+1 to drop JDK8 support. Thanks for driving it. Best, Hang
On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM Leonard Xu <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 to release flink-connector-parent 2.0 and drop JDK8 support. > > Best, > Leonard > > > 2025 12月 15 21:44，Ferenc Csaky <[email protected]> 写道： > > > > Hello devs, > > > > I'd like to start a discussion about releasing flink-connector-parent 2.0, > > which > > would drop JDK8 support. With core Flink dropping JDK8 support starting with > > 2.0, I think it makes sense to follow this up on the connector front. > > > > Currently, the default java version is set to JDK8 here [1]. Technically it > > is > > still possible to override that behavior using the dedicated Maven profile, > > e.g. > > "java11-target", but that is not too intuitive and can lead to mistakes, > > cause > > IDEs (IntelliJ) might generate Maven configs to override the target level, > > leading to unnecessary or faulty Maven compiler configs. > > > > I believe providing a version that has a more recent JDK as default would be > > easier on the connector code if they would like to utilize some JDK8+ > > features. > > > > In case a connector still requires JDK8, the 1.1.0 parent version does not > > go > > anywhere. > > > > I am happy to make the change and driving the release. > > > > WDYT? > > > > Best, > > Ferenc > > > > [1] > > https://github.com/apache/flink-connector-shared-utils/blob/d719c95235db17f5932d1bb5d917f7d6e195c371/pom.xml#L63 >
