gradle,java and springboot version update

Author: Manvi-55

build.gradle

@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 plugins
 {
-	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.7.0' 
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.5.13'
 	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.0.11.RELEASE'
 	id 'java'
 	id 'eclipse'
 	id 'idea'
 	id 'war'
-	id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
 group = 'com.ibm.cicsdev.springboot'
 archivesBaseName='cics-java-liberty-springboot-link'
 version = '0.1.0'
 
+// ============================================================================
+// Java Configuration
+// ============================================================================
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion(java_version)
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion(java_version)
+}
+
 // If in Eclipse, add Javadoc to the local project classpath
-eclipse 
+eclipse
 {
-    classpath 
+    classpath
     {
         downloadJavadoc = true
     }
@@ -27,22 +34,22 @@ repositories
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-dependencies 
+dependencies
 {
     // Spring Boot web starter dependency
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
 
-    // Validation anotation support, for validating Web input forms  
-    implementation("javax.validation:validation-api");
+    // Validation anotation support, for validating Web input forms
+    implementation("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api");
 
     // Spring Boot thymeleaf view dependency
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf")
 
     // Don't include TomCat in the runtime build, but put it in lib-provided so it can run standalone as well as embedded
     providedRuntime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat")
 
-	// CICS TS V5.5 Maven BOM
-    def bom = "com.ibm.cics:com.ibm.cics.ts.bom:5.5-20250812140737-PH63855" 	
+	// CICS TS V6.1 Maven BOM (as of Sept 2024)
+	   def bom = "com.ibm.cics:com.ibm.cics.ts.bom:6.1-20250812133513-PH63856"
 
     compileOnly enforcedPlatform(bom)
     annotationProcessor enforcedPlatform(bom)
@@ -56,31 +63,3 @@ dependencies
     //Add tiles-el dependency if using JSF, see READ for more details 
     implementation ("org.apache.tiles:tiles-el:3.0.8")    
 }
-
-
-publishing {
-    publications {
-    	// Publication for JCICS
-        maven(MavenPublication) {
-            groupId "${group}"
-            version "${version}"
-            artifactId "${archivesBaseName}" 
-            artifact bootWar
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Configure the Maven repository to publish to somewhere which is configurable
-    // with environment variables from outside gradle.
-    //
-    // For example:
-    //   gradle build publish \
-    //   -Ppublish_repo_releases_url="file://my-folder" \
-    //   -Ppublish_repo_releases_name="my-maven-repo"
-    //
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            url = "${publish_repo_releases_url}/${publish_repo_releases_name}"
-        }
-    }
-
-}

gradle.properties

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 # For example: gradle build publish.
 publish_repo_releases_url = 'default-value-for-publish_repo_releases_url'
 publish_repo_releases_name = 'default-value-for-publish_repo_releases_name'
-java_version = 8
+java_version = 17

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-rc-1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+springb    <version>3.5.9</version>
+    <relativePath/>
   </parent>
 
   <!--  Application properties -->
@@ -17,20 +18,20 @@
   <name>cics-java-liberty-springboot-link</name>
   <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
   <properties>
-    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+    <java.version>17</java.version>
 
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
   </properties>
 
-  <!-- CICS TS V5.5 BOM (as of May 2020) -->
+  <!-- CICS TS V6.1 BOM (as of Sept 2024) -->
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.ibm.cics</groupId>
         <artifactId>com.ibm.cics.ts.bom</artifactId>
-        <version>5.5-20250812140737-PH63855</version>
+        <version>6.1-20250812133513-PH63856</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@
 
     <!-- Validation annotation support for validating Web input forms -->
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
-      <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
+      <groupId>jakarta.validation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jakarta.validation-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Thymeleaf view -->
@@ -113,25 +114,4 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
-
-  <!-- 
-    Publishes artifacts to here if the deploy goal is used. 
-
-    The values here can be passed on the maven command line
-    using the -D flag syntax 
-  
-    for example:
-    -Dpublish_repo_snapshots_name=my-repo 
-    -->
-  <distributionManagement>
-    <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>${publish_repo_snapshots_name}</id>
-      <url>${publish_repo_snapshots_url}</url>
-    </snapshotRepository>
-    <repository>
-      <id>${publish_repo_releases_name}</id>
-      <url>${publish_repo_releases_url}</url>
-    </repository>
-  </distributionManagement>
-
 </project>