[Automated] Sync main after 1.7.0 release

[ballerina-bot]

Sync main after 1.7.0 release

Summary

This is a post-release synchronization pull request that updates the repository to reflect the completion of the 1.7.0 release. The changes include:

Dependency Updates: Updated native JAR references from SNAPSHOT artifacts to released versions:

• Updated ballerina/Ballerina.toml to reference persist-native-1.7.0.jar instead of the snapshot version
• Updated ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml to reference persist-compiler-plugin-1.7.0.jar instead of the snapshot version

Version Bump for Next Cycle: Updated gradle.properties to version 1.7.1-SNAPSHOT to establish the baseline for the next development iteration.

Release Documentation: Added the 1.7.0 release entry to changelog.md with the release date and notes, including updates for persist compiler plugin validations for multi-model support.

These changes prepare the main branch for continued development after the 1.7.0 release by ensuring all dependencies reference the finalized release artifacts and establishing the version for the upcoming development cycle.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This pull request finalizes the 1.7.0 release by transitioning dependency artifacts from SNAPSHOT to released versions, updating the changelog with the release date and new features, and bumping the development version to 1.7.1-SNAPSHOT.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Dependency Configuration ballerina/Ballerina.toml, ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml	Removed SNAPSHOT suffix from native and compiler plugin dependency paths, transitioning from 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to 1.7.0.jar artifacts.
Release Documentation changelog.md	Replaced "Unreleased" heading with versioned release entry "1.7.0 - 2026-02-24" and documented new compiler plugin validation features.
Version Management gradle.properties	Advanced development version from 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT to 1.7.1-SNAPSHOT for next iteration.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

Suggested reviewers

• daneshk
• niveathika

Poem

🐰 Hop-hop, the snapshot fades away,
Released at last on this fine day!
From SNAPSHOT jars to stable ground,
1.7.0's treasure now is found. ✨
Forward we bound to 1.7.1,
The release dance has just begun!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main objective: syncing the main branch after the 1.7.0 release, which aligns with all the changes (JAR version updates, version bumps, and changelog entry).
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch release-1.7.0

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 87.79%. Comparing base (0fd5ce0) to head (9a36261).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

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Caution

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⚠️ Outside diff range comments (1)

changelog.md (1)

13-13: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Missing changelog entries for versions 1.5.0 and 1.6.0.

The changelog jumps directly from [1.7.0] to [1.4.0], skipping two release versions. While this is pre-existing, since this PR touches the changelog it's worth adding skeleton entries for 1.5.0 and 1.6.0 to keep the history complete and avoid reader confusion.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@changelog.md` at line 13, Add missing skeleton changelog sections for
versions 1.5.0 and 1.6.0 between the existing [1.7.0] and [1.4.0] headings:
create headers "## [1.6.0] - YYYY-MM-DD" and "## [1.5.0] - YYYY-MM-DD" (use
placeholder dates or "Unreleased"/TBD), and beneath each add a short placeholder
list (e.g., "- Placeholder: changelog entries to be filled") so history reads
sequentially; ensure the new headers match the existing header style used for
"## [1.4.0]" so formatting is consistent.

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Outside diff comments:
In `@changelog.md`:
- Line 13: Add missing skeleton changelog sections for versions 1.5.0 and 1.6.0
between the existing [1.7.0] and [1.4.0] headings: create headers "## [1.6.0] -
YYYY-MM-DD" and "## [1.5.0] - YYYY-MM-DD" (use placeholder dates or
"Unreleased"/TBD), and beneath each add a short placeholder list (e.g., "-
Placeholder: changelog entries to be filled") so history reads sequentially;
ensure the new headers match the existing header style used for "## [1.4.0]" so
formatting is consistent.

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ℹ️ Review info

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Review profile: CHILL

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 0fd5ce0 and 9a36261.

📒 Files selected for processing (4)

• ballerina/Ballerina.toml
• ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml
• changelog.md
• gradle.properties