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Planning Java Releases

Simeon Andreev edited this page Feb 17, 2023 · 1 revision

Java Releases Support Page

This page is a running wiki which documents the various Java releases and the features that affect JDT Core

Overview

The Java Release Tree

Java Version Support JDT Bug(s) Remarks
Java 19 Top Level Java 19 Bug Release coming up (9/2022)
Java 18 Top Level Java 18 Bug Release(3/2022)
Java 17 Top Level Java 17 Bug Release(9/2021)
Java 16 Top Level Java 16 Bug Release(3/2021)
Java 15 Top Level Java 15 Bug Release(9/2020)
Java 14 Top Level Java 14 Bug Release(3/2020)
Java 13 Top Level Java 13 Bug Release(9/2019)
Java 12 Top Level Java 12 Bug Release(3/2019)
Java 11 Top Level Java 11 Bug Release(9/2018)
Java 10 Top Level Java 10 Bug Release(3/2018)

JDK 19

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

Java 19 Planning Input Data

Planning data to be filled if needed - else track via bugs

For Example Array and Record Pattern (First Preview) For Example Switch Pattern (First Preview)
CompilerAST 0d 0d
CodeGen 0d 0d
Testing 0d 0d
Command Line ecj 0d 0d
Model 0d 0d
APT 0d 0d
Search 0d 0d
Dom 0d 0d
Code Assist ad Code Select 0d 0d
Formatter 0d 0d
UI 0d 0d
Debug 0d 0d

Probable Feature
Highly Probable
Unlikely candidate
Complex/High Risk

JDK 18

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 17

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 16

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement Dep Tree

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 15

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement | Top Level Bug - 559959

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 14

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement | Top Level Bug - 549808

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |"javadoc(tool)" javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 13

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement | Top Level Bug - 539066

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc |JEP Dashboard |CSR Dashboard|

JDK 12

| Bug 536055 Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac |javadoc|

Distilled from the above, specific bugs are listed below:

JEP/JDKBug JDK Status Eclipse Bug/Wiki Link Eclipse Status Effort Remaining Remarks
Remove javac support for 6/1.6 source and target Fixed 537348 Will continue to support 0d tbd
JEP 325: Switch Expressions Integrated JEP 325 JDT Planning Page see also bug 542557 Done 0d see here for details.(Preview).
334: JVM Constants API Integrated 547123 NA 0d relevant only when we can run on Java12 (and+) SDK
InfrastructureSupport Targeted 539063 In Progress 1d
JSR 269 Support Slew of bugs in differents tages 543511 Done 0d
System properties documentation needed in javadocs Fixed 543873 Done 0d

JDK 11

Handy General OPEN JDK Queries aka top-level requirement

|Generic Query |Language Specification |VM Specification |javac|

Distilled from the above, specific bugs are listed below:

JEP/JDKBug JDK Status Eclipse Bug/Wiki Link Eclipse Status Effort Remaining Remarks
JEP 181 Nest-Based Access Control Targeted Bug 534668 2d Aug2018 [under review]
JEP 309 Dynamic Class-File Constants Integrated Bug 531710 Complete Jul2018
JEP 323 Local-Variable Syntax for Lambda Parameters Completed Bug 531711 Complete Jul2018
JEP 330 Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs Integrated Bug 536123 2d Aug2018
JDK-8200312 Add javac support for preview features closed Bug 533619 Complete 0d
Infrastructure Support Targeted Bug 536270 Complete No tests possible. Market place up, but pending some action from the foundation (Wayne)
JDK-8193576 Filer should warn if rocessors redefine symbols from the classpath or sourcepath closed Bug 534979 Complete
JDK-8193350 Add -source 11 and -target 11 to javac closed Bug 531713 Complete
JEP 327 Unicode 10 Integrated Bug 536272 Complete
JEP 336 Deprecate the Pack200 Tools and API Targeted Bug 531708 NA
JEP 332 Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Proposed to Target Bug 531708 NA
JEP 333 ZGC A Scalable Low-Latency Garbage Collector Integrated Bug 531708 NA
JEP 331 Low-Overhead Heap Profiling Targeted Bug 531708 NA
JEP 328 Flight Recorder Integrated Bug 531708 NA
JEP 329 ChaCha20 and Poly1305 Cryptographic Algorithms Integrated Bug 531708 NA
JEP 324 Key Agreement with Curve25519 and Curve448 Integrated Bug 531708 NA
JEP 315 Improve Aarch64 Intrinsics Targeted Bug 531708 NA
JEP 318 Epsilon A No-Op Garbage Collector Targeted Bug 531708 NA
JEP 320 Remove the Java EE and CORBA Modules Completed Bug 531708 NA
JEP 321 HTTP Client (Standard) Integrated Bug 531708 NA

JDK 10

Query used is this; Generic JEP query is this. (Yes, we may get a JDK 10, 11, etc., after all: Proposal from jdk-dev list) For each Java X (10,11 etc) - add an additional weeks effort for pde related (3d) and misc sanity (2d).

Investigate Java 10 features and the possible support from JDT Core Top Level Bug.

Sl No JEP/JDKBug EclipseBug/WikiLink Remarks
1 JEP 314: Additional Unicode Language-Tag Extensions Not Applicable Placeholder
2 JEP 286: Local-Variable Type Inference JEP286: Local Variable Type Inference refer JDK-8187694 aswell
3 JEP 322: Time-Based Release Versioning Placeholder This may have impact on launcher as well JDT Core model tests (if not covered yet)
4 JSR 269: Pluggable Annotation-Processing API Bug 530444 JSR 269 API changes @Jay:Please`https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=530444#c15
5 Add -source 10 and -target 10 to javac bug 527556
6 Add module support for javadoc -link and -linkoffline options to add bug number CSR
7 Support for multiple stylesheets in javadoc to add bug number CSR

Technical Debt - Current and Past Releases

Java Version Support Open JDT Bug(s) Remarks
Java 15 Open
Java 14 Open
Java 13 Open
Java 12 Open
Java 11 Open
Java 10 Open
Java 9 Open
Java 8 Open