Release 2.5.0 version updates and readme updates. (#1687)

* Release 2.5.0 version updates and readme updates.

Signed-off-by: Aindriu Lavelle <[email protected]>

* Correct README for new functionality.

Signed-off-by: Aindriu Lavelle <[email protected]>

* Update README to include maven wrapper version

Signed-off-by: Aindriu Lavelle <[email protected]>

* Update README to include maven wrapper version

Signed-off-by: Aindriu Lavelle <[email protected]>

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Signed-off-by: Aindriu Lavelle <[email protected]>

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = 2.4.0
+version = 2.5.0
 
 # Sets a custom hook path in the local git config.
 # Currently there's only a pre-commit hook related

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ With several downloads every week, many more companies which did not adopt a sol
 
 * Bootstrap UI, Angular, Javascript, HTML, CSS 
 * [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/) - Dependency Management
+  * A maven wrapper, mvnw is included in the Klaw Git Repo
 * Java (Jdk 17), Spring boot 3, Spring security, SQL, Apache Kafka Admin client 
 
 ## Versioning
@@ -24,21 +25,24 @@ For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository](https://github.com
 ## Features:
 
 - Topics (approval): Create, Update, Delete, Promote
-  - React UI is now by default enabled in the configuration. If react based assets are already built, new UI should be visible. 
+  - React UI is now by default enabled in the configuration. If react based assets are already built, new UI should be visible.   
   - React UI - New look and feel for Browse topics, Create topic Request, Acl Request, Schema Request and Connector Request
   - React UI - New look and feel for Approving Topics, ACLs, Schemas and Connectors
   - React UI - New look and feel for viewing 'My team's Requests' for topics, ACLs, Schemas and Connectors
+  - Topic Requests are now editable after creation and so you can alter them to correct any mistakes.
 
 - Acls (approval):  Create,Delete
   - React UI - Create Acl Request 
   - Service accounts created for ACLs are assigned to the creating team
 - Connectors (approval): Create
   - Any connector can be created as long as the required plugin libraries are installed on the server.  
+  - Connector configuration now encrypts password configuration for security.  
 - Avro Schemas (approval): Create
   - View all available versions of the subjects per topic
   - React UI - Create Schema Request
   - Pre validation of Schemas compatibility on Schema request creation
 - Topic Overview :
+  - React UI now provides a redesigned Topic Overview and all of its capabilities to enhance the user experience.
   - Topic Config
   - Promote
   - Literal and Prefixed subscriptions
@@ -123,7 +127,10 @@ The Klaw team will cross post questions and answers across both forums. The Klaw
 ## Install
 
 ### Manual
-mvn clean install
+##### Use the Maven Wrapper
+ - ./mvnw clean install
+##### Use your own Maven
+ - mvn clean install
 
 Optional step : For new React UI assets, make sure pnpm is pre installed which is required to build coral assets.
 

openapi.yaml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "name" : "Apache 2.0",
       "url" : "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
     },
-    "version" : "2.4.0"
+    "version" : "2.5.0"
   },
   "externalDocs" : {
     "description" : "Klaw documentation",

pom.xml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <revision>2.4.0</revision>
+        <revision>2.5.0</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>17</java.version>