Why no release since 2 Years

[dtrouillet]

Hi,

Could you tell us why there has been no release for 2 years? This really penalizes the Orika project and becomes blocking for its daily use.

thanks in advance

[zdegner]

Any idea if this is going to work in Java 17 LTS?

[dtrouillet]

IDK, I think to go away from Orika in my all projects 😢

[dtrouillet]

Due to this problem (no new version). This project will unfortunately die. #280

[stapetro]

@dtrouillet Unfortunately you are right. You can see my last message on the orika chat in gitter.im at 12 March 2021.

Hello, orika is a great library. It seems initial authors are busy with other stuff and the library is not a priority for them. This is my honest feeling. I don't blame anyone. I used orika in the past and I was happy with its capabilities. The last 3 years I'm developing extensively on Python & NodeJS so orika is not on my focus anymore. Does it make sense to find volunteers that want to continue developing the library.

I haven't received a response.

[dtrouillet]

Hi @stapetro thanks for this informations.
I think your proposal is the right one.

[numacanedo]

@elaatifi First of all, thanks for writing such a great mapping library. I see there are plenty of PRs with fixes and good stuff.

How can we contribute towards releasing a new version, it has been a couple of years since the last release.

[steelcg]

@elaatifi Appreciate your effort for such a great library. Have you considered to invite someone add to the organization to keep the project alive?

[elaatifi]

Sure if any one familiar with the project and want to help it's more than welcomed.

[numacanedo]

I'll be happy to contribute, how can I send a PR?

[elaatifi]

I just sent an invitation to you

[steelcg]

I wonder who was invited. @elaatifi could you please invite me also?

[SiddheshKul]

Hi, we recently migrated to Java 17 and used this Orika starter project as it supports Java 17, Java 21, and the latest spring boot version 3.2.x - https://github.com/akkinoc/orika-spring-boot-starter