Release 18.0.0

What's Changed

• ci: pin actions to SHAs and remove setup-maven by @joaodinissf in #1310
• chore: enable PMD PreserveStackTrace rule by @joaodinissf in #1285
• refactor: convert log calls to parameterized logging in Check framework by @joaodinissf in #1304
• chore: normalize line endings to LF by @joaodinissf in #1314
• fix: do not delete .gitignore files during maven clean phase by @joaodinissf in #1318
• chore(deps): bump pmd.version from 7.23.0 to 7.24.0 in /ddk-parent by @dependabot[bot] in #1319
• chore: ignore .DS_Store by @joaodinissf in #1322
• chore(deps): bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.4.0 to 13.4.1 in /ddk-parent by @dependabot[bot] in #1328
• docs: clarify test aggregator pattern in AGENTS.md by @joaodinissf in #1317
• fix: pin orbit-aggregation to 4.37.0 to restore test discovery by @joaodinissf in #1323
• ci: add line-endings check as a parallel verify job by @joaodinissf in #1316
• fix: correct 'Enviroment' typo in verify.yml by @joaodinissf in #1315
• test: migrate remaining JUnit 4 Assert calls to Jupiter Assertions by @joaodinissf in #1325
• test: restore 5 silently-dropped tests; remove dead JUnit 4 infra by @joaodinissf in #1324
• chore(deps): bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.4.1 to 13.4.2 in /ddk-parent by @dependabot[bot] in #1338
• chore(deps): bump org.ow2.asm:asm from 9.9.1 to 9.10 in /ddk-parent by @dependabot[bot] in #1340
• fix: normalize line endings in check generators by @joaodinissf in #1331
• chore: ignore Tycho consumer POMs by @joaodinissf in #1344
• fix: restore missing listAttribute opener in ExportTestSuite.launch by @joaodinissf in #1343
• build: remove obsolete Solaris profile by @joaodinissf in #1341
• fix: drop Export-Package entries for deleted JUnit 4 packages by @joaodinissf in #1342
• build: enable UI tests on macOS via Tycho profile + JRE docs by @joaodinissf in #1283
• refactor: convert log calls to parameterized logging in DDK builder/generator/UI by @joaodinissf in #1307
• build: add sensible default for WORKSPACE by @joaodinissf in #1349
• build: add tycho-build extension for OSGi-aware reactor expansion by @joaodinissf in #1348
• feat: add Oomph setup for DDK Eclipse development environment by @joaodinissf in #1347
• refactor: convert log calls to parameterized logging in DDK core by @joaodinissf in #1306
• fix: unused import warnings by @KrisLimbo in #1350
• refactor: convert log calls to parameterized logging in test utilities by @joaodinissf in #1305
• chore: enable PMD GuardLogStatement rule by @joaodinissf in #1284
• fix: unused import warnings by @KrisLimbo in #1355
• build: add Xtend → Java migration skill at .agents/skills/ by @joaodinissf in #1351
• refactor: migrate Xtend to Java - com.avaloq.tools.ddk.check.test.runtime.tests by @joaodinissf in #1356
• chore: drop JUnit 4 from target and bundle manifests by @joaodinissf in #1326
• chore(deps): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.6.2 to 3.6.3 in /ddk-parent by @dependabot[bot] in #1362
• feat: upgrade to JUnit 6 + Eclipse 4.39 (simrel 2026-03) by @joaodinissf in #1327
• build: prevent unused imports by @joaodinissf in #1363
• build: align xtext to 2.43 in xtend-maven-plugin and antlr target by @joaodinissf in #1365
• feat: publish p2 update site to GitHub Pages via gh-pages branch by @rubenporras in #1360
• feat: add a TagExtension to replicate Xtend active annotation Tag by @rubenporras in #1366
• doc: replace the verify with a snapshot workflow batch by @rubenporras in #1367
• chore: fix indentation of snapshot.yml by @rubenporras in #1368

Full Changelog: v17.2.0...v18.0.0