Nice! Java 17 is a LTS release expected for general availability the middle
of next month; it would be good to have this change in for the RC.
--
Jody Garnett


On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 at 02:18, Björn Harrtell <bjorn.harrt...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I suggest aiming for GeoTools to achieve Java 17 compatibility. My end
> goal is to be able to use GeoServer with Java 17. Current situation is that
> GeoTools looks good while GeoServer looks more complex.
>
> To that end I've made this issue:
> https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-6964
>
> And this pull request:
> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/3612
>
> As detailed in commit
> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/3612/commits/cb00bf3d11235e375387f66543491172df0e9a1f
> the changes introduced are:
>
> * Add GitHub action to verify build with Java 17 (early access)
> * Rework to avoid use of reflection to override static final in testcase
> * Avoid SimpleDateFormat ParseException by not using Locale.CANADA
> * Handle XML prettify test result comparison issue
> * Upgrade Mockito
>
> I ask here for comments on this and if there are any objections to
> introducing the CI check for Java 17 compatibility in general.
>
> Regards,
> Björn
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