Changelog

Backward Compatibility Breaks

• Elastica\IndexTemplate now works only with new _index_template API. You should use Elastica\Template to use the deprecated API #2274
• Dropped support for PHP <8.1 #2246
• Removed 3rd $method argument from the Elastica\SearchableInterface::search and Elastica\SearchableInterface::count as they are not unused anymore. The following classes are affected: Elastica\Search and Elastica\Index #2256
• Removed Elastica\Request class as constants are not used anymore and no longer needed. #2256

Added

• Added support for Component Template #2274
• Added support for Index Template #2274
• Added Template class to target only legacy Template #2274
• Added support for PHP 8.5 #2253

Changed

• Upgrade PHPUnit from 9.5 to 10.5 #2251
• Update phpstan to 2.x #2252

Fixed

• Elastica\Query\BoolQuery::toArray no longer changes $this->_params to \stdClass when empty #2241
• Fixed Client retries configuration to allow zero retries by changing condition from > 0 to >= 0 #2278

Auto generated release notes

What's Changed

• [8.x] Fix readme badges by @malberts in #2238
• fix: do not mutate BoolQuery instance in toArray method by @MrkMrk00 in #2241
• Update Ubuntu version for testing to 24.04 by @ruflin in #2243
• Add elasticsearch 9 support by @sidz in #2246
• Add intstructions for Github Copilot by @ruflin in #2248
• Add unit test for Elastica\Query\FunctionScore::DECAY_EXPONENTIAL by @ruflin in #2249
• Upgrade PHPUnit from 9.5 to 10.5 by @sidz in #2251
• Update phpstan to 2.x by @sidz in #2252
• Support PHP 8.5 by @sidz in #2253
• Remove unused method argument in the Elastica\SearchableInterface methods in 9.x by @sidz in #2256
• Add CLAUDE.md file to repository by @ruflin in #2259
• Enhances AI instructions files by @ruflin in #2263
• Fix PHPStan and PHP-CS-Fixer Docker commands and PHP 8.4 compatibility by @ruflin in #2262
• Fix Elasticsearch cluster discovery configuration to ensure green health status by @ruflin in #2266
• Add Claude Code GitHub Workflow by @ruflin in #2264
• Support git worktree inside the repository by @ruflin in #2267
• Fix Makefile command issues to ensure all targets work properly by @ruflin in #2268
• Update default Elasticsearch version by @ruflin in #2270
• Update docker compose files to follow new recommendations, use latest… by @sidz in #2271
• Disable Claude PR reviews for now by @ruflin in #2275
• Add component and legacy Template, update IndexTemplate by @nyroDev in #2274
• [Rector] Apply TypedPropertyFromStrictConstructorRector rule by @sidz in #2272
• Add AGENTS.md to replace other similar files by @ruflin in #2280
• Fix: Allow zero retries in Client configuration by @ruflin in #2282
• Prepare 9.0.0 release by @ruflin in #2288

New Contributors

• @MrkMrk00 made their first contribution in #2241

Full Changelog: 8.1.0...9.0.0