Micronaut Framework 4.3.0 Plan

[sdelamo]

We released 4.2.0 last Friday.

I have scheduled Micronaut Framework 4.3.0 for January 15th, 2024.

We use Github Projects to plan the work. We have a GitHub Project for 4.3.0.

4.3.0 Plan

My recommendation for 4.3.0 is to continue to work on releasing the work in progress. We will continue triaging issues and closing bugs in the different modules during this cycle.

Advocacy

Youtube Channel

Release ten videos of less than 15m for the YouTube channel covering features of the framework. We have to improve our presence on YouTube. Many people only learn with video nowadays.

Guides

Release 4 Guides comparing Micronaut Framework to Spring Boot. It is vital to show how easy it is to move from Spring Boot to Micronaut Framework.

New Modules

I think we may be able to release three new modules we are currently working - some of these modules may go in the 4.4.0 release:

• Load Shedding
• Chatbots
• SourceGen

Finish in progress Features

We have other features in progress which I would like to finish:

• AWS Better integration with DynamoDB.

Enhancements

Expression Language

• Add conditional caching with the new EL. Status: in-progress PR #692
• Support Expression Language for Tenant resolution

Build

• Integration with synk

Eclipse Store

• Fork MicroStream repository to support EclipseStore

SQL

• Update to Hibernate 6.3.1.final

Backlog

The GitHub Project "Roadmap Top Level Features" contains high-level features we could consider:

Micronat Launch

• Changes to Micronaut Launch

Micronaut Data

The EL improvements mentioned above should help with this feature:

• Support Multitenancy via discriminator column

Views

• in-progress Scaffolding Feature
• Integrate with HTMX

Core

• Block detection for methods annotated with @Blocking

Security

• Add nonreactive API for authentication fetcher.
• in-progress Support Paseto tokens.

GraphQL

• Apollo GraphQL Federation support

Micronaut CRaC

• Consider exposing an endpoint that creates a CRaC checkpoint programmatically when invoked

New Modules/Integrations

• Micronaut Pay
• OpenSearch Module
• rSocket support
• Integration with Langchain4j
• Better Integration with GraalVM Truffle

Any feedback about what we should consider for 4.3.0 is more than welcome.

[scprek]

Any plans for an EnhancedDynamoDbClient in Micronaut? https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/dynamodb-enhanced-client.html

We just do it in a library so the Beans are available for use. I think we had to do something custom with @Secondary constructors to make it work with micronaut test resources as well.

[sdelamo]

I want to have the best dynamo integration possible @scprek

lets move this discussion to micronaut-projects/micronaut-aws#1664

[scprek]

Ok moved there

[wmunyan]

Thank you for including more commentaries on the benefits of Micronaut in relation to Spring Boot and/or other frameworks! Something I am continuously coming up against in my current role is trying to convince and influence in favor of Micronaut. I'm always presenting the benefits of Micronaut, but am always told Spring Boot is "the way its always been done" and "that's the experience people have". I'm definitely appreciative of any hard data I can use to support Micronaut!

[KangoV]

I'd love to see Micronaut Serialisation support the Builder pattern as Jackson does.
More guides on how to use Micronaut in a standalone setting would be very useful. For example, I'm creating a STIX parser library using Serialisation and Validation (instead of Jackson Databind and Hibernate Validator). Lots of roadblocks just getting serialisation to work.

[sdelamo]

@KangoV can you create an issue in the Micronaut Serialization repository describing the requested feature?

[yawkat]

The builder pattern should already be supported, we did a lot of work on that recently

[sdelamo]

I talked with the Micronaut Boards of directors and they suggested additional topics: mybatis and a Cloud Gateway Solution.

[osscontributor]

I talked with the Micronaut Boards of directors

To clarify, I don't think that was the board of directors. I think that was the Technology Advisory Board.

[sdelamo]

Yes, it was the Technology Advisory Board.

[sdelamo]

Micronaut 4.3.0 Plan Summary

• 4.3.0 Blog post announcement

Advocacy

❌ Youtube Channel. Release ten videos of less than 15m for the YouTube channel covering features of the framework.
Guides

❌ Release 4 Guides comparing Micronaut Framework to Spring Boot.

New Modules

❌ Load Shedding
✅ Chatbots
❌ SourceGen

Finish in progress Features

❌ AWS Better integration with DynamoDB.

Enhancements

Expression Language

✅ Add conditional caching with the new EL.
✅ Support Expression Language for Tenant resolution

Others

❌ Integration with synk
✅ Eclipse Store
✅ Update to Hibernate 6.4.4.Final

Security

✅ Add nonreactive API for authentication fetcher.