Retain support for Java17

[fstaudt]

Support for Spring Boot 4 also bumps java target compatibility to 21.

It makes Java21 a pre-requisite for migration to Spring Boot 4 for all projects that also depend on restdocs-api-spec.
Spring Boot 4 has however retained support for Java17, so I was wondering why Java target compatibility was updated in this context.

Would you be open to restore Java target compatibility to Java17 and keep it aligned with Java support of Spring Boot ?

[fstaudt]

I reverted bump of Java on my fork of the project to retain Java17 compatibility.
Changes were only in Gradle build configuration, no changes in java classes.
I was then able to confirm that library could be used with Spring Boot 4 and Java 17.

Let me know if you need a PR, I'll be happy to provide it.

[wodrobina]

You make a fair point.
My intention was to keep the project modern and move it forward with the Spring Boot 4 upgrade, but I agree that this should not unnecessarily force consumers onto Java 21 when Java 17 is still officially supported by Spring Boot 4.

We will release new version that supports java 17 soon.

[fstaudt]

You make a fair point. My intention was to keep the project modern and move it forward with the Spring Boot 4 upgrade, but I agree that this should not unnecessarily force consumers onto Java 21 when Java 17 is still officially supported by Spring Boot 4.

We will release new version that supports java 17 soon.

Great news, I'll provide a PR shortly.

Thanks already for maintaining the project, support of Spring Boot 4 was much appreciated.

[fstaudt]

You make a fair point. My intention was to keep the project modern and move it forward with the Spring Boot 4 upgrade, but I agree that this should not unnecessarily force consumers onto Java 21 when Java 17 is still officially supported by Spring Boot 4.
We will release new version that supports java 17 soon.

Great news, I'll provide a PR shortly.

Thanks already for maintaining the project, support of Spring Boot 4 was much appreciated.

PR is available for review: #295

[fstaudt]

Closed by #295