Update to use Java 8

Author: AndrewJSchofield

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Build the connector using Maven:
 mvn clean package
 ```
 
-Once built, the output is a single JAR called `target/kafka-connect-mq-source-0.4-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar` which contains all of the required dependencies.
+Once built, the output is a single JAR called `target/kafka-connect-mq-source-0.5-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar` which contains all of the required dependencies.
 
 
 ## Running the connector
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ The connector is intentionally basic. The idea is to enhance it over time with a
 * Simplification of handling message formats
 * Message key support
 * JMX metrics
-* Testing with the Confluent Platform Avro converter and Schema Registry
 * Separate TLS configuration for the connector so that keystore location and so on can be specified as configurations
 
 

UsingMQwithKafkaConnect.md

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ topic=TSOURCE
 
 Change directory to the Kafka root directory. Start the connector worker replacing `<connector-root-directory>`:
 ``` shell
-CLASSPATH=<connector-root-directory>/target/kafka-connect-mq-source-0.4-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar bin/connect-standalone.sh config/connect-standalone.properties ~/mq-source.properties
+CLASSPATH=<connector-root-directory>/target/kafka-connect-mq-source-0.5-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar bin/connect-standalone.sh config/connect-standalone.properties ~/mq-source.properties
 ```
 
 Wait while the worker starts and then prints:
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ mq.password=passw0rd
 
 Change directory to the Kafka root directory. Start the connector worker replacing `<connector-root-directory>`:
 ``` shell
-CLASSPATH=<connector-root-directory>/target/kafka-connect-mq-sink-0.4-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar bin/kafka-connect-standalone config/connect-standalone.properties ~/mq-sink.properties
+CLASSPATH=<connector-root-directory>/target/kafka-connect-mq-sink-0.5-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar bin/kafka-connect-standalone config/connect-standalone.properties ~/mq-sink.properties
 ```
 
 Wait while the worker starts and then prints:

pom.xml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <groupId>com.ibm.mq.kafkaconnect</groupId>
   <artifactId>kafka-connect-mq-source</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>kafka-connect-mq-source</name>
     <organization>
     <name>IBM Corporation</name>
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>

src/main/java/com/ibm/mq/kafkaconnect/MQSourceConnector.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class MQSourceConnector extends SourceConnector {
     public static final String CONFIG_DOCUMENTATION_TOPIC = "The name of the target Kafka topic.";
     public static final String CONFIG_DISPLAY_TOPIC = "Target Kafka topic";
 
-    public static String VERSION = "0.4";
+    public static String VERSION = "0.5";
 
     private Map<String, String> configProps;