Eclipse removes "import lombok.var;" on Organize imports

[ghost]

In Eclipse, the action "Source / Organize Imports" removes import lombok.var;, leading to compile errors when var is used. The "Do not create imports for types starting with a lowercase letter" parameter of the "Organize imports" settings has no effect on the problem. This problem occurs also indirectly when Organize Imports is used in Save Actions.

Seen with Eclipse Photon (4.8.0) and Lombok 1.18.0. If I remember well, this problem existed with the previous version of Eclispe.

Code used for tests :

import lombok.var;

public class VarImportTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        var myVar = "Foo";
        System.out.println(myVar);
    }
}

[victorwss]

What is your Java version? Hopefully this is not an issue for Java >= 10. But for Java 6-9, pretty much it is.

[ghost]

Java 8 (jre1.8.0_172)

[rzwitserloot]

reproduced, with:

• Eclipse Version: Photon Release (4.8.0) Build id: 20180619-1200
• Lombok v1.18.1 "Edgy Guinea Pig" - 2018-07-02 is installed. https://projectlombok.org/
• Project configured for j1.8 release.

[rzwitserloot]

NB: You don't need save actions for this, just hit the 'organize imports' shortcut key and the import poofs out of existence.