Apache Cocoon 2.0rc1 Released ----------------------------- The Apache Cocoon team is proud to announce the 3rd release of Apache Cocoon 2.0. This release has been tested thoroughly.
Apache Cocoon 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the Cocoon XML publishing framework that is supposed to remove all those design constraints that emerged from the Apache Cocoon 1 experience. The Apache Cocoon Project has gone a long way since its creation on January 1999. It started as a simple servlet for static XSL styling and became more and more powerful as new features were added. Unfortunately, design decisions made early in the project influenced its evolution. Today, some of those constraints that shaped the project were modified as XML standards have evolved and solidified. For this reason, those design decisions need to be reconsidered under this new light. While Apache Cocoon started as a small step in the direction of a new web publishing idea based on better design patterns and reviewed estimations of management issues, the technology used was not mature enough for tools to emerge. Today, most web engineers consider XML as the key for an improved web model and web site managers see XML as a way to reduce costs and ease production. In an era where services rather than software will be key for economic success, a better and less expensive model for web publishing will be a winner, especially if based on open standards. For more information about Apache Cocoon 2.0rc1, please go to http://xml.apache.org/cocoon2 Changes with Apache Cocoon 2.0rc1 *) New "capture" logicsheet that allows parts of XSP-generated XML to be captured as XMLFragment or DOM objects. [SW] *) Removed ThreadSafe from the Action interfaces : the decision to be ThreadSafe is left to each implementation. Consequently, existing actions now explictly implement ThreadSafe. [SW] *) Redesigned the handling of the cocoon: protocol. Removed the pushURI and popURI methods. It is now possible to load cocoon: resources parallel in several tasks. [CZ] *) Fixed package name generation for subsitemap components and external components. [VG] *) Added ability to specify custom 404 error page for pipelines using map:handle-errors element with attribute type="404". [VG] *) Catch NoClassDefFoundError and throw ResourceNotFoundException if XSP was requested with different case. [VG] *) Added patch by Stuart Roebuck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) fixing the byte handling of the ImageDirectoryGenerator. [CZ] *) Added capability to resolve external XML entities using an entity resolver. See the documentation for "Entity Catalogs". [DM] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Carsten Open Source Group sunShine - b:Integrated ================================================================ Carsten Ziegeler, S&N AG, Klingenderstrasse 5, D-33100 Paderborn www.sundn.de mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================ --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
