OpenPDF 2.4.0

OpenPDF 2.4.0 Release Notes

Highlights

• Java package name change: All classes have been moved from com.lowagie to org.openpdf in the openpdf-core-modern module.
• Module split: The openpdf submodule has been split (duplicated) into:
  • openpdf-core-legacy – all classes here are deprecated.
  • openpdf-core-modern – actively maintained and used by all submodules.

See 2.4.0 migration guide for details.

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What's Changed

Major Changes

• Module restructuring:

  • Split openpdf into openpdf-core-legacy and openpdf-core-modern.
    #1393 – @andreasrosdal
  • Deprecated all classes in openpdf-core-legacy.
    #1395 – @andreasrosdal
  • Updated all submodules to use openpdf-core-modern.
    #1396 – @andreasrosdal

• New features:

  • Added flag in ColumnText to control whether words are chopped, or to throw an exception instead of arbitrarily chopping long words.
    #1379 – @csimoes1
  • Added TU and ALT fields to signature object.
    #1386 – @MaSchmidt1999

• Performance improvements:

  • Register fonts only once in a static block instead of on every constructor call.
    #1373 – @giangianoulas

• Code cleanup:

  • Removed commented-out code and unnecessary System.out.println calls.
    #1364 – @andreasrosdal

Dependency Updates

• org.sonatype.central:central-publishing-maven-plugin 0.7.0 → 0.8.0
• com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle 10.25.0 → 11.0.0 (multiple incremental updates)
• org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib 2.1.21 → 2.2.0
• org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-maven-plugin 2.1.21 → 2.2.0
• junit.version 5.13.1 → 5.13.4
• com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations 2.38.0 → 2.41.0
• org.dom4j:dom4j 2.1.4 → 2.2.0
• org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin 3.2.7 → 3.2.8
• org.verapdf:validation-model 1.28.1 → 1.28.2
• commons-io:commons-io 2.19.0 → 2.20.0
• org.htmlunit:neko-htmlunit 4.13.0 → 4.14.0

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New Contributors

• @giangianoulas – Font registration optimization #1373
• @csimoes1 – ColumnText long word handling #1379
• @MaSchmidt1999 – TU and ALT signature fields #1386

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We will soon begin on the OpenPDF 3.0 version which uses only the org.openpdf package name.

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Full Changelog: 2.2.4 → 2.4.0