Babbler Version 0.7.0 Released

Version 0.7.0 of the XMPP Java library has just been released!

As always you can find the artifacts in Maven Central:

<dependency>
    <groupId>rocks.xmpp</groupId>
    <artifactId>xmpp-core-client</artifactId>
    <version>0.7.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>rocks.xmpp</groupId>
    <artifactId>xmpp-extensions-client</artifactId>
    <version>0.7.0</version>
</dependency>

Release highlights are support for WebSocket connection, the new XMPP Address Format (RFC 7395), asynchronous API for IQ queries and XEP-0198: Stream Management (which is still a bit experimental).

Some API has also been revised for less ambigious and easier usage, e.g. timeouts are now represented by java.time.Duration instead of a int/long (which somtimes were seconds, sometimes milliseconds) and the xml:lang attribute is now represented by java.util.Locale instead of String to prevent improper usage.

Here's a more complete list of changes:

• Add support for XEP-0198: Stream Management
• Add support for WebSocket connection method (RFC 7395).
• Update Jid class to the new XMPP Address Format (RFC 7622)
• IQ queries can now be executed asynchronously (non-blocking) using Java 8’s java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture API.
• Represent xml:lang attributes as java.util.Locale, not as String.
• Represent timeouts as java.time.Duration instead of int/long for better clearness.
• Add a very minimalistic DNS resolver for resolving SRV and TXT records in order to remove the dependency to com.sun.* classes.
• Add more ReconnectionStrategy implementations.
• Check connected state of socket before connecting (to prevent SocketException when a SocketFactory provides a connected socket)
• Add XmppSession#isAuthenticated() method.
• Add static XmppSession#addCreationListener() method to allow to listen for newly created sessions.
• Update XEP-0080 to version 1.9 (add altaccuracy element).
• Add API to destroy a MUC room without a reason.
• More documentation, e.g. clarify the use of ConnectionConfiguration#secure()
• Don’t include an empty body in Message Delivery Receipts.
• Add correct XML names to component namespace stanzas.
• Eagerly release unused port to prevent ports-leaks due to delayed GC
• Improve thread-safety during connect() and login()
• Fix encoding issues, caused by missing UTF-8 encoding, mainly in the debugger.
• XEP-0033: Address should have extensions.
• Add workaround for a JDK bug causing memory issues and high CPU.
• Add documentation for custom SASL authentication.