update dependencies

_examples/auth/basicauth/database/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.2

_examples/auth/basicauth/database/main.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Validate a user from database.
-	allowFunc := func(ctx iris.Context, username, password string) (interface{}, bool) {
+	allowFunc := func(ctx iris.Context, username, password string) (any, bool) {
 		user, err := db.getUserByUsernameAndPassword(context.Background(), username, password)
 		return user, err == nil
 	}

_examples/auth/basicauth/users_list/main.go

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 		},
 		// The users can be a slice of custom users structure
 		// or a map[string]string (username:password)
-		// or []map[string]interface{} with username and passwords required fields,
+		// or []map[string]any with username and passwords required fields,
 		// read the godocs for more.
 		Allow: basicauth.AllowUsers(users),
 	}

_examples/auth/jwt/blocklist/main.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	//
 	// And then register it:
 	verifier.Blocklist = blocklist
-	verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() interface{} {
+	verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() any {
 		return new(userClaims)
 	})
 

_examples/auth/jwt/middleware/main.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	verifier.WithDefaultBlocklist()
 	// Enable payload decryption with:
 	// verifier.WithDecryption(encKey, nil)
-	verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() interface{} {
+	verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() any {
 		return new(fooClaims)
 	})
 

_examples/auth/jwt/refresh-token/main.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	protectedAPI := app.Party("/protected")
 	{
-		verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() interface{} {
+		verifyMiddleware := verifier.Verify(func() any {
 			return new(UserClaims)
 		})
 

_examples/auth/jwt/tutorial/api/auth.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Verify() iris.Handler {
 
 	verifier := jwt.NewVerifier(jwt.HS256, []byte(secret), jwt.Expected{Issuer: util.AppName})
 	verifier.Extractors = []jwt.TokenExtractor{jwt.FromHeader} // extract token only from Authorization: Bearer $token
-	return verifier.Verify(func() interface{} {
+	return verifier.Verify(func() any {
 		return new(UserClaims)
 	})
 }

_examples/auth/jwt/tutorial/go-client/client.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Do(method, url string, body io.Reader, opts ...RequestOption) (*http.Respon
 }
 
 // JSON fires a request with "v" as client json data.
-func JSON(method, url string, v interface{}, opts ...RequestOption) (*http.Response, error) {
+func JSON(method, url string, v any, opts ...RequestOption) (*http.Response, error) {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	err := json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(v)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func Form(method, url string, formData url.Values, opts ...RequestOption) (*http
 }
 
 // BindResponse binds a response body to the "dest" pointer and closes the body.
-func BindResponse(resp *http.Response, dest interface{}) error {
+func BindResponse(resp *http.Response, dest any) error {
 	contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
 	if idx := strings.IndexRune(contentType, ';'); idx > 0 {
 		contentType = contentType[0:idx]

_examples/auth/jwt/tutorial/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0

_examples/bootstrapper/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/v12/_examples/bootstrapper
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2

_examples/bootstrapper/main_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestApp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test not found
 	e.GET("/notfound").Expect().Status(httptest.StatusNotFound)
-	expectedErr := map[string]interface{}{
+	expectedErr := map[string]any{
 		"app":     app.AppName,
 		"status":  httptest.StatusNotFound,
 		"message": "",

_examples/compression/main_test.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestCompressionBeforeRecorder(t *testing.T) {
 	testBody(t, e.GET("/"), expectedReply)
 }
 
-func testBody(t *testing.T, req *httptest.Request, expectedReply interface{}) {
+func testBody(t *testing.T, req *httptest.Request, expectedReply any) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	body := req.WithHeader(context.AcceptEncodingHeaderKey, context.GZIP).Expect().

_examples/configuration/multi-environments/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/my-iris-app
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/configuration/viper/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module app
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/database/mongodb/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1

_examples/database/mongodb/httputil/error.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type HTTPError struct {
 	Description string `json:"description"`
 }
 
-func newError(statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) HTTPError {
+func newError(statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...any) HTTPError {
 	if format == "" {
 		format = http.StatusText(statusCode)
 	}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func LogFailure(logger io.Writer, ctx iris.Context, err HTTPError) {
 
 // Fail will send the status code, write the error's reason
 // and return the HTTPError for further use, i.e logging, see `InternalServerError`.
-func Fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) HTTPError {
+func Fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...any) HTTPError {
 	httpErr := newError(statusCode, err, format, args...)
 	httpErr.writeHeaders(ctx)
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func Fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...in
 
 // FailJSON will send to the client the error data as JSON.
 // Useful for APIs.
-func FailJSON(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) HTTPError {
+func FailJSON(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args ...any) HTTPError {
 	httpErr := newError(statusCode, err, format, args...)
 	httpErr.writeHeaders(ctx)
 
@@ -114,17 +114,17 @@ func FailJSON(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, err error, format string, args .
 // InternalServerError logs to the server's terminal
 // and dispatches to the client the 500 Internal Server Error.
 // Internal Server errors are critical, so we log them to the `os.Stderr`.
-func InternalServerError(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func InternalServerError(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...any) {
 	LogFailure(os.Stderr, ctx, Fail(ctx, iris.StatusInternalServerError, err, format, args...))
 }
 
 // InternalServerErrorJSON acts exactly like `InternalServerError` but instead it sends the data as JSON.
 // Useful for APIs.
-func InternalServerErrorJSON(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func InternalServerErrorJSON(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...any) {
 	LogFailure(os.Stderr, ctx, FailJSON(ctx, iris.StatusInternalServerError, err, format, args...))
 }
 
 // UnauthorizedJSON sends JSON format of StatusUnauthorized(401) HTTPError value.
-func UnauthorizedJSON(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...interface{}) HTTPError {
+func UnauthorizedJSON(ctx iris.Context, err error, format string, args ...any) HTTPError {
 	return FailJSON(ctx, iris.StatusUnauthorized, err, format, args...)
 }

_examples/database/mysql/api/category_handler.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (h *CategoryHandler) GetByID(ctx iris.Context) {
 
 type (
 	List struct {
-		Data  interface{} `json:"data"`
+		Data  any `json:"data"`
 		Order string      `json:"order"`
 		Next  Range       `json:"next,omitempty"`
 		Prev  Range       `json:"prev,omitempty"`
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (h *CategoryHandler) Update(ctx iris.Context) {
 func (h *CategoryHandler) PartialUpdate(ctx iris.Context) {
 	id := ctx.Params().GetInt64Default("id", 0)
 
