Shortcuts for single-file and targets

How about the possibility to create new IDE-Actions and link them with custom
ant target?

Let me explain what I would like to see in NetBeans (if it
does not already exist): all begun because I wanted to be able to apply
checkstyle to a single file. There's no working corresponding module dedicated
to NetBeans 4.1 and I don't think this is really necessary since I know how to
map IDE Commands in project.xml (see
http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/freeform-config-40.html#in_file).

So let's detail, that's really simple:

I've added this target in my build.xml:

    <target name="checkstyle-selected-files">
        <fail unless="files">Must set property 'files'</fail>
        <mkdir dir="${build}"/>
        <checkstyle failOnViolation="false" failureProperty="checkstyle.failure"
properties="../../9-Environment/dev/checkstyle.properties">
            <fileset defaultexcludes="yes" dir="${src}">
                <include name="${files}"/>
            </fileset>
        </checkstyle>
    </target>

then I've put this entry in the project.xml file (in the nbproject directory),
as a child of the <ide-actions> tag:

                <action name="debug.test.single"> <!--Ctrl-Shift-F6-->
                    <target>checkstyle-selected-files</target>
                    <context>
                        <property>files</property>
                        <folder>.</folder>
                        <pattern>\.java$</pattern>
                        <format>relative-path</format>
                        <arity>
                            <one-file-only/>
                        </arity>
                    </context>
                </action>

The result is that I can apply checkstyle to the currently selected file in the
IDE pressing Ctrl-Shift-F6 :)

The only drawback is that I have to use an existing standard IDE action in order
to map a ShortCut to this action. I've naturally chosen an action I do not
use: the "debug.test.single" which is associated with the Ctrl-Shift-F6
shortcut.

So what is my request? I would just want to create a custom action entry under
the <ide-actions> tag and link it with a custom action that could be created in
the IDE (I've looked at the menu Tools->Options->IDE Configuration->Look and
feel->Actions but found no way to create some). With this feature it would be
possible to launch any single-file ant target using a shortcut without using
the "existing action" workaround. It would be a simpler way to extend netbeans
than having to create a module for each simple task like this one I've talked
about.

Maybe this is already possible...


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