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STAF V3.4.1 and STAX V3.4.1 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/. These new releases contain new features, bug fixes, and documentation updates.

Some of the improvements in STAF V3.4.1 include:

1) Installation changes:
- Updated the STAF installer files that use InstallAnywhere to use InstallAnywhere 2010 (instead of IA 2008)
- Updated the STAF installer files that use InstallAnywhere and bundle a JVM to bundle the latest available JVM for the operating systems (e.g. Java 6.0 SR7 where available)... read more

The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

STAF V3.3.4 and STAX V3.3.7 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/. These new releases contain new features, bug fixes, and documentation updates. ... read more

The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

STAF V3.3.3 and STAX V3.3.6 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/. These new releases contain new features, bug fixes, and documentation updates.... read more

The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

STAF V3.3.2 and STAX V3.3.5 are now available. In addition, a new STAF Java service called the FTP service is also available. The FTP service provides client side FTP (File Transfer Protocol) functions like downloading or uploading a file in binary mode from a remote FTP server. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/. ... read more

STAF (SW Test Automation Framework) V3.3.1 and STAX V3.3.4 are now available. In addition, new versions of the HTTP, Event, Email, Cron, and EventManager services are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/.

There are some new features in STAF V3.3.1 and STAX 3.3.4 as well as bug fixes and documentation updates. Some of the new features in STAF include: ... read more

The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

STAF V3.3.0 and STAX V3.3.3 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/. ... read more

STAF V3.2.5 and STAX V3.3.2 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/.

STAF V3.2.5 and later (and its downloadable services such as STAX) are licensed under the Eclipse Public License.

There are some new features in STAF and STAX as well as bug fixes and documentation updates.

The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

STAF Version 3.2.3 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at:

http://staf.sourceforge.net/. ... read more

STAF Version 3.2.2 and STAX Version 3.2.1 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/.

There are some new features in STAF V3.2.2 and STAX V3.2.1 as well as bug fixes and documentation updates. Some of the new features include:
o Added support for another new platform: Solaris Sparc 64-bit
o Updated the ResPool and SEM services to add the ability to specify no garbage collection when requesting a resource pool entry or when requesting a mutex semaphore
o Added a Java class (TestJSTAF) to verify that the version of Java you are using works with STAF Java support
o Documented the environment variables required to access STAF in QSH on iSeries and added them to the STAFEnv.sh script for iSeries
o Updated the STAX service to provide a finally element for the try/catch block
o Updated the STAX service to provide a new variable, STAXBlockRC, which is set whenever a block exits to indicate whether the block was terminated or not, or could not be started
o Updated the STAX service to indicate if a STAX job completed normally, abnormally, or was terminated
o Updated the STAX service to provide a new "info" testcase status to let you update the last status message for a testcase without recording a pass or fail status and added the last status message to the result from a list/query testcase request

Cron V3.2.2 and EventManager V3.2.2 are now available via the main STAF webpage at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

STAF Version 3.2.1 and STAX Version 3.2.0 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/.

There some new features in STAF V3.2.1 and STAX V3.2.0 as well as bug fixes and documentation updates. Some of the new features include:
o Added support for two new platforms: FreeBSD 4.10 and 6.1+ for i386 machines and Solaris 10 for x86 32-bit machines
o Updated the MONITOR service to support named monitors
o Updated the LOG service to provide the ability to query a STAF log by record number
o Updated the FS service to provide the ability to copy large files up to 4G in size
o Updated the Tcl APIs supported by STAF to support the formatObject and isMarshalledData functions
o Updated the STAX Monitor to provide the ability to view the STAX JVM log (or other JVM logs for Java services)
o Updated the STAX service so that jobs no longer share the module cache or the module search path
o Updated the STAX service to support an "if" attribute for the terminate, hold, and release elements... read more

STAX V3.1.5, Cron V3.2.1, and EventManager V3.2.1 are now available. You can find more
information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Here's a summary of the changes made:

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STAF Version 3.2.0 is now available. The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is a framework designed to improve the level of reuse and automation in test cases and test environments. The goal of STAF is to provide a complete end-to-end automation solution for testers.

You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/ .... read more

STAF Version 3.1.5 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

There are many bug fixes in this version, including some memory leak fixes (particularly in relation to Java applications and services), so we recommend upgrading STAF to this version.

STAF Version 3.1.4 and STAX Version 3.1.3 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Here's a summary of the changes made:

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History Log for STAF Version 3.1.4:

- Fixed Windows problem where during a silent install of STAF, the RC would
always be 0 even if the install failed (Bug #1460093)
- Fixed FS COPY request so that if fails due to being out of space on AIX,
now get RC 19 (File Write Error) instead of RC 0 or RC 22 (Bug #1461730)
- Fixed a memory leak when enumerating a directory (Bug #1463861)
+ Added a RECURSE option to the FS LIST DIRECTORY request to provide the
ability to list the contents of a directory recursively (Feature #1461609)
- Changed the STAFInst installer to no longer create links in /usr/bin and
/usr/lib (Bug #1360178)
- Fixed a problem in STAFInst where it didn't handle creating a new link
correctly if a link already existed (Bug #1471995)
- Fixed a RC 22 problem on a FS COPY FILE request (Bug #1459698)
- Removed silent install documentation for optionalCodepageSupport
(Bug #1476432)
- Added a RHEL4 example to the STAF FAQ Linux iptables configuration section
(Bug #1478034)
- Changed the instructions for installing STAF on OS/400 to run STAFInst
after untarring the installer file (Bug #1486002)
+ Added a Full setup type for the InstallShield installers (Feature #1477900)
- Corrected the User's Guide setupTypes.selectedSetupTypeId silent install
option (Bug #1486878)
- Fixed a problem where the InstallShield Minimal install type resulted in
all files being installed (Bug #1485126)
- Improved the error messages returned in the result when a PROCESS START
request fails to start a process (Bug #572193)
+ Improved errors messages returned by the resolve variable methods and
changed to return RC 47 (Invalid Value) instead of RC 7 (Invalid Request
String) when resolving a variable that should contain a number value, but
isn't numeric (Feature #1503117)
+ Added ability to specify the focus (e.g. minimized, foreground) for windows
opened when starting a process on a Windows system (Feature #1495665)
- Upgraded the Java versions bundled with STAF to ibmjre142sr5 (for Win32,
Linux, AIX, and Win64), sunjre142_12 (for Solaris) and hpjre142_10
(for HP PA-RISC) (Bug #1486828)
+ Provide a STAFLogViewer class in JSTAF.jar (Feature #1511822)
+ Added a TODIRECTORY option to the FS COPY FILE request (Feature #1512811)... read more

