The Apache HttpComponents project is pleased to announce 4.4-alpha1 release of HttpComponents HttpClient. Notable features and enhancements included in the 4.4 series are:
* More efficient stale connection checking: indiscriminate connection checking which results in approximately 20 to 50 ms overhead per request has been deprecated in favor of conditional connection state validation (persistent connections are to be re-validated only if a specified period inactivity has elapsed) * Native Windows Negotiate/NTLM via JNA: when running on Windows OS HttpClient configured to use native NTLM or SPNEGO authentication schemes can make use of platform specific functionality via JNA and authenticate with current user system credentials * Authentication cache thread-safety: authentication caches used by HttpClient is now thread-safe and can be shared by multiple threads in order to re-use authentication state for subsequent requests This release also includes all fixes from the stable 4.3.x release branch. Please note that as of 4.4 HttpClient requires Java 1.6 or newer. Please note that new features included in this release are still considered experimental and their API may change in the future 4.4 alpha and beta releases. Download - <http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi> Release notes - <https://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.4.x.txt> HttpComponents site - <http://hc.apache.org/> About HttpComponents HttpClient The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most significant protocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, while increasing the number of applications that require HTTP support. Although the java.net package provides basic functionality for accessing resources via HTTP, it doesn't provide the full flexibility or functionality needed by many applications. HttpClient seeks to fill this void by providing an efficient, up-to-date, and feature-rich package implementing the client side of the most recent HTTP standards and recommendations. Designed for extension while providing robust support for the base HTTP protocol, HttpClient may be of interest to anyone building HTTP-aware client applications such as web browsers, web service clients, or systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed communication. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
