8.0.0

Version 8.0.0

Java support

• Update maximum supported Java class version to 61.0 (Java 17). (PGD-132)

Kotlin support

• Add support for processing Kotlin 1.5 metadata. (T5036)
• Update kotlinx metadata dependency to version 0.2. (T4651)

API Improvements

• Add WarningLogger class to allow using a custom Log4j2 logger. (T5561)
• Add Kotlin metadata model classes and visitors for Kotlin annotations. (T2698)
• Add Kotlin metadata model enum for KmVariance. (T4842)
• Add Kotlin metadata model enum for KmVersionRequirement(Kind|Level). (T4843)
• Add Kotlin metadata model enum for KmEffect(Type|InvocationKind). (T4844)
• Add Kotlin metadata flag IS_FUN for functional interfaces. (T4659)
• Add Kotlin metadata flag HAS_NON_STABLE_PARAMETER_NAMES for Kotlin callables. (T4658)
• Add error handler callback to KotlinMetadataInitializer.
• Add error handler callback to KotlinMetadataWriter.
• Add error handler callback to KotlinModuleReader.
• Add error handler callback to KotlinModuleWriter. Add Kotlin metadata flag IS_SECONDARY for constructors. (T4657)
• Implement ClassVisitor in KotlinMetadataInitializer to allow easier initialization of Kotlin metadata.
• Implement ClassVisitor in KotlinMetadataWriter to allow easier writing of Kotlin metadata.

API changes

• KotlinTypeParameterVistor#visitClassParameter(Clazz, KotlinMetadata, KotlinTypeParameterMetadata) now has the correct signature: KotlinTypeParameterVistor#visitClassParameter(Clazz, KotlinClassKindMetadata, KotlinTypeParameterMetadata).
• Rename AllKotlinPropertiesVisitor to AllPropertyVisitor.
• Rename AllConstructorsVisitor to AllConstructorVisitor.
• Rename AllFunctionsVisitor to AllFunctionVisitor.
• Remove `KotlinValueParameterVisitor.onNewFunctionStart()' method.
• Deprecate Kotlin metadata flag IS_PRIMARY for constructors. (T4657)