-	var attrs map[string]interface{}
+	var attrs map[string]any
 	if err := ctx.ReadJSON(&attrs); err != nil {
 		return
 	}

_examples/database/mysql/api/helper.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 const debug = true
 
-func debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func debugf(format string, args ...any) {
 	if !debug {
 		return
 	}

_examples/database/mysql/api/httperror.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Error struct {
 	Timestamp  int64  `json:"timestamp"`
 }
 
-func newError(statusCode int, method, path, format string, args ...interface{}) Error {
+func newError(statusCode int, method, path, format string, args ...any) Error {
 	msg := format
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		// why we check for that? If the original error message came from our database

_examples/database/mysql/api/product_handler.go

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (h *ProductHandler) Update(ctx iris.Context) {
 func (h *ProductHandler) PartialUpdate(ctx iris.Context) {
 	id := ctx.Params().GetInt64Default("id", 0)
 
-	var attrs map[string]interface{}
+	var attrs map[string]any
 	if err := ctx.ReadJSON(&attrs); err != nil {
 		return
 	}

_examples/database/mysql/cache/groupcache.go

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import (
 // Service that cache will use to retrieve data.
 type Service interface {
 	RecordInfo() sql.Record
-	GetByID(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, id int64) error
-	List(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, opts sql.ListOptions) error
+	GetByID(ctx context.Context, dest any, id int64) error
+	List(ctx context.Context, dest any, opts sql.ListOptions) error
 }
 
 // Cache is a simple structure which holds the groupcache and the database service, exposes
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Get(ctx context.Context, key string, dest groupcache.Sink) error
 		return sql.ErrUnprocessable
 	}
 
-	var v interface{}
+	var v any
 
 	prefix := key[0:1]
 	key = key[1:]

_examples/database/mysql/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2

_examples/database/mysql/service/category_service.go

@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ var categoryUpdateSchema = map[string]reflect.Kind{
 
 // PartialUpdate accepts a key-value map to
 // update the record based on the given "id".
-func (s *CategoryService) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, attrs map[string]interface{}) (int, error) {
+func (s *CategoryService) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, attrs map[string]any) (int, error) {
 	return s.Service.PartialUpdate(ctx, id, categoryUpdateSchema, attrs)
 }

_examples/database/mysql/service/product_service.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (s *ProductService) BatchInsert(ctx context.Context, products []entity.Prod
 
 	var (
 		valuesLines []string
-		args        []interface{}
+		args        []any
 	)
 
 	for _, p := range products {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (s *ProductService) BatchInsert(ctx context.Context, products []entity.Prod
 		}
 
 		valuesLines = append(valuesLines, "(?,?,?,?,?)")
-		args = append(args, []interface{}{p.CategoryID, p.Title, p.ImageURL, p.Price, p.Description}...)
+		args = append(args, []any{p.CategoryID, p.Title, p.ImageURL, p.Price, p.Description}...)
 	}
 
 	q := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s (category_id, title, image_url, price, description) VALUES %s;",
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ var productUpdateSchema = map[string]reflect.Kind{
 
 // PartialUpdate accepts a key-value map to
 // update the record based on the given "id".
-func (s *ProductService) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, attrs map[string]interface{}) (int, error) {
+func (s *ProductService) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, attrs map[string]any) (int, error) {
 	return s.Service.PartialUpdate(ctx, id, productUpdateSchema, attrs)
 }

_examples/database/mysql/sql/mysql.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (db *MySQL) Drop(database string) error {
 }
 
 // Select performs the SELECT query for this database (dsn database name is required).
-func (db *MySQL) Select(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, args ...interface{}) error {
+func (db *MySQL) Select(ctx context.Context, dest any, query string, args ...any) error {
 	rows, err := db.Conn.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (db *MySQL) Select(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, arg
 }
 
 // Get same as `Select` but it moves the cursor to the first result.
-func (db *MySQL) Get(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, args ...interface{}) error {
+func (db *MySQL) Get(ctx context.Context, dest any, query string, args ...any) error {
 	rows, err := db.Conn.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ func (db *MySQL) Get(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, args .
 
 // Exec executes a query. It does not return any rows.
 // Use the first output parameter to count the affected rows on UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE.
-func (db *MySQL) Exec(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error) {
+func (db *MySQL) Exec(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) (sql.Result, error) {
 	return db.Conn.ExecContext(ctx, query, args...)
 }

_examples/database/mysql/sql/service.go

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *Service) RecordInfo() Record {
 var ErrNoRows = sql.ErrNoRows
 
 // GetByID binds a single record from the databases to the "dest".
-func (s *Service) GetByID(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, id int64) error {
+func (s *Service) GetByID(ctx context.Context, dest any, id int64) error {
 	q := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s WHERE %s = ? LIMIT 1", s.rec.TableName(), s.rec.PrimaryKey())
 	err := s.db.Get(ctx, dest, q, id)
 	return err
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ type ListOptions struct {
 	OrderByColumn string
 	Order         string // "ASC" or "DESC" (could be a bool type instead).
 	WhereColumn   string
-	WhereValue    interface{}
+	WhereValue    any
 }
 
 // Where accepts a column name and column value to set
 // on the WHERE clause of the result query.
 // It returns a new `ListOptions` value.
 // Note that this is a basic implementation which just takes care our current needs.
-func (opt ListOptions) Where(colName string, colValue interface{}) ListOptions {
+func (opt ListOptions) Where(colName string, colValue any) ListOptions {
 	opt.WhereColumn = colName
 	opt.WhereValue = colValue
 	return opt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (opt ListOptions) Where(colName string, colValue interface{}) ListOptions {
 
