Changelog for Groovy 3.0.4

Bug

• [GROOVY-4489] - Generics compilation error occurs when using less then (<) operator
• [GROOVY-4554] - JavaStubGenerator doesn't play nicely with package-info.groovy files
• [GROOVY-8774] - Stub generator doesn't handle package-info
• [GROOVY-9398] - GroovyScriptEngine cannot recompile a class that uses generic parameters
• [GROOVY-9405] - Junit 5 IncompatibleClassChangeError
• [GROOVY-9432] - ClassNotFoundException when attempting to use Picocli via Grapes
• [GROOVY-9465] - GroovyDoc: class-header is not always displayed
• [GROOVY-9501] - MissingPropertyException for access to private static field from inner class when subclassing
• [GROOVY-9505] - java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: This feature requires ASM8 on JDK 14 in Spock tests
• [GROOVY-9506] - Joint compilation is broken
• [GROOVY-9507] - JSP style loop in StreamingTemplateEngine template results in TemplateParseException
• [GROOVY-9508] - groovyConsole CLI plumbing for --enable-preview command-line switch is missing one part
• [GROOVY-9511] - Annotation spanning lines is not supported by Parrot
• [GROOVY-9515] - MethodHandle with spread args should not be cached
• [GROOVY-9517] - CompileStatic typeCasting runtime error from Class Array to Class List
• [GROOVY-9518] - Closure argument types not inferred when calling a constructor
• [GROOVY-9519] - CLIBuilder: Option with "type: Integer, defaultValue '0'" results in Boolean if default value is applied
• [GROOVY-9522] - Throwing NPE when I use ternary operator with something special
• [GROOVY-9526] - Failed to reload classes with generic parameters
• [GROOVY-9528] - CLIBuilder: "error: Missing required options" when unknown options are provided
• [GROOVY-9529] - Static type checking сannot choose between Map#getAt(Object) and Object#getAt(String) methods
• [GROOVY-9543] - groovydoc multiple issues with generics
• [GROOVY-9546] - Annotations on class signature are rendered incorrectly
• [GROOVY-9547] - @see tags are not working properly
• [GROOVY-9556] - Stub generated without the effect of AST transformation makes joint compilation fail

Dependency upgrade

• [GROOVY-9502] - Bump junit to 5.6.2
• [GROOVY-9503] - Bump javaparser to 3.15.18
• [GROOVY-9520] - Update Spotbugs/Spotbugs plugin to 4.0.2/4.0.5
• [GROOVY-9527] - Bump javaparser to 3.15.21
• [GROOVY-9536] - Bump testng to 7.2.0
• [GROOVY-9537] - Bump xstream version to 1.4.12
• [GROOVY-9538] - Bump checkstyle version to 8.3.2
• [GROOVY-9539] - Bump jackson version to 2.11.0
• [GROOVY-9540] - Bump spotbugs plugin to 4.0.8
• [GROOVY-9544] - Bump gradle to 6.4
• [GROOVY-9551] - Bump JavaParser to 3.15.22
• [GROOVY-9552] - Bump Ant versions to address: [CVE-2020-1945] Apache Ant insecure temporary file vulnerability
• [GROOVY-9553] - Bump picocli to 4.3.2
• [GROOVY-9557] - Bump gradle to 6.4.1
• [GROOVY-9559] - Bump log4j2 version to 2.13.3
• [GROOVY-9560] - Update Spotbugs/Spotbugs plugin to 4.0.3/4.2.0

Documentation

• [GROOVY-9531] - Improve CliBuilder docs for Groovy 3.0

Improvement

• [GROOVY-9504] - Add support for Path to slurper classes
• [GROOVY-9512] - Control the fallback threshold of indy with different switch
• [GROOVY-9545] - DGM: add toArray(Class) extension method for java.util.stream.Stream
• [GROOVY-9549] - groovydoc: implemented interfaces not shown in class description