Support an Open Issue launch configuration

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Contributions are always welcome!
 ## EPP Committer and Maintainer Policy
 
 For each EPP package,
-there is a commiter who is the package _maintainer_.
+there is a committer who is the package _maintainer_.
 The maintainer is expected to participate in overall project discussions and to be involved in making decisions that affect the maintained package.
 
 If someone is a committer on another Eclipse project,

RELEASING.md

@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 # The EPP Release Process
 
-This guide contains the step-by-step process to complete an EPP release.
-The guide assumes that you have an IDE provisioned using the [Oomph setup](CONTRIBUTING.md#create-an-eclipse-development-environment).
+This guide contains the step-by-step process to complete an EPP release and assumes that you have an IDE provisioned using the [Oomph setup](
+https://github.com/eclipse-packaging/packages/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#create-an-eclipse-development-environment).
 
 **Before** copying this file to create a new issue titled `EPP 2026-03 M1` with label `endgame`, update the names and versions, including those in this document.
 - [ ] To update names and versions, edit [org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater.Updater](
       releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater/src/org/eclipse/epp/releng/updater/Updater.java
       ) to set the values of `MILESTONE`, `PLATFORM_VERSION`, and possibly `EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT` to the current appropriate values.
-     - Use the `Run` toolbar button drop-down menu to launch the `Update Versions` launch configuration
-      to apply all the necessary name and version changes.
+     - Use the `Run` toolbar button drop-down menu to launch the `Update Versions` launch configuration to apply all the necessary name and version changes.
+     - Or use the `Run` toolbar button drop-down menu to launch the `Open Issue` launch configuration to apply all the necessary name and version changes,
+       and to open a new properly-titled, properly-labeled issue;
+       the body text is too long to automatically create the body of the issue,
+       but that text is copied to the system clipboard,
+       so you can use simply paste it into the body.
 
 The individual releases are tracked with [endgame](https://github.com/eclipse-packaging/packages/labels/endgame) issues on GitHub.
 
 For each release (M1, M2, M3, RC1, RC2) an endgame ticket is created with the appropriate contents from the rest of this document:
 
-EPP releases happen for each milestone and release candidate according to the [Eclipse Simultaneous Release Plan](https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/.github/blob/main/wiki/Simultaneous_Release.md).
+EPP releases happen for each milestone and release candidate according to the [Eclipse Simultaneous Release Plan](
+https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/.github/blob/main/wiki/SimRel/2026-03.md)
 
 **Steps at the beginning of each release cycle, i.e., before M1:**
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ Scroll down for the per-milestone/RC steps.
       See near the end of the build output for a report of `check-incubating.sh` script.
   - This item is not currently done per milestone/release because for a while now all packages contain incubating components and until TM4E moves out of incubation this step is redundant.
   - The incubating indication should appear in feature.properties `description`, `plugin.xml`'s product `aboutText` and `about.properties` _blurb_.
-    In the past `-incubation` had to appear in the file name and ` (includes Incubating components)` had to appear in `packageMetaData`.
+    In the past `-incubation` had to appear in the file name and `(includes Incubating components)` had to appear in `packageMetaData`.
     See [Bug 564214](https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=564214) for documentation/votes on decision making.
 
 - [ ] On RC1 check "new and noteworthy" version numbers.
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ Scroll down for the per-milestone/RC steps.
       _This can be done after promotion if time is tight or the notarization fails repeatedly._
       _See [Bug 571669](https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=571669) for an example of failures._
 - [ ] Check the build script output to make sure that the curl calls were successful, 
-      e.g. no `curl: (92) HTTP/2 stream 0 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ` messages.
+      e.g., no `curl: (92) HTTP/2 stream 0 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ` messages.
       If there is an error like the above, the .dmg file that is copied to download.eclipse.org is corrupt.
       Run [notarize-prepare-to-redo](
       https://ci.eclipse.org/packaging/job/notarize-prepare-to-redo/
@@ -151,8 +156,8 @@ This applies to all releases, i.e. M1, M2, M3, RC1 and R.
 Everything except R is typically the Friday around 9:30am Ottawa time and the R is the following Wednesday sometime before 10am in coordination with the SimRel release engineer.
 
