v2.4.0: OpenPDF 2.4.0

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OpenPDF 2.4.0 Release Notes

Highlights

• Java package name change: All classes have been moved from com.lowagie to org.openpdf.
• Module split: The openpdf submodule has been split (duplicated) into:
  • openpdf-core-legacy – all classes here are deprecated.
  • openpdf-core-modern – actively maintained and used by all submodules.

See 2.4.0 migration guide for details.

What's Changed

Major Changes

• Module restructuring:

  • Split openpdf into openpdf-core-legacy and openpdf-core-modern.
    #​1393 – @​andreasrosdal
  • Deprecated all classes in openpdf-core-legacy.
    #​1395 – @​andreasrosdal
  • Updated all submodules to use openpdf-core-modern.
    #​1396 – @​andreasrosdal

• New features:

  • Added flag in ColumnText to control whether words are chopped, or to throw an exception instead of arbitrarily chopping long words.
    #​1379 – @​csimoes1
  • Added TU and ALT fields to signature object.
    #​1386 – @​MaSchmidt1999

• Performance improvements:

  • Register fonts only once in a static block instead of on every constructor call.
    #​1373 – @​giangianoulas

• Code cleanup:

  • Removed commented-out code and unnecessary System.out.println calls.
    #​1364 – @​andreasrosdal

Dependency Updates

• org.sonatype.central:central-publishing-maven-plugin 0.7.0 → 0.8.0
• com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle 10.25.0 → 11.0.0 (multiple incremental updates)
• org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib 2.1.21 → 2.2.0
• org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-maven-plugin 2.1.21 → 2.2.0
• junit.version 5.13.1 → 5.13.4
• com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations 2.38.0 → 2.41.0
• org.dom4j:dom4j 2.1.4 → 2.2.0
• org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin 3.2.7 → 3.2.8
• org.verapdf:validation-model 1.28.1 → 1.28.2
• commons-io:commons-io 2.19.0 → 2.20.0
• org.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit 4.13.0 → 4.14.0

New Contributors

• @​giangianoulas – Font registration optimization #​1373
• @​csimoes1 – ColumnText long word handling #​1379
• @​MaSchmidt1999 – TU and ALT signature fields #​1386

We will soon begin on the OpenPDF 3.0 version which uses only the org.openpdf package name.

Full Changelog: 2.2.4 → 2.4.0

v2.2.4: OpenPDF 2.2.4

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What's Changed

• Bump org.sonatype.central:central-publishing-maven-plugin from 0.7.0 to 0.8.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1363
• Remove commented out code and some system.out.println by @​andreasrosdal in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1364
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.25.0 to 10.25.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1371
• Register font only once in static block instead on every constructor … by @​giangianoulas in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1373
• Bump org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib from 2.1.21 to 2.2.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1375
• Bump org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-maven-plugin from 2.1.21 to 2.2.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1374
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.1 to 5.13.2 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1376
• Bump com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations from 2.38.0 to 2.39.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1378
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.25.1 to 10.26.0 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1377
• Add flag to ColumnText to control if words are chopped or Throw exception instead of arbitrarily chopping long words#1297 by @​csimoes1 in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1379
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.26.0 to 10.26.1 by @​dependabot in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1380

New Contributors

• @​giangianoulas made their first contribution in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1373
• @​csimoes1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/LibrePDF/OpenPDF/pull/1379

Full Changelog: LibrePDF/OpenPDF@2.2.3...2.2.4