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Gin 1.12.0 is released

Gin v1.12.0

Features

  • feat(binding): add support for encoding.UnmarshalText in uri/query binding (#4203)
  • feat(context): add GetError and GetErrorSlice methods for error retrieval (#4502)
  • feat(context): add Protocol Buffers support to content negotiation (#4423)
  • feat(context): implemented Delete method (#4296)
  • feat(gin): add option to use escaped path (#4420)
  • feat(logger): color latency (#4146)
  • feat(render): add bson protocol (#4145)

Bug Fixes

  • fix(binding): empty value error (#2169)
  • fix(binding): improve empty slice/array handling in form binding (#4380)
  • fix(context): ClientIP handling for multiple X-Forwarded-For header values (#4472)
  • fix(debug): version mismatch (#4403)
  • fix(gin): close os.File in RunFd to prevent resource leak (#4422)
  • fix(gin): literal colon routes not working with engine.Handler() (#4415)
  • fix(recover): suppress http.ErrAbortHandler in recover (#4336)
  • fix(render): write content length in Data.Render (#4206)
  • fix(response): refine hijack behavior for response lifecycle (#4373)
  • fix(tree): panic in findCaseInsensitivePathRec with RedirectFixedPath (#4535)
  • fix: Correct typos, improve documentation clarity, and remove dead code (#4511)

Enhancements

  • chore(binding): upgrade bson dependency to mongo-driver v2 (#4549)
  • chore(context): always trust xff headers from unix socket (#3359)
  • chore(deps): upgrade golang.org/x/crypto to v0.45.0 (#4449)
  • chore(deps): upgrade quic-go to v0.57.1 (#4532)
  • chore(logger): allow skipping query string output (#4547)
  • chore(response): prevent Flush() panic when http.Flusher (#4479)

Refactor

  • refactor(binding): use maps.Copy for cleaner map handling (#4352)
  • refactor(context): omit the return value names (#4395)
  • refactor(context): replace hardcoded localhost IPs with constants (#4481)
  • refactor(context): using maps.Clone (#4333)
  • refactor(ginS): use sync.OnceValue to simplify engine function (#4314)
  • refactor(recovery): smart error comparison (#4142)
  • refactor(utils): move util functions to utils.go (#4467)
  • refactor: for loop can be modernized using range over int (#4392)
  • refactor: replace magic numbers with named constants in bodyAllowedForStatus (#4529)
  • refactor: use b.Loop() to simplify the code and improve performance (#4389, #4432)

Build process updates / CI

  • ci(bot): increase frequency and group updates for dependencies (#4367)
  • ci(lint): refactor test assertions and linter configuration (#4436)
  • ci(sec): improve type safety and server organization in HTTP middleware (#4437)
  • ci(sec): schedule Trivy security scans to run daily at midnight UTC (#4439)
  • ci: replace vulnerability scanning workflow with Trivy integration (#4421)
  • ci: update CI workflows and standardize Trivy config quotes (#4531)
  • ci: update Go version support to 1.25+ across CI and docs (#4550)

Documentation updates

  • docs(README): add a Trivy security scan badge (#4426)
  • docs(context): add example comments for ShouldBind* methods (#4428)
  • docs(context): fix some comments (#4396)
  • docs(context): fix wrong function name in comment (#4382)
  • docs(readme): revamp and expand documentation for clarity and completeness (#4362)
  • docs: announce Gin 1.11.0 release with blog link (#4363)
  • docs: document and finalize Gin v1.12.0 release (#4551)
  • docs: revamp GitHub contribution and support templates (#4364)
  • docs: revamp contributing guidelines with comprehensive instructions (#4365)
  • docs: update documentation to reflect Go version changes (#4552)
  • docs: update feature documentation instructions for broken doc link (#4508)

Performance

  • perf(path): replace regex with custom functions in redirectTrailingSlash (#4414)
  • perf(recovery): optimize line reading in stack function (#4466)
  • perf(tree): optimize path parsing using strings.Count (#4246)
  • perf(tree): reduce allocations in findCaseInsensitivePath (#4417)

Tests

  • test(benchmarks): fix the incorrect function name (#4375)
  • test(bytesconv): add tests for empty/nil cases (#4454)
  • test(context): use http.StatusContinue constant instead of magic number 100 (#4542)
  • test(debug): improve the test coverage of debug.go to 100% (#4404)
  • test(gin): Add comprehensive test coverage for ginS package (#4442)
  • test(gin): resolve race conditions in integration tests (#4453)
  • test(render): add comprehensive error handling tests (#4541)
  • test(render): add comprehensive tests for MsgPack render (#4537)