Release Spring Batch Excel 0.2.0

[shadowbeam]

Hi it’s been a few years since the last stable build of the excel reader.

I’m interested in using new features in 0.2.0-SNAPSHOT.

Is there a planned release date?

Thanks

[mdeinum]

We haven't really planned a release data yet, but I think the upcoming Spring Batch 6 release warrants a new version. Any particular features you are interested in?

[shadowbeam]

Hey thanks for getting back to me. We’re mostly interested in the customDataFormatter hook - because in version 0.1.0 we’re having to clone and override some classes.

I see batch have their first milestone released for 6. Would it be worth cutting a version of excel-reader which works with batch 5 before any major refactors need to happen on 6?

You’ve got a lot of great features ready to go I guess the question is this stable enough to cut in its current format?

[tntim96]

Hi @mdeinum , how about releasing the code pretty much as it is without worrying about any new features.

We're looking at using this, but we're on the latest Spring-Boot (3.5.5), and I noticed if I update the currently released code, 0.1.1 with tag spring-batch-excel-0.1.1, and update the spring-batch 5.2.2 and POI versions 5.4.1, the tests do not pass. They do pass with the latest code, but that's not released.

Are you aware of any issues, especially runtime library method or class mismatches, running that release/tag with Spring-Batch 5.2.2/POI 5.4.1? Would you recommend using this project without a new release?

[shadowbeam]

Hi @mdeinum any thoughts on the release?

[mdeinum]

I was trying to add some additional null safety stuff in this release, but that led me down some rabbit hole. So for now I have abandonded that effort. I'll discuss a release with @fmbenhassine shortly.

[fmbenhassine]

I was trying to add some additional null safety stuff in this release

That is a great idea! Similar to all projects across the portfolio, we are working on improving nullability semantics in Spring Batch 6 (see spring-projects/spring-batch#4673 and spring-projects/spring-batch#4988), so it would be great if extensions follow the same approach.

@mdeinum I defer the decision to you about that, but let me know when you need a release (I will be able to do it after the GA of Batch 6).

[mdeinum]

I would prefer to release the 0.2.0 version as it currently is. Then the next version will be for Spring Batch 6 and include nullability refinements.

@fmbenhassine So when you have time please create a 0.2.0 release from the state it is currently in. The changes have been tagged with the spring-batch-excel-0.2 tag. Might be handy for the release notes.

[fmbenhassine]

@mdeinum Sure! I will do that and close this ticket when done.