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org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpgradeToJava25
This recipe will apply changes commonly needed when migrating to Java 25. This recipe will also replace deprecated API with equivalents when there is a clear migration strategy. Build files will also be updated to use Java 25 as the target/source and plugins will be also be upgraded to versions that are compatible with Java 25.
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Recipe source
GitHub: java-version-25.yml, Issue Tracker, Maven Central
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This recipe is available under the Moderne Source Available License.
Definition
- Recipe List
- Yaml Recipe List
- Migrate to Java 21
- Upgrade Java version
- version:
25
- version:
- Upgrade plugins to Java 25 compatible versions
- Migrate
System.out.printto Java 25 IO utility class - Migrate
public static void main(String[] args)to instancevoid main() - Use
Process#waitFor(Duration) - Replace unused variables with underscore
- Replace
InflaterandDeflaterend()calls withclose() - Use
Reader.of(CharSequence)for non-synchronized readers - Remove Security AccessController
- Remove Security Policy
- Remove Security SecurityManager
- Replace
System.getSecurityManager()withnull - Use
ZipExceptioninstead ofZipError - Migrate GraalVM resource-config.json to glob patterns
Used by
This recipe is used as part of the following composite recipes:
Examples
Example 1
UpgradeToJava25Test#updateCompilerVersion
- pom.xml
- Diff
Before
pom.xml
<project>
<groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
<artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
<version>1</version>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
</properties>
</project>
After
pom.xml
<project>
<groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
<artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
<version>1</version>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
</properties>
</project>
Example 2
UpgradeToJava25Test#updateCompilerVersion
- pom.xml
- Diff
Before
pom.xml
<project>
<groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
<artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
<version>1</version>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
</properties>
</project>
After
pom.xml
<project>
<groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
<artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
<version>1</version>
<properties>
<maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
</properties>
</project>
Usage
This recipe has no required configuration options. It can be activated by adding a dependency on `org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-migrate-java` in your build file or by running a shell command (in which case no build changes are needed):
- Gradle
- Gradle init script
- Maven POM
- Maven Command Line
- Moderne CLI
- Add the following to your
build.gradlefile:build.gradle
plugins {
id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("latest.release")
}
rewrite {
activeRecipe("org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpgradeToJava25")
setExportDatatables(true)
}
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
rewrite("org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-migrate-java:3.31.1")
} - Run
gradle rewriteRunto run the recipe.
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Data Tables
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- SearchResults
- SourcesFileErrors
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- MavenMetadataFailures
Source files that had results
org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults
Source files that were modified by the recipe run.
| Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Source path before the run | The source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run. |
| Source path after the run | A recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run. |
| Parent of the recipe that made changes | In a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all. |
| Recipe that made changes | The specific recipe that made a change. |
| Estimated time saving | An estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds. |
| Cycle | The recipe cycle in which the change was made. |