With 2.12.1 release (see https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.12.1), it is now time to open up the new minor version development. I created branches for most repositories, and created a barebones planning wiki for 2.13, see:
https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-2.13 As of now, I have 2 main things to propose: 1. Change Java baseline to Java 8 / JDK 8 (except for things that were JDK 6 -- annotations, streaming, jackson-jr -- which are to remain so). Mostly affects jackson-databind. 2. Work on rewriting Creator-method (and hence, property) introspection logic, to resolve long-standing issues due to separation of Creator-backed and "Regular" (getter/setter/field) properties Of these, (1) will also allow embedding 2 of 3 Java 8 modules -- parameter names (constructor parameters), datatype (Optional, OptionalXxx) -- similar to how 3.x already works. It is also possible we could just merge one for 2.13, another for later minor version; have not yet decided. But as importantly, I think, I will try to switch back to working on Jackson 3.0 -- work which I started in 2017 (!) but that has languished after I decided that due 2.9 security issues, I had to focus a bit on 2.10 (and so on)... and then realizing that I had underestimated potential for meaningful changes in 2.x, and decided to backport quite a few things from 3.0. However: many important benefits remain 3.0-only due to architectural/compatibility limitations, and I never intended to abandon work on the fundamentally better new major version, 3.0. Quite a few of JSTEP ideas: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-future-ideas/wiki/JSTEP are only applicable to Jackson 3.x (of immediate concern: unchecked exceptions) This time around I intend to keep others better informed about the changes, so that no module will be left behind (of modules that have active maintainers). -+ Tatu +- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jackson-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jackson-dev/CAL4a10h7wN0NopY_3BvoZ0NTfxyCLLcMKyUmp8OK%3DYEUa62v8Q%40mail.gmail.com.
