V2.8.1: updates JNet and many other packages

Note

This version is published in advance, before #427 will be closed

Caution

Changes from JNet needed changes on KNet Connect SDK, however it is not tested waiting for #427: do not use this KNet Connect SDK version

Warning

This release can introduce a breaking change due to changes in JNet and generated classes

This release mainly changes:

• KNet:
  • Updates to JNet 2.5.9
  • Generated files align to JNetReflector 2.5.9
• KNet.Serialization.Avro: updates Avro package version
• KNet.Serialization.Json: no changes
• KNet.Serialization.MessagePack: updates MessagePack package version
• KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: updates Google.Protobuf package version
• KNetCLI: updates Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting package version
• KNetConnect: no major changes
• KNet Templates: no major changes
• KNet for PowerShell (aka KNetPS): no major changes
• Docker image: adds generation of attestation
• Documentation: no major changes
• Tests: no major changes

References and Release Notes

• https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
• https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/3.8.0/RELEASE_NOTES.html

Official Container images

• Docker Hub registry
• GitHub Docker registry

Note

knetconnect image collapsed to knet

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.KNet
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Json
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.MessagePack
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf
• MASES.KNet.Templates
• MASES.KNetCLI
• MASES.KNetConnect

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

Official PowerShell packages

• MASES.KNetPS

What's Changed

• Bump Apache.Avro and Newtonsoft.Json in /src/net by @dependabot in #594
• Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting and System.Memory in /src/net by @dependabot in #593
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5 in /src/jvm/knet by @dependabot in #598
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin from 3.7.1 to 3.8.0 in /src/jvm/knet by @dependabot in #600
• Added support for dependabot on multiple branches by @masesdevelopers in #609
• Bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 6 to 7 by @dependabot in #604
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin from 3.2.5 to 3.2.6 in /src/jvm/knet by @dependabot in #646
• Bump Google.Protobuf from 3.27.3 to 3.28.1 in /src/net by @dependabot in #626
• Update to JNet 2.5.9 by @masesdevelopers in #649
• Bump Google.Protobuf from 3.28.1 to 3.28.2 in /src/net by @dependabot in #651
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #656
• Update version to 2.8.1 by @masesdevelopers in #657
• Changes by GitHub action by @github-actions in #661
• Update release.yaml by @masesdevelopers in #667

Full Changelog: V2.8.0.0...V2.8.1.0