2.17.2 Robustness and recovery

Core

• Support StreamConfiguration creation from JSON #1023 @senior
• TimeoutException instead of CancellationException on timeout #1031 @maximbreitman
• Message Headers Improvement #1054 @scottf

JetStream

• Pull Request Validate Idle Heartbeat Against Expiration #1036 @scottf
• Client side consumer recovery #1043 @scottf
• Ensure robustness b/w compatible with server 2.8.4 #1046 @scottf
• Chaos Testing Tuning #1055 @scottf

Extensions (KV / OS / Service)

• KV and OS Compression and Metadata #1034 @scottf

Docs / Testing / Examples / Etc.

• Initialize SocketDataPort directly #1022 @scottf
• Add dockerfile for compatibility tests #1024 @piotrpio
• Update jnats-server-runner to 1.2.6 #1027 @scottf
• Auth Test Improvement #1028 @scottf
• Test Base Tuning #1030 @scottf
• Publish Expectations Test for JetStream API Code #1032 @scottf
• More Tests for recent NatsRequestCompletableFuture enhancement #1035 @scottf
• Add nats by example link #1037 @Jarema
• Improve test for real user authentication expired #1040 @scottf
• Update readme / better subject validation notes #1047 @scottf
• Fetch Resilient Example #1048 @scottf
• Refactoring and improving example code. #1049 @scottf