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| <h1>Apache Axis2/C Archived News</h1> |
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| <p>This page will contain information on previous releases running up to the |
| latest.</p> |
| |
| <h2>Content</h2> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="#0.94">Version 0.94 -3rd October 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#0.93">Version 0.93-31st August 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#0.92">Version 0.92- 16th June 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#0.91">Version 0.91- 15th May 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#0.90">Version 0.90- 31st March 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#M0.5">Milestone version 0.5- 10th March 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#M0.4">Milestone version 0.4- 17th February 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#M0.3">Milestone version 0.3- 02nd February 2006</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#M0.2">Milestone version 0.2- 08th December 2005</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#M0.1">Milestone version 0.1- 25th November 2005</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <a name="0.94"></a> |
| |
| <h3>3rd October 2006 Axis2/C Version 0.94 Released</h3> |
| <a href="download.cgi">Download 0.94</a> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 Messages. This |
| has complete XML infoset support</li> |
| <li>Support for one-way messaging (In-Only) and request response messaging |
| (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Description hierarchy (configuration, service groups, services, |
| operations and messages)</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Context hierarchy (corresponding contexts to map to each level of |
| description hierarchy)</li> |
| <li>Raw XML message receiver</li> |
| <li>Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model</li> |
| <li>Module version support</li> |
| <li>Transports supports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module for server |
| side</li> |
| <li>Client transport with ability to enable SSL support</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Service client and operation client APIs</li> |
| <li>REST support (HTTP POST case)</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>MTOM/XOP support</li> |
| <li>Code generation tool for stub and skeleton generation for a given WSDL |
| (based on Java tool) |
| <ul> |
| <li>Axis Data Binding (ADB) support</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Security module with UsernameToken support</li> |
| <li>REST support (HTTP GET case)</li> |
| <li>Dynamic invocation support (based on XML schema and WSDL |
| implementations)</li> |
| <li>Guththila pull parser support - <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>WSDL2C code generation tool- with schema code generation (experimental) |
| - <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>TCP Monitor - C implementation (experimental) - |
| <strong>New</strong></li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major Changes Since Last Release</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Guththila pull parser support</li> |
| <li>WSDL2C code generation tool</li> |
| <li>TCP Monitor - C implementation</li> |
| <li>Major Memory leak fixes</li> |
| <li>Fixes to code generation with Java Tool</li> |
| <li>Many Bug Fixes</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>TODOs Remaining for 1.0</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Complete API documentation and API improvements</li> |
| <li>Fix further memory leaks</li> |
| <li>Put in place a comprehensive functional test framework</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="0.93"></a> |
| |
| <h3>31st August 2006 Axis2/C Version 0.93 Released</h3> |
| <a href="download.cgi">Download 0.93</a> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 Messages. This |
| has complete XML infoset support</li> |
| <li>Support for one-way messaging (In-Only) and request response messaging |
| (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Description hierarchy (configuration, service groups, services, |
| operations and messages)</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Context hierarchy (corresponding contexts to map to each level of |
| description hierarchy)</li> |
| <li>Raw XML message receiver</li> |
| <li>Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model</li> |
| <li>Module version support</li> |
| <li>Transports supports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module for server |
| side</li> |
| <li>Client transport with ability to enable SSL support</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Service client and operation client APIs</li> |
| <li>REST support (HTTP POST case)</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>MTOM/XOP support</li> |
| <li>Code generation tool for stub and skeleton generation for a given WSDL |
| (based on Java tool) |
| <ul> |
| <li>Axis Data Binding (ADB) support</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Security module with UsernameToken support</li> |
| <li>REST support (HTTP GET case)</li> |
| <li>Dynamic invocation support (based on XML schema and WSDL |
| implementations)</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major Changes Since Last Release</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>REST support for HTTP GET case</li> |
| <li>XML Schema implementation</li> |
| <li>Woden/C implementation that supports both WSDL 1.1 and WSDL 2.0</li> |
| <li>Dynamic client invocation (given a WSDL, consume services |
| dynamically)</li> |
| <li>Numerous improvements to API and API documentation</li> |
| <li>Many bug fixes, especially, many paths of execution previously |
| untouched were tested along with Sandesha2/C implementation</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>TODOs Remaining for 1.0</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Complete API documentation and API improvements</li> |
