The Velocity developers are pleased to make a fourth beta release of VelocityTools 2.0 available for download.
This should be useable as a drop in replacement for Tools 1.4 or Tools 2.0-beta3, with a few minor exceptions. The 2.x series of VelocityTools requires Velocity 1.6 and JDK 1.5+.
Since the last beta release, there have been a number of significant fixes and enhancements. Here's the key ones:
- Tools references are no longer read-only by default
- LinkTool double-encoding problem is fixed
- Upgraded to depend on Engine 1.6.2
- Deprecated ListTools due to irrelevance in Engine 1.6.x
- ResourceTool now gives access to bundle keys
- MultiViewsTool was changed into new, better IncludeTool
- Added syntactical sugar to CookieTool
- Multiple new methods contributed for DisplayTool
- Added the WebappUberspector for natural #set of attributes in webapp scopes (e.g. #set( $request.foo = 'bar' ))
- Refactored JeeConfig to be an interface
The Velocity developers are very interested in all feedback regarding Tools 2.0, especially regarding backwards compatibility with apps designed for Tools 1.4 or earlier. We aim to enable a smooth, incremental transition for developers and their applications.
Downloads of Tools 2.0-beta4 are available here.
