Task 1: Upgrade Docker Base Images

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Summary

Upgrades the Docker base images for both the Java application and MySQL database to modern, supported versions:

• ftgo-application/Dockerfile: openjdk:8u171-jre-alpine → eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine (Java 8 → Java 17, Eclipse Temurin is the community-supported successor to Oracle OpenJDK Docker images)
• mysql/Dockerfile: mysql:5.7.13 → mysql:8.0 (MySQL 5.7 is EOL as of October 2023)
• docker-compose.yml:
  • Added command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password to the MySQL service for backward compatibility with clients expecting the legacy authentication method
  • Updated JDBC driver class from com.mysql.jdbc.Driver to com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver (the old class is deprecated in MySQL Connector/J 8.x)

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• Verify docker-compose up builds and starts both services successfully
• Confirm the ftgo-application connects to MySQL 8.0 without authentication errors
• Run a quick smoke test (e.g., create an order) to validate end-to-end functionality

Notes

• The mysql_native_password authentication plugin is set explicitly because MySQL 8.0 defaults to caching_sha2_password, which may cause compatibility issues with older JDBC drivers.
• The Java application may need source-level changes if it uses APIs removed in Java 9+ (not addressed in this PR, which focuses on Docker image upgrades only).

Link to Devin session: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/30e305beec4d4a92b0e44423d58a81ef
Requested by: @WesternConcrete

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Devin Review found 1 potential issue.

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🔴 Java 17 runtime is incompatible with Spring Boot 2.0.3, causing startup crash

The Dockerfile upgrades the JRE from OpenJDK 8 to Eclipse Temurin 17, but the application uses Spring Boot 2.0.3.RELEASE (gradle.properties:6). Spring Boot 2.0.3 uses Spring Framework 5.0.x, which relies on reflective access to JDK internals (e.g., setAccessible() on internal classes). Java 17 enforces strong encapsulation by default (--illegal-access=deny since Java 16), which will cause the application to crash at startup with InaccessibleObjectException. Spring Boot only officially supports Java 17 starting from version 2.5.5+/2.6.x. The JAVA_OPTS in docker-compose.yml:25 is set to -Xmx192m with no --add-opens flags to work around this. The fix requires either upgrading Spring Boot to a Java 17-compatible version (e.g., 2.7.x or 3.x), adding the necessary --add-opens JVM flags, or reverting to a compatible JRE (8 or 11).

Prompt for agents

The Dockerfile has been changed to use eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine, but the application is built with Spring Boot 2.0.3.RELEASE (defined in gradle.properties). Spring Boot 2.0.3 does not support Java 17 — it requires Java 8-10. Java 17 strongly encapsulates JDK internals, breaking the deep reflection that Spring Framework 5.0.x and Hibernate (used via spring-boot-starter-data-jpa) rely on.

The application will crash at startup with InaccessibleObjectException errors.

Possible fixes:
1. Keep using a Java 8 or 11 base image (e.g., eclipse-temurin:11-jre-alpine) which is compatible with Spring Boot 2.0.3.
2. Upgrade Spring Boot to a version that supports Java 17 (at minimum 2.5.5, preferably 2.7.x or 3.x), which is a much larger change requiring updates to gradle.properties, build.gradle (sourceCompatibility/targetCompatibility), and potentially dependency/API changes.
3. As a workaround, add --add-opens flags to JAVA_OPTS in docker-compose.yml (e.g., --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED, etc.), though this is fragile and not recommended for production.

Relevant files: gradle.properties (springBootVersion), build.gradle (source/target compatibility set to 1.8), docker-compose.yml (JAVA_OPTS), ftgo-application/Dockerfile.

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Good catch — Spring Boot 2.0.3 (gradle.properties:6) with sourceCompatibility = '1.8' (build.gradle:21) is indeed not officially compatible with Java 17 due to strong encapsulation of JDK internals.

This change was explicitly requested as-is. A follow-up task may be needed to either:

1. Upgrade Spring Boot to 2.7.x+ or 3.x for full Java 17 support
2. Add --add-opens flags to JAVA_OPTS as a workaround
3. Use eclipse-temurin:11-jre-alpine as a safer intermediate step