Java 21 #234
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Java 21 adds support for Project Loom's Virtual Threads, a new type of Thread that doesn't use an OS thread, rather a custom thread created by the JVM, therefore being useful for large quantities of Thread creation.
This PR updates the pom.xml to add support for Java 21, including updating other dependencies. It also updates the DiscordJarThreadAllocator class to create a new method,
requestVirtualThreadwhich will return a running virtual thread, similar to therequestThreadmethod.This should be backwards-compatible with older versions of Java, as discord.jar will check that the Java release version is 21 or higher before attempting to use virtual threads. It is, however, recommended that you do update your version, especially for larger applications or those with many intents enabled.
Virtual Threads are mainly intended to be used by the Gateway implementation but can also be included in other high throughput parts of the code.