 // BuildQuery returns the query and the arguments that
 // should be form a SELECT command.
-func (opt ListOptions) BuildQuery() (q string, args []interface{}) {
+func (opt ListOptions) BuildQuery() (q string, args []any) {
 	q = fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s", opt.Table)
 
 	if opt.WhereColumn != "" && opt.WhereValue != nil {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func ParseListOptions(q url.Values) ListOptions {
 // List binds one or more records from the database to the "dest".
 // If the record supports ordering then it will sort by the `Sorted.OrderBy` column name(s).
 // Use the "order" input parameter to set a descending order ("DESC").
-func (s *Service) List(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, opts ListOptions) error {
+func (s *Service) List(ctx context.Context, dest any, opts ListOptions) error {
 	// Set table and order by column from record info for `List` by options
 	// so it can be more flexible to perform read-only calls of other table's too.
 	if opts.Table == "" {
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ var ErrUnprocessable = errors.New("invalid entity")
 // PartialUpdate accepts a columns schema and a key-value map to
 // update the record based on the given "id".
 // Note: Trivial string, int and boolean type validations are performed here.
-func (s *Service) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, schema map[string]reflect.Kind, attrs map[string]interface{}) (int, error) {
+func (s *Service) PartialUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, schema map[string]reflect.Kind, attrs map[string]any) (int, error) {
 	if len(schema) == 0 || len(attrs) == 0 {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 
 	var (
 		keyLines []string
-		values   []interface{}
+		values   []any
 	)
 
 	for key, kind := range schema {

_examples/database/mysql/sql/sql.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 // Database is an interface which a database(sql) should implement.
 type Database interface {
-	Get(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, q string, args ...interface{}) error
-	Select(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, q string, args ...interface{}) error
-	Exec(ctx context.Context, q string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+	Get(ctx context.Context, dest any, q string, args ...any) error
+	Select(ctx context.Context, dest any, q string, args ...any) error
+	Exec(ctx context.Context, q string, args ...any) (sql.Result, error)
 }
 
 // Record should represent a database record.

_examples/database/orm/gorm/main.go

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func main() {
 		var body patchParam
 		ctx.ReadJSON(&body)
 		app.Logger().Println(body)
-		if err := tx.Model(&user).Updates(map[string]interface{}{"username": body.Data.UserName, "password": body.Data.Password}).Error; err != nil {
+		if err := tx.Model(&user).Updates(map[string]any{"username": body.Data.UserName, "password": body.Data.Password}).Error; err != nil {
 			app.Logger().Fatalf("update record failed")
 			tx.Rollback()
 			ctx.JSON(iris.Map{

_examples/database/orm/reform/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/golog v0.1.13

_examples/database/orm/reform/models/person_reform.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type personTableType struct {
 	s parse.StructInfo
-	z []interface{}
+	z []any
 }
 
 // Schema returns a schema name in SQL database ("").
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func (s Person) String() string {
 }
 
 // Values returns a slice of struct or record field values.
-// Returned interface{} values are never untyped nils.
-func (s *Person) Values() []interface{} {
-	return []interface{}{
+// Returned any values are never untyped nils.
+func (s *Person) Values() []any {
+	return []any{
 		s.ID,
 		s.Name,
 		s.Email,
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func (s *Person) Values() []interface{} {
 }
 
 // Pointers returns a slice of pointers to struct or record fields.
-// Returned interface{} values are never untyped nils.
-func (s *Person) Pointers() []interface{} {
-	return []interface{}{
+// Returned any values are never untyped nils.
+func (s *Person) Pointers() []any {
+	return []any{
 		&s.ID,
 		&s.Name,
 		&s.Email,
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ func (s *Person) Table() reform.Table {
 }
 
 // PKValue returns a value of primary key for that record.
-// Returned interface{} value is never untyped nil.
-func (s *Person) PKValue() interface{} {
+// Returned any value is never untyped nil.
+func (s *Person) PKValue() any {
 	return s.ID
 }
 
 // PKPointer returns a pointer to primary key field for that record.
-// Returned interface{} value is never untyped nil.
-func (s *Person) PKPointer() interface{} {
+// Returned any value is never untyped nil.
+func (s *Person) PKPointer() any {
 	return &s.ID
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Person) HasPK() bool {
 }
 
 // SetPK sets record primary key.
-func (s *Person) SetPK(pk interface{}) {
+func (s *Person) SetPK(pk any) {
 	if i64, ok := pk.(int64); ok {
 		s.ID = int32(i64)
 	} else {

_examples/database/orm/sqlx/main.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	app.Get("/insert", func(ctx iris.Context) {
 		res, err := db.NamedExec(`INSERT INTO person (first_name,last_name,email) VALUES (:first,:last,:email)`,
-			map[string]interface{}{
+			map[string]any{
 				"first": "John",
 				"last":  "Doe",
 				"email": "johndoe@example.com",

_examples/dependency-injection/basic/main.go

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func configureAPI(api *iris.APIContainer) {
 	/* Here is how you can inject a return value from a handler,
 	   in this case the "testOutput":
 	api.UseResultHandler(func(next iris.ResultHandler) iris.ResultHandler {
-		return func(ctx iris.Context, v interface{}) error {
-			return next(ctx, map[string]interface{}{"injected": true})
+		return func(ctx iris.Context, v any) error {
+			return next(ctx, map[string]any{"injected": true})
 		}
 	})
 	*/

_examples/dependency-injection/jwt/contrib/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/dependency-injection/jwt/contrib
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/iris-contrib/middleware/jwt v0.0.0-20250207234507-372f6828ef8c

_examples/dependency-injection/jwt/contrib/main.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func register(api *iris.APIContainer) {
 	j := jwt.New(jwt.Config{
 		// Extract by "token" url parameter.
 		Extractor: jwt.FromFirst(jwt.FromParameter("token"), jwt.FromAuthHeader),
-		ValidationKeyGetter: func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+		ValidationKeyGetter: func(token *jwt.Token) (any, error) {
 			return secret, nil
 		},
 		SigningMethod: jwt.SigningMethodHS256,

_examples/dependency-injection/overview/web/routes/hello.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 var helloView = hero.View{
 	Name: "hello/index.html",
-	Data: map[string]interface{}{
+	Data: map[string]any{
 		"Title":     "Hello Page",
 		"MyMessage": "Welcome to my awesome website",
 	},

_examples/dependency-injection/overview/web/routes/movies.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func UpdateMovieByID(ctx iris.Context, service services.MovieService, id uint64)
 // DeleteMovieByID deletes a movie.
 // Demo:
 // curl -i -X DELETE -u admin:password http://localhost:8080/movies/1
-func DeleteMovieByID(service services.MovieService, id uint64) interface{} {
+func DeleteMovieByID(service services.MovieService, id uint64) any {
 	wasDel := service.DeleteByID(id)
 	if wasDel {
 		// return the deleted movie's ID

