• Upgrade baseline to Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
• Update test infrastructure to JUnit 6
• Add support for jSpecify annotations #1184
• Redesign command programming model #1206 #1158
• Redesign test utilities and APIs
• Add number input type #849
• Add mandatory flag to string input #844
• Introduce new command builder DSL #1211
• Add support to print annotated method result to the standard output
• Add debug mode

• Improve command error message by including offending group name #291
• Improve error reporting in InteractiveShellRunner implementations
• Simplify availability provider configuration by using a new attribute in the Command annotation instead of a separate annotation

• Reactor 3.8.1
• Spring Framework 7.0.2
• Spring Boot 4.0.1
• jLine: 3.30.6
• st4: 4.3.4

• Update documentation with new annotations #1172
• Update getting started guide with new annotations #1171
• Add sample Shell application for Spring Petclinic
• Update Antora resources
• Refine reference documentation: e3cb93791dfa95191cdccae10a2716816b56d890
• Attach Javadocs to Antora

• 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
• Update build tool to Maven
• Update release process to use Spring IO GitHub Actions
• Move built-in commands to the main command package
• Remove unused APIs
• Remove unused Spring Boot properties

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

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-shell/compare/v3.4.1...v4.0.0

• 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

• 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

• Reactor 3.8.1
• Spring Framework 7.0.2
• Spring Boot 4.0.1

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

Many thanks to all contributors who worked on this release!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-shell/compare/v4.0.0-M2...v4.0.0-RC1

• 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

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

• Spring Framework 7.0.1
• Spring Boot 4.0.0

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

• 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

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

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-shell/compare/v4.0.0-M1...v4.0.0-M2

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

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

• Update Antora resources
• Refine reference documentation: e3cb93791dfa95191cdccae10a2716816b56d890
• Attach Javadocs to Antora

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

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

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

• ff84b99549fa600c29e4a98633e6d60902012947
• e3cb93791dfa95191cdccae10a2716816b56d890

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

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-shell/compare/v3.4.0...v3.4.1

• Spring Boot 3.3.6
• Commons IO 2.18.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-shell/compare/v3.3.3...v3.3.4

• 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.

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)

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

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.3.4

#1136 Upgrade spring-boot 3.3.4

This release contains some notable changes:

• Builds on spring-boot 3.2.10

#1135 Upgrade spring-boot 3.2.10