Fix #73: make GenericType not implement java.io.Serializable

VERSION.txt

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ Java ClassMate project: licensed under Apache License 2.0
 
 Release notes:
 
-1.5.2 (not yet released)
+1.6.0 (10-Oct-2023)
 
 #70: Remove dead allocation
  (reported by Dave B, @mebigfatguy)
-- Oss-parent to version 43 (junit version, javadoc links, jacoco)
+#73: Make `GenericType` not implement `Serializable`
+- Oss-parent to version 55 (junit version, javadoc links, jacoco)
 
 1.5.1 (20-Oct-2019)
 

pom.xml

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
         <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>43</version>
+        <version>55</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>classmate</artifactId>
     <name>ClassMate</name>
-    <version>1.5.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
     <description>Library for introspecting types with full generic information
         including resolving of field and method types.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ com.fasterxml.classmate.*;version=${project.version}
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.6</version>
+            <version>1.6.13</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>

src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.fasterxml.classmate;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
 /**
  * This class is used to pass full generics type information, and
  * avoid problems with type erasure (that basically removes most
@@ -16,10 +14,13 @@
  *  GenericType type = new GenericType<List<Integer>>() { };
  *</pre>
  * which can be passed to methods that accept <code>GenericReference</code>.
+ *<p>
+ * NOTE: before version 1.6 implemented {@link java.io.Serializable}.
+ * Removed due to
+ * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate/issues/73">issue #73</a>.
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public abstract class GenericType<T>
-    implements Serializable, java.lang.reflect.Type
+    implements java.lang.reflect.Type
 {
     protected GenericType() { }
 }