diff -r 514c7d1a4263 openide.util/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.util/apichanges.xml	Tue Apr 06 09:51:23 2010 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/apichanges.xml	Tue Apr 06 10:02:14 2010 +0200
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@
     <apidef name="actions">Actions API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="RequestProcessorForClass">
+        <api name="util"/>
+        <summary>Simplified constructor for RequestProcessor</summary>
+        <version major="8" minor="3"/>
+        <date day="13" month="4" year="2010"/>
+        <author login="jtulach"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+        <description>
+            <p>
+                Simpler constructor for RequestProcessor.
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.util" name="RequestProcessor"/>
+        <issue number="180458"/>
+    </change>
     <change id="ActionInvoker-ActionPresenterProvider">
         <api name="actions"/>
         <summary>Action SPI interfaces added</summary>
diff -r 514c7d1a4263 openide.util/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.util/manifest.mf	Tue Apr 06 09:51:23 2010 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/manifest.mf	Tue Apr 06 10:02:14 2010 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.util
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/util/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 8.2
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 8.3
 
diff -r 514c7d1a4263 openide.util/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessor.java
--- a/openide.util/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessor.java	Tue Apr 06 09:51:23 2010 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessor.java	Tue Apr 06 10:02:14 2010 +0200
@@ -258,6 +258,23 @@
         this(name, 1);
     }
 
+    /** Convenience constructor for a new RequestProcessor with throughput 1.
+     * Typical usage is:
+     * <pre>
+     * class MyClass {
+     *   private static final RequestProcessor RP = new RequestProcessor(MyClass.class);
+     * 
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * Behaves as <code>new RequestProcessor(MyClass.class.getName())</code>.
+     *
+     * @param forClass name of this class gives name for the processor threads
+     * @since 8.3
+     */
+    public RequestProcessor(Class<?> forClass) {
+        this(forClass.getName());
+    }
+
     /** Creates a new named RequestProcessor with defined throughput.
      * @param name the name to use for the request processor thread
      * @param throughput the maximal count of requests allowed to run in parallel
diff -r 514c7d1a4263 openide.util/test/unit/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessorTest.java
--- a/openide.util/test/unit/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessorTest.java	Tue Apr 06 09:51:23 2010 +0200
+++ b/openide.util/test/unit/src/org/openide/util/RequestProcessorTest.java	Tue Apr 06 10:02:14 2010 +0200
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@
         
     }
 
+    static final class Priority {
+        static final RequestProcessor RP = new RequestProcessor(Priority.class);
+    }
+
     /**
      * A test that check that priorities are handled well.
      */
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@
             r[i] = new R(i);
         }
         
-        RequestProcessor rp = new RequestProcessor("PrioriyTest");
+        RequestProcessor rp = Priority.RP;
         
         RequestProcessor.Task t[] = new RequestProcessor.Task[5];
         synchronized (r[0]) {