# This Week's Java Roundup – November 10, 2025
A quick summary of the highlights from the Java ecosystem this week:
- **OpenJDK:** Multiple JEPs targeted for JDK 26
- **Spring Framework:** GA release of Spring Framework 7.0
- **Spring Ecosystem:** Point releases for Spring Data, Spring AI
- **Platform Releases:** Payara November 2025 edition
- **Build Tools:** Fifth RC of Maven 4.0
- **Framework Updates:** Maintenance release of Micronaut
- **Other Tools:** Updates for JobRunr and Jox
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## OpenJDK Updates
### JEP 525 – Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview)
- **Status:** Promoted from *Proposed to Target* → **Targeted** for JDK 26
- **Overview:** Groups related tasks running in multiple threads into a single unit of work for **better error handling, cancellations, reliability, and observability**.
- **Change in this preview:** Added `onTimeout()` to [`StructuredTaskScope.Joiner`](https://cr.openjdk.org/~alanb/sc-jdk26/api/java.base/java/util/concurrent/StructuredTaskScope.Joiner.html), allowing a return on timeout.
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### JEP 524 – PEM Encodings of Cryptographic Objects (Second Preview)
- **Status:** Elevated to **Targeted** for JDK 26
- **Key changes since JEP 470:**
- `PEMRecord` → `PEM` class rename
- `PEMEncoder` and `PEMDecoder` now support encryption/decryption for `KeyPair` and `PKCS8EncodedKeySpec`
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### JEP 530 – Primitive Types in Patterns (Fourth Preview)
- **Focus:** Applies stricter dominance checks & improves definition of *unconditional exactness* in patterns, `instanceof`, and `switch`.
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### JEP 526 – Lazy Constants (Second Preview)
- **Previous Name:** Stable Values / Computed Constants
- **Use:** Immutable value holders, initialized at most once, offering `final`-like performance with flexible init timing
- **Changes:**
- Renamed to "Lazy Constants"
- Enhanced discoverability
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### JDK 26 Early Access
- **Build:** [24](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-26%2B24)
- Includes fixes for multiple [issues](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8364583?jql=project%20%3D%20JDK%20AND%20fixversion%20%3D%2026...) compared to Build 23.
- Developers can file bugs in the [Java Bug Database](https://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/).
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## Spring Ecosystem
### Spring Framework 7.0 GA
- After 9 milestones & 3 RCs:
- **Programmatic bean registration**
- **HTTP interface client** support
- See [release notes](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v7.0.0) and [wiki](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/wiki/Spring-Framework-7.0-Release-Notes).
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### Spring Data 2025.1.0 GA
- **New features:**
- *Ahead-of-Time Repositories* for faster startup & lower memory
- *Vector Search methods* across JPA, Cassandra, MongoDB, Neo4j
- **Compatibility:** Jakarta EE 11, Jackson 3.0, full null-safety via [JSpecify](https://jspecify.dev/)
- [Release Notes](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/wiki/Spring-Data-2025.1-Release-Notes)
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### Spring AI 1.1.0 GA
- **Highlights:** Prompt caching for Claude and AWS Bedrock, full [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro) integration, bug fixes, dependency upgrades.
- [Release Notes](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai/releases/tag/v1.1.0)
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## Payara Platform – November 2025
- **Payara 7.2025.1 GA:** Fully certified for Jakarta EE 11.
- Notable change: Removal of legacy Payara InSight monitoring console.
- New CLI option `--no-validation` for connection pool property settings.
- Multiple editions:
- Community 6.2025.11
- Enterprise 6.32.0
- Enterprise 5.81.0
- [Release details](https://payara.fish/blog/whats-new-in-the-payara-platform-november-2025-release/)
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## JobRunr 8.2.x
### Version 8.2.0
- **New:** `useMetrics()` replaces deprecated `useMicroMeter()`
- **Dashboard Security:**
- Added CSP headers
- Disabled browser caching on `/api`
- Prevent CORS requests
- Bridge methods support for Kotlin 2.2.20 in `MethodFinderPredicate`
### Patches
- **8.2.1–8.2.3:** Fixes for regression in method discovery & UI asset packaging
- [Complete release list](https://github.com/jobrunr/jobrunr/releases/tag/v8.2.3)
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## Micronaut 4.10.2
- Built on **Micronaut Core 4.10.8**
- Fixes in modules including Data, Flyway, RSS, Serialization, MCP, Maven Plugin
- [Release notes](https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-platform/releases/tag/v4.10.2)
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## Maven 4.0.0 RC5
- **Final RC before GA**
- **New API methods:**
- `includesAll()` in `PathMatcherFactory` → always `true` matcher
- `skipMavenRc()` in `ExecutorRequest` → isolates integration tests
- [Release notes](https://maven.apache.org/docs/4.0.0-rc-5/release-notes.html)
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## Jox 1.1.0-channels
- Virtual threads library with channel data structure
- **Improvements:**
- Optimized memory usage for structured concurrency
- New methods `fromInputStream()` and `fromFile()` with default chunk size
- [Release notes](https://github.com/softwaremill/jox/releases/tag/v1.1.0-channels)
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