EL4J, an Extension Library for the J2EE

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.9.3

Notes:
* EL4J 0.9.3 released.

Changes:
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 Date :   16.02.06
                            EL4J version  0.9.3
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* SourceForge Change Requests CLOSED
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* Hello world project added
  = Template to start new projects and update existing projects.

* General framework
  = GPL version in EL4J java header explicitly set to GPL version 2.0.
  = Problem with javadoc titles solved for sets refdb-modules and refdb-tests.
  = Checkstyle check suppression filters added. Deprecated checks disabled.
  = Rmi port changed from 1099 to 8090 to circumvent problem with Microsoft
    Outlook.
  = Environment varibale "db.name" introduced. Default value is "db2" 
    (rationale for the default: we use apache derby database, which is
     compatible with DB2)
  = Command line hook improved.
  = EL4Ant quick reference sheet added.


* Framework modules
  = module-core (binary version is 1.3)
    + IBatis stuff moved to separate module with name module-ibatis.
    + List property merge configurer can now prepend and append new values to 
      lists.
    + Refresh property override configurer added to circumvent problem with 
      abstract application context. 
      See http://opensource2.atlassian.com/projects/spring/browse/SPR-1657
    + Query object can now belong to a specific bean class.
    + Query object event can now contain multiple query objects.
    + Method added to collection util class.
  = module-ibatis added (binary verison is 1.0)
    + Callback classes moved from package 
      ch.elca.el4j.services.persistence.ibatis to
      ch.elca.el4j.services.persistence.ibatis.callback
    + Dao classes moved from package
      ch.elca.el4j.services.persistence.generic.dao to
      ch.elca.el4j.services.persistence.ibatis.dao
  = module-hibernate added (binary verison is 1.0)
    + Contains no java files, just configuration files.
  = module-daemon_manager (binary verison is 1.2)
    + Dependency to Java Service Wrapper jar added.
    + Abstract daemon manager controller class for Java Service Wrapper added.
    + Ordered startup and shutdown of daemons in daemon manager possible.
      (Interface Daemon extends interface Ordered (of Spring))
    + Daemon bean factory added. Can be used to instantiate the same daemon
      multiple times.
  = module-daemon_manager-tests (no binary version)
    + Test added for new daemon manager features.
  = module-daemon_manager-demos (no binary version)
    + Demo for Java Service Wrapper added.
    + Demo improved for new daemon manager features.
  = module-env (binary verison is 1.1)
    + Property placeholder configurer ordered (value -2).
    + Sceanario added to be able to use env properties with lazy property
      override configurer. Is ordered (value -1) and will be loaded after
      property placeholder configurer.
  = module-spring_rcp (binary verison is 1.1)
    + Extensive documentation added (in refererence doc pdf).
    + General configuration added.
    + "String to *" and "* to string" converters added.
    + Bean presenter interface introduced. No more dependency on abstract 
      bean view.
    + Message keywords refactored.
    + Binder added to display java.lang.Boolean with three radio buttons.
    + Page component added to group page components. Default implementation
      groups them in a JPanel.
    + Interface group- and layout-descriptor added to arrange page components
      on a page.
    + Interface page layout builder improved.
    + LookupViewDescriptor moved to package 
      ch.elca.el4j.services.gui.richclient.views.descriptors.impl
    + AbstractBeanView renamed to AbstractBeanTableView.
    + AbstractView implements group- and layout-descriptor.
    + Method "createControlOnce" of AbstractView removed. Use method 
      "createControl" instead.
    + Comparison search item added.
    + Unfocusable table cell renderers added.

* Framework applications
  = common-database (binary verison is 1.1)
    + Dependency to module-env added for easier configuration.
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios and improved.
  = keyword-core (no binary version)
    + Dependency to module-env and module-ibatis added.
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios.
  = keyword-core-tests (no binary version)
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios and improved. 
      Configurations for datasource and IBatis were split up.
    + TestCaseBase renamed to AbstractTestCaseBase, config locations adapted and
      default constructor hidden.
  = refdb-core (no binary version)
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios.
  = refdb-core-tests (no binary version)
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios and improved. 
      Configurations for datasource and IBatis were split up.
    + TestCaseBase renamed to AbstractTestCaseBase, config locations adapted and
      default constructor hidden.
  = refdb-gui (no binary version)
    + Direct dependency to module-env removed.
    + Configuration files moved from mandatory to scenarios and improved. 
      Configurations for datasource and IBatis were split up. Configuration for 
      SpringRCP reorganized and parts moved to module-springrcp. See doc of 
      module-springrcp.
    + Application start classes improved.
    + Service broker to access reference service added.
    + Bean presenter interface introduced.
    + Dialog and wizard classes added and improved.
    + Rule source corrected.