With the brand new 12 months (2024) now we have began engaged on a set of main new options and enhancements that may come to SmartFoxServer in due time. Here’s a quick listing of what’s cooking:
- Assist for Java 21: the newest LTS launch introduces new language options, highly effective API and a brand new Rubbish Collector that may be useful for server apps akin to SmartFoxServer.
- Digital Threads: is without doubt one of the most important sights in JDK 21 and a protracted awaited function to enhance scalability. We’re planning to revamp the threading mannequin in SmartFoxServer to take full benefit of this function, simplify the the configuration and provide higher efficiency total.
- Dependable UDP: a brand new addition to the SmartFoxServer bag of supported protocols. Dependable UDP (RDP in brief) is right for low latency, real-time communication and we plan to offer a number of QoS (high quality of service) ranges to assist completely different use circumstances.
- Analytics Replace: we’re additionally planning to revamp a few of options of our Analytics module to make it extra versatile and effectively built-in.
- New Javascript runtime: since Nashorn was dropped in JDK 15 we’re researching completely different options to maintain the assist for Javascript on the Server facet.
- Heaps extra in R&D stage: there are not less than one other 3-4 main options which are within the early phases of analysis and a protracted listing of different enhancements and tweaks that may curiosity the server core and API.
In the meanwhile there isn’t any set launch date as we’re within the constructing and testing section, however we’ll publish extra data when it’s time and supply extra particulars.