_examples/dependency-injection/smart-contract/main.go

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (h httpError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Status Code: %d\nReason: %s", h.Code, h.Reason)
 }
 
-func fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
+func fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, format string, a ...any) {
 	err := httpError{
 		Code:   statusCode,
 		Reason: fmt.Sprintf(format, a...),
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 
 // JSON helper to give end-user the ability to put indention chars or filtering the response, you can do that, optionally.
 // If you'd like to see that function inside the Iris' Context itself raise a [Feature Request] issue and link this example.
-func sendJSON(ctx iris.Context, resp interface{}) (err error) {
+func sendJSON(ctx iris.Context, resp any) (err error) {
 	indent := ctx.URLParamDefault("indent", "  ")
 	// i.e [?Name == 'John Doe'].Age # to output the [age] of a user which his name is "John Doe".
 	if query := ctx.URLParam("query"); query != "" && query != "[]" {

_examples/desktop/webview/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/desktop/webview
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/file-server/embedding-files-into-app-bindata/bindata.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/file-server/embedding-gzipped-files-into-app-bindata/bindata.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/file-server/http2push-embedded-gzipped/bindata.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/file-server/http2push-embedded/bindata.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/file-server/single-page-application/embedded-single-page-application-with-other-routes/bindata.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/file-server/single-page-application/embedded-single-page-application/bindata.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/graphql/schema-first/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/iris-contrib/outerbanks-api
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/99designs/gqlgen v0.17.73

_examples/graphql/schema-first/graph/generated.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (e *executableSchema) Schema() *ast.Schema {
 	return parsedSchema
 }
 
-func (e *executableSchema) Complexity(typeName, field string, childComplexity int, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (int, bool) {
+func (e *executableSchema) Complexity(typeName, field string, childComplexity int, rawArgs map[string]any) (int, bool) {
 	ec := executionContext{nil, e}
 	_ = ec
 	switch typeName + "." + field {
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ var parsedSchema = gqlparser.MustLoadSchema(sources...)
 
 // region    ***************************** args.gotpl *****************************
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_upsertCharacter_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_upsertCharacter_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 model.CharacterInput
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["input"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("input"))
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_upsertCharacter_args(ctx context.Cont
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Query___type_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field_Query___type_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 string
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["name"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("name"))
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field_Query___type_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_character_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_character_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 string
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["id"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("id"))
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_character_args(ctx context.Context, rawA
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_characters_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_characters_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 model.CliqueType
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["cliqueType"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("cliqueType"))
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field_Query_characters_args(ctx context.Context, raw
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field___Type_enumValues_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field___Type_enumValues_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 bool
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["includeDeprecated"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("includeDeprecated"))
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field___Type_enumValues_args(ctx context.Context, ra
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field___Type_fields_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) field___Type_fields_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
-	args := map[string]interface{}{}
+	args := map[string]any{}
 	var arg0 bool
 	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["includeDeprecated"]; ok {
 		ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("includeDeprecated"))
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Character_id(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Col
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.ID, nil
 	})
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Character_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql.C
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name, nil
 	})
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Character_isHero(ctx context.Context, field graphql
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.IsHero, nil
 	})
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Character_cliqueType(ctx context.Context, field gra
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.CliqueType, nil
 	})
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Mutation_upsertCharacter(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return ec.resolvers.Mutation().UpsertCharacter(rctx, fc.Args["input"].(model.CharacterInput))
 	})
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Query_character(ctx context.Context, field graphql.
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return ec.resolvers.Query().Character(rctx, fc.Args["id"].(string))
 	})
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Query_characters(ctx context.Context, field graphql
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return ec.resolvers.Query().Characters(rctx, fc.Args["cliqueType"].(model.CliqueType))
 	})
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Query___type(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Col
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return ec.introspectType(fc.Args["name"].(string))
 	})
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Query___schema(ctx context.Context, field graphql.C
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return ec.introspectSchema()
 	})
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Directive_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name, nil
 	})
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Directive_description(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Directive_locations(ctx context.Context, field gr
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Locations, nil
 	})
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Directive_args(ctx context.Context, field graphql
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Args, nil
 	})
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Directive_isRepeatable(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.IsRepeatable, nil
 	})
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___EnumValue_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name, nil
 	})
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___EnumValue_description(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___EnumValue_isDeprecated(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.IsDeprecated(), nil
 	})
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___EnumValue_deprecationReason(ctx context.Context,
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.DeprecationReason(), nil
 	})
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Col
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name, nil
 	})
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_description(ctx context.Context, field grap
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_args(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Col
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Args, nil
 	})
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_type(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Col
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Type, nil
 	})
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_isDeprecated(ctx context.Context, field gra
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.IsDeprecated(), nil
 	})
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Field_deprecationReason(ctx context.Context, fiel
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.DeprecationReason(), nil
 	})
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___InputValue_name(ctx context.Context, field graphq
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name, nil
 	})
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___InputValue_description(ctx context.Context, field
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___InputValue_type(ctx context.Context, field graphq
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Type, nil
 	})
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___InputValue_defaultValue(ctx context.Context, fiel
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.DefaultValue, nil
 	})
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_description(ctx context.Context, field gra
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_types(ctx context.Context, field graphql.C
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Types(), nil
 	})
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_queryType(ctx context.Context, field graph
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.QueryType(), nil
 	})
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_mutationType(ctx context.Context, field gr
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.MutationType(), nil
 	})
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_subscriptionType(ctx context.Context, fiel
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.SubscriptionType(), nil
 	})
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Schema_directives(ctx context.Context, field grap
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Directives(), nil
 	})
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_kind(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Coll
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Kind(), nil
 	})
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Coll
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Name(), nil
 	})
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_description(ctx context.Context, field graph
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Description(), nil
 	})
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_fields(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Co
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Fields(fc.Args["includeDeprecated"].(bool)), nil
 	})
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_interfaces(ctx context.Context, field graphq
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.Interfaces(), nil
 	})
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_possibleTypes(ctx context.Context, field gra
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.PossibleTypes(), nil
 	})
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_enumValues(ctx context.Context, field graphq
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.EnumValues(fc.Args["includeDeprecated"].(bool)), nil
 	})
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_inputFields(ctx context.Context, field graph
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.InputFields(), nil
 	})
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_ofType(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Co
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.OfType(), nil
 	})
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type_specifiedByURL(ctx context.Context, field gr
 			ret = graphql.Null
 		}
 	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
 		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
 		return obj.SpecifiedByURL(), nil
 	})
@@ -2596,10 +2596,10 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext___Type_specifiedByURL(ctx context.Conte
 
