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!!__2004.03.01__ - AppFuse 1.4 Released

This release involves many changes: [re-arranging packages/directories|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_i_changing], [Spring integration|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_ii_spring], [Remember Me refactorings|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_iii_remember] and I also [added iBATIS as a persistence option|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_iv_replacing]. I also spent a lot of time going through the [tutorials|Articles] to make sure they are up to date. I've been using AppFuse 1.4 for a few weeks on my current project, and I really do like they way [Spring|http://springframework.org] makes it easy to configure Hibernate, Transactions and Interface->Implementation relationships. If you're interested in upgrading your AppFuse 1.x app to use Spring, you can [checkout this howto|AppFuseSpringUpgrade].

I also [made the leap|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=java_net_vs_sourceforge] and moved the AppFuse project from [SourceForge|http://struts.sf.net] to [java.net|http://appfuse.dev.java.net]. This is mainly so I have more control over mailing lists and adding other developers. As of today, CVS files in SourceForge and Java.net are the same - but I'll only be updating Java.net from here on out. I also have released files in both projects, but will only use java.net in the future.

Here's a specific rundown of all the changes from the changelog.

* Added "cactus" task for running Cactus tests in Tomcat 4.x and Resin 3.0.5.

* Added Tomcat Ant tasks for managing tomcat with the Manager app and Ant.

** Currently supports: install, remove, start, stop, reload and list.

** I recommend using "ant setup-tomcat deploy" and then using "ant reload" after running "ant deploy" when you change .java or config files.

* Removed "upload" module and integrated file-upload into the core. Removed unnecessary scriplets from uploadForm.jsp.

* UI Enhancements:

** Changed CSS for error messages to have a red border around them - making it easier to distinguish errors from messages.

** Added onclick and onfocus event handler to form inputs to select the text when an input type="text" is clicked or focuses on.

* Changed directory structure from common/ejb/web to dao/service/web. [Read more...|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_i_changing]

* Added Spring to configure Hibernate, DAOs and Managers. Configured declarative transactions at the service and dao layers. Configured OpenSessionInViewFilter for guaranteeing one transaction per request. [Read more...|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_ii_spring]

* Changed UserCounterListener to only record users that have logged in successfully. Also added a screen to show currently logged in users.

* Changed default session timeout to 10 minutes instead of 60.

* Implemented persistent login cookie strategy (for Remember Me) as [recommended by Charles|http://tinyurl.com/2wyqr]. [Read more...|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_iii_remember]

* Added iBATIS as a persistence framework option. [Read more...|http://raibledesigns.com/page/rd?anchor=appfuse_refactorings_part_iv_replacing]

* Added custom web.xml XDoclet template for ordering filters and listeners.

* Added support for generating indexed property setters in ActionForms when generating Forms with XDoclet. This support includes adding Velocity JARs to the the list of 3rd party JARs. Currently, Velocity is only used by XDoclet.

* Added "Account Information" e-mail as part of registration process. This e-mail gets sent the e-mail address the user entered on signup.

* Dependent packages upgraded:

** Cactus 1.6 Nightly (20030119) to support the "cactus" task and Resin 3.0.5

** JSTL 1.0.5

** Patched Canoo's WebTest to work with Ant 1.6

** Hibernate 2.1.2

** MySQL JDBC Driver 3.0.11

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* [Download|https://appfuse.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=770] (~11.5 MB for src, ~5.1 MB for bin)

* [Release Notes|https://appfuse.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentView?documentID=3182&noNav=true]

* [API Documentation and Source|http://raibledesigns.com/downloads/appfuse/api/]

* [Mailing Lists|https://appfuse.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectMailingListList]

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