[Springframework-developer] Spring Framework 1.1 RC1 released

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Hello everybody,
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I'm pleased to announce that Spring Framework 1.1 RC1 is now available. =
This release introduces a number of significant new features, among =
those various bean factory enhancements, JMS support, nested =
transactions, enhanced JDO support, and support for Apache OJB.
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* support for convenient JMS access in the new "org.springframework.jms" =
package
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* retrieve multiple class path resources with same name via a =
"classpath*:" resource location
* reworked root/child bean definition concept, allowing to override any =
settings in a child
* added support for static factory methods ("factory-method" in XML bean =
definitions)
* added support for abstract lookup methods ("lookup-method" in XML bean =
definitions)
* bean factories can invoke non-public constructors, also autowire them
* AOP proxies including Advisors and TargetSources can now be serialized =
as far as possible
* reworked ApplicationEventMulticaster to allow for pluggability =
("applicationEventMulticaster" bean)
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* added "PROPAGATION_NESTED" to TransactionDefinition, for specifying a =
nested transaction
* added SavepointManager interface as superinterface of =
TransactionStatus, for generic savepoint management
* DataSourceTransactionManager supports nested transactions and =
savepoint management via JDBC 3.0 Savepoints

* added TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy, to allow for participating in =
Spring transactions with plain JDBC API code
* added support for retrieving JDBC 3.0 auto-generated keys to =
JdbcTemplate and SqlUpdate
* added support for BLOB/CLOB parameter values to JdbcTemplate, =
SqlUpdate and StoredProcedure
* added BatchSqlUpdate class to jdbc.object package, for convenient =
execution of batch updates

* added deferred close option to OpenSessionInViewFilter/Interceptor, as =
alternative to a single session per request
* reworked JdoDialect SPI (warning: not backwards-compatible!), to =
support more JDBC connection handling strategies
* JdoTransactionManager supports isolation levels and timeouts via =
JdoDialect's "beginTransaction" method
* introduced JdoOperations/JdoTemplate convenience methods for load, =
save, delete and find
* added OpenPersistenceManagerInViewInterceptor and =
OpenPersistenceManagerInViewFilter
* introduced "orm.ojb" package, for Apache OJB support (configuration in =
Spring, DAO support, transactions)

* added "dataSource" property to SchedulerFactoryBean, for using a =
Spring-managed DataSource as Quartz job store

* made BindStatus class more generic, moving it to support package, =
keeping a deprecated subclass in tags package
* added "fieldMarkerPrefix" support to ServletRequestDataBinder, for =
auto-resetting via "_fieldName" marker parameters
* added NestedPathTag for JSP, specifying a nested path (e.g. =
"customer.address") that BindTag will participate in
* added FreeMarkerViewResolver as convenience subclass of =
AbstractTemplateViewResolver
* added initial bind macro library for Velocity ("spring.vm"), =
automatically registered by VelocityConfigurer
* added initial bind macro library for FreeMarker ("spring.ftl"), =
automatically registered by FreeMarkerConfigurer
* reworked ContextLoaderPlugIn for Struts to support a context per =
Struts module
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For details on bug fixes and further new features in this release, see =
the changelog.
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For a showcase of Spring's new support for Apache OJB, have a look at =
Petclinic - which features OJB as third data access option now, =
alongside Hibernate and Spring JDBC.
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Spring 1.1 final is scheduled for mid August. The final release is =
mainly about completing the documentation, but of course there is also =
the chance of minor new features :-)
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Regards,
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Juergen