 // region    **************************** input.gotpl *****************************
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalInputCharacterInput(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) (model.CharacterInput, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalInputCharacterInput(ctx context.Context, obj any) (model.CharacterInput, error) {
 	var it model.CharacterInput
-	asMap := map[string]interface{}{}
-	for k, v := range obj.(map[string]interface{}) {
+	asMap := map[string]any{}
+	for k, v := range obj.(map[string]any) {
 		asMap[k] = v
 	}
 
@@ -3133,7 +3133,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) ___Type(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet, o
 
 // region    ***************************** type.gotpl *****************************
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNBoolean2bool(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (bool, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNBoolean2bool(ctx context.Context, v any) (bool, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalBoolean(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3162,12 +3162,12 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalNCharacter2ᚖgithubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontrib
 	return ec._Character(ctx, sel, v)
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNCharacterInput2githubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontribᚋouterbanksᚑapiᚋgraphᚋgraphᚋmodelᚐCharacterInput(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (model.CharacterInput, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNCharacterInput2githubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontribᚋouterbanksᚑapiᚋgraphᚋgraphᚋmodelᚐCharacterInput(ctx context.Context, v any) (model.CharacterInput, error) {
 	res, err := ec.unmarshalInputCharacterInput(ctx, v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNCliqueType2githubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontribᚋouterbanksᚑapiᚋgraphᚋgraphᚋmodelᚐCliqueType(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (model.CliqueType, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNCliqueType2githubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontribᚋouterbanksᚑapiᚋgraphᚋgraphᚋmodelᚐCliqueType(ctx context.Context, v any) (model.CliqueType, error) {
 	var res model.CliqueType
 	err := res.UnmarshalGQL(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalNCliqueType2githubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontribᚋo
 	return v
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNID2string(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNID2string(ctx context.Context, v any) (string, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalID(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalNID2string(ctx context.Context, sel ast.Selec
 	return res
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNString2string(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNString2string(ctx context.Context, v any) (string, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalString(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3255,7 +3255,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalN__Directive2ᚕgithubᚗcomᚋ99designsᚋgq
 	return ret
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__DirectiveLocation2string(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__DirectiveLocation2string(ctx context.Context, v any) (string, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalString(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3270,8 +3270,8 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalN__DirectiveLocation2string(ctx context.Conte
 	return res
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__DirectiveLocation2ᚕstringᚄ(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) ([]string, error) {
-	var vSlice []interface{}
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__DirectiveLocation2ᚕstringᚄ(ctx context.Context, v any) ([]string, error) {
+	var vSlice []any
 	if v != nil {
 		vSlice = graphql.CoerceList(v)
 	}
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalN__Type2ᚖgithubᚗcomᚋ99designsᚋgqlgen
 	return ec.___Type(ctx, sel, v)
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__TypeKind2string(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalN__TypeKind2string(ctx context.Context, v any) (string, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalString(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalN__TypeKind2string(ctx context.Context, sel a
 	return res
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOBoolean2bool(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (bool, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOBoolean2bool(ctx context.Context, v any) (bool, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalBoolean(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
 }
@@ -3470,7 +3470,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalOBoolean2bool(ctx context.Context, sel ast.Se
 	return res
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOBoolean2ᚖbool(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (*bool, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOBoolean2ᚖbool(ctx context.Context, v any) (*bool, error) {
 	if v == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -3540,7 +3540,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalOCharacter2ᚖgithubᚗcomᚋirisᚑcontrib
 	return ec._Character(ctx, sel, v)
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOString2ᚖstring(ctx context.Context, v interface{}) (*string, error) {
+func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalOString2ᚖstring(ctx context.Context, v any) (*string, error) {
 	if v == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}

_examples/graphql/schema-first/graph/model/models_gen.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (e CliqueType) String() string {
 	return string(e)
 }
 
-func (e *CliqueType) UnmarshalGQL(v interface{}) error {
+func (e *CliqueType) UnmarshalGQL(v any) error {
 	str, ok := v.(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("enums must be strings")

_examples/http-server/h2c/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/http-server/h2c
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/http-server/http3-quic/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/http-server/http3-quic
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/i18n/basic/main.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func newApp() *iris.Application {
 	// This is why this one accepts both input and matched languages,
 	// so the caller can be more expressful knowing those.
 	// Defaults to nil.
-	app.I18n.DefaultMessageFunc = func(langInput, langMatched, key string, args ...interface{}) string {
+	app.I18n.DefaultMessageFunc = func(langInput, langMatched, key string, args ...any) string {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("user language input: %s: matched as: %s: not found key: %s: args: %v", langInput, langMatched, key, args)
 		app.Logger().Warn(msg)
 		return msg
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func newApp() *iris.Application {
 	app.Get("/templates", func(ctx iris.Context) {
 		if err := ctx.View("index.html", iris.Map{
 			"tr": ctx.Tr, // word, arguments... {call .tr "hi" "iris"}}
-			"trUnsafe": func(message string, args ...interface{}) template.HTML {
+			"trUnsafe": func(message string, args ...any) template.HTML {
 				return template.HTML(ctx.Tr(message, args...))
 			},
 		}); err != nil {

_examples/i18n/plurals/main.go

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.Listen(":8080")
 }
 
-func tr(ctx iris.Context, key string, args ...interface{}) {
+func tr(ctx iris.Context, key string, args ...any) {
 	translation := ctx.Tr(key, args...)
 	ctx.Writef("<tr><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%v</td></tr>\n", key, translation, args)
 }

_examples/i18n/plurals/main_test.go

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ LocalVarsHouseCount.Text=She has 4 houses
 	}
 }
 
-func tr(ctx iris.Context, key string, args ...interface{}) {
+func tr(ctx iris.Context, key string, args ...any) {
 	translation := ctx.Tr(key, args...)
 	ctx.Writef("%s=%s\n", key, translation)
 }

_examples/kafka-api/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module myapp
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/IBM/sarama v1.45.2

