EasyBeans 1.2.3 Released

Florent BENOIT <[email protected]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:30:42 +0100
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   Hello,

A new version (1.2.3) of the OW2 EasyBeans <http://www.easybeans.net> 
product (EJB 3 container) has been released.

*This version is included in the OW2 JOnAS **application server v**5.2.2 
and v5.3.0-M5.*

EasyBeans can be embedded in JOnAS application server, Apache Tomcat 
application server, Jetty application server, on OSGi (by using 
EasyBeans OSGi bundles) or run in standalone mode.

EasyBeans is bundled with either Hibernate Entity Manager 
<http://entitymanager.hibernate.org/>, Apache OpenJPA 
<http://openjpa.apache.org/>, TopLink Essentials 
<https://glassfish.dev.java.net/javaee5/persistence/> or EclipseLink 
<http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/> as persistence provider.

Here are the guides:
Getting started with JOnAS 4.x (tested with 4.7.x, 4.8.x, 4.9.x and 
4.10.x) <http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStarted.html>
Getting started with Tomcat 5.5.x and 6.0.x (tested with 6.0.x and 
7.0.x) <http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStartedTomcat.html>
Getting started with Jetty 6.1.x/7.x (tested with 6.1.23 and 7.x) 
<http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStartedJetty.html>
Getting started with the EasyBeans OSGi bundles 
<http://wiki.easybeans.org/xwiki/bin/view/Doc/OSGi-Assembly>

Note: EasyBeans is already bundled in the OW2 JOnAS 5.2 application server.
EasyBeans is also working in standalone mode (Uberjar packages are 
available <http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads>)

The documentation is available on the EasyBeans documentation website 
<http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Documentation>. (HTML or PDF)

The Release Notes are available online at : 
http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/News/Release1_2_3


        Download

A new EasyBeans version is out and is available in the Downloads 
<http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads> section or in 
the OW2 Nexus Maven Repository 
<http://repository.ow2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org/ow2/easybeans/> 
or any maven mirror.

Download the version Now ! 
<http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads>

A Java WebStart online installer is also available 
<http://download.forge.objectweb.org/easybeans/easybeans-installer.jnlp>  (Or 
try online installer without Java WebStart 
<http://download.forge.objectweb.org/easybeans/easybeans-installer.jar>)


        Migration

Configuration of some components has changed between 1.1.x and 1.2.x.
Check the difference before launching EasyBeans
OSGi changes : Split of the core bundle: Now there are several "small" 
bundles. This is more modular. Also, there are bundles for each 
persistence provider. EclipseLink or other persistence framework are 
supported (in addition to the previous support of Hibernate in OSGi mode)

Note: In OSGi mode, there is a large choice of Persistence Providers. 
Hibernate 3.4 or 3.5, EclipseLink 1 or EclipseLink 2 and OpenJPA 1 or 
OpenJPA 2 !
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        Mailing list

Stay tuned on EasyBeans with the easybeans-announce mailing list : 
http://mail.ow2.org/wws/subrequest/easybeans-announce


        **Release Notes:**


          Bug

  * (EZB-482 <http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-482>) - @LocalBean
    should target TYPE not METHOD
  * (EZB-490 <http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-490>) - Some JPA
    classes may not be enhanced (if a classtransformer is used like
    eclipselink)


          Task

  * (EZB-491 <http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-491>) - Add support
    for new EclipseLink version (2.2.1 / 2.3.0)
  * (EZB-492 <http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-492>) - Update OW2
    spec to 1.0.10
  * (EZB-493 <http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-493>) - Update OW2
    Util to 1.0.33

