Importing everything from an empty package - java

I have a package named utilities which has several sub-packages. The utilities package has no classes by itself but the sub-packages do.
I can import all the classes from the sub-packages one by one by doing this:
import utilities.consoleredirect.MessageConsole;
import utilities.generalutils.Helper;
import utilities.generalutils.Pair;
import utilities.generalutils.PropertiesUtils;
import utilities.sqlhandling.Connector;
import utilities.sqlhandling.SQLDatabase;
import utilities.sqlhandling.User;
import utilities.tweetshandling.TwitterTools;
import utilities.tweetshandling.WordCounting;
But if I try to do import utilities.*; I get the error that the package does not exist (in my IDE - NetBeans) but if I try to create the package then I get the error that the file already exists. The folder structure is correct, this is it for easier visualization:
So why can't I just do import utilities.*; and I have to manually import every class?

You can't use a wildcard in an import statement to import other packages, it's just for classes.
So you could do:
import utilities.consoleredirect.*;
import utilities.generalutils.*;
import utilities.sqlhandling.*;
import utilities.tweetshandling.*;
If you're using a sensible IDE, you won't need to think about this very much. Just try and use a class by name and the import statement will be added automagically.

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Android Studio - Reformat code "Optimize imports" order not working properly

When i'm organizing my imports in Android studio (Cmd+Opt+L). I don't understand how Android Studio define the order.
What I notice is that, imports start with common name like android.*, java.*, com.*, which are grouped alone, separated with a blank line, then all other imports are grouped bellow alphabetically.
In my project, shared with other people, androidx.* classes are also grouped alone, right after android.* classes. But in my case, these libraries aren't sorted alone but put at the end, mixed with all other imports.
Ex:
import android.app.Application;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
import androidx.lifecycle.MediatorLiveData;
import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.inject.Inject;
// import other classes
Becomes for me after Reformat code :
import android.app.Application;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.inject.Inject;
// import other classes + ANDROIDX CLASSES
This is problem, as every time me or a colleague works on a class and use the auto reformat option, git consider it legitimately as change. And sometimes, conflict occurs.
Any idea on how to fix this import order.
Finally found a solution.
The import layout can be modified in settings > Editor > Code Style > Java. Then in the Imports tab, at the bottom there's a section for the import Layout !
Si I added a new package bellow android.* and a blank line.

How to resolve class conflict in import statements

Im trying to write a program that will read an xml file and print to itext.
However, I getting a class conflict in import statements. I dont know how to resolve this issue.
import org.dom4j.Document;
import org.dom4j.DocumentException;
import org.dom4j.Element;
import org.dom4j.Node;
import org.dom4j.io.SAXReader;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
import com.itextpdf.text.Annotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.BaseColor;
import com.itextpdf.text.Chunk;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.FontFactory;
import com.itextpdf.text.PageSize;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAction;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
The "Document" and "Element" classes between dom4j and itext are conflicting.
Does anyone know a workaround? Is there any eclipse magic I can do?
The workaround here is to only import one of the two (or many) conflicting classes. Then use the fully qualified class name for the class not imported. For example:
import org.dom4j.Document;
// import com.itextpdf.text.Document; <-- don't import this
Then when using the itext class, refer to it as:
com.itextpdf.text.Document doc;
I would recommed importing the class/package of classes which you use the most in your Java file. This would let you avoid having to type a fully qualified class name as much as possible.
In such cases , you should use fully qualified class name for one of the conflicting classes while using it.
You need to specify the package when using them in your code.
Otherwise there is an ambiguity as Document could refer to either org.dom4j.Document or com.itextpdf.text.Document and Element could refer to org.dom4j.Element or com.itextpdf.text.Element.
Import statements in Java act like aliases for fully qualified type names. Trying to use the same alias for two or more types won't work because of ambiguity.
Therefore do either not use import statements for any of those conflicting types and use their fully qualified names (package plus type name) or import at most one of those types only.

