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Monthly Topic — Expression Safety Patterns with Spring SpEL

In March, I pivoted office‑stamper back to Spring SpEL to unlock predictable nested contexts and fix long‑standing sharp edges. In April, we delivered SVG stamping. In May, I’m focusing on safety: how to let expressions power your templates without opening... · Read more...

Back to Spring SpEL ExpressionParser

When I released office-stamper v3.0 back in January, I introduced the possibility of using a fully custom ExpressionParser. The goal was to give users complete control over how placeholders were evaluated. However, less than three months later, I am retiring... · Read more...

Feedback Loops and the AsciiDoc Pivot

Following the stabilization of the public surface in version 3.1, my focus for January turned toward the “engine of the engine.” As a solo maintainer, I don’t have a team to review my PRs or catch my blind spots. To... · Read more...

Office-stamper 3.1, Stabilizing the Surface

Following the major overhaul of v3.0, my focus for office-stamper has shifted from “making it work” to “making it stable.” Last week, I detailed how I deleted 12,000 lines of legacy test utilities. Today, I’m bringing that same pruning shears... · Read more...

Test Suite Modernization, 12,000 Lines Lighter

As v3 of office-stamper settles in, I’ve turned my attention to the foundation that keeps the project stable: the test suite. Over the years, the test package had accumulated a significant amount of “helper” debt. This month, I’ve deleted over... · Read more...

The High-Fidelity Utils Module

With the release of office-stamper v3.0, much of the spotlight has been on the new hierarchical context and the engine refactoring. However, one of the most significant changes for the long-term health of the project happened in the “ shadows”:... · Read more...

Predicting the Unpredictable, The v3 Context Overhaul

Yesterday, December 14th, we officially released office-stamper v3.0.0. While the version number changed by just one digit, the architectural overhaul under the hood is the most significant since I forked the project. · Read more...