Restore project description from private metadata when .project is missing#29
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Restore project description from private metadata when .project is missing#29
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[WIP] Fix issue related to protocol handler registration
Restore project description from private metadata when .project is missing
Nov 13, 2025
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When a project's
.projectfile is deleted but the workspace metadata contains natures and buildspec (added in eclipse-platform#2033), opening the project now succeeds by restoring from metadata instead of failing with an error dialog.Changes
FileSystemResourceManager.java - Modified
read()to attempt recovery:.projectis missing, create description from private metadataSaveManager.saveMetaInfo()flowIProjectTest.java - Added test coverage:
testOpenProjectWithMissingDotProjectButPrivateMetadataverifies project opens successfully and.projectis recreated after workspace saveBehavior
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Fixes eclipse-platform#2272
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