Fixes

• Don't reference sleuth directly in the annotation #585
• Align default keepAlive with gRPC defaults #550

Improvements

• @GrpcClientBean annotation to add @GrpcClient channels/stubs to the application context #580
• Error handling is now supported for streaming calls #586
• Added grpc server lifecycle events #608
• Added support for key- and truststores via configuration #605
• Added dynamic CallCredentials helpers #596
• Improve authentication capabilities #594
• Improve DiscoveryClientNameResolver implementation #600 , #429
• Support max connection idle and age limits #549
• Update dependencies and plugins #598, #583, #520
• Improve test script #530

Examples

• Log response messages and other data in Interceptor example #578
• Add consul to automated test suite #530
• Condense/Simplify examples #539, #531

Documentation

• Mention grpcChannel health indicator in docs #606
• Updated the getting started documentation #609
• Updated and move compatibility info to version documentation #595
• Fix client configuration examples with server interceptors #579

Dependencies

• grpc-java v1.42.1
• protobuf v3.19.1
• spring-boot v2.5.7
• spring-cloud v2020.0.4

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all our contributors:

• @a-simeshin
• @cfredri4
• @luankevinferreira Luan Kevin Ferreira
• @popfalushi