We’re excited to announce that every one Web3j repositories have been upgraded to the most recent Gradle model 8.7. As well as, we now have up to date the dependency libraries to their newest variations to handle vulnerabilities and deprecated code. This contains important libraries corresponding to BouncyCastle, jackson core, javaPoet, kotlinPoet, OkHttp, RxJava, slf4j, javaWebSocket, picocli, kzg4844, Logback, and many others
Web3j Key Updates
Gradle Improve to eight.7
Upgraded Gradle from model 7.6 to eight.7 in web3j. This can carry a number of advantages, together with new options, efficiency enhancements, and higher compatibility with newer variations of dependencies and instruments. Listed below are some key advantages you may count on:
1. Efficiency Enhancements
Construct Pace: Gradle 8.x introduces varied efficiency enhancements that may pace up construct instances, together with enhancements in incremental builds, caching, and parallel execution.
Configuration Time: Enhanced efficiency through the configuration part can scale back the general construct time, particularly for giant initiatives.
2. New Options and Enhancements
Dependency Administration: Improved dependency administration capabilities, together with higher assist for model catalogs and dependency constraints.
Enhanced Tooling: Gradle 8.x brings enhancements to the Gradle tooling API, which may enhance the combination with IDEs and different instruments.
3. Improved Compatibility and Help
Java Compatibility: Higher assist for newer Java variations, making certain compatibility with the most recent language options and JVM enhancements.
Library and Plugin Updates: Entry to newer variations of Gradle plugins and libraries which will require Gradle 8.x for full compatibility.
4. Safety and Bug Fixes
Safety Patches: Upgrading to a more moderen model ensures you’ve the most recent safety patches, decreasing vulnerabilities in your construct course of.
Bug Fixes: Gradle 8.x contains quite a few bug fixes that handle points current within the 7.x variations.
Up to date Dependency Libraries
As a part of this improve, we now have additionally up to date a number of key dependency libraries:
BouncyCastle: The newest model v1.78.1 fixes varied safety vulnerabilities – CVE-2024-34447, CVE-2024-30172, CVE-2024-30171, CVE-2024-29857, CVE-2023-33201 which have been current in previous v1.73 and deprecations. BouncyCastle is essential for cryptographic operations, and protecting it up-to-date ensures that our functions stay safe.
Jackson Core: Upgrading Jackson Core ensures higher JSON processing with improved efficiency and safety.
JavaPoet and KotlinPoet: These libraries, important for producing Java and Kotlin supply information, have been up to date to reinforce code era capabilities and preserve compatibility with the most recent language options.
KZG4844: Due to the ConsenSys staff, the KZG4844 library is now accessible on Maven Central, permitting us to take away the dependency on the ConsenSys repository or drive customers so as to add it to their initiatives whereas they have been utilizing Web3J.
OkHttp: The up to date OkHttp library gives higher HTTP consumer functionalities with improved efficiency and safety.
RxJava, SLF4J, Java-WebSocket, PicoCLI, Logback, and many others
Different Dependencies: Along with the above-stated libraries, we now have up to date varied different dependencies to their newest variations to make sure compatibility and stability.
Elimination of Dependency on ConsenSys Repo for KZG Library
We’re additionally happy to announce that we now have eliminated the dependency on the ConsenSys repository for the KZG library. Due to the ConsenSys staff for importing their library, jc-kzg-4844, to Maven Central. This alteration simplifies our construct course of, enhances reliability, and helps customers to stay to public repositories.
Kotlin ReplaceÂ
Up to date Kotlin from 1.8.10 to 1.9.4 in Web3j initiatives, it will result in improved efficiency and extra environment friendly code by enhanced language options and compiler optimizations. It additionally ensures higher integration with trendy growth instruments and libraries, offering a smoother and extra productive growth expertise.
Up to date Junit 4 to Junit 5
We’ve up to date all of the remaining Junit 4 checks to Junit 5 which has resulted in additional environment friendly, readable, and maintainable take a look at code.
Newest Web3j Model: v4.12.0Â
With these updates, we’re excited to announce that the most recent predominant model of Web3j is now v4.12.0. This model contains all of the updates and enhancements talked about above, offering a safer, environment friendly, and steady basis on your blockchain functions.
We encourage all builders to improve to the most recent variations to make the most of these enhancements. As at all times, we admire your assist and contributions to the Web3j ecosystem. When you have any questions or want help with the improve, please attain out to our Discord Channel – (Notice: You’ll first want to affix Hyperledger Server to entry our Channel) or the Hyperledger Web3j GitHub repository.
