2.17.0 Support for server 2.10

This release added:

• support for server 2.10 features
• some additional JetStream tuning
• StatisticsCollector to add flexibility to statistics tracking
• Better ability to create connection options completely from a properties file
• Doc updates.

JetStream 2.10 Specific

• stream/consumer info timestamps, stream config first_seq #962 @scottf
• Multiple Filter Subjects and Subject validation changes #965 @scottf
• Stream Configuration Compression Option #976 @scottf
• Subject Transform Stream Configuration Part 1 #978 @scottf
• Consumer Limits Stream Configuration #979 @scottf
• Subject Transforms in Mirror/Info and Source/Info #982 @scottf
• Multiple Filter Subjects Review #984 @scottf

JetStream

• Fast Bind #959 @scottf
• Provide a default consumerByteCount implementation #969 @scottf

Core

• Add StatisticsCollector to Options for custom statistics tracking #964 @johnlcox
• Construct Options builder from properties file for user. #971 @scottf
• Revert removal of client side checks #981 @scottf

Docs / Testing / Misc

• Test coverage and add note about websocket to readme. #956 @scottf
• Add issue forms #957 @bruth
• fixed text in error message #961 @scottf
• Simplify issue forms #966 @bruth
• README.md library version more visible #972 @scottf
• Update README to document connect Options properties #973 @scottf
• update builds to use better way to install server #975 @scottf
• Small improvements README.md #977 @aaabramov
• Minor Api doc fixes #983 @scottf

2.16.14 Simplification and Service Framework

This release takes the experimental tag off both the Simplification API and the Service Framework.

• The simplification api has very minor naming changes and the addition of the Ordered Consumer
• The Service Framework was documented and also had some very minor naming changes.
• Added the ability to create complete secure Options for connection via configuration file instead of using builder methods. Please see the readme.

Core

• Minor correction and improved variable naming in NatsConnection #945 @scottf
• Improving Options with better construction via properties #946 @scottf
• Minor improvements to README.md #947 @scottf
• Added unit tests for WebSocket + JWT #939 @scottf
• Jwt Utils update to support "audience" #949 @scottf

Simplification

• Simplified Ordered Consumer #936 @scottf
• Simplified Queue Example #940 @scottf
• Ensure run simplification tests only if 2.9.1 or later #942 @scottf
• Simplification More Review #948 @scottf
• Simplification state, better thread safety #952 @scottf

Service

• Service / Simplification Documentation and Release Prep #954 @scottf

JetStream

• fixed rate limit comparison bug #951 @scottf
• Fix use of JsOptions timeout #953 @scottf

2.16.13 Simplification tuning and bug fixes

Core

• Address secure Websocket changes in server 2.9.19 #931 @scottf

JetStream

• [BUG] Consumer Config fields are 32 bits (ints) not 64 bits (longs) #930 @scottf

Simplification

• Simplification Tuning and Review #927 @scottf
• Simplification Review, Tuning, Examples, Testing 2 #929 @scottf

Misc / Test

• Better testing checks against server versions #932 @scottf

2.16.12 Simplification and Service Beta Enhancements

Core

• WS only read payload from network stream #902 @GrafBlutwurst
• Remove client side check against server info max_payload when publishing #922 @scottf

JetStream

• Fixed GetChanges for backoff and metadata #910 @scottf
• Fine tuning message manger result #921 @scottf
• Remove validation when adding or updating consumer #923 @scottf

Simplification

• Completion, tuning, address feedback, etc. #917 #919 #926 @scottf

Service Framework

• Remove schema from Service API #916 @scottf
• Change INFO response to contain endpoint details #918 @scottf
• Fine tune service start / stop #920 @scottf
• Service code cleanup #925 @scottf

Misc / Test

• Update dependencies.md #904 @scottf
• Bump GH Actions versions (Go; node12 deprecation) @philpennock
• Enhance jwt utils #906 #909 @scottf
• Message: Fix typo in javadoc #911 @nicoruti
• Unit test improvements #915 @scottf

2.16.11 Testing and minor fixes

Core

• New connection option reportNoResponders #887 @scottf
• WS Http Request Version Default To 1.1 #891 @aditya-agarwal-groww

JetStream

• better pull error message and async tests #888 @scottf
• better handle pull status message comes from a previous pull #899 @scottf

Misc / Test

• Test Improvements #886 @scottf
• Test tuning #889 @scottf
• Server regression issue was fixed, setting test back #890 @scottf
• test harness - more flexible way to wait for errors/exceptions #894 @scottf
• flappers - trying more time #895 @scottf
• Update plugin repository to refer to existing services after Bintray shutdown #897 @cpiotr

2.16.10 Pull improvements and simplification

JetStream

• For JS Subs, expose the consumer name since it's already tracked #869 @scottf
• Part 1 in pull handling improvements #870 @scottf
• Part 2 in pull handling improvements #871 @scottf
• Time used fetching should never be negative #878 @liu-jianyang
• Pull-fetch-time-left #879 @liu-jianyang
• Simplification Part 1 #848 @scottf
• Simplification (Experimental) Part 2 #882 @scottf
• Simplification pre-experimental-release #884 @scottf

Core

• fix rehost #874 @scottf
• Options Builder constructor that takes existing Options #875 @scottf
• StreamConfiguration and ConsumerConfiguration metadata support #877 @scottf

Misc / Test

• JsonValue improvement #868 @scottf
• consume test for bytes can't run until at least 2.9.1 #883 @scottf
• added metadata map to service and endpoints #862 @scottf

2.16.9 Pull Request Handling and Server Pool

Core

• ServerPool including Hostname resolution #847 @scottf
• Enable add/remove of multiple ConnectionListeners per Connection #861 @davidmcote

JetStream

• pull status handling #819 @scottf

Service (Experimental)

• use standard connection create inbox for discovery #857 @scottf

Object Store (Experimental)

• use -1 to indicate end of stream, not lack of full buffer #852 @scottf
• digest resets after getting value, so can't call it more than once. #854 @scottf

Misc / Test

• Update docs and examples #846 @scottf
• 2.10 allows filter subject that doesn't match stream subjects #849 @scottf

2.16.8 Misc. Fixes

Core and JetStream

• Fill in Publish / Request Header Gaps #839 @scottf

Core

• Dispatcher with no default handler sometimes has NPE during close if messages are still coming in #841 @scottf
• allow empty headers #844 @scottf

Test

• Server runner update to 1.2.0 #843 @scottf

2.16.7 Service (Beta) Multi Endpoints

Core

• Options.builder() fluent #832 @nwseOOO

Service

• Service multi endpoints #830 @scottf
• Service fine tuning #833 @scottf
• Service subject in responses #834 @scottf

2.16.6 Service (Beta) and Fixes

Core

• message size calculation improvements #820 @scottf @MauriceVanVeen
• consistent validation and version comparison fix #823 @scottf @pskiwi

Service

• Service Beta #813 @scottf
• service response types #818 @scottf

Key Value

• kv additional update api #814 @scottf

Etc. Tests / Docs / Examples

• fix inactiveThreshold docs in ConsumerConfiguration #809 @MauriceVanVeen
• verify 810 is not a defect #811 @scottf
• CI deploy snapshot for a branch #817 @scottf