New features in Developer Tools for M7

App Builder

The name and the basic look-and-feel have changed. The tool is now called App Builder (was Web IDE) and new styling has been applied.

Source-editor enhancements

Syntax highlighting

Support for several language types, based upon file extension:

• .config (WebSphere sMash configuration files, e.g. zero.config)
• .css
• .groovy
• .gt
• .html
• .ini
• .java
• .js
• .json
• .php
• .sql
• .xml

Brace- and parentheses-matching

Explorer enhancements

• Basic support for file and directory management, including create, copy, rename, move, and delete.
• New "Promote" action to copy files from dependencies ("virtualized directories") into your application for local edits.

Module-group support

Module groups are now exposed in App Builder for creating new applications and managing your local repository (My Repository).

Run-time and error-handling improvements

Numerous improvements were made to better handle running applications and error conditions. Detailed messages are now presented on error conditions, which means you won't have to dig through App Builder log files for that information.