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Posted to java-dev@axis.apache.org by gd...@apache.org on 2001/08/14 00:01:08 UTC
cvs commit: xml-axis/java release_notes.html build.xml README
gdaniels 01/08/13 15:01:07
Modified: java build.xml README
Added: java release_notes.html
Log:
Update readme, move release notes to html and up here, copy them
into the dist.
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<copy file="../LICENSE" tofile="${dist.dir}/LICENSE"/>
<copy file="README" tofile="${dist.dir}/README"/>
+ <copy file="release-notes.html" tofile="${dist.dir}/release-notes.html"/>
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-How to use the current version of the code....
-----------------------------------------------
-(these instructions assume tomcat)
+ Axis (Apache eXtensible Interaction System)
+ -------------------------------------------
+ Alpha 1 Release August 13, 2001
-- Deploy Axis in Tomcat
- - Add the following section to your conf/server.xml file:
- <Context path="/axis" docBase="d:/xml-axis/java/webapps/axis"
- debug ="0" reloadable="true" />
- Replace "d:/" with the path to your version of axis
-- Deploy services
- - Two ways to deploy new services:
- 1 - From the tomcat directory, run:
- java org.apche.axis.utils.Admin <whatever>.xml
- 2 - Once tomcat is running, run (from anywhere/any dir):
- java org.apache.axis.client.AdminClient <whatever>.xml
-
-There is a sample service in java/samples/stock - this will illustrate
-how to deploy a service that consists of a chain of handlers on the
-client and the server.
+Welcome to Axis! You'll find documentation in the docs/ directory.
-Format of deployment xml files:
--------------------------------
-(This is temporary until WSDD is ready)
+Please read the release notes (release-notes.html) in this directory for
+details on the current release.
-<deploy>
- <handler name="log" class="org.apache.axis.handlers.LogHandler" />
- <handler name="rpc-dispatch" class="org.apache.axis.handlers.RPCDispatchHandle
-r" />
- <handler name="echo" class="org.apache.axis.handlers.EchoHandler" />
- <handler name="error" class="org.apache.axis.handlers.ErrorHandler" />
-
- <chain name="pre" flow="log" />
- <chain name="echoChain" input="log" pivot="echo" output="log" />
- <chain name="errorChain" input="log,log" pivot="error" output="log,log" />
-
- <service name="AdminService" handler="admin" />
- <service name="EchoService" handler="echoChain" />
- <service name="ErrorService" handler="errorChain" />
- <service name="ErrorService1" handler="error" />
-
- <chain name="JavaRPC" flow="log,rpc-dispatch,log" />
-
- <service name="urn:GetQuote" handler="JavaRPC" >
- <option name="className" value="samples.stockquote.StockQuoteService" />
- <option name="methodName" value="getQuote" />
- </service>
-</deploy>
-
-The outermost element can be either 'deploy' or 'undeploy'.
-The child elements of the root must be one of the following (and must have
-the specified attributes):
- handler
- - name
- - class
- chain
- - name
- - flow
- comma separated list of handlers
- for defining a single chain
- or
- - input,pivot,output
- 3 different attributes
- input/output are comma separated list of handlers, pivot is a
- single handler
- service
- - name
- - handler
-
-Any of these allow for 'option' sub-elements to allow for name/value pairs
-of options.
+Thanks from all of us on the Axis team for downloading the package; help
+us make it better by sending comments to axis-dev@xml.apache.org.
1.1 xml-axis/java/release_notes.html
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<title>Axis User's Guide</title>
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<h2>Axis Alpha Release Notes</h2>
<p>This is the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/releases.html">
alpha release</a> of the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis">
Axis SOAP library</a>. (Wondering what Axis is? Please see our
<a href="xml.apache.org/axis/faq.html">FAQ</a>.)</p>
<p>This is an alpha release, and hence is not feature complete. The main
missing features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>No support for SOAP attachments
<li>Deployment syntax not finalized
<li>Incomplete Apache SOAP 2.2 deployment descriptor support
<li>Minimal testing in EJB / application server frameworks
<li>No support for WSDL, XML-RPC, SMTP
<li>Limited documentation
</ul>
<p>The Axis team is working on all of these missing features.</p>
<p>So, why an alpha release?</p>
<p>The Axis code already has:</p>
<ul>
<li>Significantly higher performance than Apache SOAP 2.2
<li>Good interoperability with other SOAP implementations
<li>A streaming-oriented model for message parsing (SAX, not DOM)
<li>A modular, configurable message handling architecture
<li>A pluggable transport framework
<li>An extensive package and functional test suite
</ul>
<p>Early adopters and advanced SOAP developers will find this release to be of
interest. Most Apache SOAP users, and those who need a fully featured
next-version replacement for Apache SOAP 2.2, should hold off at least
until Axis's beta release. Progress towards that beta release may be
viewed on Axis's <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/requirements.html">
requirements and status page</a>.</p>
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