CHANGELOG.md update for the next release 2.8.15

Author: bnasslahsen

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,37 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.8.15] - 2026-01-01
+
+### Added
+
+- #3122 – Add log notifications when SpringDocs / Scalar are enabled by default
+- #3123 – Add support for serving static resources
+- #3151 – Add `@Order` to `ApplicationReadyEvent` listener
+- #3158 – Add support for API groups in Scalar
+- #3187 – Add Scalar WebMVC and WebFlux support
+- #3185 – Disable creation of blank GitHub issues (GitHub settings & workflow)
+- #3186 – Decouple Web Server APIs following Spring Boot modularization
+- #3131 - Improve warning messages when documentation is explicitly enabled
+- #3183 - Remove unused operations consumer from route builder methods
+- #3141 - Change handling so `useReturnTypeSchema` is evaluated at HTTP status code level instead of method level
+
+### Changed
+
+- Upgrade Spring Boot to version **3.5.9**
+- Upgrade swagger-core to version **2.2.41** 
+- Upgrade swagger-ui to version **5.31.0**
+- Upgrade Scalar to version **0.4.3**
+
+### Fixed
+
+- #3133 – Fix regression where content type from Swagger `@RequestBody` did not take precedence
+- #3146 – Fix WebJar resource handler mappings for Swagger UI resources
+- #3168 – Support `@Schema` annotations on Kotlin value classes
+- #3178 – Fix regression when generating documentation for Kotlin `LinkedHashSet`
+- #3170 – Fix warnings when setting title and description in `application.yml`
+- #3187 – Add scalar scalar-webmvc and scalar-webflux support
+
 ## [2.8.14] - 2025-11-02
 
 ### Added

pom.xml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 		</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
 		<flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</flatten-maven-plugin.version>
 		<swagger-api.version>2.2.41</swagger-api.version>
-		<swagger-ui.version>5.30.1</swagger-ui.version>
+		<swagger-ui.version>5.31.0</swagger-ui.version>
 		<gmavenplus-plugin.version>1.13.1</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
 		<jjwt.version>0.9.1</jjwt.version>
 		<therapi-runtime-javadoc.version>0.15.0</therapi-runtime-javadoc.version>

springdoc-openapi-starter-webflux-api/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webflux/core/visitor/RouterFunctionVisitor.java

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.HandlerFunction;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicate;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RequestPredicates;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RouterFunction;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.RouterFunctions;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server.ServerRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPattern;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * The type Router function visitor.

springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/java/test/org/springdoc/api/v30/app226/HelloController.java

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ExampleObject;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse;
-
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponses;
+
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/java/test/org/springdoc/api/v30/app244/HelloController.java

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.parameters.RequestBody;
 import org.springdoc.core.annotations.ParameterObject;
+
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;

springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/java/test/org/springdoc/api/v30/app244/SpringDocApp244Test.java

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 
 package test.org.springdoc.api.v30.app244;
 
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import test.org.springdoc.api.v30.AbstractSpringDocV30Test;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
 public class SpringDocApp244Test extends AbstractSpringDocV30Test {
 
 	@SpringBootApplication

springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/java/test/org/springdoc/api/v31/app226/HelloController.java

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ExampleObject;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse;
-
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponses;
+
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui/src/main/java/org/springdoc/webmvc/ui/SwaggerConfig.java

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
 package org.springdoc.webmvc.ui;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
-
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocConfiguration;
 import org.springdoc.core.events.SpringDocAppInitializer;
 import org.springdoc.core.properties.SpringDocConfigProperties;

springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-kotlin-webmvc-tests/src/test/kotlin/test/org/springdoc/api/v31/app22/SpringDocApp22Test.kt

@@ -19,14 +19,7 @@
 package test.org.springdoc.api.v31.app22
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
-import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Parameter
-import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.enums.Explode
-import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ArraySchema
-import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
-import jakarta.validation.Valid
-import org.springdoc.core.annotations.ParameterObject
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication
-import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController

springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-kotlin-webmvc-tests/src/test/kotlin/test/org/springdoc/api/v31/app3/SystemStatusController.kt

@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 
 package test.org.springdoc.api.v31.app3
 
-import org.springframework.boot.runApplication
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
-import test.org.springdoc.api.v31.app22.DemoApp
 
 enum class SystemStatus(val status: String) {
 	OK("OK")