Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The animal-sniffer plugin is currently in maintenance mode, as described on their github page.
The same functionality can easily be achieved using Javac or by configuring Maven correctly.
The last major release supported by animal sniffer is 8.
Release 11 doesn't have signatures, and 21 isn't supported without patching their plugin.
The only LTS release in between 17 has signatures, but there are conflicts in naming with Java 1.7, and the hosting registry is currently offline.
Additionally, this project is technically misconfigured.
The listed version is Java 8+. However, animal-sniffer still validates against Java 7.
This hinders the development of #269, and it confuses developers.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would replace animal-sniffer with the built-in Java/Maven equivalents.
Describe alternatives you've considered
We could upgrade the signatures to Java 8 for now.
Patch animal-sniffer and provide signatures ourselves in the future.
However, this wouldn't be recommendable, as the effort is relatively high.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. The animal-sniffer plugin is currently in maintenance mode, as described on their github page. The same functionality can easily be achieved using Javac or by configuring Maven correctly. The last major release supported by animal sniffer is 8. Release 11 doesn't have signatures, and 21 isn't supported without patching their plugin. The only LTS release in between 17 has signatures, but there are conflicts in naming with Java 1.7, and the hosting registry is currently offline.
Additionally, this project is technically misconfigured. The listed version is Java 8+. However, animal-sniffer still validates against Java 7. This hinders the development of #269, and it confuses developers.
Describe the solution you'd like I would replace animal-sniffer with the built-in Java/Maven equivalents.
Describe alternatives you've considered We could upgrade the signatures to Java 8 for now. Patch animal-sniffer and provide signatures ourselves in the future. However, this wouldn't be recommendable, as the effort is relatively high.