tauri jdk25 and docs (#5814)

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
         with:
           java-version: "25"

.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ jobs:
           pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
         with:
-          java-version: 21
+          java-version: "25"
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle

.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml

@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           targets: ${{ (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
         with:
-          java-version: "21"
+          java-version: "25"
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle

.github/workflows/testdriver.yml

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
         with:
-          java-version: "21"
+          java-version: "25"
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle

CLAUDE.md

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ The frontend is organized with a clear separation of concerns:
 
 ## Important Notes
 
-- **Java Version**: Minimum JDK 17, supports and recommends JDK 21
+- **Java Version**: Minimum JDK 21, supports and recommends JDK 25
 - **Lombok**: Used extensively - ensure IDE plugin is installed
 - **File Persistence**:
   - **Backend**: Designed to be stateless - files are processed in memory/temp locations only

DeveloperGuide.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This guide focuses on developing for Stirling 2.0, including both the React fron
 **Stirling 2.0** is built using:
 
 **Backend:**
-- Spring Boot (Java 17+, JDK 21 recommended)
+- Spring Boot (Java 21+, JDK 25 recommended)
 - PDFBox for core PDF operations
 - LibreOffice for document conversions
 - qpdf for PDF optimization
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ This guide focuses on developing for Stirling 2.0, including both the React fron
 
 - Docker
 - Git
-- Java JDK 17 or later (JDK 21 recommended)
+- Java JDK 21 or later (JDK 25 recommended)
 - Node.js 18+ and npm (required for frontend development)
 - Gradle 7.0 or later (Included within the repo)
 - Rust and Cargo (required for Tauri desktop app development)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ This guide focuses on developing for Stirling 2.0, including both the React fron
    cd Stirling-PDF
    ```
 
-2. Install Docker and JDK17 if not already installed.
+2. Install Docker and JDK 21 (or JDK 25 recommended) if not already installed.
 
 3. Install a recommended Java IDE such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, or VSCode
    1. Only VSCode

devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Stirling-PDF is built using:
 
 - Docker
 - Git
-- Java JDK 17 or later
+- Java JDK 21 or later (JDK 25 recommended)
 - Gradle 7.0 or later (Included within the repo)
 
 ### Setup Steps
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Stirling-PDF is built using:
    cd Stirling-PDF
    ```
 
-2. Install Docker and JDK17 if not already installed.
+2. Install Docker and JDK 21 (or JDK 25 recommended) if not already installed.
 
 3. Install a recommended Java IDE such as Eclipse, IntelliJ, or VSCode
    1. Only VSCode

scripts/build-tauri-jlink.bat

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
     exit /b 1
 )
 set "JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR=%JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR_NUM%"
-if %JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR% LSS 17 (
-    echo ❌ Java 17 or higher is required. Found Java %JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR%
+if %JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR% LSS 21 (
+    echo ❌ Java 21 or higher is required. Found Java %JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR%
     exit /b 1
 )
 echo ✅ Java %JAVA_EFFECTIVE_MAJOR% and jlink detected

scripts/build-tauri-jlink.sh

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ if ! command -v jlink &> /dev/null; then
 fi
 
 JAVA_VERSION=$(java -version 2>&1 | head -n 1 | cut -d'"' -f2 | cut -d'.' -f1)
-if [ "$JAVA_VERSION" -lt 17 ]; then
-    print_error "Java 17 or higher is required. Found Java $JAVA_VERSION"
+if [ "$JAVA_VERSION" -lt 21 ]; then
+    print_error "Java 21 or higher is required. Found Java $JAVA_VERSION"
     exit 1
 fi