Wow, thanks Geoff. Wasn't expecting all that but that's perfect. Thanks again, James
On Jan 21, 1:02 am, modius <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 21, 6:59 am, James Buckingham <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My question is - It mentions that these comparisons are based on > > version 4.x. If that is the case what has changed in terms of these > > features since the 5.x release? I'm not looking for anything in-depth > > really I was just looking for a quick summary from someone that knows > > and uses FarCry and can pick out these things quickly :-). > > Very detailed release notes for all versions are available > here:http://bugs.farcrycms.org/secure/ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=... > > From a feature comparison perspective, FarCry 5 sees an increasing > maturity in the plugin architecture, and a consequential increase in > the number of robust and significant plugin options for the FarCry > framework. The FarCry Community bundle (CMS, Greybox, Core) is really > just the tip of the iceberg in terms of functionality. > > A quick roadmap for the recent releases, that really just highlights > major changes follows. The sum of the myriad of minor changes between > releases is also significant by much harder to articulate ;) > > Glamour: FarCry 3.0 > ----------------------- > v3.0 involved a complete overhaul of the webtop UI to a more standards > based, CSS driven layout. By and large, this look has persisted into > later versions of FarCry. > > Gonzales: FarCry 4.0 > ----------------------- > Introduction of Formtools > Formtools are components that represent the behaviour of individual > properties when being displayed or rendered in a form. A property > might be as simple as a text input field or a complex library picker. > The framework ships with a huge dictionary of choices, and you can > build and distribute your own components. Difficult to put in a little > sound-bite but form tools lets you build very rich user interfaces > *very* quickly. > > Caching & Performance > The framework automatically caches calls to the database to improve > performance. Better still, the result of any view can be cached in > memory allowing you to generate complex, composite pages and then > retrieve them instantly from memory. FarCry even understands the way > the cache has been constructed so that embedded views that change will > flush and re-generate their parent pages automatically. > > Plugin Architecture > Every aspect of a project can be repackaged and used in another > project as a plugin. This might be the entire project or just a small > part of it. Most applications are combinations of several plugins. > Community plugins include solutions for Google Maps, blogging, content > management, free text search engines and many, many more. > > Fortress: FarCry 5.0 > ----------------------- > An overhaul of the security framework for FarCry, restructuring of the > application framework for shared hosting deployments, and a multitude > of smaller enhancements. > > Application.cfc > Replace Application.cfm/OnRequestEnd.cfm > > Security refactoring > * create better hooks for external directories; a user directory > plugin > * out of the box support for Active Directory, LDAP (OpenID planned) > * Integrate Audit sub-section for reporting > * Provide scaffolding for permission sets > * view level security > > Inline Documentation > * sub section summaries based on component metadata > * extend webtop config xml elements for i18n text > > Form Components > * ability to use formtools without content type machinery > * appropriate with Quick Builder UIs and so on > > Ongoing Formtool UI improvements > > Config refactoring > * convert config to content type > * convert config edit handler to use form components > > Improved Deployment Options > Shared hosting and webroot directory installation options. > > Workflow Framework > Comprehensive task based, workflow framework that can be applied to > any content type in the system. > > Immediate Roadmap: FarCry 5.1 (in release candidate) > ----------------------- > Friendly URL Service Overhaul > Caching Service Upgrade > > Internationalisation (i18n) > * re-engineer i18n to accommodate core, plugins and project > * localisation of the webtop (replace existing approach) > * resource bundles for core, common plugins, projects > * engage community for translations > > Note this is with respect to the localisation of the webtop and other > programmatic features, and not multi-lingual content. The majority of > i18n development work has been completed but has not been announced as > we ran out of time to adequately test for the 5.0 release. > > Resource Bundle Plugin > * for development and translation > > Auxillary Plugin Roadmap: targeting FarCry 5.1 > ----------------------- > Plugin Explorer > * dedicated plugin install/remove engine > * dedicated plugin data import engine > * plugin listing and deployment window > * hooks for external web services directory of plugins > > NearCry > * blogging solution > * standalone or as a plugin > > MXUnit Test Framework > * unit testing framework for all FarCry applications > > FarCry Doc > * developer utilities > * automated documentation services > > I'm sure I missed plenty -- but hopefully that helps. > > geoffhttp://www.daemon.com.au/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "farcry-dev" group. 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