Environment
Wicket 8.0 requires at least Java 8
Wicket 8.0 requires Servlet 3.1 (Jetty 9.2+, Apache Tomcat 8+, JBoss WildFly 10+)
API changes
Changes to org.apache.wicket.ajax.json.*
Because of license issues all json.org classes in that package have been removed and open-json (https://github.com/tdunning/open-json) is used as new dependency. Basic functionalities can be reused by only changing the imports from org.apache.wicket.ajax.json.* to org.json.*, org.apache.wicket.ajax.json.JsonFunction has been renamed to org.apache.wicket.ajax.json.JSONFunction and some classes are deleted without any replacements (example: org.json.HTTP)
Deprecate org.apache.wicket.util.IProvider
Replace it with standard Java 8 java.util.function.Supplier<T> which is virtually identical.
Deprecate org.apache.wicket.util.IContextProvider
Replace IContextProvider<T, C> with standard Java 8 java.util.function.Function<C, T> which is virtually identical.
As a consequence IPageManagerProvider, IPageRendererProvider and IRequestCycleProvider now override #apply() method instead of #get().
Deprecate org.apache.wicket.protocol.http.documentvalidation.HtmlDocumentValidator
Tests based on HtmlDocumentValidator are very fragile. They start to fail as soon as there is a single character change somewhere in the page markup.
We believe that there are very few users of this API. It is recommended to use TagTester and WicketTestCase#executeTest() instead.
Deprecate org.apache.wicket.model.AbstractReadOnlyModel
Use an anonymous instance of IModel instead. Since Wicket 8.0 IModel doesn't require providing implementation of #setObject(Object) method.
IGenericComponent's setter methods now return the current instance for method chaining
All specialization classes return their type.
AjaxButton, AjaxLink and AjaxFallbackButton event callback methods no longer get form as second argument
For consistency with other components and the new lambda support, the submitted form is no longer passed as argument to callback methods (e.g. #onSubmit(), #onClick()) of AjaxButton, AjaxLink and AjaxFallbackButton. You can call #getForm() instead.
RequestCycle#find(Class<T>) returns java.util.Optional
Code calling RequestCycle#find(Class<T>) has to check whether a matching IRequestHandler is found. This is now enforced by returning an Optional<T>:
Silent API break
During migration you should check your old code for places where the AjaxRequestCycle (now an Optional<AjaxRequestTarget>) is compared with null:
AjaxFallback** components now use java.util.Optional
All AjaxFallback** components and the containers which use internally AjaxFallback** components, like AjaxTabbedPanel, RatingPanel and TableTree, have been reworked to pass Optional<AjaxRequestTarget> instead of just AjaxRequestTarget to their onXyz() callback methods. This way the application developer should not forget to check that the AjaxRequestTarget is not null.
AbstractChoice#getChoices() is 'final' now
AbstractChoice#getChoices() has been made final. If the application needs to provide different choices for each render then it should override AbstractChoice#getChoicesModel() instead. The application code would be almost the same as before, it will just need to wrap the final List result in an IModel, most probably ListModel.
ListenerInterfaceRequestHandler simplification
RequestListenerInterface was removed:
- IResourceListener, IBehaviorListener, IOnChangeListener, ILinkListener are replaced by the generic method IRequestListener#onRequest()
- ListenerInterfaceRequestHandler was renamed to ListenerRequestHandler
- Component's and Behavior's #canCallListenerInterface() were renamed to #canCallListener()
- PageSettings#getCallListenerInterfaceAfterExpiry() was renamed to #getCallListenerAfterExpiry.
A Component or Behavior can now implement IRequestListener once only, thus removing the need to include an identifier (e.g. "ILinkListener") in the URL.
wantOnSelectionChangedNotifications moved to FormComponentUpdatingBehavior
Change notification was moved from CheckBox, DropDownChoice, RadioChoice, CheckGroup/Check and RadioGroup/Radio into a new behavior FormComponentUpdatingBehavior.
Instead of subclasses the component, this behavior can now be added to the component:
// Wicket 7.x new CheckBox("id", model) { protected boolean wantOnSelectionChangedNotifications() { return true; } protected void onSelectionChanged(Boolean newSelection) { // do something, page will be rerendered; } }; // Wicket 8.x new CheckBox("id", model) .add(new FormComponentUpdatingBehavior() { protected void onUpdate() { // do something, page will be rerendered; } protected void onError(RuntimeException ex) { super.onError(ex); } });
As with AjaxFormComponentUpdatingBehavior any error during processing of the form component can now be handled in #onError().
Renderers are IDetachable now
Renderers (IChoiceRendere, IOptionRenderer and IAutoCompleteRenderer now take part in detachment as other Wicket concepts like components and models. The owning component is responsible to detach it.
Behavior changes
FormComponentPanel delegates the call to #clearInput to its FormComponent children
FormComponent#clearInput() has been made non-final, so that now containers like FormComponentPanel could override this method and call #clearInput() on its children of type FormComponent.
Use DynamicJQueryResourceReference by default
By using org.apache.wicket.resource.DynamicJQueryResourceReference Wicket will contribute jQuery ver. 2.x for modern browsers and ver. 1.x when the request is done by Internet Explorer older than ver. 9.
AuthenticatedWebSession#singOut() now is an alias of Session#invalidate()
The old behavior of #signOut() didn't bring much value and caused confusion to some users. Now it is just an alias of Session#invalidate().
SecuritySettings#enforceMounts(true) now disables BookmarkableMapper
If this setting is enabled then a page could not be requested via /wicket/bookmarkable/com.example.PageName. A page has to be explicitly mounted at MyApplication#init() to be able to request it.
