deprecate java 8, use java 11 to align with java-sdk

Signed-off-by: Cassandra Coyle <[email protected]>

Author: cicoyle

.github/workflows/build-validation.yml

@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           java-version: '11'
-          distribution: 'microsoft'
-
-      - name: set JDK_11 environment variable test compiling and running
-        env:
-          ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
-        run: echo ::set-env name=JDK_11::$(echo $JAVA_HOME)
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
@@ -57,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Unit Tests with Gradle
         run: |
-          export JAVA_HOME=$JDK_11
           ./gradlew clean test || echo "UNIT_TEST_FAILED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         continue-on-error: true
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@ Build & test:
 ./gradlew build
 ```
 
+## Verify Build Components
+
+To ensure all build components work correctly after making changes:
+
+```shell
+# Build without tests
+./gradlew build -x test
+
+# Run unit tests
+./gradlew test
+
+# Run SpotBugs
+./gradlew spotbugsMain
+```
+
 ## Updating Protobuf Definitions
 
 When updating the protobuf definitions in `internal/durabletask-protobuf/protos/orchestrator_service.proto`:

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 This repo contains the Java SDK for the Durable Task Framework as well as classes and annotations to support running [Azure Durable Functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-overview?tabs=java) for Java. With this SDK, you can define, schedule, and manage durable orchestrations using ordinary Java code.
 
+## Requirements
+
+- **Java 11 or higher** - This SDK requires Java 11 as the minimum version
+- **Gradle** - The project uses [Gradle 7.6.4](gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties)
+
 ### Simple, fault-tolerant sequences
 
 ```java

azurefunctions/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ In this article, you follow steps to create and run a simple azure durable funct
 
 The following are the requirements for you local environment:
 
-- The Java Developer Kit, version 8 or 11, is required. Between the two, JDK 11 is recommended.
+- The Java Developer Kit, version 11 or higher, is required.
 - The `JAVA_HOME` environment variable must be set to the install location of the correct version of the JDK.
 - [Apache Maven](https://maven.apache.org/), version 3.0 or above for azure function app creation, is required for using automatic project creation tools. 
   - If Maven isn't your preferred development tool, check out our similar tutorials to [create a function app](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/create-first-function-cli-java?tabs=bash%2Cazure-cli%2Cbrowser). This README also contains instructions for [Gradle](https://gradle.org/).

client/build.gradle

@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ archivesBaseName = 'durabletask-client'
 def grpcVersion = '1.69.0'
 def protocVersion = '3.25.5'
 def jacksonVersion = '2.15.3'
-// When build on local, you need to set this value to your local jdk11 directory.
-// Java11 is used to compile and run all the tests.
-// Example for Windows:  C:/Program Files/Java/openjdk-11.0.12_7/
-def PATH_TO_TEST_JAVA_RUNTIME = System.env.JDK_11 ?: System.getProperty("java.home")
+// Java 11 is now the minimum required version for both compilation and testing
 
 dependencies {
 
@@ -53,18 +50,17 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.119.Final'
     testImplementation "io.netty:netty-tcnative-boringssl-static:2.0.59.Final"
 
-    testImplementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.78'
+    testImplementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.70'
+    testImplementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on:1.70'
 }
 
 compileJava {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
 }
 compileTestJava {
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    options.fork = true
-    options.forkOptions.executable = "${PATH_TO_TEST_JAVA_RUNTIME}/bin/javac"
 }
 
 task downloadProtoFiles {
@@ -115,10 +111,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-tasks.withType(Test) {
-    executable = new File("${PATH_TO_TEST_JAVA_RUNTIME}", 'bin/java')
-}
-
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform {
         // Skip tests tagged as "integration" since those are slower