Cernunnos 1.1.0 Released: Better Resource Handling, Better Integration with Maven & Spring

The newest release of Cernunnos -- version 1.1.0 -- is here. Binary distributions are available from the project downloads page and in the Jasig Maven repository under <groupId> com.googlecode.cernunnos and <artifactId> cernunnos.

Highlights include:

• New ResourceHelper API for enhanced, uniform resource resolution among components
• New PojoTask for simpler Dependency Injection and better integration with Spring
• New Maven archetype for creating a webapp project that uses Cernunnos
• Support for automated definition of Servlets & Portlets
• Support for running Cernunnos operations from the ${CRN_HOME}/bin directory
• Significant enhancements to exception feedback & troubleshooting
• Significant enhancements to the manual, including more and better examples, covereage of previously undocumented components and features
• Improvements to Maven build & dependency configuration

Here is a re-post of the announcement that went to the Cernunnos discussion group:

Hey folks,

Cernunnos 1.1.0 is tagged and available for immediate use. I performed the release and updated the Jasig Maven repository Wednesday night; I also uploaded new binaries to the project home page. On Thursday I updated the online version of the manual.

You can read about the release on MarketWatch.com, on Yahoo, on Forbes.com, and on BusinessWire.com.

Special thanks to:

• Eric Dalquist, for several enhancements to caching in Cernunnos, troubleshooting issues with the SQL tasks on MySQL, sweeping improvements to exception handling, tackling several multi-threaded features & potential trouble spots, and for his excellent work hosting Cernunnos and some dependencies in the Jasig Maven repo.
• Andy Gherna, for enhancing the CVS integration capabilities and providing additional Servlet tasks & phrases.
• Chris Doyle, for fixing CLOB support in the <sql-query> task.
• Tim Carroll, for enhancing the capabilities of the <ldap-search> task and for his diligence in this effort.
• Unicon, for issuing a fabulous press release to help us get the word out.

Cheers,

drew wills