We’re excited to announce that each one Web3j repositories have been upgraded to the most recent Gradle model 8.7. As well as, we have now up to date the dependency libraries to their newest variations to deal with vulnerabilities and deprecated code. This contains important libraries akin 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 numerous efficiency enhancements that may pace up construct instances, together with enhancements in incremental builds, caching, and parallel execution.
Configuration Time: Enhanced efficiency throughout the configuration section can cut back the general construct time, particularly for big initiatives.
2. New Options and Enhancements
Dependency Administration: Improved dependency administration capabilities, together with higher help for model catalogs and dependency constraints.
Enhanced Tooling: Gradle 8.x brings enhancements to the Gradle tooling API, which might enhance the combination with IDEs and different instruments.
3. Improved Compatibility and Help
Java Compatibility: Higher help 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 that will require Gradle 8.x for full compatibility.
4. Safety and Bug Fixes
Safety Patches: Upgrading to a more moderen model ensures you will have the most recent safety patches, lowering vulnerabilities in your construct course of.
Bug Fixes: Gradle 8.x contains quite a few bug fixes that deal with points current within the 7.x variations.
Up to date Dependency Libraries
As a part of this improve, we have now additionally up to date a number of key dependency libraries:
BouncyCastle: The newest model v1.78.1 fixes numerous safety vulnerabilities – CVE-2024-34447, CVE-2024-30172, CVE-2024-30171, CVE-2024-29857, CVE-2023-33201 which had been current in outdated v1.73 and deprecations. BouncyCastle is crucial for cryptographic operations, and holding it up-to-date ensures that our purposes 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 boost code era capabilities and keep compatibility with the most recent language options.
KZG4844: Because of the ConsenSys group, the KZG4844 library is now accessible on Maven Central, permitting us to take away the dependency on the ConsenSys repository or power customers so as to add it to their initiatives whereas they had been utilizing Web3J.
OkHttp: The up to date OkHttp library gives higher HTTP shopper functionalities with improved efficiency and safety.
RxJava, SLF4J, Java-WebSocket, PicoCLI, Logback, and many others
Different Dependencies: Along with the above-stated libraries, we have now up to date numerous different dependencies to their newest variations to make sure compatibility and stability.
Removing of Dependency on ConsenSys Repo for KZG Library
We’re additionally happy to announce that we have now eliminated the dependency on the ConsenSys repository for the KZG library. Because of the ConsenSys group for importing their library, jc-kzg-4844, to Maven Central. This transformation 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, this may result in improved efficiency and extra environment friendly code via enhanced language options and compiler optimizations. It additionally ensures higher integration with trendy improvement instruments and libraries, offering a smoother and extra productive improvement expertise.
Up to date Junit 4 to Junit 5
We’ve up to date all of the remaining Junit 4 exams to Junit 5 which has resulted in additional environment friendly, readable, and maintainable check code.
Newest Web3j Model: v4.12.0Â
With these updates, we’re excited to announce that the most recent foremost 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 secure basis in your blockchain purposes.
We encourage all builders to improve to the most recent variations to benefit from these enhancements. As at all times, we admire your help and contributions to the Web3j ecosystem. When you have any questions or want help with the improve, please attain out to our Discord Channel – (Observe: You’ll first want to affix Hyperledger Server to entry our Channel) or the Hyperledger Web3j GitHub repository.
