Hi again, Now that the 1.0 code base seems to be quite stable it is time to move forward. We have just created a maintenance branch for 1.0 in SVN. From now on, the SVN trunk will be dedicated to the upcoming version 1.1.
The issues database has also be updated to select the items that we will address in version 1.1. The goal is to produce a very focused release will minimal changes at the Restlet API level. As priority number 1, some core features that couldn't make it into version 1.0. ID Pri Summary -- --- ------- 64 P1 Support for DIGEST authentication 76 P1 Support WAR packaging 164 P1 Support XML configuration of Component Then, we have some major enhancements already in the pipe regarding the HTTP connectors. Basically, we will ship in com.noelios.restlet.jar default HTTP client and server connectors that will have no external dependency. They will solely be based on BIO streams and JDK's ThreadPool and will be used if no other pluggable connector is available in the classpath. For many applications with simple scalability needs, those connectors will be sufficient and will allow a minimal JAR footprint. This will also simplify the initial learning phase for pluggable connectors configuration. Finally, we will provide an Eclipse distribution with a custom Eclipse update site, to simplify the life of developers using this IDE. We already ship the JARs as compliant Eclipse plugins so this is mostly a publishing issue. ID Pri Summary -- --- ------- 10 P2 Custom HTTP server connector 16 P2 HTTP server connector based on Sun Glassfish Grizzly 46 P2 Custom HTTP client connector 292 P2 Replace AsyncWeb by MINA-based connector 191 P2 Add an Eclipse distribution As priority level 3, we will address some popular requests for enhancement like Atom extension completion, enhanced SSL configuration and JAXB-based representations. James Todd and I are also working on JXTA/HTTP connectors that are very promising and will also leverage the enhancements at level 2. ID Pri Summary -- --- ------- 72 P3 Complete Atom parsing 73 P3 Implement Atom writing 248 P3 Support JXTA 281 P3 Improve SSL support 289 P3 Add a JAXB Representation extension Now, it's time to speak up if one of your urgent need isn't addressed. An 1.2 release will probably follow right after to address less urgent needs. http://www.restlet.org/about/roadmap Best regards, Jerome
