⭐ New Features

Completely refactor bootstrapping mechanism using the new Coherence Bootstrap API
Add support for Spring Data repositories using the brand-new Coherence Repository API which has been introduced in
Coherence CE 21.06 M2
Add Spring Cache abstraction support
Add Spring Boot Starter
- Provide AutoConfiguration support
- Add initial support for Spring Boot configuration properties
Add support for Coherence Event Listeners
Add initial support for Spring Boot 2.4+ Config API for importing additional configuration data using Coherence as a store
of configuration data
Add Dependency Injection (DI) support for various Coherence types:
- Coherence Filters
- Views
- Coherence Sessions
Inject Coherence Maps and Caches:
- @CoherenceCache
- @CoherenceMap
- @CoherenceAsyncCache
- @CoherenceAsyncMap
Add support for Filter Binding Annotations
Add support for Extractor Binding Annotations
Add security vulnerability scans using the OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin
Provide source-code consistency using the Spring Java Format Maven Plugin
Add Quickstart Sample (Classic Spring + Spring Boot) and reference guide chapter
Add Spring Cloud Config demo
Add CI workflow using GitHub Actions
Add Coherence To Do List Example Application for Spring Boot (separate repository)

📔 Documentation

Updated dependency versions:
- Oracle Coherence 21.06-M2
- Spring Boot 2.4.5
- Spring Framework 5.3.5