v4.0.0-RC1

⭐ New features

• Add support to print annotated method result to the standard output
• Add debug mode
• Add support for command completion
• Add support for custom completion providers
• Add support for hidden commands
• Add support for command option validation with the Bean Validation API
• Add new exit status for unavailable commands
• Add support for command aliases
• Add support for exception mapping

🚀 Enhancements

• Improve test utilities
• Improve error reporting in InteractiveShellRunner implementations
• Simplify availability provider configuration by using a new attribute in the Command annotation instead of a separate annotation

🆙 Dependency updates

• Reactor 3.8.1
• Spring Framework 7.0.2
• Spring Boot 4.0.1

🛠️ Tasks

• Move built-in commands to the main command package
• Remove unused APIs
• Remove unused Spring Boot properties

Contributors

Many thanks to all contributors who worked on this release!

Full Changelog: v4.0.0-M2...v4.0.0-RC1

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

v4.0.0-M1

⭐ New features

• Update baseline to Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
• Update test infrastructure to JUnit 6

🆙 Dependency updates

• Commons IO: 2.20.0
• jLine: 3.30.6
• st4: 4.3.4

📘 Documentation updates

• Update Antora resources
• Refine reference documentation: e3cb937
• Attach Javadocs to Antora

🛠️ Tasks

• Update build tool to Maven
• Update release process to use Spring IO GitHub Actions

v3.4.1

🐞 Bug fixes

• Parameter Constraint messages are not properly formatted #1100
• Quotes Should Not Be Recognized In Comments #277

🆙 Dependency updates

• Spring Boot: 3.5.4
• Commons IO: 2.20.0
• jLine: 3.30.4
• st4: 4.3.4

📘 Documentation updates

• Refine reference documentation: e3cb937
• Fix typo in index page: ff84b99

🛠️ Tasks

• Update Gradle to version 8.14.3
• Replace Pivotal CLA with DCO

Full Changelog: v3.4.0...v3.4.1

v3.3.4

Generic Notes

Dependency Updates

• Spring Boot 3.3.6
• Commons IO 2.18.0

Full Changelog: v3.3.3...v3.3.4

v3.4.0

Generic Notes

Dependency Updates

• Spring Boot 3.4.0
• Commons IO 2.18.0
• Starters and samples for FFM was not enabled even though it was in 3.4.0-M2.

3.4.0-M2

Generic Notes

Fixes

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.4.0-M3
• Support for JLine ffm provider
• New spring-shell-starter-ffm starter (JDK22)
• New spring-shell-sample-ffm sample (JDK22)

Issues

#1141 Upgrade gradle 8.10.1
#1137 Upgrade spring-boot 3.4.0-M3
#1132 Bundle Javadoc with Antora
#1131 Support JDK FFM

3.3.3

Generic Notes

Fixes

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.3.4

Issues

#1136 Upgrade spring-boot 3.3.4

3.2.8

Generic Notes

Fixes

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.2.10

Issues

#1135 Upgrade spring-boot 3.2.10

3.4.0-M1

Generic Notes

Fixes

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.4.0-M2
• Builds on jline 3.26.3
• Better unicode support
• StatusBar is easier to use
• Better handling of invalid options

Issues

#1126 Upgrade spring-boot 3.4.0-M2
#1120 Inconsistent behaviour on passing invalid argument
#1115 StringInput better unicode handling
#1112 Overhaul StatusBar for better text use
#1110 Screen writer support for AttributedString
#1108 Getting Started missing interactive flag
#1105 Upgrade jline 3.26.3
#1104 Upgrade spring-boot 3.4.0-M1