Java agent v9.0.0

New features and improvements

Add config to delete stale agent temp jars on startup by @jtduffy in 2676
Add "inclusion" option to compliment the exclude configuration for selectively instrumenting applications @jtduffy in 2638
- To use this feature, set the environment variable NEW_RELIC_STARTUP_JAVA_ARTIFACT_INCLUDES or system property newrelic.config.startup_java_artifact_includes. Specify the artifacts that should be instrumented as a comma-separated list.

Fixes

Resolve IllegalAccessError by moving wrapper class out of S3AsyncClient_Instrumentation by @jtduffy in 2503
Fix mislabeled instrumentation version on log events in logback-classic-1.5.20 by @jasonjkeller in 2594
Fixed logging message for max attribute value by @jeffalder in 2680
Corrected Trace Ratio sampler priorities by @jtduffy in 2583

Removals

Removes deprecated jdbc-inet-* modules by @obenkenobi in 2572
Removes deprecated java.completable-future-jdk8 instrumentation by @obenkenobi in 2562
Removes aws wrap instrumentation by @obenkenobi in 2567
Removes jdbc-sybase-6 module by @obenkenobi in 2614
Removes play 2.3 instrumentation by @obenkenobi in 2568
Removes deprecated thrift-0.8 module by @obenkenobi in 2569
Removes deprecated solr 4.0 & 5.0 modules by @obenkenobi in 2570
Removes deprecated module grails-1.3 by @obenkenobi in 2573
Removes deprecated module hibernate-3.3 by @obenkenobi in 2574
Removes deprecated footer injection API by @sharvath-newrelic in 2620
Removes deprecated Struts 1 pointcuts by @obenkenobi in 2561
Removes deprecated module glassfish-3 by @sharvath-newrelic in 2575
Removes deprecated rabbit-amqp modules 2.5.0, 2.4.1, 1.7.2 by @obenkenobi in 2571
Removes deployment marker function by @jtduffy in 2589

Update to latest version

To identify which version of the Java agent you're currently using, run java -jar newrelic.jar -v. Your Java agent version will be printed to your console.

Then, to update to the latest Java agent version:

Back up the entire Java agent root directory to another location. Rename that directory to NewRelic_Agent#.#.#, where #.#.# is the agent version number.
Download the agent..
Unzip the new agent download file, then copy newrelic-api.jar and newrelic.jar into the original Java agent root directory.
Compare your old newrelic.yml with the newly downloaded newrelic.yml from the zip, and update the file if needed.
Restart your Java dispatcher.

If you experience issues after the Java agent update, restore from the backed-up New Relic agent directory.

Update agent config differences

We add new settings to newrelic.yml as we release new versions of the agent. You can use diff or another diffing utility to see what's changed, and add the new config settings to your old file. Make sure not to overwrite any customizations you've made to the file, such as your license key, app name, or changes to default settings.

For example, if you diff the default newrelic.yml files for Java agent versions 7.10.0 and 7.11.0, the results printed to the console will be like:

➜ diff newrelic_7.10.0.yml newrelic_7.11.0.yml
...
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>       # Whether the log events should include context from loggers with support for that.
>       include_context_data:
>
>         # When true, application logs will contain context data.
>         enabled: false
>
>         # A comma separated list of attribute keys whose values should be sent to New Relic.
>         #include:
>
>         # A comma separated list of attribute keys whose values should not be sent to New Relic.
>         #exclude:
>
125a138
>
128c141
<     enabled: false
---
>     enabled: true
...

In this example, these lines were added to the default newrelic.yml in Java agent version 7.11.0. If you're moving to 7.11.0 or higher, you should add these new lines to your original newrelic.yml.

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