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Run the japicmp binary-compatibility report for wiremock-core and produce a filtered summary covering only @PublishedAPI-annotated classes. Use this when asked to generate, refresh, or summarise the breaking-changes report.

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Generate a filtered breaking-change summary for @PublishedAPI-annotated classes by following these steps in order.

1 — Run the report

./gradlew :wiremock-core:japicmp --no-daemon -q

If the build fails, diagnose and fix before continuing.

2 — Collect the published API surface

Run this to get the fully-qualified class names of every @PublishedAPI-annotated type:

grep -rl "@PublishedAPI" wiremock-core/src/main/java --include="*.java" \
  | sed 's|.*/java/||; s|\.java$||; s|/|.|g' | sort

Keep this list in mind — it is the filter for the next step.

3 — Read the raw report

Read the full text report at:

wiremock-core/build/reports/japicmp/breaking-changes.txt

4 — Produce the filtered summary

Cross-reference the raw report against the @PublishedAPI class list. Include an entry if:

  • The class name matches a @PublishedAPI class exactly, or
  • The class is a public inner class of a @PublishedAPI class (indicated by $ in the name).

Exclude entries where the only change is the class-file format version bump (Java version upgrade) — note this once at the top of the output instead.

Write the filtered summary as Markdown to:

wiremock-core/build/reports/japicmp/breaking-changes-published-api.md

Use the following structure:

# Breaking changes in published API — WireMock <old-version> → <new-version>

> Java class-file version bump (X → Y) affects every class; Java N is now
> the minimum runtime.

---

## <Logical group (e.g. Core server & configuration)>

### `ClassName`
- **Removed method** `methodSignature()`
- **Return type changed** `method()`: `OldType` → `NewType`
- ...

(repeat per class, grouped sensibly)

Group classes by area rather than listing them alphabetically:

  • Core server & configuration (WireMockServer, WireMockConfiguration, Options, MappingsSaver)
  • Client DSL (WireMock, WireMockBuilder, etc.)
  • Stub mapping model (StubMapping, StubMappings, etc.)
  • HTTP model (ResponseDefinition, Request, RequestMethod, etc.)
  • Extension SPI (StubLifecycleListener, HttpServerFactory, etc.)
  • Common / shared types (Metadata, Parameters, etc.)
  • Recording API (SnapshotRecordResult, SnapshotOutputFormatter, etc.)
  • Any other areas that have changes

Omit groups that have no breaking changes in @PublishedAPI classes.

Once the file is written, print the path and a one-line count of how many @PublishedAPI classes had breaking changes.

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