7.1.0

What's Changed

• g:flashMessages tag @codeconsole (#15560)
• Do not fail mergeTestReports for partial previous test task runs @jdaugherty (#15563)
• Add contextPath support to the grails-geb so it's easier to write tests in a multiproject environment @jdaugherty (#15562)
• change url mapping wildcard validation config value and address edge case direct mapping @codeconsole (#15542)
• Add test slicing to the build @matrei (#15547)
• Add settings.gradle to Forge verification app @matrei (#15546)
• fix(deps): Bump Asset Pipeline to 5.0.34 @matrei (#15545)
• fix(deps): Bump Groovy to 4.0.31 @matrei (#15544)

Contributors

@codeconsole, @jdaugherty, @matrei and github-actions[bot]

7.1.0-RC1

What's Changed

• Ignore MavenRepositorySpec tests for SNAPSHOT Grails versions by @jamesfredley in #15155
• Allow greedy parameters (+) prior to a format paramter that consume everything but the last . by @codeconsole in #15213
• 7.0.x Bug - Don't call a resource constructor until GORM has been initialized by Spring by @codeconsole in #15195
• 7.1.x AutoTmestamp Enhancements + grails.importGrailsAnnotations GrailsExtension by @codeconsole in #15118
• Include Java vendor in Grails banner version info by @sbglasius in #15230
• 7.1.x importGrailsCommonAnnotations dependency check fix by @codeconsole in #15232
• Add versions to banner by @matrei in #15229
• Minor banner fix by @matrei in #15243
• Allow namespace scaffold views to default to scaffold namespace templates instead of non namespace views. Fixes #15239 by @codeconsole in #15240
• Fix links to controllers with namespaces in create-app index.gsp by @codeconsole in #15252
• 7.1.x @Scaffold Services and Controllers by @codeconsole in #15245
• Merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x by @jamesfredley in #15334
• Add clearConstraintsMapCache() public API to Validateable trait by @jamesfredley in #15346
• 7.1.x cli add-field and add-property for domain field and property additions by @codeconsole in #15289
• 7.1.x Scaffolding Display Constraint Expansion by @codeconsole in #15266
• 7.1.x Fix for UrlMapping greedy not working when no id is present by @codeconsole in #15358
• 7.1.x - Simplify star imports check by @codeconsole in #15361
• feat(grails-gradle): move indy configuration from generated apps to Gradle plugin by @jamesfredley in #15375
• test(ci): add indy matrix to functional test CI jobs by @jamesfredley in #15415
• merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x by @jamesfredley in #15434
• ci: reduce indy=true to one job per test type by @jamesfredley in #15438
• fix(grails-gradle): change indy log level from lifecycle to info by @jamesfredley in #15446
• merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x by @jamesfredley in #15449
• Deprecate Spring JSP theme support for removal in Grails 8.0.0 by @jamesfredley in #15457
• Merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x by @codeconsole in #15468
• feat: auto-inherit datasource from domain class in @Service data services by @jamesfredley in #15433
• fix: add null safety for getDatastoreForConnection in data service factory bean by @jamesfredley in #15474
• fix: normalize Unicode minus sign in GSP number formatting for locale compatibility by @jamesfredley in #15475
• Add for removal to previously deprecated methods and classes by @matrei in #15470
• chore: Merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x by @jamesfredley in #15520
• 7.1.x url mapping greedy extension 3 by @codeconsole in #15522
• New feature - Http Client Testing Support by @matrei in #15529
• Load plugin.yml/plugin.groovy earlier so @Conditional* annotations can be used by @jdaugherty in #15409
• URL mapping group defaults support by @codeconsole in #15526
• Add default validation for $namespace, $controller, and $action url mapping variables by @codeconsole in #15525
• Register the data binding plugin by @matrei in #15518
• Remove remnants of doWithWebDescriptor by @matrei in #15500
• Support for Multiple Test Phases by @jdaugherty in #15538

