I agree with Jim. For everything we (Voyager) are using it for Java 8 won't be an issue.
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 10:03 AM Jim Hughes <jhughes@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi David,
I think Java 7 has been EOL long enough that this change is
suitable; I have no concerns with it. Worst case, if there is an
issue, the project can issue a bug fix release.
Cheers,
Jim
On 11/19/2020 9:01 AM, David Smiley
wrote:
Shall the minimum Java version for Spatial4j be 8
(aka 1.8)? 8 was a major release for Java, bringing default
method implementations to interfaces, lambdas, and other
things. In particular, Spatial4j recently added some
convenience methods like getLon getLat and a factory method for
creation based on that nomenclature that map to the X-Y existing
methods. If there were default methods, those creating
implementations of a Point shape need not implement them.
Spatial4j 0.8 was just approved by Eclipse EMO as it is
(Java 1.7 requirement)... but I _may_ be able to add this in.
The release date for Spatial4j 0.8 is next Thursday (Nov
26th).