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Java Plugin Framework (JPF) 0.11 released

New version of JPF is available for download. This release features several new functions, fixing errors and internal improvements.

The major changes since previous release are:
* To the DefaultApplicationInitializer class from JPF-Boot library added possibility to provide lists of plug-ins to be included/excluded from application (white and black lists). Thanks to Jonathan Giles for an idea.
* All Ant tasks improved to be able to work with single file plug-ins (JAR'ed or ZIP'ed). Thanks to Prashant M. R.
* Added possibility of advanced control of application splash screen in JPF-Boot library.
* The main() method in JPF-Boot library is now refactored to allow more accurate controlling of application bootstrap procedure. Among other benefits, this allows to write unit tests for plug-ins and JPF based applications.
* Added "reverse-lookup" attribute to plug-in manifest "import" tag. Setting this attribute to "true" allows imported plug-in to see classes in depending plug-in. This flag helps creating plug-ins that can see classes in other plug-ins not depending on them. This feature is very similar to Eclipse' "buddy class loading" behavior.
* Several internal improvements in StandardPluginManager and StandardPluginClassLoader.

Visit project home page at http://jpf.sourceforge.net for further details, documentation and tutorial.

Posted by Dmitry Olshansky 2006-06-29

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