jhipster/generator-jhipster v9.0.0-beta.0

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What’s Changed

This is the first beta release of JHipster v9! 🎉

🌟 Highlights

Angular

• Zoneless by default (#31137) - Angular now runs without zone.js, improving performance and reducing bundle size
• Vitest support (#31135) - Modern, fast testing alternative to Jest
• esbuild by default (#30684) - Faster builds using Angular's new build system

Vue

• Bootstrap 5 with bootstrap-vue-next (#29935) - Migrated from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5 using the new bootstrap-vue-next library

Spring Boot

• Spring Boot 3.5.8 (#31461) - Latest Spring Boot version

Internal Improvements

• Complete TypeScript redesign - The entire generator codebase has been rewritten in TypeScript with improved type safety
• Modularization - Better separation of concerns with modular generator architecture
• Node.js 24 (#31339) - Updated to Node.js 24.11.1
• Java 25 support (#30936) - Added support for the latest Java version

📊 By the Numbers

• 1091+ closed issues and pull requests since 8.11.0
• Major architectural improvements for better maintainability
• Significant code quality improvements with TypeScript migration

🔧 Key Technical Changes

Frontend

Angular:

• Switched to zoneless architecture (#31137) - no zone.js
• Added Vitest testing support (#31135)
• Switched to esbuild build system by default (#30684)
• Updated to Angular 20 (#29884)
• Updated to TypeScript 5.9.3 (#31226)
• Removed many deprecated APIs and improved code quality

Vue:

• Migrated to bootstrap-vue-next for Bootstrap 5 compatibility (#29935)
• Updated to Vue 3.5.19 (#30484)
• Improved TypeScript types throughout

React:

• Updated dependencies and improved TypeScript usage
• Code quality improvements and dependency cleanup

All Frontends:

• Added Cypress schematics for better E2E testing (#31281)
• Improved URI encoding in service methods (#31474)
• Better TypeScript strict mode compliance
• ESLint and code quality improvements across the board

Backend

Spring Boot:

• Updated to Spring Boot 3.5.8 (#31461)
• Moved dependencies out of templates for better maintainability (#31584, #31592)
• Removed Jackson LocalTime customizations (#31536)
• Added ActiveProfiles annotation to Cucumber tests (#31541)
• Updated JHipster Registry to v7.5.0 (#30934)

Database & Infrastructure:

• Apache Kafka updated to 4.1.1 (#31561)
• Cassandra updated to 5.0.5 (#31083)
• MySQL connector updated to 9.5.0 (#31160)
• Switched Consul image from Bitnami to Hashicorp (#30910)
• Enhanced Elasticsearch string field mapping (#29312)

Build Tools:

• Updated to Gradle 9.2.1 (#31401)
• Updated to Maven 3.3.4 (#30864)
• Migrated from Gradle Enterprise to Develocity (#29080)

Generator Architecture (Internal)

Major Refactoring:

• Complete TypeScript redesign of the generator codebase
• Enabled noImplicitAny across the entire codebase for better type safety (#30163)
• Split generators into smaller, more modular pieces (#30346)
• Added bootstrap generators for each technology stack
• Improved generator composition and types

New Generator Structure:

• java-simple-application and java-simple-application:bootstrap generators (#30629)
• react:bootstrap, vue:bootstrap, and angular:bootstrap generators (#30532, #30524)
• base-application:bootstrap and common:bootstrap generators (#30312)
• Better separation between client and server concerns

Developer Experience:

• Converted JavaScript files to TypeScript throughout
• Improved JSDoc documentation
• Better error messages and type checking
• Removed deprecated APIs and cleaned up technical debt

🧹 Cleanup & Modernization

• Dropped Node.js 18 and 21 support (now requires Node 20+)
• Removed many deprecated features and APIs
• Simplified code with modern JavaScript/TypeScript features
• Fixed hundreds of code smells and Sonar issues
• Improved test coverage and reliability

🔗 Migration Notes

This is a beta release - please test thoroughly before using in production. The TypeScript redesign and modularization represent significant internal changes, though most user-facing functionality remains similar.

Key breaking changes:

• Node.js 20+ now required
• Angular is zoneless by default (can be changed if needed)
• Some generator APIs have changed for blueprint authors

📝 Full Changelog

See the complete list of changes on GitHub:

• All closed issues and PRs (1091 items)

🙏 Contributors

Massive thanks to all contributors:

• @mshima - Led the TypeScript redesign and modularization effort
• @qmonmert - Code quality improvements and frontend updates
• @jdubois - JHipster Registry updates
• And many others who contributed bug reports and feedback!

Want to try it out?

npm install -g generator-jhipster@9.0.0-beta.0

Please report any issues you find on GitHub.