_examples/kafka-api/main.go

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (h httpError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Status Code: %d\nReason: %s", h.Code, h.Reason)
 }
 
-func fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
+func fail(ctx iris.Context, statusCode int, format string, a ...any) {
 	reason := "unspecified"
 	if format != "" {
 		reason = fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)

_examples/logging/request-logger/accesslog-broker/main.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func profileHandler(ctx iris.Context) {
 }
 
 func readBodyHandler(ctx iris.Context) {
-	var request interface{}
+	var request any
 	if err := ctx.ReadBody(&request); err != nil {
 		ctx.StopWithPlainError(iris.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return

_examples/logging/request-logger/accesslog-formatter/main.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func newCustomFormatter(delim byte, blank string) *customFormatter {
 func (f *customFormatter) SetOutput(dest io.Writer) {
 	f.w = dest
 	f.bufPool = &sync.Pool{
-		New: func() interface{} {
+		New: func() any {
 			return new(bytes.Buffer)
 		},
 	}

_examples/logging/request-logger/accesslog-proxy/target/main.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func readWriteHandler(ctx iris.Context) {
-	var req interface{}
+	var req any
 	ctx.ReadBody(&req)
 
 	ctx.JSON(iris.Map{

_examples/logging/request-logger/accesslog-slack/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/logging/accesslog-slack
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/logging/request-logger/accesslog/main.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func makeAccessLog() *accesslog.AccessLog {
 		if sess := sessions.Get(ctx); sess != nil {
 			fields.Set("session_id", sess.ID())
 
-			sess.Visit(func(k string, v interface{}) {
+			sess.Visit(func(k string, v any) {
 				fields.Set(k, v)
 			})
 		}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func readBodyHandler(ctx iris.Context) {
-	var request interface{}
+	var request any
 	if err := ctx.ReadBody(&request); err != nil {
 		ctx.StopWithPlainError(iris.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		return

_examples/logging/rollbar/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/examples/logging/rollbar
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/monitor/statsviz/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/statsviz
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/arl/statsviz v0.6.0

_examples/mvc/error-handler-hijack/main.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Hijack each output value of a method (can be used per-party too).
 	app.ConfigureContainer().
 		UseResultHandler(func(next iris.ResultHandler) iris.ResultHandler {
-			return func(ctx iris.Context, v interface{}) error {
+			return func(ctx iris.Context, v any) error {
 				switch val := v.(type) {
 				case errorResponse:
 					return next(ctx, errorView(val))
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type user struct {
 	ID uint64 `json:"id"`
 }
 
-func (c *controller) GetBy(userid uint64) interface{} {
+func (c *controller) GetBy(userid uint64) any {
 	if userid != 1 {
 		return errorResponse{
 			Code:    iris.StatusNotFound,

_examples/mvc/error-handler-preflight/main.go

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ type controller struct{}
 
 // Generic response type for JSON results.
 type response struct {
-	ID        uint64      `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Data      interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"` // {data: result } on fetch actions.
-	Code      int         `json:"code,omitempty"`
-	Message   string      `json:"message,omitempty"`
-	Timestamp int64       `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
+	ID        uint64 `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Data      any    `json:"data,omitempty"` // {data: result } on fetch actions.
+	Code      int    `json:"code,omitempty"`
+	Message   string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Timestamp int64  `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (r *response) Preflight(ctx iris.Context) error {

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible-bidirectional-stream/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module grpcexample
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible-bidirectional-stream/helloworld/helloworld.pb.go

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 }
 
 var file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
-var file_helloworld_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+var file_helloworld_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*HelloRequest)(nil), // 0: helloworld.HelloRequest
 	(*HelloReply)(nil),   // 1: helloworld.HelloReply
 }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_init() {
 		return
 	}
 	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloReply); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible-bidirectional-stream/helloworld/helloworld_grpc.pb.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func RegisterGreeterServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv GreeterServer) {
 	s.RegisterService(&_Greeter_serviceDesc, srv)
 }
 
-func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv any, ctx context.Context, dec func(any) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (any, error) {
 	in := new(HelloRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(in
 		Server:     srv,
 		FullMethod: "/helloworld.Greeter/SayHello",
 	}
-	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req any) (any, error) {
 		return srv.(GreeterServer).SayHello(ctx, req.(*HelloRequest))
 	}
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func RegisterGreeterServerSideSStreamServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv Greeter
 	s.RegisterService(&_GreeterServerSideSStream_serviceDesc, srv)
 }
 
-func _GreeterServerSideSStream_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
+func _GreeterServerSideSStream_SayHello_Handler(srv any, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 	m := new(HelloRequest)
 	if err := stream.RecvMsg(m); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func RegisterGreeterClientSideStreamServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv GreeterC
 	s.RegisterService(&_GreeterClientSideStream_serviceDesc, srv)
 }
 
-func _GreeterClientSideStream_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
+func _GreeterClientSideStream_SayHello_Handler(srv any, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 	return srv.(GreeterClientSideStreamServer).SayHello(&greeterClientSideStreamSayHelloServer{stream})
 }
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func RegisterGreeterBidirectionalStreamServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv Greet
 	s.RegisterService(&_GreeterBidirectionalStream_serviceDesc, srv)
 }
 
-func _GreeterBidirectionalStream_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
+func _GreeterBidirectionalStream_SayHello_Handler(srv any, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 	return srv.(GreeterBidirectionalStreamServer).SayHello(&greeterBidirectionalStreamSayHelloServer{stream})
 }
 

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible/helloworld/helloworld.pb.go

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 }
 
 var file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
-var file_helloworld_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+var file_helloworld_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*HelloRequest)(nil), // 0: helloworld.HelloRequest
 	(*HelloReply)(nil),   // 1: helloworld.HelloReply
 }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_init() {
 		return
 	}
 	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func file_helloworld_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_helloworld_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloReply); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func RegisterGreeterServer(s *grpc.Server, srv GreeterServer) {
 	s.RegisterService(&_Greeter_serviceDesc, srv)
 }
 
-func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv any, ctx context.Context, dec func(any) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (any, error) {
 	in := new(HelloRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func _Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(in
 		Server:     srv,
 		FullMethod: "/helloworld.Greeter/SayHello",
 	}
-	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req any) (any, error) {
 		return srv.(GreeterServer).SayHello(ctx, req.(*HelloRequest))
 	}
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)

