OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[Announcement] JDK8 will no longer be supported as part of the upcoming v7.0.0 release

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Announcement
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Description

JDK8 will no longer be supported as part of the upcoming v7.0.0 release as JDK8 already reached the EOL: https://endoflife.date/java.

The project will require JDK11 moving forward.

The output of the Java client/server generators will gradually switch to JDK11.

Please reply below if you've any questions.

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Research direction

This is an announcement rather than an actionable implementation request; it names no files, tests, or entry points. There is no concrete completion check beyond the stated JDK11 requirement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
10/100

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