Latest dependency updates (EhCache 2.9, Joda-Time 2.5, Jackson 2.4.3, Tiles 3.0.5, Tomcat 8.0.14, FreeMarker 2.3.21)

build.gradle

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 
 	ext.aspectjVersion       = "1.8.2"
 	ext.eclipseLinkVersion   = "2.4.2"
-	ext.ehcacheVersion       = "2.8.4"
+	ext.ehcacheVersion       = "2.9.0"
 	ext.ehcacheJCacheVersion = "1.0.0"
 	ext.groovyVersion        = "2.3.7"
 	ext.hibernate3Version    = "3.6.10.Final"
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.hibVal4Version       = "4.3.2.Final"
 	ext.hibVal5Version       = "5.1.2.Final"
 	ext.hsqldbVersion        = "2.3.2"
-	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.4.2"
+	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.4.3"
 	ext.gsonVersion          = "2.3"
 	ext.jasperReportsVersion = "5.6.1"
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.2.3.v20140905"
-	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.4"
+	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.5"
 	ext.junitVersion         = "4.11"
 	ext.openJpaVersion       = "2.2.2"  // 2.3.0 not Java 8 compatible (based on ASM 4)
 	ext.protobufVersion      = "2.6.0"
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.snakeYamlVersion     = "1.13"
 	ext.snifferVersion       = "1.11"
 	ext.tiles2Version        = "2.2.2"
-	ext.tiles3Version        = "3.0.4"
-	ext.tomcatVersion        = "8.0.9"
+	ext.tiles3Version        = "3.0.5"
+	ext.tomcatVersion        = "8.0.14"
 	ext.tyrusVersion         = "1.3.5"
 	ext.undertowVersion      = "1.0.16.Final"
 	ext.xstreamVersion       = "1.4.7"
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ project("spring-context-support") {
 		optional("org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:2.2.1")
 		optional("org.codehaus.fabric3.api:commonj:1.1.0")
 		optional("org.apache.velocity:velocity:1.7")
-		optional("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.20")
+		optional("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.21")
 		optional("com.lowagie:itext:2.1.7")
 		optional("net.sf.jasperreports:jasperreports:$jasperReportsVersion") {
 			exclude group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", module: "jackson-annotations"

spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/freemarker/FreeMarkerConfigurationFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -307,15 +307,20 @@ public class FreeMarkerConfigurationFactory {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return a new Configuration object. Subclasses can override this for
-	 * custom initialization, or for using a mock object for testing.
+	 * Return a new Configuration object. Subclasses can override this for custom
+	 * initialization (e.g. specifying a FreeMarker compatibility level which is a
+	 * new feature in FreeMarker 2.3.21), or for using a mock object for testing.
 	 * <p>Called by {@code createConfiguration()}.
 	 * @return the Configuration object
 	 * @throws IOException if a config file wasn't found
 	 * @throws TemplateException on FreeMarker initialization failure
 	 * @see #createConfiguration()
 	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected Configuration newConfiguration() throws IOException, TemplateException {
+		// The default Configuration constructor is deprecated as of FreeMarker 2.3.21,
+		// in favor of specifying a compatibility version - which is a 2.3.21 feature.
+		// We won't be able to call that for a long while, but custom subclasses can.
 		return new Configuration();
 	}