Yii 2.2 Release

[rhertogh]

First Release

This will mark a first milestone in efforts to push Yii2 to a more modern framework for those who want to stay on Yii without being left behind. As discussed here Yii 2.0.x will be "bug fixes and security fixes only" from now on, so new features should target the 2.2 branch.

For more discussion on 2.2 see Yii 2.2 Discussions.

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Tasks for the first release

• [x] Create 22 branch
• [ ] Update README to Provide summary of 2.2 and how it differs from classic Yii2
• [ ] Make JQuery Optional to allow for (#20528)
• [ ] Make Components Resolution prefer DI over components config (#20574)
• [ ] Extra branches created in all extensions.
• [ ] Extension PRs merged into master.
• [ ] Everything tested together.
• [ ] Update release info on website and readme.md
• [ ] Release for framework and extensions

[samdark]

We need extensions:

1. Extra branches created in all extensions.
2. Extension PRs merged into master.
3. Everything tested together.

[mtangoo]

There is one important discussion that have to be resolved before going ahead. Since it is a major blocking issue, it need to be resolved before 2.2 release

https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/discussions/20164

[schmunk42]

This https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/discussions/20164#discussioncomment-9906412 seems promising.

[mtangoo]

This #20164 (reply in thread) seems promising.

Yes it is. We just need to do actual testing and see what happens