Vaadin 8, Java 8 modernization

Vaadin 6 / 7 / 8 Framework UI
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I wonder if it would be possible in Vaadin 8 to adopt Java 8 constructs as inputs to widgets, so as to avoid the kind of little adapter classes like the following?

// This class allows the direct use of ZonedDateTime with PopupDateFields
public class SpecialPopupDateField extends PopupDateField{

// constructor = make a PopupDateField
    public SpecialPopupDateField(String inputString, float width) {
    super(inputString);
    // ... more setup stuff
   }

// it is convenient to be able to put zoned date times directly in and out of PopupDateFields without
// having to convert to the legacy java.util.Date class every time.
   
// get the date, pre-formatted as a zoned date time
    public ZonedDateTime  getValueZDT() {
        return super.getValue() == null ? null : 
            ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(super.getValue().toInstant(), Constants.getZoneid());
    }

// set the date from a zoned date time
   public void  setValueZDT(ZonedDateTime zdt) {
        super.setValue(zdt == null ? null : Date.from(zdt.toInstant()));    
    }