Upgrading to GeoTools 30.x series, refactor to org.geotools.api interfaces

[jodygarnett]

As part of https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Remove-OpenGIS we are contacting affected projects to coordinate upgrade to GeoTools 30.x series and refactoring the org.opengis package to org.geotools.api.

[jodygarnett]

For more information see https://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com/2023/07/construction-ahead-refactoring.html

[rfecher]

thanks @jodygarnett

[jodygarnett]

We had a really good sprint result and the GeoTools 30-SNAPSHOT jars are now ready for your evaluation.

Please see update instructions here: https://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/welcome/upgrade.html

There is a massive ant script we put together to refactor source code; you may need to adapt this for your use : )

[jodygarnett]

The GeoTools 30-RC is now available from maven.

The announcement provides an overview. We are very much interested in your feedback on the upgrade instructions and refactoring script in our user guide.

Thanks

[jodygarnett]

Did you manage to test? release goes out today...

[rfecher]

Unfortunately I have not had the chance to test it. We will put in the testing when we move forward with the upgrade. Thanks for keeping us in the loop on these changes!