v1.0.0 - First Stable Release

What's New

Core Runtime

• Embed CPython in JVM via subprocess + MessagePack binary protocol
• PythonEmbed runtime with eval, exec, execFile, and toJson APIs
• PythonEmbedPool with auto-scaling and async CompletableFuture API
• Object handles with numeric ID referencing for long-lived Python objects
• Generator/streaming support via Java Iterator
• Python-to-Java callbacks via _bridge.call() and _bridge.push()
• Batch execution (batchEval/batchExec) for multiple requests in one round-trip
• Proxy objects (PythonProxy) with dynamic Java interface implementation
• Builder API with fluent construction for PythonEmbed and PythonEmbedPool
• Type-safe argument conversion (arg()): null, Boolean, Number, String, List, Map, Set, byte[], datetime
• Python log forwarding to SLF4J via python.* logger namespace
• Periodic health check with RSS memory, ref count, and GC status reporting
• Close hook support for resource cleanup

Spring Boot Starter

• Spring Boot 3.x auto-configuration (python-embed-spring-boot-starter)
• SINGLE and POOL modes with Actuator HealthIndicator

Gradle Plugin

• Gradle plugin (python-embed-gradle-plugin) for venv creation and package installation
• Python auto-download via python-build-standalone when system Python is absent

Examples

• 13 example applications in python-embed-examples