[KAFKA-16739] Exclude protected variables from aggregated JavaDocs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0, 3.6.0, 3.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.8.0
• Component/s: documentation
• Assignee: Greg Harris
• Reporter: Greg Harris
• Created: 13/May/24 17:37
• Updated: 21/May/24 23:55
• Resolved: 21/May/24 23:55

Description

Protected variables were excluded from the jars generated by `javadoc` in KAFKA-14839 but not from `aggregatedJavadoc`, which is used when generating the Apache Kafka web documentation. This means that there are two different versions of the 3.5-3.7 docs published: one without the protected classes and methods, and one with.

We should align these two javadoc configurations so that protected classes methods and variables are hidden everywhere.

Issue Links

• is related to: KAFKA-14839 Exclude protected variable from JavaDocs
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #15940