Downloading configuration dependency sources/javadoc in Gradle project causes Configurations project section to disappear
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 18
### What happened
To get source/javadoc for a dependency in a Gradle project, I often find the dependency in the Configurations/compileClasspath section of the project, then right-click to download the relevant remote JAR from the repo. Doing this seems to succeed, but the entire Configurations section of the project disappears, and a project reload seems to be required to make it reappear (with the download having succeeded).
### How to reproduce
1. Create/open a Gradle project
2. Ensure it has at least one dependency
3. Ensure project is compilable
4. Use context menu on dependency in Configurations/compileClasspath (or other config) to download sources/javadoc
5. Observe result
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
macOS 13.4 (Intel)
### JDK
Temurin OpenJDK 20.0.1+9 (x86_64)
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
Seems to happen every time.
I recall it also happening on prior NB versions, so it's a long-standing issue, I believe.
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce this in a Gradle project by using the context menu on a dependency under Configurations/compileClasspath to download sources or javadoc. Trace the download action and project-view refresh behavior, then verify that the Configurations section remains visible without requiring a project reload.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100