August 2025 (ExpediaGroup/xap-java-sdk): Delivered two high-impact updates: SDK 2.0.0 Release Milestone and a CI/CD Workflow Refactor to a Reusable Workflow. This work establishes a stable customer-ready SDK and streamlines release automation. No major bugs were documented in this period. Overall, these changes improve customer adoption, release velocity, and maintainability.

Month 2025-06 — Summary for ExpediaGroup/xap-java-sdk focused on delivering essential features, stabilizing dependencies, and accelerating release efficiency. Key outcomes include enabling direct client instantiation, enhancing observability with configurable logging, updating dependencies to latest alpha versions, and automating the release workflow.

May 2025 performance highlights for ExpediaGroup/xap-java-sdk: OAuth-based authentication flow introduced with endpoint updates to support generic credentials, enhancing security and integration flexibility. AsyncXapClient gained a new execute overload for operations returning response bodies, using Jackson for reliable JSON deserialization. SDK usage examples were modernized and the build system migrated from Maven to Gradle, centralizing client creation, adding scenario runners, and simplifying contributor onboarding. The codebase underwent modernization across code generation, packaging, and licensing to improve maintainability and consistency across the SDK. These changes reduce integration friction, accelerate partner adoption, and establish a scalable foundation for future enhancements.

February 2025 highlights: Delivered core Expedia Group SDK Foundations (authentication, GraphQL operations, and HTTP pipeline), modernized the build system for reliability and velocity, and completed thorough codebase cleanup to reduce maintenance burden. These changes establish a solid, scalable foundation for future features and easier cross-team collaboration, with measurable improvements in security, build stability, and developer productivity.