Full Changelog: v7.0.10...v7.1.0-RC1

7.0.10

What's Changed

• Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.5.13 @fdevans (#15534)
• Add test for GSPs in src/main/webapp @matrei (#15540)
• Fix build cache hits for FindMainClassTask and GroovyPageForkCompileTask @ribafish (#15537)
• Fix overlapping task outputs preventing build cache usage @ribafish (#15532)
• Migrate GrailsPluginManagerTests to Spock @matrei (#15533)
• Add Spring Security plugin upgrade link to upgrading guide @jamesfredley (#15519)
• fix: resolve release-drafter failures on PRs and reduce API usage @jamesfredley (#15524)
• fix: pin GitHub Actions to ASF-approved commit hashes @jamesfredley (#15523)
• Enable running single tests with Gradle --tests flag @matrei (#15517)
• new module grails-testing-support-http-client @matrei (#15505)
• #15506 - fix - @CompileStatic support for tag libs @jdaugherty (#15514)
• make sure the DatabaseCleanup annotation is inherited @jdaugherty (#15513)
• chore(deps): bump release-drafter/release-drafter from 6 to 7 @dependabot[bot] (#15507)
• chore(deps): bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.5.0 to 2.6.1 @dependabot[bot] (#15508)
• chore: merge 7.0.9->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.10-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15511)

Contributors

@dependabot[bot], @fdevans, @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei, @ribafish, dependabot[bot] and github-actions[bot]

7.0.9

What's Changed

🚀 Features

• feature - support cleaning up only after the spec ends @jdaugherty (#15494)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• 15501 - properly bind HikariConfig properties (dataSourceProperties & healthCheckProperties) & support connection properties with a period @jdaugherty (#15502)
• fix: cleanup liquibase dependencies and jaxb-api for Jakarta EE 10 @borinquenkid (#15490)
• fix #15491 - Bug: DetachedCriteria.distinct().property() projections exclude rows where the projected property value is null @jdaugherty (#15492)

🔧 Maintenance

• Fix flaky Ersatz empty response body test with @Retry @jamesfredley (#15485)
• fix: fix flaky scaffolding Geb tests and User.getAuthorities() bug @jamesfredley (#15480)
• feat: consolidate Checkstyle and Codenarc errors into single file for GitHub workflow @mika-collins (#15486)
• Enable TestLens @jjohannes (#15499)
• Improve Gradle build cacheability @jprinet (#15483)
• build - add a gradle task to facilitate publishing all projects for easier testing locally. @jdaugherty (#15493)
• fix: fix flaky scaffolding Geb tests and User.getAuthorities() bug @jamesfredley (#15480)
• Add comprehensive HikariCP pool property binding tests @jamesfredley (#15503)
• Fix flaky Ersatz empty response body test with @Retry @jamesfredley (#15485)
• chore: merge 7.0.8->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.9-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15487)

Contributors

@borinquenkid, @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @jjohannes, @jprinet, @matrei, @mika-collins and github-actions[bot]

