Investigate if we need to further improve UX on sync button of maven/gradleFeature request

[nickzhums]

Investigate if we need to further improve UX on sync button of maven/gradleFeature request

Theme: UX

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Hi @nickzhums, I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.

Suggestions for improving the sync-button UX:

• Add an explicit toolbar button:
  • Place a “refresh”/“sync” icon in the main or Maven/Gradle toolbar for one-click access.
  • Mirror the approach from the Hot Code Replace feature (vscode-java-debug#559): a clear icon in the toolbar with hover text.

• Visual feedback during sync:
  • Show a spinner or progress bar on the button while syncing.
  • Disable the button during an ongoing sync to prevent duplicate requests.

• Improve discoverability and shortcuts:
  • Expose a keyboard shortcut in the command palette (e.g., “Java: Sync Project”).
  • Add a context-menu item on the project in the Explorer view.

• Post-sync notifications:
  • Display success/failure toasts or status-bar messages with actionable links (e.g., “View logs”).

Other references with low confidence:

[HCR] Action button to apply code changes to running app

• Suggests adding an explicit toolbar button for Hot Code Replace in the debug toolbar, see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-java-debug/issues/559

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