v0.140.1

[maxandersen]

JBang Enterprise Edition release

🔐 Authenticated Repositories Just Work

JBang now supports .netrc credentials and environment tokens (GITHUB_TOKEN, GITLAB_TOKEN) everywhere — both for HTTP downloads and for Maven dependency resolution.

That means fetching dependencies from GitHub Packages, GitLab registries, or any private Maven repository now can be done without needing a settings.xml; and lets you reuse git, github and gitlab cli auth mechanisms.

Example .netrc to enable auth for github maven repositories and https locations:

machine maven.pkg.github.com
    jbang-auth gh-auth
    jbang-auth-host github.com

machine raw.github.company.com
    jbang-auth gh-auth
    jbang-auth-host github.ibm.com

machine gitlab.company.com
    jbang-auth glab-auth

Please try and see if it works on your protected sites - let us know if works or not; we might be able to add support for it :)

☕ Install Any JDK From a URL or Local Archive

You can now point jbang jdk install at a URL or a local .tar.gz/.zip archive to install any JDK distribution, not just the ones JBang knows about. Got a custom build, an EA release, or a vendor-specific JDK? Just hand JBang the link.

Linking a local JDK is also smoother: jbang jdk install 21 /path/to/jdk now (again) works directly instead of requiring a non-numeric ID.

🐚 Tab Completion Gets Smarter

jbang completion now auto-detects your shell — no need to remember whether to pass bash, zsh, or fish. Just run jbang completion and it figures it out. PowerShell (pwsh) completion is now supported too. The output includes setup instructions so you know exactly what to add to your shell config.

🪟 Windows Fixes

• jbang deps search no longer hangs on Windows.
• jbang app install now correctly handles special characters and -D properties in PowerShell.

Other Improvements

• Better error messages when catalog downloads fail — no more cryptic stack traces.
• Clearer app setup messages — when JBang is already on PATH, it tells you so and suggests jbang version --update
  instead of leaving you guessing.
• Native image fixes — resolved a plugin discovery collision and improved reflection registration for Maven model classes.

What's Changed

• fix: register all Maven model classes for native image reflection by @maxandersen in fix: register all Maven model classes for native image reflection #2551
• build: publish PR builds to jbang-pr-builds repo for easy testing by @maxandersen in build: publish PR builds to jbang-pr-builds repo for easy testing #2562
• For JSON resources fetched over HTTP(S), explicitly set the Accept header by @0x6675636b796f75676974687562 in For JSON resources fetched over HTTP(S), explicitly set the Accept header #2563
• fix: clarify app setup messages and hint about jbang version --update by @maxandersen in fix: clarify app setup messages and hint about jbang version --update #2558
• fix: resolve jbang deps search hang on Windows jbang deps search do not work on Windows #2549 by @arnabnandy7 in fix: resolve jbang deps search hang on Windows #2549 #2568
• fix: add tests for -R and -C attached value syntax regression (Regression! The -R options are causing issues #2555) by @maxandersen in fix: add tests for -R and -C attached value syntax regression (#2555) #2556
• feat: add .netrc support and GITLAB_TOKEN for authenticated HTTP access by @maxandersen in feat: add .netrc support and GITLAB_TOKEN for authenticated HTTP access #2565
• fix: improve error messages for catalog download failures by @maxandersen in fix: improve error messages for catalog download failures #2561
• feat: improve completion command with shell auto-detection, pwsh support, and usage hints by @maxandersen in feat: improve completion command with shell auto-detection, pwsh support, and usage hints #2552
• fix: auto-generate non-numeric id when linking JDK with numeric version by @maxandersen in fix: auto-generate non-numeric id when linking JDK with numeric version #2567
• fix: close shell configuration file stream by @sinhasebur in fix: close shell configuration file stream #2547
• test: add tests for jdk list by @quintesse in test: add tests for jdk list #2538
• feat: added ability to install JDKs from a URL or archive + fix by @quintesse in feat: added ability to install JDKs from a URL or archive + fix #2578
• fix: rename native binaries to avoid plugin discovery collision by @maxandersen in fix: rename native binaries to avoid plugin discovery collision #2579
• docs: Removed Duplicate Sentences from Document by @DivyanshuBist in docs: Removed Duplicate Sentences from Document #2582
• fix: make testBuildTwiceWithCliDeps resilient to error message format by @maxandersen in fix: make testBuildTwiceWithCliDeps resilient to error message format #2586
• fix: PowerShell quoting for special chars and -D property spacing in app install by @maxandersen in fix: PowerShell quoting for special chars and -D property spacing in app install #2585
• feat: apply netrc/env credentials to Maven repository authentication by @maxandersen in feat: apply netrc/env credentials to Maven repository authentication #2583
• build: update aesh by @maxandersen in build: update aesh #2590

New Contributors

• @0x6675636b796f75676974687562 made their first contribution in For JSON resources fetched over HTTP(S), explicitly set the Accept header #2563
• @arnabnandy7 made their first contribution in fix: resolve jbang deps search hang on Windows #2549 #2568
• @sinhasebur made their first contribution in fix: close shell configuration file stream #2547
• @DivyanshuBist made their first contribution in docs: Removed Duplicate Sentences from Document #2582

Full Changelog: v0.139.3...v0.140.1

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