Require Java 11; stop supporting Java 8; stop testing Java 8

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -27,14 +27,10 @@ jobs:
  fail-fast: false
  matrix:
  os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
- java: [22, 21, 17, 11.0.23, 8.0.192]
+ java: [22, 21, 17, 11.0.23]
  exclude:
- - os: macos-latest
- java: 8.0.192
  - os: macos-latest
  java: 11.0.23
- - os: windows-latest
- java: 8.0.192
  - os: windows-latest
  java: 11.0.3
  steps:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ or changes to any options/interfaces the checker exposes for developers.
 
 # NN.NN.NN
 NN XXX NNNN
+ - Require Java 11; stop supporting Java 8
  - Report void elements that have a trailing slash in their start tags
  - Skip template contents when checking for duplicate IDs (bug fix)
  - Allow `loading` attribute for the `iframe` element (lazy loading)

README.md

@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ It is released upstream in these formats:
  * pre-compiled Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries that include an embedded
  Java runtime
 
- * `vnu.jar` — a portable version you can use on any system that has Java 8 or
+ * `vnu.jar` — a portable version you can use on any system that has Java 11 or
  above installed
 
  * `vnu.war` — for [deploying the checker service through a servlet container
  such as Tomcat][15]
 
  [15]: https://validator.github.io/validator/#servlet
 
-**Note:** The _vnu.jar_ and _vnu.war_ files require you to have Java 8 or above
+**Note:** The _vnu.jar_ and _vnu.war_ files require you to have Java 11 or above
 installed. The pre-compiled Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries don’t require you
 to have any version of Java already installed at all.
 

build/build.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 except ImportError:
  CAFILE = None
 
-javaTargetVersion = '8'
+javaTargetVersion = '11'
 herokuCmd = 'heroku'
 dockerCmd = 'docker'
 ghRelCmd = 'github-release' # https://github.com/sideshowbarker/github-release

index.html

@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ <h1>The Nu Html Checker (v.Nu) <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#validator_validator
 
  <ul>
  <li>pre-compiled Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries that include an embedded Java runtime
- <li><code>vnu.jar</code> — a portable version you can use on any system that has Java 8 or above installed
+ <li><code>vnu.jar</code> — a portable version you can use on any system that has Java 11 or above installed
  <li><code>vnu.war</code> — for <a href="https://validator.github.io/validator/#servlet">deploying the checker service through a servlet container such as Tomcat</a>
  </ul>
 
  <p class=note>
- <b>Note:</b> The <var>vnu.jar</var> and <var>vnu.war</var> files require you to have Java 8 or above installed. The pre-compiled Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries don’t require you to have any version of Java already installed at all.
+ <b>Note:</b> The <var>vnu.jar</var> and <var>vnu.war</var> files require you to have Java 11 or above installed. The pre-compiled Linux, Windows, and macOS binaries don’t require you to have any version of Java already installed at all.
 
  <p>
  You can <a href="https://github.com/validator/validator/releases/latest">get the latest release</a> or run <a href="https://github.com/validator/validator/pkgs/container/validator"><code>docker run -it --rm -p 8888:8888 ghcr.io/validator/validator:latest</code></a>, <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/vnu-jar"><code>npm install vnu-jar</code></a>, <a href="https://github.com/validator/validator/packages/892707"><code>npm install --registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com @validator/vnu-jar</code></a>, <a href="https://libraries.io/homebrew/vnu"><code>brew install vnu</code></a>, or <a href="https://github.com/svenkreiss/html5validator"><code>pip install html5validator</code></a> and see the <a href="#usage"><b>Usage</b></a> and <a href="#web-based-checking"><b>Web-based checking</b></a> sections below. Or automate your document checking with a frontend such as: