| Taverna 2.5.0 Server Release Notes |
| ================================== |
| |
| This is the first release of Taverna 2.5 Server. We welcome feedback |
| on both the things that are there and the things that are not. |
| |
| Key Features |
| ------------ |
| * Runs arbitrary Taverna 2 workflows |
| * Based on Taverna 2.4 Workflow Engine |
| * Includes support for Components and Interaction processors |
| * REST and SOAP interfaces |
| * All functionality available through both interfaces |
| * Manages files for workflows |
| * Make files, read files, delete files |
| * Create subdirectories, list directory contents |
| * Can download a whole directory structure as a ZIP |
| * Tidies up when workflow runs expire |
| * Expiry time fully configurable |
| * Can force immediate deletion of a workflow run |
| * Security |
| * Encrypted communication supported |
| * Multiple users |
| * Users isolated from each other (via sudo) |
| * Workflows isolated from server |
| * Users may grant access to other users |
| * Specify credentials for workflows to access back-end services |
| * Notification framework |
| * Inform users when workflows terminate |
| * Many protocols: Atom feed, email, SMS, Twitter, Jabber |
| * Management interface |
| * Administrative access to all server's tunable parameters |
| * Authenticated web interface, JMX |
| * Usage monitoring/accounting |
| * General quality improvements |
| * Improved robustness |
| * State can persist over (limited) server restarts |
| * Improved installation |
| * Self-contained server package |
| * Support for transfer of large data files |
| |
| Significant Changes |
| ------------------- |
| * Now requires Java 7 |
| |
| Planned Future Features |
| ----------------------- |
| * Support for Cluster Deployment |
| * Full WebDAV access to run working directory |
| * Access to Provenance |
| |
| Specific Issues Addressed in This Release |
| ----------------------------------------- |
| See http://www.mygrid.org.uk/dev/issues/browse/TAVSERV |
| |
| TAVSERV-5 Need to detect interactive localworkers |
| TAVSERV-76 Support user-supplied functionality |
| TAVSERV-283 Invocation is spelt as invokation in the admin interface |
| TAVSERV-293 A HEAD or OPTIONS to the wsdl address returns a 500 error |
| TAVSERV-301 Interaction feed address is not a full URI |
| TAVSERV-309 Failure in getRunOutputDescription SOAP operation |
| TAVSERV-310 Support OPTIONS in main interface |
| ---- 2.5.0 release ---- |