_examples/mvc/hello-world/main.go

@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ func (c *ExampleController) GetPing() string {
 // GetHello serves
 // Method:   GET
 // Resource: http://localhost:8080/hello
-func (c *ExampleController) GetHello() interface{} {
+func (c *ExampleController) GetHello() any {
 	return map[string]string{"message": "Hello Iris!"}
 }
 
 // GetHelloWorld serves
 // Method:   GET
 // Resource: http://localhost:8080/hello/world
-func (c *ExampleController) GetHelloWorld() interface{} {
+func (c *ExampleController) GetHelloWorld() any {
 	return map[string]string{"message": "Hello Iris! DefaultPath"}
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ type ExampleControllerCustomPath struct{}
 // GetHelloWorld serves
 // Method:   GET
 // Resource: http://localhost:8080/helloWorld
-func (c *ExampleControllerCustomPath) GetHelloWorld() interface{} {
+func (c *ExampleControllerCustomPath) GetHelloWorld() any {
 	return map[string]string{"message": "Hello Iris! CustomPath"}
 }
 

_examples/mvc/login-mvc-single-responsibility/user/controller.go

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *Controller) renderNotFound(id int64) mvc.View {
 // in order to be able to return a type of `Model`
 // as mvc.Result.
 // If this function didn't exist then
-// we should explicit set the output result to that Model or to an interface{}.
+// we should explicit set the output result to that Model or to an any.
 func (u Model) Dispatch(ctx iris.Context) {
 	ctx.JSON(u)
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (c *Controller) GetBy(userID int64) mvc.Result {
 	// either a user which returns the Model as JSON via its Dispatch.
 	//
 	// We could also return just a struct value that is not an mvc.Result,
-	// if the output result of the `GetBy` was that struct's type or an interface{}
+	// if the output result of the `GetBy` was that struct's type or an any
 	// and iris would render that with JSON as well, but here we can't do that without complete the `Dispatch`
 	// function, because we may return an mvc.View which is an mvc.Result.
 	return user

_examples/mvc/login/web/controllers/users_controller.go

@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ func (c *UsersController) PutBy(id int64) (datamodels.User, error) {
 // DeleteBy deletes a user.
 // Demo:
 // curl -i -X DELETE -u admin:password http://localhost:8080/users/1
-func (c *UsersController) DeleteBy(id int64) interface{} {
+func (c *UsersController) DeleteBy(id int64) any {
 	wasDel := c.Service.DeleteByID(id)
 	if wasDel {
 		// return the deleted user's ID
-		return map[string]interface{}{"deleted": id}
+		return map[string]any{"deleted": id}
 	}
 	// right here we can see that a method function
 	// can return any of those two types(map or int),

_examples/mvc/overview/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module app
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c
 

_examples/mvc/repository/web/controllers/hello_controller.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type HelloController struct{}
 
 var helloView = mvc.View{
 	Name: "hello/index.html",
-	Data: map[string]interface{}{
+	Data: map[string]any{
 		"Title":     "Hello Page",
 		"MyMessage": "Welcome to my awesome website",
 	},

_examples/mvc/repository/web/controllers/movie_controller.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *MovieController) PutBy(ctx iris.Context, id int64) (datamodels.Movie, e
 // DeleteBy deletes a movie.
 // Demo:
 // curl -i -X DELETE -u admin:password http://localhost:8080/movies/1
-func (c *MovieController) DeleteBy(id int64) interface{} {
+func (c *MovieController) DeleteBy(id int64) any {
 	wasDel := c.Service.DeleteByID(id)
 	if wasDel {
 		// return the deleted movie's ID

_examples/mvc/vuejs-todo-mvc/src/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/v12/_examples/mvc/vuejs-todo-mvc/src
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c
 

_examples/project/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/username/project
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/golog v0.1.13

_examples/request-body/form-query-headers-params-decoder/main.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // See here: https://godoc.org/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/primitive#ObjectID.MarshalJSON.
 //
 // To register a converter import the github.com/iris-contrib/schema and call
-// schema.Query.RegisterConverter(value interface{}, converterFunc Converter).
+// schema.Query.RegisterConverter(value any, converterFunc Converter).
 //
 // The Converter is just a type of func(string) reflect.Value.
 //

_examples/request-body/read-custom-via-unmarshaler/main.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var DefaultBodyDecoder = myBodyDecoder{}
 // we will use the simplest `context#UnmarshalerFunc` to pass just the yaml.Unmarshal.
 //
 // Can be used as: ctx.UnmarshalBody(&c, DefaultBodyDecoder)
-func (r *myBodyDecoder) Unmarshal(data []byte, outPtr interface{}) error {
+func (r *myBodyDecoder) Unmarshal(data []byte, outPtr any) error {
 	return yaml.Unmarshal(data, outPtr)
 }
 */

_examples/request-body/read-many/main.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func logAllBody(ctx iris.Context) {
 }
 
 func logJSON(ctx iris.Context) {
-	var p interface{}
+	var p any
 	if err := ctx.ReadJSON(&p); err == nil {
 		ctx.Application().Logger().Infof("logJSON: %#+v", p)
 	}

_examples/response-writer/json-third-party/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/response-writer/json-third-party
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.2

_examples/response-writer/json-third-party/main.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func applyIrisGlobalPatches() {
 
 	// Apply global modifications to the context REST writers
 	// without modifications to your web server's handlers code.
-	iris.Patches().Context().Writers().JSON(func(ctx iris.Context, v interface{}, options *iris.JSON) error {
+	iris.Patches().Context().Writers().JSON(func(ctx iris.Context, v any, options *iris.JSON) error {
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(ctx.ResponseWriter())
 		enc.SetEscapeHTML(!options.UnescapeHTML)
 		enc.SetIndent("", options.Indent)

_examples/response-writer/protobuf/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module app
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3

_examples/response-writer/protobuf/protos/hello.pb.go

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func file_hello_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 }
 
 var file_hello_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
-var file_hello_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+var file_hello_proto_goTypes = []any{
 	(*HelloRequest)(nil), // 0: protos.HelloRequest
 	(*HelloReply)(nil),   // 1: protos.HelloReply
 }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func file_hello_proto_init() {
 		return
 	}
 	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_hello_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_hello_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func file_hello_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		file_hello_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+		file_hello_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
 			switch v := v.(*HelloReply); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state

