v4.0.0-M2

⭐ New features

• Add support for jSpecify annotations #1184
• Redesign command programming model #1206 #1158
• Add number input type #849
• Add mandatory flag to string input #844
• Introduce new command builder DSL #1211

🚀 Enhancements

• Improve command error message by including offending group name #291

🆙 Dependency updates

• Spring Framework 7.0.1
• Spring Boot 4.0.0

📘 Documentation updates

• Update documentation with new annotations #1172
• Update getting started guide with new annotations #1171
• Add sample Shell application for Spring Petclinic

🛠️ Tasks

• Remove Spring Boot dependencies from core module #200
• Remove JLine dependency from core module
• Remove compile time dependency to slf4j #1214
• Remove dependency to commons-io #1215
• Move core APIs under a dedicated named package
• Move core commands from spring-shell-standard to the core module #1212
• Add spring code formatting plugin to the build #1185

Contributors

Many thanks to all contributors who worked on this release! @piotrooo @PabloMartinez01 @jphughes88 @nhomble @Nico-DF

Full Changelog: v4.0.0-M1...v4.0.0-M2