2.10.0 - JetStream features

Overview

1. JetStream (message and management) support added.
2. Miscellaneous bug fixes.
3. Examples and benchmarks updated
4. Improved unit tests with reusable scaffolding
5. General Improvements
6. Switched default branch from "master" to "main"

Non JetStream Pull Requests

• [GENERAL] PR #358 Use OS Default SecureRandom (@scottf)
• [BUILD] Issue #360 Automatic-Module-Name clause added to jar manifest. (@bjorndarri)
• [BUILD] PR #365 gradle minor improvements, support windows (@scottf)
• [TEST] PR #375 fix test failing because of timeout that aren't testing timing (@scottf)
• [GENERAL] PR #380 Add a flushBuffer API (@ColinSullivan1)
• [GENERAL] PR #383 nuid speed improvements (@scottf)
• [GENERAL] PR #391 reconnect-jitter-handler-serverinfo-tests (@scottf)

Issue Features

• [JETSTREAM] Issue #335 Add Message Headers (@scottf)
• [GENERAL] Issue #336 Support no-responders (@scottf)
• [JETSTREAM] Issue #353 Jetstream APIS (@ColinSullivan1) (@scottf)
• [BUILD] Issue #355 Automatic module name (@bjorndarri)
• [GENERAL] Issue #377 Add a flushBuffer Connection API (@ColinSullivan1) Added in PR #380
• [JETSTREAM] Issue #393 Create Asynchronous Jetstream.Publish API (@scottf) Added in PR #398
• [JETSTREAM] Issue #396 Jetstream Consumer Delete API (@scottf) Added in PR #408
• [JETSTREAM] Issue #412 Add a JS management API to get consumer info (@scottf) Added in PR #413

Issue Bug Fixes

• [FIXED] Issue #424 ERROR: Subject remapping requires Options.oldRequestStyle()... (@scottf)
• [FIXED] Issue #345 "unable to stop reader thread" log message (@ColinSullivan1) Fixed in PR #427
• [FIXED] Issue #310 NatsConnection.close unnecessarily sleeps for one second (@scottf)

Issues General

• [COMMENTED] Issue #341 Why is a char[] more secure then a String for connection auth details? (@scottf)
• [OTHER] Issue #384 Validations on expectedLastSeqence, expectedStream and expectedLastMsgId are not working for jetstream producer (fixed by nats-server PR #1787)