STAX Version 3.1.2 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

History Log for STAX V3.1.2:

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- Fixed a problem calling a function like has_key() directly on a STAXGlobal instance without having to call it's get() method first (Bug #1408579)... read more

STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 2.6.11, STAX Version 1.5.10, and HTTP V2.0.4 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF Web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Note any new releases of STAF V2 and its services are just maintenance releases -- only contains bug fixes, no new features. In addition, this is the last STAF V2 that we plan to release as STAF V2 has reached end of service.... read more

STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 3.1.3 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Here's a summary of the changes made in STAF V3.1.3:

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STAF V2.x customers -- Time to move ahead!

End of service for all STAF V2 releases is planned for April 21, 2006. We encourage you to move to STAF V3 now! STAF V3 has many new features and capabilities that you'll want to take advantage of, and many more enhancements are planned. You can find more information and download the STAF V3 binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.... read more

The Namespace service Version 1.0.0 is now available for STAF V3. You can view the Namespace Service User's Guide and download the service from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net/getservices.php#Namespace.

The Namespace service is an external STAF service written in Java. The purpose of the Namespace service is to provide a namespace hierarchy for storing and retrieving a persistent repository of variables. This service allows the creation of namespaces and allows you to set key/value pairs (e.g. variables) in a namespace. Namespaces may inherit variables from parent namespaces, thus creating a namespace hierarchy. Variable look-ups will be done within a namespace scope. If a variable cannot be found in the given namespace, resolution will be attempted in the parent namespace, and so on up the hierarchy. Unlike the Variable (VAR) service, any variables set in a namespace will persist across stops and restarts of STAF with no additional steps required by the user.

STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 3.1.2 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Here is a summary of all the changes made in STAF V3.1.2:

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STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 3.1.1 and STAX Version 3.1.1 are now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

STAF V3.1.1 includes some important bug fixes including:
- Fixed the problem where STAFProc could not be shut down on some Linux systems
- Fixed the problem where removing a service would kill STAFProc on some Linux systems
- Fixed a performance problem in the Java STAF Command Parser ... read more

STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 3.0.3 and STAX Version 3.0.2 are now available (as well as a new version of the Event service for STAF V3). You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF Web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

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History Log for STAF V3.0.3

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= Changed to not use enum as a Java variable name so can compile using Java 5.0 since enum is now a Java keyword (Bug #1241613)
- Pass NULL to AttachCurrentThread in STAFJavaServiceHelper.cpp to resolve a JVM crash with IBM Java 5.0 (Bug #1243199)
- Fixed ZIP service's UNZIP request to return an error if a FILE specified does not exist (Bug #1245354)
+ Added an "ADD" request to the ZIP service (equivalent to a "ZIP ADD" request) and deprecated the "ZIP ADD" request (Feature #1085859)
- Restructured STAFDemo to reduce the number of STAF requests submitted to start a process (Bug #1250303)
- Changed to only allow registering a network interface with a unique lower-case name (Bug #1250410)
+ Added a LIST COPYREQUESTS command to the FS service so you can list file and/or directory copy requests that are in progress (Feature #809485)
- Fixed problem during 2.x -> 3.x upgrade install (with the 2.x version still running) where some binary files were missing after the reboot (Bug #1247355)
- Updated STAF Users's Guide by adding a section on environment variable settings for STAF and running multiple instances of STAF (Bug #1243242)
- Fixed problem with STAF C++ command parser's instanceName() and instanceValue() methods (Bug #1252798)
- Fixed typo in VAR RESOLVE statements in "Getting Started with STAF" document (Bug #1254543)
- Fixed 99% CPU utilization problem with STAFProc that can occur on Unix systems if STAF has been running for 49+ days (Bug #1256803)
- Added descriptions of tracepoints and more trace message examples to the Trace service section of the STAF User's Guide (Bug #1256242)
- Fixed intermittent FS Copy hang problem and added recovery code for read or write failures (Bug #988110)... read more

STAF (Software Testing Automation Framework) Version 2.6.9 and STAX Version 1.5.8 are now available (as well as a new versions of the Cron, Event, and EventManager services for STAF V2). You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF Web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Note any new releases of STAF V2 and its services are just maintenance releases -- only contains bug fixes, no new features. ... read more

STAF V3.0.2 is now available. You can find more information and download the binaries from the official STAF web site at http://staf.sourceforge.net.

Here's a summary of changes made since STAF V3.0.1 was released:

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History Log for STAF

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* Changes required to migrate from one release to another... read more