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| <h1>The Jakarta Commons <em>Codec</em> Component</h1> |
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| <a href="#Introduction">[Introduction]</a> |
| <a href="#Dependencies">[Dependencies]</a> |
| <a href="#Release Info">[Release Info]</a> |
| <a href="#Committers">[Committers]</a> |
| <a href="#Action Items">[Action Items]</a> |
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| <a name="Introduction"></a> |
| <h3>1. INTRODUCTION</h3> |
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| The <em>Codec</em> Component contains a set of Java classes that provide |
| encode/decode functionality and helper methods for various data formats. |
| The following classes are included: |
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| <li>Binary Encoders/Decoders |
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| <li><strong>Base64</strong> - Encoding/decoding of the popular base64 format.</li> |
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| </li> |
| <li>Phonetic Encoders |
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| <li><strong>Soundex</strong> - Encoding of Strings to soundex values.</li> |
| <li><strong>Metaphone</strong> - Encoding of Strings to metaphone values, a more |
| advanced soundex-like algorithm.</li> |
| <li><strong>RefinedSoundex</strong></li> |
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| <h3>2. DEPENDENCIES</h3> |
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| The <em>Codec</em> component is dependent upon the following external |
| components for development and use: |
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| <td width="33%" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="center">Component</td> |
| <td width="10%" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="center">Version</td> |
| <td width="50%" colspan="3" align="center">Dependency</td> |
| <td width="7%" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="center">Distribute</td> |
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| Compilation |
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| Runtime |
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| Testing |
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| <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se">Java Development Kit</a> |
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| <td align="center">1.2+</td> |
| <td align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="green">Yes</td> |
| <td align="center"><b>No</b></td> |
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| <a href="http://www.junit.org">JUnit Testing Framework</a> |
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| <td align="center">3.7+</td> |
| <td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="red">No</td> |
| <td align="center" bgcolor="green">Yes</td> |
| <td align="center"><b>No</b></td> |
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| <h3>3. RELEASE INFO</h3> |
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| Current Release: Codec is a project in the Jakarta Commons Sandbox and does not |
| currently have a quality release. Please see RELEASE-PLAN for details about |
| the upcoming March 2003 release. |
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| Planned Next Release: <b>1.1 April 2003</b> |
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| <h3>4. COMMITTERS</h3> |
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| The following individuals are the primary developers and maintainers of this |
| component. Developers who plan to use <em>Codec</em> in their own |
| projects are encouraged to collaborate on the future development of this |
| component to ensure that it continues to meet a variety of needs. |
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| <li><a href="mailto:sanders@apache.org">Scott Sanders</a></li> |
| <li><a href="mailto:bayard@apache.org">Henri Yandell</a></li> |
| <li><a href="mailto:rwaldhoff@apache.org">Rodney Waldhoff</a></li> |
| <li><a href="mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com">Daniel Rall</a></li> |
| <li><a href="mailto:jon@collab.net">Jon S. Stevens</a></li> |
| <li><a href="mailto:tobrien@apache.org">Tim O'Brien</a></li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h3>5. ACTION ITEMS</h3> |
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| Please see the file TODO for more information. |
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