_examples/routing/basic/main.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func newApp() *iris.Application {
 			return
 		}
 
-		ctx.JSON(map[string]interface{}{
+		ctx.JSON(map[string]any{
 			// you can pass any custom structured go value of course.
 			"user_id": userID,
 		})

_examples/routing/basic/main_test.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestRoutingBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedUUintResponse         = expectedUResponse("uid", "uint", "42")
 		expectedUAlphabeticalResponse = expectedUResponse("firstname", "alphabetical", "abcd")
 
-		expectedAPIUsersIndexResponse = map[string]interface{}{"user_id": 42}
+		expectedAPIUsersIndexResponse = map[string]any{"user_id": 42}
 
 		expectedAdminIndexResponse = "<h1>Hello from admin/</h1>"
 

_examples/routing/custom-context/main.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (c *myCustomContext) SetContext(ctx iris.Context) {
 	c.Context = ctx
 }
 
-func (c *myCustomContext) HTML(format string, args ...interface{}) (int, error) {
+func (c *myCustomContext) HTML(format string, args ...any) (int, error) {
 	c.Application().Logger().Info("HTML was called from custom Context")
 
 	return c.Context.HTML(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))

_examples/routing/http-errors/main.go

@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ func problemExample(ctx iris.Context) {
 		// retry-after based on the request. Useful for ProblemOptions reusability.
 		// Overrides the RetryAfter field.
 		//
-		// RetryAfterFunc: func(iris.Context) interface{} { [...] }
+		// RetryAfterFunc: func(iris.Context) any { [...] }
 	})
 }

_examples/routing/macros/main.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := iris.New()
 	app.Logger().SetLevel("debug")
 
-	app.Macros().Register("slice", "", []string{}, false, true, func(paramValue string) (interface{}, bool) {
+	app.Macros().Register("slice", "", []string{}, false, true, func(paramValue string) (any, bool) {
 		return strings.Split(paramValue, "/"), true
 	}).RegisterFunc("contains", func(expectedItems []string) func(paramValue []string) bool {
 		sort.Strings(expectedItems)
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	// In order to use your new param type inside MVC controller's function input argument or a hero function input argument
 	// you have to tell the Iris what type it is, the `ValueRaw` of the parameter is the same type
-	// as you defined it above with the func(paramValue string) (interface{}, bool).
+	// as you defined it above with the func(paramValue string) (any, bool).
 	// The new value and its type(from string to your new custom type) it is stored only once now,
 	// you don't have to do any conversions for simple cases like this.
-	context.ParamResolvers[reflect.TypeOf([]string{})] = func(paramIndex int) interface{} {
+	context.ParamResolvers[reflect.TypeOf([]string{})] = func(paramIndex int) any {
 		return func(ctx iris.Context) []string {
 			// When you want to retrieve a parameter with a value type that it is not supported by-default, such as ctx.Params().GetInt
 			// then you can use the `GetEntry` or `GetEntryAt` and cast its underline `ValueRaw` to the desired type.

_examples/routing/party-controller/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/routing/party-controller
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c
 

_examples/routing/subdomains/redirect/multi-instances/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/_examples/routing/subdomains/redirect/multi-instances
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c
 

_examples/sessions/database/badger/main.go

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func main() {
 	// * bool, for booleans
 	// * float64, for numbers
 	// * string, for strings
-	// * []interface{}, for arrays
-	// * map[string]interface{}, for objects.
+	// * []any, for arrays
+	// * map[string]any, for objects.
 	// If you want to save the data per go-specific types
 	// you should change the DefaultTranscoder to the GobTranscoder one:
 	// sessions.DefaultTranscoder = sessions.GobTranscoder{}

_examples/sessions/database/redis/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module app
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c
 

_examples/sessions/overview/example/example.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewApp(sess *sessions.Sessions) *iris.Application {
 		}
 
 		ctx.HTML("<ul>")
-		session.Visit(func(key string, value interface{}) {
+		session.Visit(func(key string, value any) {
 			ctx.HTML(fmt.Sprintf("<li> %s = %v </li>", key, value))
 		})
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewApp(sess *sessions.Sessions) *iris.Application {
 		session := sessions.Get(ctx)
 
 		key := ctx.Params().Get("key")
-		var value interface{}
+		var value any
 
 		switch ctx.Params().Get("type") {
 		case "int":

_examples/testing/ginkgotest/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module ginkgotest
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/kataras/iris/v12 v12.2.11-0.20250430051100-af9c8213980c

_examples/url-shortener/store.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Panic panics, change it if you don't want to panic on critical INITIALIZE-ONLY-ERRORS
-var Panic = func(v interface{}) {
+var Panic = func(v any) {
 	panic(v)
 }
 

_examples/view/embedding-templates-into-app-bindata/bindata.go

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (fi bindataFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
 }
 
 // Sys return file is sys mode
-func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() interface{} {
+func (fi bindataFileInfo) Sys() any {
 	return nil
 }
 

_examples/view/overview/main.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 			Name   string
 			Age    int
 			Items  []string
-			Map    map[string]interface{}
+			Map    map[string]any
 			Nested book
 		}{
 			"Example Name",

_examples/view/quicktemplate/controllers/hello.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Hello renders our ../templates/hello.qtpl file using the compiled ../templates/hello.qtpl.go file.
 func Hello(ctx iris.Context) {
-	// vars := make(map[string]interface{})
+	// vars := make(map[string]any)
 	// vars["message"] = "Hello World!"
 	// vars["name"] = ctx.Params().Get("name")
 	// [...]

_examples/view/quicktemplate/templates/hello.qtpl

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Hello template, implements the Partial's methods.
 
 {% code
 type Hello struct {
-  Vars map[string]interface{}
+  Vars map[string]any
 }
 %}
 

_examples/view/quicktemplate/templates/hello.qtpl.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 //line hello.qtpl:4
 
 type Hello struct {
-	Vars map[string]interface{}
+	Vars map[string]any
 }
 
 //line hello.qtpl:9

_examples/view/templ/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kataras/iris/v12/_examples/view/templ
 
-go 1.24.3
+go 1.25
 
 require (
 	github.com/a-h/templ v0.3.887