Support for newer Java version

[hadkins0617]

Summary

My company is requiring the latest version of Java (via Zulu 21) as a result of a security finding. As a result, I get the following error message related to the Apex plugin in the Salesforce Extension Pack - An unsupported Java version was detected. Download and install Java 11 or Java 17 to run the extensions. For more information, see Set Your Java Version.

Describe the solution you'd like

Update the Extension pack to support newer versions of Java.

Describe alternatives you've considered

At this point I have no alternatives in using this specific piece of the Extension pack.

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[svc-idee-bot]

Hello @hadkins0617 👋 It looks like you didn't provide all the required basic info in your issue.

If you haven't already, please provide the following info:
Salesforce Extension Version in VS Code:
Salesforce CLI Version:
OS and version:
VS Code version:
Most recent version of the extensions where this was working:

Here's an example of a set of required info that will pass the validation:
Salesforce Extension Version in VS Code: 60.13.0
Salesforce CLI Version: @salesforce/cli/2.42.6 darwin-arm64 node-v18.18.2
OS and version: MacOS Sonoma 14.5
VS Code version: 1.89.1
Most recent version of the extensions where this was working: 60.11.0

A few more things to check:

• Make sure you've provided detailed steps to reproduce your issue, as well as all error messages that you see.
  • A repository that clearly demonstrates the bug is ideal.
  • Error messages can be found in the Problems Tab, Output Tab, and from running Developer: Toggle Developer Tools in the command palette.
• Make sure you've installed the latest version of the Salesforce Extension Pack for VSCode. (docs)
• Search GitHub for existing related issues.

Thank you!

[diyer]

@hadkins0617 The team has been working on adding java 21 support and the. good news is that this will be available from our next release. Stay tuned.

[hadkins0617]

Salesforce Extension Version in VS Code: v60.15.0
Salesforce CLI Version: @salesforce/cli/2.16.8 win32-x64 node-v18.18.2
OS and version: Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.19045
VS Code version: 1.90.0
Most recent version of the extensions where this was working: n/a

[hadkins0617]

@diyer that's awesome news. Any idea when that release will be available? Having that information will help me answer questions from our Information Security team.

[diyer]

We will be releasing this on Friday of this week. Thanks to @peternhale our awesome engineer adding support for this.

[daphne-sfdc]

Hello @hadkins0617, We have released v61.0.1 of the Salesforce Extensions for VSCode, which includes support for Java 21. Please update your extensions to the latest version and you should be able to use this new feature. 🎉