point before implementation; done means a core sort-line tool is available for the stated text-editor use cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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