Release v2.16.1

CloudEvents SDK Go v2.16.1

🐛 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• ⚡ NATS JetStream Enhancement: Made send subject optional via context by @kmpm in #1143

  • Added WithSubject function to override the default subject when sending messages
  • Added comprehensive tests and updated samples
  • Non-breaking enhancement that adds flexibility for NATS users

• 📝 CloudEvents JSON Handling Fixes by @alank-ps:

  • WriteJson Fix in #1162: Fixed WriteJson to properly handle data as JSON when dataContentType is application/cloudevents+json or batch
  • ConsumeData Fix in #1164: Fixed consumeData functions to properly recognize structured mode JSON content types
  • Improves compatibility with the CloudEvents specification

• 🔧 CI/Test Improvements: Fix failing CI tests by @embano1 in #1156

🔄 Maintenance and Dependency Updates

• 🛠️ Dependency Management Overhaul by @embano1 in #1145
  • Added script (hack/update-deps.sh) to update Go dependencies across all modules
  • Replaced Dependabot with custom script for better dependency management
  • Removed stale and broken OpenTelemetry samples

📦 Key Dependency Updates:

• github.com/google/go-cmp: v0.6.0 → v0.7.0
• golang.org/x/sync: v0.12.0 → v0.13.0
• github.com/nats-io/nats.go: v1.37.0 → v1.41.2
• github.com/IBM/sarama: v1.40.1 → v1.45.1
• github.com/docker/docker: v20.10.17 → v27.1.1
• go.opentelemetry.io/otel: v1.18.0 → v1.35.0
• 🐹 Go version: Updated from 1.22 to 1.23.0 (toolchain 1.23.8)

🚨 Breaking Changes

None. All updates are either backward-compatible improvements, bug fixes, or internal refactors.

👥 New Contributors

• @github-actions made their first contribution in #1147
• @kmpm made their first contribution in #1143
• @alank-ps made their first contribution in #1162

📋 What's Changed

• Dependency Management Improvements by @embano1 in #1145
• chore(deps): Bump the go_modules group across 2 directories with 2 updates by @dependabot in #1146
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1147
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1148
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1149
• chore(deps-dev): Bump nokogiri from 1.18.4 to 1.18.8 in /docs in the bundler group across 1 directory by @dependabot in #1150
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1151
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1152
• fix: make send subject optional via context by @kmpm in #1143
• chore(deps): Bump actions/setup-go from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0 by @dependabot in #1157
• Fix failing CI tests by @embano1 in #1156
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1158
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1159
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1160
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1163
• fix: WriteJson should write data as a JSON value when dataContentType… by @alank-ps in #1162
• chore: update dependencies by @github-actions in #1165
• fix: consumeData(and consumeDataAsBytes) should consider structued mode JSON … by @alank-ps in #1164

Full Changelog: v2.16.0...v2.16.1