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Thank you! Johannes Am Sa., 8. Aug. 2026 um 09:16 Uhr schrieb Łukasz Lenart < [email protected]>: > The Apache Struts 7.3.0 test build is available. This release contains > seven breaking changes and two deprecations, together with a broad set > of improvements and bug fixes: > > Breaking changes > > - Struts no longer uses SLF4J or java.util.logging internally, and the > container no longer injects a Logger [WW-5620]. > - JSON body population now honours the excluded and accepted > parameter-name patterns [WW-4858]. > - Annotated wildcard actions are matched most-specific-first, so action > selection can differ [WW-3784]. > - JSONInterceptor uses a fresh reader and writer per request, so custom > ones must not hold state between requests [WW-5650]. > - @TypeConversion derives the ConversionRule key prefix automatically > and can now be placed on fields [WW-3871]. > - Static content paths are canonicalised and a redundant URL decode was > removed [WW-5645]. > - The <s:include> component normalises its path the same way [WW-5646]. > > Deprecations > > - XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor is deprecated [WW-5591]. > - ConversionRule.COLLECTION and the Collection_ key prefix are > deprecated; use ConversionRule.ELEMENT and Element_ instead [WW-5656]. > > Rejected requests > > Three tickets were closed against this release without a change to > shipped code. They are listed here so the decision is visible rather > than silent. > > [WW-1522] - Automatic Alias ActionConfigs - will not be implemented. > [WW-2635] - Flash scope - will not be implemented; the proposed > mechanism could introduce a security risk. > [WW-3427] - If you alias a property that uses a custom TypeConverter and > it throws TypeConversionException the error is never caught - closed as > Not A Problem; the behaviour was already correct, and a regression test > was added to keep it so. > > Bug > [WW-3530] - Invalid cache key in > AnnotationActionValidationManager.buildValidatorKey when using visitor > field validators > [WW-3784] - Greedy and non-greedy matching behaviour should work in > action methods using annotated wildcards > [WW-5413] - Multipart misbehavior with commons-io 2.16.0 and 2.16.1 > [WW-5416] - Hello World example does not match documentation and returns > a 404 > [WW-5474] - struts.multipart.maxFiles does not work as > described/expected > [WW-5562] - Support for version 2025.2 (252) > [WW-5604] - CDI proxies won't be recognized as proxy in > SecurityMemberAccess > [WW-5641] - JSON plugin ignores struts.json.writer / struts.json.reader > override (regression since 7.2.x) > [WW-5642] - @StrutsParameter authorization bypassed for > record/creator-bound REST body properties > [WW-5643] - StrutsJSONReader parse state shared across concurrent > requests > [WW-5644] - StrutsJSONWriter write state shared across concurrent > requests > [WW-5659] - WithLazyParams resolves dynamic interceptor params onto the > shared interceptor instance > > New Feature > [WW-5640] - Add WebJars support to Struts core > > Improvement > [WW-2934] - conversion error should short-circuit all validators > [WW-3871] - TypeConversion annotation support improvement > [WW-4858] - JSONInterceptor must not populate value stack directly > [WW-5539] - Concurrency performance enhancements > [WW-5540] - Add caching to AbstractLocalizedTextProvider > [WW-5580] - Use Configuration.VERSION_2_3_34 for Freemaker config > [WW-5591] - Mark XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor as deprecated > [WW-5620] - Replace java.util.logging and SLF4J with Log4j2 > [WW-5645] - Canonicalise static content paths and remove redundant URL > decode > [WW-5646] - Modernize path normalization in Include component > [WW-5647] - Use ConcurrentHashMap for XSLT template cache > [WW-5650] - Refactor JSON plugin reader/writer to per-request instances > instead of shared mutable state > [WW-5652] - Support Java record serialization and Optional handling in > Struts JSON plugin > [WW-5653] - Upgrade bundled Bootstrap in sample apps from 3.3.4 to 5.3.x > [WW-5656] - Mark ConversionRule.COLLECTION and the Collection_ prefix as > @Deprecated > [WW-5666] - Apply input length limits consistently when reading request > bodies > [WW-5668] - Make the localized-text provider caches size-bounded and > align request-locale resolution across entry points > > Dependency > [WW-5649] - Bump commons-logging:commons-logging from 1.3.6 to 1.4.0 > > Release notes: > * https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/Version+Notes+7.3.0 > > Github release > * https://github.com/apache/struts/releases/tag/STRUTS_7_3_0 > > Distribution: > * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/struts/7.3.0/ > > Maven 2 staging repository: > * https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/ > > Once you have had a chance to review the test build, please respond > with a vote on its quality: > > [ ] Leave at test build > [ ] Alpha > [ ] Beta > [ ] General Availability (GA) > > Everyone who has tested the build is invited to vote. Votes by PMC > members are considered binding. A vote passes if there are at least > three binding +1s and more +1s than -1s. > > The vote will remain open for at least 72 hours, longer upon request. > A vote can be amended at any time to upgrade or downgrade the quality > of the release based on future experience. If an initial vote > designates the build as "Beta", the release will be submitted for > mirroring and announced to the user list. Once released as a public > beta, subsequent quality votes on a build may be held on the user > list. > > As always, the act of voting carries certain obligations. A binding > vote not only states an opinion, but means that the voter is agreeing > to help do the work. > > On behalf of the Apache Struts project > Łukasz >
