Possible candidate for upgrade in XWiki too. Thanks -Vincent
Begin forwarded message: > From: Nathan Bubna <nbu...@apache.org> > Date: May 19, 2010 2:56:21 AM GMT+02:00 > To: Velocity Users List <u...@velocity.apache.org>, Velocity Developers List > <d...@velocity.apache.org>, private <priv...@velocity.apache.org>, > annou...@apache.org > Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache VelocityTools 2.0 release > > The Apache Velocity project is pleased to announce the release of > VelocityTools 2.0. > > Downloads are available here: > http://velocity.apache.org/download.cgi > > This should be useable as a drop in replacement for Tools 2.0-beta4 or > Tools 1.4, with a few minor exceptions. The 2.x series of > VelocityTools requires Velocity 1.5+ and JDK 1.5+. > > For those new to Tools 2, here's an overview of the work done since 1.4: > * More convention over configuration and smart defaults > * New configuration formats (more concise/flexible/powerful xml, > properties, java) > * Provision of default and auto-loaded configurations > * Entirely new core infrastructure (lazy-loading tools, easier > access, standalone support etc) > * Added VelocityViewTag for JSP integration > * Added DisplayTool, ConversionTool, ClassTool, LoopTool, > FieldTool, a generic version of LinkTool and more > * Refactored and enhanced a number of existing tools > * Improved documentation > * Deprecated many outdated things > * Legacy support for almost all Tools 1.4 configurations and extensions > * Better integration of $application, $session and $request scope > control objects > * and lots more... > > For those following the betas, here's the notable changes since 2.0-beta4: > * Added a 'readOnly' config option to allow write operations on > ValueParser and ParameterTool (when set to false) > * Added a beta-quality UiDependencyTool (included in > velocity-view, but not in default tools.xml) > * Added an alpha-quality MarkupTool (included in generic tools, > but not in default tools.xml) > * Fixed (as much as possible) some significant last-iteration > LoopTool problems, and added a $loop.this property to serve as a more > reliable workaround in nested loops. See > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VELTOOLS-124 > * VelocityLayoutServlet now checks request attributes for > non-default layouts. > * The velocity-view.tld is now valid. > * VelocityView[Servlet] has improved exception and http management > (particularly for ResourceNotFoundExceptions). > * Miscellaneous documentation and build.xml improvements > > The Velocity developers are very interested in all feedback regarding > Tools 2.0, especially regarding backwards compatibility with apps > designed for Tools 1.4 or earlier. We aim to enable a smooth, > incremental transition for developers and their applications. _______________________________________________ devs mailing list devs@xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
