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Build Identifier: 20100917-0705 I am adding a new feature to an application in the context of a Mylyn task and have just noticed that Eclipse has removed a Java source file I created this morning from the task context. The source file editor was still open, though, and, when I clicked on the editor tab, the source file reappeared in the Package Explorer. Can you please confirm whether this behaviour is by design or is a bug? Specifically, will the automated context management ever remove source files from a task context that were created while the task context was active? I recently posted a question on the Eclipse Community Forum asking for information on the automated context management implemented by Mylyn but, unfortunately, nobody replied to my post. Reproducible: Always
Stephen, please see bug 341631. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 341631 ***
Hi Steffen I've read through the other bug report and I am not completely clear on whether or not Mylyn is behaving as I would expect it to behave. To restate my question as simply as possible, files created / modified as part of a task do seem to be subject to decay and eventual removal from the task context - is this a bug or by design? If it is by design, that is a problem as, if I add a new file or modify an existing file while a task is active, that file will always be relevant to that task and should never be automatically removed. Regards Stephen
> To restate my question as simply as possible, files created / modified as part > of a task do seem to be subject to decay and eventual removal from the task > context - is this a bug or by design? Yes, this is by design. Files do not actually get removed but the are filtered from focused views when their interest level falls below a certain threshold. > If it is by design, that is a problem as, if I add a new file or modify an > existing file while a task is active, that file will always be relevant to that > task and should never be automatically removed. Elements that are modified get a higher interest level than elements that are selected only so it takes much longer for their interest to decay below the threshold. Still, when working on a task for a long time you may end up editing many files and focused views would become overloaded without decay. Also see bug 178891 for a related discussion. It would be helpful if you added your statements to bug 341631 so they doesn't get lost.
