Updated libraries, added annotation scanning, added comments

LICENSE

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
      - Kotlin - 
        [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
        https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin
-       Copyright 1980
+       Copyright 2020
          JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors
        Kotlin Compiler, Test Data+Libraries, and Tools repository contain third-party code, to which different licenses may apply
        See: https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/blob/master/license/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
      - Aeron - Efficient reliable UDP unicast, UDP multicast, and IPC message transport
        [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
        https://github.com/real-logic/aeron
-       Copyright 1980
+       Copyright 2020
          Real Logic Limited
 
      - Kryo - Fast and efficient binary object graph serialization framework for Java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
      - Kryo Serializers - Extra kryo serializers
        [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
        https://github.com/magro/kryo-serializers
-       Copyright 2019
+       Copyright 2020
          Martin Grotzke
          Rafael Winterhalter
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
        [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
        https://github.com/jpountz/lz4-java
        http://code.google.com/p/lz4/
-       Copyright 2014
+       Copyright 2020
          Yann Collet
          Adrien Grand
 
@@ -109,9 +109,25 @@
      - SLF4J - Simple facade or abstraction for various logging frameworks
        [MIT License]
        http://www.slf4j.org
-       Copyright 2019
+       Copyright 2020
          QOS.ch
 
+     - Annotations - Extremely fast, lightweight annotation scanner for the classpath, classloader, or files for Java 11
+       [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
+       https://git.dorkbox.com/dorkbox/Annotations
+       Copyright 2020
+         Dorkbox LLC
+       Copyright 2014, XIAM Solutions B.V. (http://www.xiam.nl)
+
+       Extra license information
+         - Kotlin - 
+           [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
+           https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin
+           Copyright 2020
+             JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors
+           Kotlin Compiler, Test Data+Libraries, and Tools repository contain third-party code, to which different licenses may apply
+           See: https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/blob/master/license/README.md
+
      - MinLog-SLF4J - Drop-in replacement for MinLog to log through SLF4j.
        [BSD 3-Clause License]
        https://git.dorkbox.com/dorkbox/MinLog-SLF4J
@@ -125,7 +141,7 @@
          - SLF4J - Simple facade or abstraction for various logging frameworks
            [MIT License]
            http://www.slf4j.org
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              QOS.ch
 
      - Utilities - Utilities for use within Java projects
@@ -260,13 +276,13 @@
          - JNA - Simplified native library access for Java.
            [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
            https://github.com/twall/jna
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              Timothy Wall
 
          - JNA-Platform - Mappings for a number of commonly used platform functions
            [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
            https://github.com/twall/jna
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              Timothy Wall
 
          - Java Uuid Generator - A set of Java classes for working with UUIDs
@@ -301,7 +317,7 @@
          - Kryo Serializers - Extra kryo serializers
            [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0]
            https://github.com/magro/kryo-serializers
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              Martin Grotzke
              Rafael Winterhalter
 
@@ -321,7 +337,7 @@
          - Lightweight Java Game Library - Java library that enables cross-platform access to popular native APIs
            [BSD 3-Clause License]
            https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl3
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              Lightweight Java Game Library
 
          - TypeTools - A simple, zero-dependency library for working with types. Supports Java 1.6+ and Android.
@@ -333,19 +349,19 @@
          - Eclipse Platform - Frameworks and common services to support the use of Eclipse and it's tools (SWT)
            [Eclipse Public License (EPL)]
            https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.platform
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              The Eclipse Foundation, Inc.
 
          - SLF4J - Simple facade or abstraction for various logging frameworks
            [MIT License]
            http://www.slf4j.org
-           Copyright 2019
+           Copyright 2020
              QOS.ch
 
          - XZ for Java - Complete implementation of XZ data compression in pure Java
            [Public Domain, per Creative Commons CC0]
            https://tukaani.org/xz/java.html
-           Copyright 2018
+           Copyright 2020
              Lasse Collin
              Igor Pavlov
 

build.gradle.kts

@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ import java.time.Instant
 ////// RELEASE : (to sonatype/maven central), <'publish and release' - 'publishToSonatypeAndRelease'>
 ///////////////////////////////
 
+gradle.startParameter.showStacktrace = ShowStacktrace.ALWAYS   // always show the stacktrace!
+gradle.startParameter.warningMode = WarningMode.All
+
 plugins {
     java
 
-    id("com.dorkbox.GradleUtils") version "1.10"
+    id("com.dorkbox.GradleUtils") version "1.12"
-    id("com.dorkbox.Licensing") version "2.3"
+    id("com.dorkbox.Licensing") version "2.5"
     id("com.dorkbox.VersionUpdate") version "2.0"
-    id("com.dorkbox.GradlePublish") version "1.6"
+    id("com.dorkbox.GradlePublish") version "1.7"
-    id("com.dorkbox.GradleModuleInfo") version "1.0"
+    id("com.dorkbox.GradleModuleInfo") version "1.1"
 
     kotlin("jvm") version "1.4.0"
 }
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ object Extras {
     // set for the project
     const val description = "Encrypted, high-performance, and event-driven/reactive network stack for Java 11+"
     const val group = "com.dorkbox"
-    const val version = "5.0-alpha5"
+    const val version = "5.0-alpha9"
 
     // set as project.ext
     const val name = "Network"
@@ -202,10 +205,13 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.aeron:aeron-client:$aeronVer")
     implementation("io.aeron:aeron-driver:$aeronVer")
 
-
+    // https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/kryo
     implementation("com.esotericsoftware:kryo:5.0.0-RC8")
+
+    // https://github.com/magro/kryo-serializers
     implementation("de.javakaffee:kryo-serializers:0.45")
 
+    // https://github.com/jpountz/lz4-java
     implementation("net.jpountz.lz4:lz4:1.3.0")
 
     // this is NOT the same thing as LMAX disruptor.
@@ -214,16 +220,18 @@ dependencies {
     // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVMOgQgYzWU
     implementation("com.conversantmedia:disruptor:1.2.17")
 
-
+    // https://github.com/jhalterman/typetools
     implementation("net.jodah:typetools:0.6.2")
 
-    implementation("com.dorkbox:MinLog-SLF4J:1.2")
+    // https://github.com/dorkbox
-    implementation("com.dorkbox:Utilities:1.7")
+    implementation("com.dorkbox:Annotations:3.1")
+    implementation("com.dorkbox:MinLog-SLF4J:2.0")
+    implementation("com.dorkbox:Utilities:1.8")
     implementation("com.dorkbox:NetworkUtils:1.3")
 
 
     // https://github.com/MicroUtils/kotlin-logging
-    implementation("io.github.microutils:kotlin-logging:1.8.3")  // slick kotlin wrapper for slf4j
+    implementation("io.github.microutils:kotlin-logging:1.8.3")
     implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.30")
 
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13")