 - [ ] Check that this worked:
-      copy the composite\*M1.jar files over the composite\*.jar files in https://download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/2026-03/ - 
-      this is done automatically with the 
+      copy the composite\*M1.jar files over the composite\*.jar files in https://download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/2026-03/ -
+      this is done automatically with the
       [EPP Make Visible job](https://ci.eclipse.org/packaging/job/epp-makeVisible/)
       which is automatically triggered by SimRel's
       [SimRel Make Visible Job](https://ci.eclipse.org/simrel/view/All/job/simrel.releng.makeVisible/).

releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/oomph/EPP.setup

@@ -473,6 +473,34 @@
 
     </content>
   </setupTask>
+  <setupTask
+      xsi:type="setup:ResourceCreationTask"
+      targetURL="${workspace.location|uri}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/Open%20Issue.launch">
+    <content>
+      &lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot;?>
+      &lt;launchConfiguration type=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.localJavaApplication&quot;>
+          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.ATTR_FORCE_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_ENCODING&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;/>
+          &lt;listAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS&quot;>
+              &lt;listEntry value=&quot;/org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater/src/org/eclipse/epp/releng/updater/Updater.java&quot;/>
+          &lt;/listAttribute>
+          &lt;listAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES&quot;>
+              &lt;listEntry value=&quot;1&quot;/>
+          &lt;/listAttribute>
+          &lt;listAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.ui.favoriteGroups&quot;>
+              &lt;listEntry value=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchGroup.run&quot;/>
+          &lt;/listAttribute>
+          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ATTR_ATTR_USE_ARGFILE&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;/>
+          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ATTR_EXCLUDE_TEST_CODE&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;/>
+          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ATTR_SHOW_CODEDETAILS_IN_EXCEPTION_MESSAGES&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;/>
+          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.ATTR_USE_CLASSPATH_ONLY_JAR&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;/>
+          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MAIN_TYPE&quot; value=&quot;org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater.Updater&quot;/>
+          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MODULE_NAME&quot; value=&quot;org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater&quot;/>
+          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS&quot; value=&quot;-open-issue&quot;/>
+          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR&quot; value=&quot;org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater&quot;/>
+      &lt;/launchConfiguration>
+
+    </content>
+  </setupTask>
   <setupTask
       xsi:type="setup:ResourceCreationTask"
       targetURL="${workspace.location|uri}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/Build%20%20Clean.launch">
@@ -608,9 +636,11 @@
       &lt;launchHistory>
           &lt;launchGroup id=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchGroup.debug&quot;>
               &lt;mruHistory>
+                  &lt;launch memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;launchConfiguration local=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; path=&amp;quot;Open Issue&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&quot;/>
                   &lt;launch memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;launchConfiguration local=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; path=&amp;quot;Update Versions&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&quot;/>
               &lt;/mruHistory>
               &lt;favorites>
+                  &lt;launch memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;launchConfiguration local=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; path=&amp;quot;Open Issue&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&quot;/>
                   &lt;launch memento=&quot;&amp;lt;?xml version=&amp;quot;1.0&amp;quot; encoding=&amp;quot;UTF-8&amp;quot; standalone=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;?&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&amp;lt;launchConfiguration local=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; path=&amp;quot;Update Versions&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;#10;&quot;/>
               &lt;/favorites>
           &lt;/launchGroup>

releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater/src/org/eclipse/epp/releng/updater/Updater.java

@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@
  */
 package org.eclipse.epp.releng.updater;
 
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.net.http.HttpClient;
 import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
 import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -72,6 +78,19 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 		}
 		var root = currentWorkingDirectory.resolve("../../..").toRealPath();
 		new Updater(root).update();
+		if (List.of(args).contains("-open-issue")) {
+			var text = Files.readString(root.resolve("RELEASING.md"));
+			var joinedText = text.replaceAll("([,;:.a-z()-_*])\r?\n +([^-* ])", "$1 $2");
+			var issueURL = "https://github.com/eclipse-packaging/packages/issues/new?title="
+					+ encode("EPP " + SIMREL_VERSION + " " + MILESTONE) + "&labels=endgame" + "&body="
+					+ encode("<!-- paste body from clipboard -->\n");
+
+			// Can't do this because the URL is then too long + "&body=" + encode(text);
+			// So instead copy the text to the clipboard.
+			Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(new StringSelection(joinedText), null);
+
+			openURL(issueURL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private Map<Path, String> contents = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -253,7 +272,11 @@ private void visit(Path file) throws IOException {
 							+ " must be created with an empty p2 composite repository pointing to "
 							+ SIMREL_VERSION_MATCHER + " until M1",
 					SIMREL_VERSION, SIMREL_NEXT_VERSION, SIMREL_VERSION);
-			apply(file, "issue titled `EPP " + SIMREL_VERSION_MATCHER + " " + SIMREL_QUALIFIER_MATCHER + "`", SIMREL_VERSION, MILESTONE);
+			apply(file, "issue titled `EPP " + SIMREL_VERSION_MATCHER + " " + SIMREL_QUALIFIER_MATCHER + "`",
+					SIMREL_VERSION, MILESTONE);
+			apply(file,
+					"https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/.github/blob/main/wiki/SimRel/" + SIMREL_VERSION_MATCHER + ".md",
+					SIMREL_VERSION);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -283,4 +306,12 @@ public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs) th
 			Files.writeString(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
 		}
 	}
+
+	private static String encode(String value) {
+		return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+	}
+
+	public static void openURL(String uri) throws IOException {
+		Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create(uri));
+	}
 }