Protobuf: Need latest version for protobuf-lite with fixes in protobuf-java

[muthuraj57]

Specifically I need the fix in this file landed on this commit
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/0400cca3236de1ca303af38bf81eab332d042b7c/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MessageLiteToString.java#L95

I see that protobuf-java is updated frequently but last update of protobuf-lite was 3 years ago. Any plan on updating protobuf-lite? I see two other related (old) issues regarding new versions (1, 2), but I would like to know current status of this.

[BSBandme]

We are planning to release a new java lite library, probably it will happen in the new future

[ghost]

Yea, I am trying to release the new JavaLite. We actually have a new runtime for JavaLite and requires different setup than before. Looking into release them all + update documentation for JavaLite in the next few weeks.

[ghost]

I have added the latest java lite to the master branch. Some instructions on how to use it can be found here: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/java/lite.md. We should have an updated javalite jar file in maven in the upcoming 3.8.0 release.

[ghost]

3.8.0-rc1 is out: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases, runtime is available in maven: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.protobuf/protobuf-javalite. This requires a slightly different setup than the old JavaLite: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/java/lite.md. Please give it a try. Thanks!

[ghost]

3.8.0 is out.