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# Developer notes
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Although Java is a more stable platform than most, it is subject to
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change over time. Here are some notes about futurization:
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## Java compiler
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Java 9 broke how introspection works. Java 11 gives a deprecation
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warning. Later Java versions may not work using the current
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versions of Spring Boot.
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The version of Spring Boot being used is a downstream consequence
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of the version of joinfaces and the spring boot starter. Presently
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an upgrade is not advised because newer versions remove CDI support
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and thus the code will not compile without additional aid as
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yet undetermined (possibly Weld).
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## Primefaces
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The version of Primefaces pulled in by the starters is 6.2. The
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production version to date (2022-01) is 10. Version 6.2 is
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perfectly serviceable, but changes will be required if/when
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upgrading. The "listener" keyword on AJAX changes and the icon
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names change as well. The 6.2 release use jQuery icons, not
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Primefaces icons.
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### Joinfaces
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According to the joinfaces docs, you can override the Primefaces
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theme using joinfaces.primefaces.theme in the ``application.properties``
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file. That is not true for the release in question. The working
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override is ``server.servlet.context-parameters.primefaces.THEME``
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It should be noted that webapp context initialization variables,
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once set cannot be changed so there is only a limited time to set
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them. An internal set for Primefaces 4 and later selects the aristo
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theme if not overriden in the correct place.
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