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This PR upgrades Java Operator SDK to Fabric8 Kubernetes Client 8.0.0 and migrates its Jackson integration to Jackson 3, in preparation for the planned Quarkus 4 integration.

Because Fabric8 changes exposed Jackson types, the reactor, BOM, and all module parents are bumped to 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT. Existing operators must migrate custom Jackson integrations and recompile; this is not a drop-in replacement for SDK 5.

Changes

  • Migrate resource matching and YAML configuration loading to Jackson 3 while preserving YAML I/O error wrapping.
  • Preserve the JDK HTTP-client default and update Vert.x dependencies and the CI matrix to Vert.x 5.
  • Add regression tests for JSON patch matching, YAML parsing, and custom Jackson 3 serialization through a configured client, resource cloning, and matching.
  • Document the SDK 6 migration, Netty and Jetty compatibility requirements, and Maven-based CRD generation.

Validation

  • Full ./mvnw clean install with Java 21, including unit tests, CRD generation, and SpotBugs.
  • Formatting and license checks.
  • Cluster integration tests and Java 17 validation are pending maintainer approval of the GitHub Actions workflows.
  • The earlier Java 25 build passed the framework and sample modules, but the existing OpenRewrite migration tests failed with a compiler API NoSuchMethodError.

Please approve the pending CI workflows and review the proposed SDK 6 release boundary.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Added Fabric8 8 and Jackson 3 migration guidance, including Java requirements, HTTP client options, and custom Jackson integrations.
    • Updated CRD generation instructions to use the Maven plugin and documented its configuration, output location, and support for apiextensions.k8s.io/v1 CRDs.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved YAML configuration error reporting to include the file path and underlying cause.
  • Chores
    • Updated the project version to 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT and refreshed Fabric8 and Vert.x HTTP client versions and selection defaults.

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This PR updates project versions to 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT and the Fabric8 client to 8.0.0. It changes HTTP client selections, adopts Jackson 3 APIs in selected code, adds tests, and revises migration and CRD generation documentation.

Changes: Fabric8 8 and Jackson 3 migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fabric8 version and HTTP client alignment
pom.xml, */pom.xml, sample-operators/*/pom.xml, .github/workflows/*, operator-framework-core/src/test/.../ManagedInformerEventSource*Test.java
Project and module versions change to 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT, and the Fabric8 client version changes to 8.0.0. Vert.x artifacts and workflow defaults change to vertx-5. Dependency selections and informer test null arguments are updated.
Jackson 3 matcher APIs and serialization tests
operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationService.java, operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/GenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java, operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/matcher/MatcherUtils.java, operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/matcher/MatcherUtilsTest.java, operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Jackson3SerializationTest.java
Matcher code uses Jackson 3 node types, and merge-patch traversal uses patch.properties(). Tests cover merge-patch, JSON-patch, configured serialization, and resource cloning.
Jackson 3 YAML configuration loading
operator-framework/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/config/loader/provider/YamlConfigProvider.java, operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/config/loader/provider/YamlConfigProviderTest.java, operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/baseapi/multiversioncrd/MultiVersionCRDIT.java
The YAML provider uses YAMLMapper and Jackson 3 exceptions. Tests cover malformed YAML, null documents and values, and loaded value types. The multi-version CRD test catches JacksonException.
Fabric8 8, Jackson 3, and CRD generator guidance
docs/content/en/docs/migration/fabric8-8-migration.md, docs/content/en/docs/documentation/features.md, sample-operators/tomcat-operator/README.md, sample-operators/webpage/README.md
Documentation and sample instructions describe Fabric8 8 and Jackson 3, replace crd-generator-apt with the Maven plugin, and state that generation is limited to apiextensions.k8s.io/v1 CRDs.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The reactor and BOM still use 5.6.4-SNAPSHOT despite Fabric8 8 changing exposed Jackson types, risking source and binary incompatibilities for existing consumers in a patch release.

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What changed in this PR

This PR upgrades Java Operator SDK to Fabric8 8.0.0 and migrates its Jackson integration to Jackson 3, supporting the planned Quarkus 4 migration.

Changes:

  • Migrates resource matching and YAML configuration loading to Jackson 3, with regression tests.
  • Updates HTTP client dependencies and CI to use the renamed Vert.x 5 implementation.
  • Adds migration guidance and replaces obsolete CRD annotation-processor instructions with Maven plugin configuration.
File Description
sample-operators/​webpage/​README.md Updates CRD generation instructions.
sample-operators/​tomcat-operator/​README.md Updates CRD generation instructions.
sample-operators/​tomcat-operator/​pom.xml Selects Vert.x 5 and adjusts the HTTP client exclusion.
pom.xml Upgrades Fabric8 and manages the Vert.x 5 dependency.
operator-framework/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​config/​loader/​provider/​YamlConfigProviderTest.java Tests YAML errors, null documents, and typed values.
operator-framework/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​baseapi/​multiversioncrd/​MultiVersionCRDIT.java Uses Jackson 3 exception handling.
operator-framework/​src/​main/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​config/​loader/​provider/​YamlConfigProvider.java Migrates YAML parsing while preserving I/O error wrapping.
operator-framework-core/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​matcher/​MatcherUtilsTest.java Adds patch-matching regression tests using Jackson 3.
operator-framework-core/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​event/​source/​informer/​ManagedInformerEventSourceStartFailureTest.java Disambiguates the shard-selector overload.
operator-framework-core/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​event/​source/​informer/​ManagedInformerEventSourcePoolIdentityTest.java Disambiguates the shard-selector overload.
operator-framework-core/​src/​test/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​event/​source/​informer/​ManagedInformerEventSourceNamespaceChangeTest.java Disambiguates the shard-selector overload.
operator-framework-core/​src/​main/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​matcher/​MatcherUtils.java Migrates JSON nodes and property iteration to Jackson 3.
operator-framework-core/​src/​main/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​processing/​dependent/​kubernetes/​GenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java Uses Jackson 3 JSON nodes.
operator-framework-core/​src/​main/​java/​io/​javaoperatorsdk/​operator/​api/​config/​ConfigurationService.java Updates the mapper documentation reference.
operator-framework-core/​pom.xml Excludes Fabric8’s default transport and adds a test transport.
micrometer-support/​pom.xml Uses Vert.x 5 for tests.
docs/​content/​en/​docs/​migration/​fabric8-8-migration.md Adds Fabric8 8 and Jackson 3 migration guidance.
docs/​content/​en/​docs/​documentation/​features.md Documents Maven-based CRD generation.
.github/​workflows/​integration-tests.yml Defaults integration tests to Vert.x 5.
.github/​workflows/​build.yml Updates the HTTP client test matrix.

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indalaterre force-pushed the feat/fabric8-8-jackson3 branch from d082c82 to 28ffa39 Compare November 4, 2026 14:06
Upgrade Fabric8 to 8.0.0 and bump the reactor and BOM to 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT. Migrate resource matching and YAML configuration to Jackson 3, preserve the JDK HTTP-client default, and align Vert.x dependencies and CI with Vert.x 5.

Add custom serialization, cloning, matching, and YAML regression tests, and document SDK 6 migration and transport compatibility requirements.

Signed-off-by: Mauro de Palma <maurodep1645@gmail.com>
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@metacosm @xstefank Can you please have a look on this? Thank you very much

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Hi @indalaterre,

thx for the PR, but note that we already did this on next branch, and will be part of next minor release:
#3661

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Oh thanks for pointing this out

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