[JCLOUDS-652] Transition to Java 7

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: jclouds-core
• Assignee: Adrian Cole
• Reporter: Andrew Gaul
• Created: 05/Aug/14 18:43
• Updated: 07/Aug/15 20:06
• Resolved: 25/Oct/14 18:02

Description

Moving to Java 7 allows jclouds to use more language and library features such as try-with-resources and HTTP client improvements. We previously discussed dropping Java 6 support for jclouds 2.0 on the user mailing list:

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jclouds-user/201405.mbox/%3C20140528185718.GC1036@sherlock%3E

We need to unhook the Java 6 CloudBees builders before committing the Maven compile requirement.