7.0.8

What's Changed

• fix: disable publishing of /guide/pages/** in grails-doc/build.gradle @mika-collins (#15477)
• fix: resolve three where-query bugs (#14344, #14480, #14569) @jamesfredley (#15460)
• fix: prioritization of a non-namespaced controller when no namespace is defined @codeconsole (#15464)
• docs: Add Data Services documentation for multi-datasource routing @jamesfredley (#15406)
• fix: where query variable scoping fails inside @Transactional methods @jamesfredley (#15448)
• docs: add quality rules to AGENTS.md critical rules @jamesfredley (#15440)
• Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.5.11 @matrei (#15428)
• Auto-exclude Spring Boot LiquibaseAutoConfiguration when Database Migration Plugin is present @jamesfredley (#15405)
• fix: use Page Object pattern for flaky Geb tests across all subprojects @jamesfredley (#15410)
• fix: @CompileStatic on @Service abstract class with injected @Service properties fails to compile @jamesfredley (#15396)
• fix: Auto-implemented Data Service CRUD methods ignore @Transactional(connection) @jamesfredley (#15395)
• fix: reject unsupported JSP/Groovy declaration blocks in GSP parser @jamesfredley (#15398)
• Propagate Java toolchain to JavaExec tasks @jamesfredley (#15403)
• docs: add CodeNarc configuration for Grails projects @jamesfredley (#15404)
• fix: GormEnhancer.allQualifiers() overrides explicit datasource declarations for MultiTenant entities @jamesfredley (#15393)
• docs: add comment explaining jakarta.servlet-api implementation scope in CLI @jamesfredley (#15412)
• fix: GrailsApplicationContextCommandRunner and GrailsApplicationScriptRunner pass command options to Spring Boot, corrupting config @jamesfredley (#15397)
• Include jakarta.servlet-api in CLI runtime classpath @jamesfredley (#15392)
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 @dependabot[bot] (#15380)
• Remove MVCC=true from H2 urls @jdaugherty (#15389)
• Update Maven Central badge in Geb README.md @matrei (#15390)
• fix: Incorrect password mapping in DataSourceSettings @rahulshishodia (#15381)
• fix GRAILS_REPO_URL in profile app generation to not output a regular string for path based repositories @jdaugherty (#15383)
• #15378 - Update asset pipeline to 5.0.32 @jdaugherty (#15379)
• Update Develocity server URLs to develocity.apache.org @jamesfredley (#15362)

🚀 Features

• Make reloading a top level feature & remove the old junit option @jdaugherty (#15437)
• fix: remove @PendingFeature from basic collection test now that #14610 is fixed @jamesfredley (#15471)
• feature - add @DatabaseCleanup test annotation to facilicate cleaning up after a test or tests @jdaugherty (#15436)
• Database cleanup feature feedback @matrei (#15453)
• fix: add jboss-threads 3.9.2 to Undertow feature for Java 25 compatibility @jamesfredley (#15427)

💡 Improvements

• Improve Groovy Joint Validation Build CI stability @jamesfredley (#15484)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Improve Groovy Joint Validation Build CI stability @jamesfredley (#15484)
• Fix flaky AsyncPromiseSpec ReadTimeoutException on CI @jamesfredley (#15481)
• fix: correct malformed Javadoc link tag in DatastoreServiceMethodInvokingFactoryBean @jamesfredley (#15473)
• fix: remove @PendingFeature from basic collection test now that #14610 is fixed @jamesfredley (#15471)
• Fix basic collection type 'in' query (#14610) @jamesfredley (#15463)
• fix: propagate LEFT JOIN from DetachedCriteria into subqueries (#14485) @jamesfredley (#15461)
• Fix composite ID criteria projection regression (#14516) @jamesfredley (#15462)
• Adopt AntBuilder groovydoc with javaVersion support @jamesfredley (#15420)
• Fix DetachedCriteria join behavior for get() in Hibernate @davydotcom (#15456)
• fix: extend OSIV to manage sessions for all datasources @jamesfredley (#15425)
• fix: flaky ersatz listener test due to async race condition @jamesfredley (#15455)
• fix: where query composition fails when variable is re-assigned in if/else blocks @jamesfredley (#15447)
• fix: configure Micronaut annotation processor and CLASSIC boot loader automatically @jamesfredley (#15411)
• Fix @Where and DetachedCriteria query methods ignoring @Transactional(connection) @jamesfredley (#15418)
• fix: add Java 23+/24+ compatibility JVM args and upgrade commons-lang3 to 3.20.0 @jamesfredley (#15417)
• fix: add jboss-threads 3.9.2 to Undertow feature for Java 25 compatibility @jamesfredley (#15427)
• fix: copy missing fields in AbstractDetachedCriteria.clone() @jamesfredley (#15424)
• Fix exists() cross-join caused by duplicate CriteriaQuery root @jamesfredley (#15419)
• test: stabilize flaky scaffolding Geb tests for slow CI environments @jamesfredley (#15394)

🔧 Maintenance

• Add AGENTS.md and AI coding assistant support @sanjana2505006 (#15340)
• Cleanup release verification script @matrei (#15366)
• chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6.0.0 to 7.0.0 @dependabot[bot] (#15479)
• Add no-grouping-comments rule to AGENTS.md @jamesfredley (#15466)
• Improve Groovy Joint Validation Build CI stability @jamesfredley (#15484)
• Fix flaky AsyncPromiseSpec ReadTimeoutException on CI @jamesfredley (#15481)
• fix: remove @PendingFeature from basic collection test now that #14610 is fixed @jamesfredley (#15471)
• refactor(tests): replace GormEnhancer.find*Api calls with public GORM APIs @jamesfredley (#15441)
• Adopt AntBuilder groovydoc with javaVersion support @jamesfredley (#15420)
• fix: flaky ersatz listener test due to async race condition @jamesfredley (#15455)
• test(tck): add Data Service connection routing spec to TCK @jamesfredley (#15429)
• test: add multi-datasource static API routing tests @jamesfredley (#15435)
• test: add @Query Data Service connection routing tests @jamesfredley (#15423)
• test: stabilize flaky scaffolding Geb tests for slow CI environments @jamesfredley (#15394)
• Bump com.gradle.develocity from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 in /grails-forge @dependabot[bot] (#15137)
• chore: merge release-7.0.7-docs->vrelease-7.0.7-docs; bump to release-7.0.8-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15372)
• Set build-mount-path to /home/runner @jamesfredley (#15371)
• Add version input while using branch from workflow dispatch @jamesfredley (#15370)
• Use workflow_dispatch ref instead of manual inputs @jamesfredley (#15369)
• Add standalone workflow for publishing documentation @jamesfredley (#15368)
• Expand integration test coverage @jamesfredley (#15348)

Contributors

@codeconsole, @davydotcom, @dependabot[bot], @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei, @mika-collins, @rahulshishodia, @sanjana2505006, dependabot[bot] and github-actions[bot]

7.0.7

What's Changed

• Update asset pipeline to 5.0.30 @jdaugherty (#15360)
• Update Java, Gradle, and Groovy versions @jamesfredley (#15355)
• chore: merge 7.0.6->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.7-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15345)
• Merge 7.0.x into 7.1.x @jamesfredley (#15334)
• Upgrade to Gradle 8.14.4 and support Java 25 on Forge @jamesfredley (#15333)
• Minor fixes post 7.0.6 @matrei (#15332)
• Update spring-boot.version to 3.5.10 @jamesfredley (#15331)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix links in documentation @matrei (#15353)

🔧 Maintenance

• Flaky Build Test Cleanup @jamesfredley (#15335)

Contributors

@jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei and github-actions[bot]

7.0.6

What's Changed

• Update asset-pipeline; fix WebJars require paths @jamesfredley (#15328)
• Groovy 4.0.30, staged groovy version support, multiple repo support in GRAILS_REPO_URL, & profile support for GRAILS_REPO_URL @jdaugherty (#15320)
• Disable Invoke Dynamic by Default on newly generated aplications @jdaugherty (#15322)
• Add matomo groovydocs @Ajay9704 (#15312)
• Tag Library documentation improvements @dauer (#15304)
• Migrate Java EE links to Jakarta EE @matrei (#15314)
• Add missing application.yml examples to docs @Ajay9704 (#15309)

💡 Improvements

• Improve new app welcome page @matrei (#15317)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• #15302 - fix property name resolution when generating grails boms (this is a breaking change) @jdaugherty (#15319)

🔧 Maintenance

• Docs - various documentation related chores/cleanups @dauer (#15305)
• refactor codestyle configuration into a gradle plugin @jdaugherty (#15316)
• build - allow for mavenLocal() usage without having to change commented code in files @jdaugherty (#15318)

Contributors

@Ajay9704, @dauer, @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei and github-actions[bot]