Best Regards,

Florent


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    =A0 Hello,<br>
    <br>
    A new version (1.2.3) of the OW2 <a href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net"=
>EasyBeans</a>
    product (EJB 3 container) has been released.<br>
    <br>
    <b>This version is included in the OW2
      JOnAS </b><b> application server v</b><b>5.2.2 and v5.3.0-M5.</b><b=
r>
    <br>
    EasyBeans can be embedded in
    JOnAS application server, Apache Tomcat application server, Jetty
    application server, on OSGi (by using EasyBeans OSGi
    bundles) or run in standalone mode.
    <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0.2in;">EasyBeans is
      bundled with either <a href=3D"http://entitymanager.hibernate.org/"=
>Hibernate
Entity
        Manager</a>, <a href=3D"http://openjpa.apache.org/">Apache
        OpenJPA</a>, <a
        href=3D"https://glassfish.dev.java.net/javaee5/persistence/">TopL=
ink
        Essentials</a> or <a href=3D"http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/"=
>EclipseLink</a>
      as persistence provider.<br>
      <br>
      Here are the guides: <br>
      <a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStarted.ht=
ml">Getting
started
        with JOnAS 4.x (tested with 4.7.x, 4.8.x, 4.9.x and 4.10.x)</a><b=
r>
      <a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStartedTom=
cat.html">Getting
started
        with Tomcat 5.5.x and 6.0.x (tested with 6.0.x and 7.0.x)</a><br>
      <a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.org/GettingStarted/GettingStartedJet=
ty.html">Getting
started
        with Jetty 6.1.x/7.x (tested with 6.1.23 and 7.x)</a><br>
      <a
        href=3D"http://wiki.easybeans.org/xwiki/bin/view/Doc/OSGi-Assembl=
y">Getting
started
        with the EasyBeans OSGi bundles</a><br>
      <br>
      Note: EasyBeans is
      already bundled in the OW2 JOnAS 5.2 application server.<br>
      EasyBeans
      is also working in standalone mode (<a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads">U=
berjar
packages
        are available</a>)<br>
      <br>
      The documentation is available on
      the <a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Documentatio=
n">EasyBeans
documentation
        website</a>. (HTML or PDF)<br>
      <br>
      The Release Notes are
      available online at :=A0<a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/News/Release1_2_3=
">http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/News/Release1_2_3</a><br>
    </p>
    <h4>Download</h4>
    <p>A new EasyBeans version is out and is available in the <a
        href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads">D=
ownloads</a>
      section or in the <a
href=3D"http://repository.ow2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/org=
/ow2/easybeans/">OW2
        Nexus Maven Repository</a> or any maven mirror.</p>
    <p><a href=3D"http://www.easybeans.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Downloads"=
>Download
the=A0version
        Now !</a><br>
    </p>
    <p><a
href=3D"http://download.forge.objectweb.org/easybeans/easybeans-installer=
.jnlp">A
        Java WebStart online installer is also available</a>=A0 (<a
href=3D"http://download.forge.objectweb.org/easybeans/easybeans-installer=
.jar">Or
try
        online installer without Java WebStart</a>) </p>
    <h4>Migration</h4>
    <p><span style=3D"font-style: italic;">Configuration of some
        components
        has changed between 1.1.x and 1.2.x.<br>
        Check the difference before launching EasyBeans<br>
        OSGi changes : Split of the core bundle: Now there are several
        "small"
        bundles. This is more modular. Also, there are bundles for each
        persistence provider. EclipseLink or other persistence framework
        are
        supported (in addition to the previous support of Hibernate in
        OSGi
        mode)<br>
      </span></p>
    <p><span style=3D"font-style: italic;">Note: In OSGi mode, there is a
        large choice of Persistence Providers. Hibernate 3.4 or 3.5,
        EclipseLink 1 or EclipseLink 2 and OpenJPA 1 or OpenJPA 2 !<br>
      </span><i>
      </i></p>
    <h4>Mailing list</h4>
    <p>Stay tuned on EasyBeans with the easybeans-announce mailing
      list :
      <a href=3D"http://mail.ow2.org/wws/subrequest/easybeans-announce">h=
ttp://mail.ow2.org/wws/subrequest/easybeans-announce</a><br>
    </p>
    <h4><b><b>Release Notes:</b></b></h4>
    <h5>Bug</h5>
    <ul>
      <li><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">(</span><a
          href=3D"http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-482">EZB-482</a>) =
-
        @LocalBean should target TYPE not METHOD</li>
      <li><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">(</span><a
          href=3D"http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-490">EZB-490</a>) =
-
        Some JPA classes may not be enhanced (if a classtransformer is
        used like eclipselink)</li>
    </ul>
    <h5>Task</h5>
    <ul>
      <li>(<a href=3D"http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-491">EZB-491</=
a>)
        - Add support for new EclipseLink version (2.2.1 / 2.3.0)</li>
      <li><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">(</span><a
          href=3D"http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-492">EZB-492</a>) =
-
        Update OW2 spec to 1.0.10</li>
      <li><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">(</span><a
          href=3D"http://jira.easybeans.org/browse/EZB-493">EZB-493</a>) =
-
        Update OW2 Util to 1.0.33</li>
    </ul>
    Best Regards,<br>
    <p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;">Florent</p>
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