KavaRef

Changelog

The version update history of KavaRef is recorded here.

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1.1.0 | 2026.06.06  latest

kavaref-core

  • Added platform base module integration while keeping the core API unchanged. Add kavaref-android or kavaref-jvm according to the target platform
  • Added MethodCondition.genericReturnType(...) and MethodCondition.defaultValue(...) conditions
  • Adjusted the internal implementation of ExecutableCondition to avoid directly depending on Executable on lower Android versions
  • Moved platform-specific member access, accessibility, annotation, and generic handling to platform base modules

kavaref-android

  • Added Android platform base module with support for using KavaRef in environments with Min SDK 21
  • Added Android Lint rules
  • Added R8/ProGuard configuration and Android platform logging implementation

kavaref-jvm

  • Added JVM platform base module with full JVM reflection support
  • Added JVM platform logging implementation while keeping the original JVM usage experience

kavaref-extension

  • Optimized constructor argument matching in createInstance() for lower Android version compatibility
  • Optimized the type resolution implementation of Type.toClass()

1.0.3 | 2026.05.28  stale

kavaref-core

  • Unified the member accessibility handling of MethodResolver, FieldResolver, and ConstructorResolver
  • Optimized annotation handling in MemberProcessor and improved condition mismatch messages
  • Fixed an issue where failed string type resolution in optional mode could incorrectly match Any

kavaref-extension

  • Adjusted the behavior of makeAccessible(), which now returns Boolean to indicate whether succeeded, and supports using trySetAccessible() to set accessibility
  • Optimized the constructor cache logic of createInstance() and added constructor accessibility checks

Historical Versions

kavaref-core

1.0.2 | 2025.09.23  stale

  • Remove the org.slf4j:slf4j-simple dependency to fix conflict issues in SpringBoot projects
  • Remove the deprecated T.resolve() method to avoid its scope contamination. If you still haven't migrated, please follow the documentation instructions to migrate to T.asResolver()

1.0.1 | 2025.07.06  stale

  • T.resolve() has been deprecated because it has namespace pollution problems. It is now recommended to migrate to T.asResolver()
  • Removed the residual block method in KavaRef. If this method is used, you can manually implement it with apply

1.0.0 | 2025.06.25  stale

  • The first version is submitted to Maven

kavaref-extension

1.0.2 | 2025.12.13  stale

  • Added TypeRef feature, which can be used to preserve generic information at runtime

1.0.1 | 2025.07.06  stale

  • Fixed an issue where the return type of loadOrNull is Class<*>? instead of Class<Any>? in VariousClass

1.0.0 | 2025.06.25  stale

  • The first version is submitted to Maven