7.0.5

What's Changed

• Update date formats for data binding documentation @Ajay9704 (#15308)
• Update spring-boot.version to 3.5.9 @jamesfredley (#15303)
• Add app class to urlMappingsReport task args @matrei (#15295)
• Compatibility with Docker 29 @matrei (#15298)
• Add IntelliJ IDEA Enhanced HotSwap to reloading guide @jamesfredley (#15287)
• documentation - removing old coordinates, assume the bom is applied, and add rxjava3 references @jdaugherty (#15288)
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 6 @dependabot[bot] (#15292)
• Issue 14379 remove dependency to tomcat embed logging log4j @dauer (#15275)
• Moving to a shared author/developer list @jdaugherty (#15274)
• Centralizing Gradle Logic - java-config @jdaugherty (#15269)
• Post 7.0.4 release updates @matrei (#15272)
• chore: merge 7.0.4->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.5-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15268)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix: Preserve deterministic Map ordering in UrlMappingsInfoHandlerAdapter @luizfiliperm (#15284)
• Fix GebConfig example @matrei (#15267)

🔧 Maintenance

• doc - #15293 - add warning about invokedynamic performance @jdaugherty (#15296)
• Remove explicit groovy and java-library from grails-layout @matrei (#15283)

Contributors

@Ajay9704, @dauer, @dependabot[bot], @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @luizfiliperm, @matrei, dependabot[bot] and github-actions[bot]

7.0.4

What's Changed

• Include staging repo for grails-publish when a snapshot in generated applications @jdaugherty (#15264)
• deps - update asset-pipeline to v5.0.22 @jdaugherty (#15263)
• deps - update to grails publish 0.0.3 @jdaugherty (#15262)
• Add manual steps for release workflow @jamesfredley (#15257)
• Update deployment rules with workflow links @jamesfredley (#15256)
• Revise Grails Forge deployment instructions @jamesfredley (#15255)
• chore: merge 7.0.3->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.4-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15253)
• Compatibility with Docker 29 @matrei (#15249)
• Update spring-boot.version to 3.5.8 @jamesfredley (#15247)
• Issues 15132 @Noirtam (#15227)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• #15258 - fix - restore bom properties @jdaugherty (#15260)
• Fix more flakiness in PerTestRecordingSpec @matrei (#15248)

🔧 Maintenance

• webjars-locator-core dependency is now provided implicitly by asset-pipeline @jamesfredley (#15265)
• Post 7.0.3 release adjustments @matrei (#15250)
• Fix more flakiness in PerTestRecordingSpec @matrei (#15248)

Contributors

@Noirtam, @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei, @sbglasius and github-actions[bot]

7.0.3

What's Changed

• Update asset pipeline and WebJars integration @jamesfredley (#15244)
• Update geb and selenium @matrei (#15241)
• Minor corrections to documentation (whatsnew) @matrei (#15236)
• Apply java-library Gradle Plugin to Grails Plugin projects @matrei (#15225)
• Issue 15205 Docs - Source contains license header @dauer (#15220)
• Gradle Plugin Fix - remove calls to setSystemProperty() and set on individual tasks instead @jdaugherty (#15221)
• chore: merge 7.0.2->7.0.x; bump to 7.0.3-SNAPSHOT @github-actions[bot] (#15217)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix flaky PerTestRecordingSpec @matrei (#15242)
• fix #15237 - do not marshall static properties @jdaugherty (#15238)
• fix: Re-implemented ContainerRenderer on AbstractJsonViewContainerRenderer @sbglasius (#15234)
• Cleanup unnecessary Gradle plugins in Grails projects @matrei (#15226)
• Now with right Micronaut Platform group @sbglasius (#15219)

🔧 Maintenance

• Fix flaky PerTestRecordingSpec @matrei (#15242)
• [chore] Correct docs with apply and dependencies for gsp and gson @sbglasius (#15223)
• [skip ci] post 7.0.2 release adjustments @matrei (#15218)

Contributors

@dauer, @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei, @sbglasius and github-actions[bot]