WicketObjects#sizeof() and #cloneObject() should not use IObjectCheckers
WicketObjects#cloneObject() and #sizeof() now create a new instance of JavaSerializer to clone or take the size of an object respectively.
If the configured ISerializer in the IFrameworkSettings is not an instance of JavaSerializer then it is used as is!
StatelessChecker throws StatelessCheckFailureException (a WicketRuntimeException) instead of IllegalStateException
StatelessChecker now provides an overrideable method named #fail() that accepts an instance of StatelessCheckFailureException. This method is being called
Removals
Drop Tomcat 7.x, Jetty 7.x and Jetty 9.0.x modules for Wicket Native WebSocket
Since Wicket 8.x requires Servlet 3.1 the modules for native websocket support for Jetty 7.x/9.0.x have been dropped.
Users are advised to use wicket-native-websocket-javax module with Jetty 9.2+, Apache Tomcat 7/8, JBoss WildFly.
Drop Atmosphere module
The experimental integration for Atmosphere has been removed because of stability issues.
Users are advised to use wicket-native-websocket-javax module with Jetty 9.2+, Apache Tomcat 7/8, JBoss WildFly.
Remove deprecated classes
Several deprecated classes where removed:
- IMountedRequestMapper and implementation
- ZeroPaddingIntegerConverter
- WildcardCollectionModel, WildcardListModel, WildcardSetModel - use the corresponding classes without "Wildcard"-prefix instead
- PropertyResolver.IClassCache is replaced by PropertyResolver.IPropertyLocator
Improvements
Casting helper Model#of(IModel<?> model)
The helper method for casting of models was moved from Model to IModel#of(IModel<?>).
IModel uses Java 8 default interface method for IDetachable#detach()
For convenience IModel class provides a do-nothing implementation of IDetachable#detach() method, so custom implementations are not required to implement it when not needed.
IRequestHandler uses Java 8 default interface method for IRequestHandler#detach()
For convenience IRequestHandler class provides a do-nothing implementation of its #detach() method, so custom implementations are not required to implement it when not needed.
ResourceStreamResource now receives Attributes as a parameter to its #getResourceStream() method
For access to the response, the request and its parameters now ResourceStreamResource#getResourceStream() receives an instance of org.apache.wicket.request.resource.IResource.Attributes.
Provide serializable versions of java.util.function.(Supplier|Consumer|Function|BiConsumer)
java.util.function.Consumer and other classes are not serializable and this makes them unusable in stateful Wicket pages. For this reason Wicket provides org.apache.wicket.model.lambda.WicketSupplier, org.apache.wicket.model.lambda.WicketConsumer, org.apache.wicket.model.lambda.WicketFunction and org.apache.wicket.model.lambda.WicketBiFunction. Those interfaces should be used in method signatures where Java 8 lambdas or method references could be used. At the call site there is nothing specific to be done, i.e. just use lambdas and method references without any casting.
Provide IModel implementations which make use of Java 8 lambdas and method references
Wicket provides a new implementation of IModel which uses Java 8 consumers and suppliers, i.e. may be used with lambda or method references
org.apache.wicket.model.LambdaModel
org.apache.wicket.model.LambdaModel with method references
org.apache.wicket.model.LambdaModel can be created with a target model too - note the upper-case 'P' for the function references:
IGenericComponent is a mixin/trait interface
IGenericComponent uses Java 8 default methods to implement #setModel(IModel<T>), #getModel(), #setModelObject(T) and #getModelObject() by delegating to the respective get/setDefaultModel[Object] methods.
This way it could be easily used by any Component by just implementing it.
IModel is a @FunctionalInterface now
IModel provides default implementations of #detach() (do nothing) and #setObject(T) (throws UnsupportedOperationException), so it is possible to use it as a functional interface.
Provide LambdaColumn - IColumn implementation that uses java.util.function.Function
IColumn uses Java 8 default interface method for IColumn#isSortable() Git commit
For convenience IColumn class provides an implementation of #isSortable() method that uses #getSortProperty() to decide. Just like AbstractColumn did until Wicket 7.
IColumn provides methods for column's header rowspan/colspan
New methods have been added to help manipulating the tables' headers: IColumn#getHeaderColspan() and IColumn#getHeaderRowSpan(). Both of them return 1, so the header cells do not span by default.
IRequestCycleListener notified of all IRequestHandlers
IRequestCycleListeners are now notified of the execution of all IRequestHandlers, including those scheduled by other handlers, those replacing other handlers, and any handler executed due to an exception:
- #onRequestHandlerResolved(RequestCycle, IRequestHandler) - any handler to be executed
- #onRequestHandlerExecuted(RequestCycle, IRequestHandler) - any handler successfully executed without an exception
RequestHandlerStack is now renamed to RequestHandlerExecutor.
Add IPageManager#removePage(IManageablePage)
With this method now an application may explicitly expire pages selectively.
PageParameters might be user locale aware
By overriding org.apache.wicket.request.mapper.AbstractMapper#resolveLocale(), e.g. like in the test case, the application may use the session/request's locale while parsing numbers with PageParameters#get("someNumericParameter").toInt().
Dependency updates
All libraries on which Wicket modules depend are updated to their latest stable versions.
The most notable ones are:
- Spring Framework 4.3.x
- Jetty 9.4.x (used in the Quickstart application archetype and for internal Wicket testing)
- Mockito 2.x (for internal testing)
- Depend on com.github.openjson:openjson instead of using local copies of org.json/com.tdunning:open-json