what is new for 2.0 ?

[paulvi]

Docs http://docs.spring.io/spring-android/docs/2.0.x/reference/pdf/spring-android-reference.pdf
do not explain why there is major version increase.

[WonderCsabo]

@royclarkson when do you plan to release 2.0? There was no activity on this repo since December. 😢

[royclarkson]

@paulvi 2.0 was started in response to some changes in Spring Framework's RestTemplate. Spring for Android's RestTemplate had made some different API choices, and the initial goal of 2.0 was to bring those two close to parity. The major version number update was because of some of these minor, but breaking changes.

@WonderCsabo Unfortunately, we've had changes in priorities which mean this project is not receiving much attention right now. I'm happy to facilitate merging PRs, triaging issues, and pushing out releases.

[WonderCsabo]

Thanks! I was just asking so we can communicate this correctly in the downstream AndroidAnnotations project.

[WonderCsabo]

@royclarkson BTW what is stopping you from release 2.0 as the current HEAD? Are there any blocking issues or missing features?

[royclarkson]

There's not anything critical, IIRC. I had gone through and merged in many of the improvements and updates from Spring Framework already. The main outstanding issue is the OkHttp support as mentioned in #24, and of course doc updates.

[royclarkson]

Alright, OkHttp (#24) support is in a better place now. Here are a few other outstanding items that would be nice to have addressed prior to pushing a GA.

• remove Jackson 1.x support
• update dependencies and fix resulting issues
• https://jira.spring.io/browse/ANDROID-168
• https://jira.spring.io/browse/ANDROID-163
• https://jira.spring.io/browse/ANDROID-143

[royclarkson]

Went ahead and knocked out those first two items on the list.

[jaredsburrows]

What is the ETA of final release of 2.0?

[royclarkson]

2.0.0.M3 is now available for testing. It includes the latest OkHttp improvements. @jaredsburrows unfortunately, I don't have a specific ETA for the GA. I'm juggling some priorities, but working on getting those last few issues cleaned up. Thanks.

[primaproxima]

Hi, Roy. Will there be support for PATCH or should I like for another solution?
If anyone has a good reference in solving this usecase, I'm all eyes.
Thanks.

[royclarkson]

We have PATCH support in the latest 2.0 milestone. You can see the usage in code via a search. Most versions (or all?) of the native Android HTTP clients do not support PATCH, however. You'll need to include the dependency for either the Android port of Apache HttpClient 4.3, or OkHttp to make use of it. Hope that helps.