Byte Buddy 1.12.8

• Make Step type in MemberSubstitution public as intended.
• Add factory that uses ArrayDeque instead of LinkedList if the used JVM supports it (Java 6+).
• Fix resolution of internal names for arrays in TypeReferenceAdjustment.

Byte Buddy 1.12.7

• Adjust warm-up API to return warmed-up byte code.
• Check release property in Byte Buddy Maven plugin.
• Propagate exception from Byte Buddy's class file transformer to improve wrapping behavior.
• Avoid loading of ElementType when checking compatibility as the current VM might not provide all constants.
• Allow for disabling stack adjustment as it might not always be possible.
• Make stack adjustment more robust when goto targets contain stack values.

Byte Buddy 1.12.6

• Mark argument for equals method as @MaybeNull.
• Mark argument for ElementMatcher as @UnknownNull.

Byte Buddy 1.12.5

• Add alias annotations to avoid compilation warnings for optional findbugs dependency.
• Adjust HashCodeEqualsPlugin to allow for inclusion of custom annotation type on equals method parameter.

Byte Buddy 1.12.4

• Make paths in Gradle plugin relative and therewith cachable.
• Add explicit check for empty or non-existent source folder to Maven and Gradle plugins.
• Add support for modules when accessing system class loader for Nexus or Installer.
• Add nullability annotations to all type members which are nullable and declare non-nullability the default.

Byte Buddy 1.12.3

• Move configuration for Java version to extension and avoid implicit configuration during task execution to allow for using a configuration cache.
• Make fail last the alternative to fail fast instead of not failing the build. Enable fail fast by default in the Gradle plugin.
• Use instrumented type in MemberSubstitution to include newly added properties in its description.

Byte Buddy 1.12.2

• Improve error message when class file version is not supported.
• Avoid duplication of fields to store auxiliary objects.
• Fix Gradle plugin to be skipped when input files are empty.
• Resolve dynamic bootstrap constant type correctly.

Byte Buddy 1.12.1

• Fix binary incompatibility in BaseNameResolver for suffixing naming strategy.
• Introduce caller sensitive base name resolver for suffixing naming strategies and use it as default if Graal native image property is discovered.

Byte Buddy 1.12.0

• Introduce detection for Graal native image execution.
• Correctly resolve interface implementations in revers order when compiling method graph.
• Adjust lambda instrumentation strategy to support Java 17.

Byte Buddy 1.11.22

• Remove automatic frame padding mechanism in favor of explicit NOP instruction after injected blocks.