Automatically grouping imports in intelliJ IDEA

I want to group imports by packages in intelliJ.
Right now it sorts the imports properly, and gives me this.
import com.google.common.Something
import com.google.common.SomethingElse
import org.apache.commons.Something
import org.apache.commons.SomethingElse
I want it to be
import com.google.common.Something
import com.google.common.SomethingElse
import org.apache.commons.Something
import org.apache.commons.SomethingElse
How can I make intelliJ automatically do this, without having to set the package names individually in Editor->Cody Style->Java->Imports->Import Layout.

Replacement for missing liquibase classes moving from liquibase 2.0.3 to 3.3.0

I have a project using liquibase-core 2.0.3. When I updated to liquibase-core 3.3.0 I'm getting a lot of compiler class not found errors for the classes below.
Any help on info on where/what they have been replaced with is much appreciated?
import liquibase.change.core.AnonymousChange;
import liquibase.database.core.MaxDBDatabase;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.TypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.CacheTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.DB2TypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.DefaultTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.DerbyTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.FirebirdTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.H2TypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.HsqlTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.InformixTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.MSSQLTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.MaxDBTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.MySQLTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.OracleTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.Postgres83TypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.PostgresTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.SQLiteTypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.SybaseASATypeConverter;
import liquibase.database.typeconversion.core.SybaseTypeConverter;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.DB2DatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.DerbyDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.H2DatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.HsqlDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.InformixDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.MSSQLDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.MySQLDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.OracleDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.PostgresDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.SQLiteDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
import liquibase.snapshot.jvm.StandardJdbcDatabaseSnapshotGenerator;
MaxDBDatabase was pulled into a separate extension https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase-maxdb so you will need to include that jar as well.
The TypeConverter code mainly moved to the classes in liquibase.datatype.
The database-specific SnapshotGenerator classes were replaced with a more general-purpose SnapshotGeneratorFactory and object-specific subclasses vs. database-specific subclasses.
I see you cross-posted to the liquibase forum at http://forum.liquibase.org/topic/replacement-for-missing-liquibase-classes-moving-from-liquibase-2-0-3-to-3-3-0#49382000001219004 If you have specific usage questions, that is probably the best place to follow up since it is more discussion-oriented than stackoverflow.

How to rename entire java package name in Eclipse so that its all occurences gets renamed?

I want to rename entire package and it's all ocurences includeing package name and imports, change in eclipse.
For example com.google.gdata.client and its classes to com.xyz.google.gdata.client and its all occurences.
Actually, I want to customize gdata-core.1.47.jar source code as per my requirement. First thing I need to do is to change the package structure as per my requirements. But when I followed the above mentioned steps, some more imports were automatically added
For example before refctor,
For class com.google.api.gbase.client has following import
import com.google.gdata.util.common.xml.XmlWriter;
import com.google.gdata.data.Extension;
import com.google.gdata.data.ExtensionProfile;
import com.google.gdata.data.AttributeHelper;
import com.google.gdata.data.ExtensionDescription;
import com.google.gdata.util.ParseException;
import com.google.gdata.util.XmlParser;
But after after rename it to com.google.gdata.client to com.xyz.google.gdata.client it add some more imports like below,
import com.google.api.gbase.client.AddValueHandler;
import com.google.api.gbase.client.AttributeHistogram;
import com.google.api.gbase.client.GoogleBaseAttributeId;
import com.google.api.gbase.client.GoogleBaseAttributeType;
import com.google.api.gbase.client.GoogleBaseEntry;
import com.google.api.gbase.client.UniqueValue;
import com.google.gdata.util.XmlWriter;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.data.AttributeHelper;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.data.Extension;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.data.ExtensionDescription;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.data.ExtensionProfile;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.util.ParseException;
import com.xyz.google.gdata.util.XmlParser;
In the Project Explorer, right click the package name and choose Refactor->Rename.

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