apache / apache/netbeans

Add code generation for property/getter/setter methods for JavaFX properties

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Description

### Description

JavaFX has its own naming convention for working with [properties](https://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/binding/jfxpub-binding.htm). For example, for string property

```
private StringProperty test = new SimpleStringProperty();
```
the following methods are required:

```
public StringProperty testProperty() {
return this.test;
}

public String getTest() {
return this.test.get();
}

public void setTest(String test) {
this.test.set(test);
}
```
As it is seen getters and setter are different from standard Java getters and setters. Besides, the type of them must be resolved from property (for example, from `ReadOnlyObjectWrapper`).

Currently NB doesn't support code generation for JavaFX properties (ALT+INS) so I suggest to add it.

### Use case/motivation

It is very boring to write these methods manually for JavaFX projects.

### Related issues

_No response_

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

No

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start with the JavaFX property naming convention in the linked Oracle documentation and NetBeans' Java code-generation entry point invoked by Alt+Insert. Done means generation supports property(), getter, and setter methods with types resolved from JavaFX properties, including read-only wrappers; no files or tests are named in the issue.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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