Release 6.0.0-RC1

[armandino]

What's Changed

• The minimum supported Java version has been raised to Java 17.
• Support has been added for JUnit 6 and newer versions.
• Minor new features and bug fixes

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• Update maven wrapper by @EvaristeGalois11 in Update maven wrapper #1424
• Drop javax and hibernate5 support by @EvaristeGalois11 in Drop javax and hibernate5 support #1425
• Upgrade test modules to java 17 by @EvaristeGalois11 in Upgrade test modules to java 17 #1428
• Move tests back to instancio-test-support by @EvaristeGalois11 in Move tests back to instancio-test-support #1429
• Workflows improvements by @EvaristeGalois11 in Workflows improvements #1437
• Avoid usage of unsafe terminally deprecated methods during test by @EvaristeGalois11 in Avoid usage of unsafe terminally deprecated methods during test #1439
• Upgrade main modules to java 17 by @EvaristeGalois11 in Upgrade main modules to java 17 #1444
• Update dependencies (hibernate and groovy) by @EvaristeGalois11 in Update dependencies (hibernate and groovy) #1447
• Remove multirelease set up by @EvaristeGalois11 in Remove multirelease set up #1446
• Test snapshots against different junit versions and early access jdk by @EvaristeGalois11 in Test snapshots against different junit versions and early access jdk #1450
• Add intellij icon by @EvaristeGalois11 in Add intellij icon #1454
• Update mockito to 5.19.0 by @EvaristeGalois11 in Update mockito to 5.19.0 #1458
• Scan the whole test hierarchy to populate Given fields by @EvaristeGalois11 in Scan the whole test hierarchy to populate Given fields #1457
• Disable matrix fail fast setting by @EvaristeGalois11 in Disable matrix fail fast setting #1460
• Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.13.4 to 6.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.13.4 to 6.0.0 #1473
• Enable JUnit matrix fail fast setting + set JUnit 6 as the baseline by @armandino in Enable JUnit matrix fail fast setting + set JUnit 6 as the baseline #1478
• Restrict junit matrix testing to only instancio-junit-tests module by @EvaristeGalois11 in Restrict junit matrix testing to only instancio-junit-tests module #1479
• Upgrade java used to 25 and relax enforcer setting by @EvaristeGalois11 in Upgrade java used to 25 and relax enforcer setting #1480
• Switch to new non deprecated method for InstancioSourceArgumentsProvider by @EvaristeGalois11 in Switch to new non deprecated method for InstancioSourceArgumentsProvider #1484
• Accomodate java 26-ea by @EvaristeGalois11 in Accomodate java 26-ea #1483
• New setting key to control whether an error should be thrown when max depth is reached by @armandino in New setting key to control whether an error should be thrown when max depth is reached #1490
• Minor: updated tests to increase max depth setting by @armandino in Minor: updated tests to increase max depth setting #1496
• Logging improvements by @armandino in Logging improvements #1495
• Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 #1501
• Remove pmd version override by @EvaristeGalois11 in Remove pmd version override #1502
• Scan the whole test hierarchy for settings fields by @EvaristeGalois11 in Scan the whole test hierarchy for settings fields #1503
• Cleanup: delete unused method by @armandino in Cleanup: delete unused method #1504
• Update guava to 33.5.0-jre by @EvaristeGalois11 in Update guava to 33.5.0-jre #1505
• Cleanup: use instanceof pattern matching by @armandino in Cleanup: use instanceof pattern matching #1509
• Update to jackson3 by @EvaristeGalois11 in Update to jackson3 #1525
• Add instancio-bom module by @EvaristeGalois11 in Add instancio-bom module #1524
• Use skipPublishing instead of profiles to skip test deploy by @EvaristeGalois11 in Use skipPublishing instead of profiles to skip test deploy #1530
• Introduce errorprone and fix errors and warnings by @EvaristeGalois11 in Introduce errorprone and fix errors and warnings #1544
• Use text blocks for error messages by @armandino in Use text blocks for error messages #1547
• Add log category for max generation attempts reached by @armandino in Add log category for max generation attempts reached #1548
• Add new setting fail.on.max.generation.attempts.reached by @armandino in Add new setting fail.on.max.generation.attempts.reached #1550
• Extend DurationGeneratorSpec with AsGeneratorSpec by @armandino in Extend DurationGeneratorSpec with AsGeneratorSpec #1554

Full Changelog: instancio-parent-5.5.1...instancio-parent-6.0.0-RC1

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