OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator
[Announcement] Drop Java 8 support
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Announcement
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
In the upcoming stable release, we will drop Java 8 support in the output (clients, servers, etc) as Java 8 reached EOL a while ago (31 Mar 2022).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating where Java 8 compatibility is defined for generated clients and servers, then map the affected outputs and their validation. Done means the upcoming stable release no longer supports Java 8 consistently across those outputs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100