v3.0.0

Version 3.0.0

Highlights

Generate HTML diff report

The command line options --diff <file> <file> can be used to create an HTML diff report between two JarHC reports.

Support custom Maven repositories

The command line options --repository-url, --repository-username, and --repository-password can be used to configure a custom Maven repository other than Maven Central.

New report section: JAR Manifests

List information extracted from META-INF/MANIFEST.MF files.

New report section: OSGi Bundles

Lists information about OSGi bundles found on the classpath.

Other changes

Application

• The fat/uber JAR jarhc-<version>-with-deps.jar has been renamed to jarhc-<version>-app.jar.
• The command line option --sort-rows is no longer supported. Table rows are now always sorted alphabetically.
• The command line options --remove-version and --use-artifact-name are no longer supported.
• The short command line options -v, -h, -r, -cp, -t, -s, and -o have been deprecated.
• JarHC can load properties from ~/.jarhc.properties and ./jarhc.properties.
• Artifact collections can be used to group and reuse a list of Maven coordinates.

Report

• Merge sections "Packages" and "Class Versions" into "JAR Files".
• "Dependencies" is now the second section after "JAR Files".
• Merge section "JAR Dependencies" into "Dependencies".
• Rename section "Modules" to "JPMS Modules".
• "JAR Manifests", "JPMS Modules", and "OSGi Bundles" have been moved to the end.
• Rename first column from "JAR file" to "Artifact".
• Show artifact name instead of JAR file name in first column.
• If Maven coordinates are unknown, try to guess artifact name and version from JAR file name.

JAR Files

• Add new column "Version" with artifact version number.
• Add new column "Source" with file name or artifact coordinates given as command line argument.
• Rename column "Artifact coordinates" to "Coordinates".
• If there are multiple artifacts with the same checksum, include them all in column "Coordinates". Prefer artifact coordinates given as command line argument.

Dependencies

• Add column "Updates" with information about available updates for artifacts.
• Prefer artifact coordinates given as command line argument.

Binary Compatibility

• Validate "Main-Class" and "Class-Path" manifest attributes.

HTML report

• Create HTML links to Maven Central for artifact coordinates.
• Highlight code-like text with a different color.

JSON report

• Support reports in JSON format.

Code

• Migrate from Maven Aether to Maven Artifact Resolver.