[ANNOUNCE] Apache Directory LDAP API 1.0.0-RC1 released

[Emmanuel Lecharny <el...@apache.org>]

The Apache Directory Team is proud to announce the availability of version
1.0.0-RC1 of the Apache Directory LDAP API.

The Apache Directory LDAP API is an ongoing effort to provide an enhanced
LDAP API, as a replacement for JNDI and the existing LDAP API (jLdap and
Mozilla LDAP API).

This is a schema aware API, with some convenient ways to access a LDAP
server. This API is not only targeting the Apache Directory Server, but
should work pristine with any LDAP server.

It's also an extensible API : new Controls, schema elements and network
layer could be added or used in the near future. It's also OSGi capable.
The proposed release is a first step toward a GA, we have fixed numerous
issues that were pending.

Here is the list of fixed issues and added features :


Bugs :
------

  - DIRAPI-243 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-243>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-243> -
    Cannot get AttributeType from Attribute
  - DIRAPI-244 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-244>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-244> -
    Error in loading schema
  - DIRAPI-249 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-249>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-249> -
    Performance issue LDAP API 1.0.0-M31
  - DIRAPI-265 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-265>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-265> -
    Deserialized Dn loses bytes field resulting in null dn, treated as
    Root DSE when encoded in ModifyRequests
  - DIRAPI-266 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-266>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-266> -
    ResultCodeEnum 'NO_SUCH_OBJECT' should have message 'noSuchObject'
  - DIRAPI-273 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-273>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-273> -
    api-ldap-net-mina bundle remains in STARTING mode
  - DIRAPI-274 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-274>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-274> -
    The AttributeTypeHolder.toLdif method does not convert the m-usage
    Attribute correctly
  - DIRAPI-275 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-275>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-275> -
    Many AttributeType are defined with the wrong m-usage
  - DIRAPI-280 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-280>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-280> -
    The LdapNetworkConnection.getTimeout() method is wrong


*Improvements :*

  - DIRAPI-282 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-282>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-282> -
    Detection of timeout in cursor.next()


*New Features :*

  - DIRAPI-269 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-269>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-269> -
    Add support for modular crypt format password


*Tasks :*

  - DIRAPI-270 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-270>
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-270> -
    Remove the dependency on commons.io


Website : http://directory.apache.org/api
Download : http://directory.apache.org/api/downloads.html
User's Guide : http://directory.apache.org/api/user-guide.html



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Regards,
Cordialement,
Emmanuel Lécharnywww.iktek.com