| <li>Fix major memory leaks</li> |
| <li>Test codegen for both ADB and none cases</li> |
| <li>Put in place a comprehensive functional test framework</li> |
| <li>WSDL2C tool</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="0.92"></a> |
| |
| <h3>16th June 2006 Axis2/C Version 0.92 Released</h3> |
| <a href="download.cgi">Download 0.92</a> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 Messages. This |
| has complete XML infoset support.</li> |
| <li>Support for One-Way Messaging (In-Only) and Request Response Messaging |
| (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Module Architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model</li> |
| <li>Context hierarchy</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Raw XML providers</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>Transports supports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module</li> |
| <li>SSL client transport</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Service Groups</li> |
| <li>Service client and operation client APIs</li> |
| <li>REST support (POST case)</li> |
| <li>Module version support</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment Model</li> |
| <li>MTOM support</li> |
| <li>WSDL Code Generation Tool for Stub and skeletons (based on Java tool) |
| <strong>New</strong> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Axis Data Binding - ADB <strong>New</strong></li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Security module, usernameToken support <strong>New</strong></li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major Changes Since Last Release</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Completed MTOM implementation with multiple attachment support and |
| non-optimized case</li> |
| <li>Completed service client API with send robust and fire and forget</li> |
| <li>Added "message" to description hierarchy</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment Model (for services and modules)</li> |
| <li>Code generation for WSDL using Java WSDL2Code tool</li> |
| <li>ADB support (with Java WSDL2Code tool)</li> |
| <li>WS-Security usernameToken support</li> |
| <li>Initial implementation of the XML Schema parser (To be used in WSDL |
| parser and REST support)</li> |
| <li>Initial implementation of WSDL parser (To be used in dynamic |
| invocation)</li> |
| <li>Changed double pointer environment parameters into pointer parameters |
| to improve efficiency</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD in 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Sessions scoping for Application, SOAP, Transport and Request |
| levels</li> |
| <li>Different character encoding support</li> |
| <li>REST (REpresentational State Transfer) Support (GET case)</li> |
| <li>Dynamic client invocation (given a WSDL, consume services |
| dynamically)</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD post 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Security module with encryption and signing</li> |
| <li>Server side Web Service Policy support</li> |
| <li>C2WSDL</li> |
| <li>WSDL2C</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="0.91"></a> |
| |
| <h3>15th May 2006 Axis2/C Version 0.91 Released</h3> |
| |
| <p><a href="download.cgi">Download 0.91</a></p> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 messages. This |
| has complete XML infoset support.</li> |
| <li>Support for One-Way Messaging (In-Only) and Request Response Messaging |
| (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model</li> |
| <li>Context hierarchy</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Raw XML providers</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>Transports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module</li> |
| <li>SSL client transport <strong>New</strong></li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Service Groups <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>Service client and operation client APIs <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>REST support (POST case) <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>Module version support <strong>New</strong></li> |
| <li>MTOM support <strong>New</strong></li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Other notes</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Interoperability tested with Axis2/Java for XML in/out client and |
| services</li> |
| <li>Addressing 1.0 interoperability</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major changes since last release</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Full Addressing 1.0 support</li> |
| <li>Improved fault handling model</li> |
| <li>SSL client transport</li> |
| <li>MTOM implementation</li> |
| <li>Implementation of easy to use service client and operation client APIs |
| for client side programming</li> |
| <li>REST support (POST case)</li> |
| <li>Module version support</li> |
| <li>Service groups</li> |
| <li>Numerous bug fixes since last release</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD in 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Sessions scoping for application, SOAP, transport and request |
| levels</li> |
| <li>Different character encoding support</li> |
| <li>Dynamic invocation</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment Model</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD post 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>WSDL code generation tool for stub and skeletons (based on Java |
| tool)</li> |
| <li>Security module</li> |
| <li>REST (REpresentational State Transfer) support (GET case)</li> |
| <li>Web Services policy support</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="0.90"></a> |
| |
| <h3>31st March 2006 Axis2/C Version 0.90 Released</h3> |
| <a href="download.cgi">Download 0.90</a> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 messages. This |
| has complete XML infoset support.</li> |
| <li>Support for One-Way Messaging (In-Only) and Request Response Messaging |
| (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model</li> |
