JPPF makes it easy to parallelize computationally intensive tasks and execute them on a Grid
What's new in JPPF 4.0-beta
Bug fixes
JPPF-165 JPPFConfiguration constructor and getConfigurationStream() method should be private
JPPF-194 Missing batching of class loading requests in class loading doc
Enhancements
JPPF-93 Class loader enhancements: client channel requests
JPPF-143 Apply data transformation and serialization scheme to JMX data
JPPF-146 Fully automate unit testing for the J2EE connector
JPPF-182 Generalize the tasks exception property to Throwable type
JPPF-190 Improve handling of deserialization errors in the nodes
JPPF-204 Add the 'jppf.' preffix to the configuration properties that miss it
Feature requests
JPPF-8 Ability to export statistics
JPPF-11 Ability for the nodes to work offline
JPPF-20 Class loader statistics
JPPF-21 Data transfer statistics
JPPF-22 Make the client dynamically configurable
JPPF-127 Refactor the client and node APIs to use Task<E> instead of JPPFTask
JPPF-135 Provide a more flexible mechanism for custom serialization extension
JPPF-155 Add Wikipedia database word count as a sample
JPPF-156 JCA connector: provide a mechanism for reconfiguration of the client without restart of the app server
JPPF-161 Ability to change the admin console layout
JPPF-173 Ability to include external configuration in the JPPF configuration
JPPF-184 Optimize deserialization errors handling in the node
JPPF-193 Timeout of bundles dispatched to the nodes
JPPF-196 Ability to associate a screen saver with a node
JPPF-175 Extend the JPPF network protocol to enable properly closing the network connections
JPPF-197 Built-in ability for the tasks to send notifications during execution
JPPF-202 Drop support for OC4J app server in the JCA connector
JPPF-205 Ability to reset the JPPF client
Tasks
JPPF-144 Regroup NodeLifeCycleListener and NodeLifeCycleListenerEx into a single interface
JPPF-158 Refactor the entire statistics and performance monitoring APIs
JPPF-159 Provide an API for easily implementing simple hooks in any area
JPPF-167 Refactor the client API so that standalone and JCA client use the same code
JPPF-170 Move \"jdk7 add-ons\" to the \"common\" module
JPPF-181 Genericize the get methods of dictionary types
JPPF-191 Create minimal set of unit tests for SSL/TLS configurations
JPPF-192 Create minimal set of unit tests for multi-server configurations
JPPF-206 Document the API changes between 3.3 and 4.0
To browse an issue, use the URL http://www.jppf.org/tracker/tbg/jppf/issues/JPPF-<issue_number>
This release also includes all bug fixes from JPPF 3.3.x: see http://www.jppf.org/tracker/tbg/jppf/issues/find/saved_search/15/search/1
JPPF Links:
Web Site: http://www.jppf.org
Downloads: http://www.jppf.org/downloads.php
Documentation: http://www.jppf.org/wiki
User forums: http://www.jppf.org/forums
Issue tracker: http://www.jppf.org/tracker/tbg/jppf
SF.net project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jppf-project/
