Hi all,
I have posted a first release candidate for the Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2 release
and it is ready for testing.
The 3.x release line of Apache OpenNLP introduces no known breaking changes
while significantly modularizing the project to improve library usage and
future extensibility.
The core API remains stable and fully compatible with 2.x, so existing projects
can continue using the opennlp-tools artifact without (substantial)
modifications.
Key Highlights:
• Notable Changes:
• The minimum Java compiler level was raised to 21 (OPENNLP-1735)
• The artifact 'opennlp-models' was renamed to 'opennlp-model-resolver'.
It can be used to detect and load OpenNLP compliant models from the classpath
(OPENNLP-1807)
• New Features:
• Apache OpenNLP can now detect sentiment from text (OPENNLP-855)
• The eval corpus format for GermEval2014 is now supported (OPENNLP-976)
• Document Categorization is now possible via a binding to LibSVM
(OPENNLP-1808)
• Bug Fixes:
• The SentenceDetector got three fixes in handling edge cases with
abbreviation dictionaries (OPENNLP-1809, OPENNLP-1810, OPENNLP-1811) - NOTE:
These fixes will be back-ported to the upcoming OpenNLP release 2.5.8 as well.
• Improvements:
• Language Codes passed in are now stricter validated to comply with
ISO-693 standard (OPENNLP-991)
• The OpenNLP developer manual (HTML + PDF) got an uplift for the UIMA
documentation part, being largely extended (OPENNLP-49)
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including all of our
users and the people who submitted bug reports, contributed code or
documentation enhancements.
The release was made using the OpenNLP release process, documented on the
website:
https://opennlp.apache.org/release.html
Maven Repo:
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1061
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>opennlp-3.0.0-M2-RC1</id>
<name>Testing OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2 release candidate</name>
<url>
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1061
</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
Binaries & Source:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/opennlp/opennlp-3.0.0-M2-rc1/
Tag:
https://github.com/apache/opennlp/releases/tag/opennlp-3.0.0-M2
Tag Hash: 4cc735b50edca7618cef067574ae5804089170db
Release notes:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12356724&projectId=12311215
The results of the eval tests for the aforementioned tag can be found
here: https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenNLP/job/eval-tests-releases/25/
Reminder: The up-2-date KEYS file for signature verification can be
found here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/opennlp/KEYS
Checklist for reference:
[ ] Both source (tar.gz/zip) and binary artifacts (tar.gz/zip) are present,
along with .asc and .sha512 files for each.
[ ] PGP signatures are valid for the release artifacts using the KEYS file from
dist.apache.org
[ ] SHA512 checksums are correct and verified.
[ ] LICENSE and NOTICE files exist and are accurate.
[ ] No unexpected binary files in the source release.
[ ] All source files have appropriate ASF headers (excluding generated files
and legacy files).
[ ] Build completes successfully from source and the instruction to do so are
clear.
Please vote on releasing these packages as Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2
The vote is open for at least the next 72 hours.
Only votes from OpenNLP PMC are binding, but everyone is welcome to
check the release candidate and vote.
The vote passes if at least three binding +1 votes are cast.
Please VOTE
[+1] go ship it
[+0] meh, don't care
[-1] stop, there is a ${showstopper}
Thanks!
Martin | mawiesne