| <li>Context hierarchy</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Raw XML providers</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>Transports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Experimental Features</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>WSDL object model support <strong>New</strong> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Dynamic invocation</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Other notes</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Interoperability tested with Axis2/Java for XML in/out client and |
| services</li> |
| <li>Addressing interoperability on client side</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major changes since last release</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Minimal memory leaks</li> |
| <li>Apache2 module working in Windows</li> |
| <li>More samples and tests</li> |
| <li>WSDL object model built based on the proposed WSDL 2.0 Component |
| model.</li> |
| <li>Dynamic invocation</li> |
| <li>Numerous bug fixes since last release</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD in 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Module version support</li> |
| <li>Archive based deployment model</li> |
| <li>Improved and user friendly client API</li> |
| <li>Support for MTOM</li> |
| <li>Sessions scoping for application, SOAP, transport and request |
| levels</li> |
| <li>Service groups</li> |
| <li>Different character encoding support</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD post 1.0)</h4> |
| <ol> |
| <li>WSDL code generation tool for stub and skeletons (based on Java |
| tool)</li> |
| <li>Security module</li> |
| <li>REST (REpresentational State Transfer) support</li> |
| <li>Web Services policy support</li> |
| <li>Axis2 Web application (Web App)</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="M0.5"></a> |
| |
| <h3>10th March 2006 Axis2/C Milestone 0.5 Released</h3> |
| <a href="download.cgi">Download M-0.5</a> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| <ol type="1"> |
| <li>AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 Messages.</li> |
| <li>Support for Request Response Messaging (In-Out)</li> |
| <li>Module Architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP Processing Model</li> |
| <li>Directory based deployment model</li> |
| <li>WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) |
| versions</li> |
| <li>Improved and user friendly Client API</li> |
| <li>Transports supports: HTTP |
| <ul> |
| <li>Axis2/C server</li> |
| <li>Apache integration module</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li>Raw XML providers</li> |
| <li>Numerous bug fixes since last release</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>Major Changes Since the Last Release</h4> |
| <ol type="1"> |
| <li>Improving code quality by fixing memory leaks and reviewing the |
| code.</li> |
| <li>Apache2 integration.</li> |
| <li>More samples and tests</li> |
| <li>Initial documentations(User Guide, Developer Guide, Installation |
| Guide)</li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <h4>What's Still To Do?</h4> |
| |
| <p>See list of what we think needs to be done, and consider helping out if |
| you're interested & able!</p> |
| <ol type="1"> |
| <li>Management Interface for Axis2/C</li> |
| <li>Implementation of other Transports.</li> |
| <li>Code generation and Dynamic Invocation</li> |
| <li>Hot Deployment of Services</li> |
| <li>Completion of interop tests</li> |
| <li>Support for MTOM</li> |
| <li>Axis Data Binding - ADB (Framework and Schema Compiler)</li> |
| <li>REST (REpresentational State Transfer) Support</li> |
| </ol> |
| <a name="M0.4"></a> |
| |
| <h3>17th February 2006 Axis2/C Milestone 0.4 Released</h3> |
| |
| <p>We have done considerable amount of improvements in the past two weeks |
| since the M0.3 release.</p> |
| |
| <p>We have the following features added on top of the M0.3 release</p> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| |
| <p>1. Threading support and threaded simple axis server</p> |
| |
| <p>2. Module loading support</p> |
| |
| <p>3. Addressing module and addressing based dispatching</p> |
| |
| <p>4. HTTP chunking support</p> |
| |
| <p>5. Improved logging mechanism</p> |
| |
| <p>6. Ability to build and run on Windows platform</p> |
| <a name="M0.3"></a> |
| |
| <h3>02nd February 2006 Axis2/C Milestone 0.3 Released</h3> |
| |
| <p>This is the first milestone release with a working soap engine; we have |
| the simple axis server and client stubs working.</p> |
| |
| <p>In addition to M0.2 feature set, the following features are included</p> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| |
| <p>1. Core engine in place with deployment, description and context |
| hiarachies and http transport support.</p> |
| |
| <p>2. Soap processing support</p> |
| |
| <p>3. Simple http server</p> |
| |
| <p>4. Client API implementation</p> |
| |
| <p>5. Couple of working service and client samples</p> |
| <a name="M0.2"></a> |
| |
| <h3>08th December 2005 Axis2/C Milestone 0.2 Released</h3> |
| |
| <p>We have been able to improve OM module since the last release and PHP |
| binding for OM module is in place.</p> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| |
| <p>1. Improved OM module</p> |
| |
| <p>2. libxml2 parser support</p> |
| |
| <p>3. PHP binding for OM module</p> |
| |
| <p>4. Some test cases for PHP binding</p> |
| |
| <p>5. Many memory leaks fixes</p> |
| <a name="M0.1"></a> |
| |
| <h3>25th November 2005 Axis2/C Milestone 0.1 Released</h3> |
| |
| <p>This release includes the C implementation of AXIOM, an important part of |
| Axis2C web service stack.</p> |
| |
| <h4>Key Features</h4> |
| |
| <p>1. OM module</p> |
| |
| <p>2. Guththila pull parser support</p> |
| |
| <p>3. libxml2 parser support(only reader is supported as of now)</p> |
| |
| <p>4. doxygen documentation support</p> |
| |
| <p>5. A sample demonstrating how to use OM</p> |
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