Bonita 4.1 released on March 4th 2009

Changes:

- Runtime
  * getState operation was added to PackageDefinition
  * getState operation was added to ProcessDefinition
  * TaskState was renamed into ActivityState
  * External libraries: novaBpmUtil and novaBpmIdentity are now integrated in Bonita source code
  * environment.xml was renamed to bonita-environment.xml
  * clearHistory method was removed from ManagementAPI
  * deleteAllPackages was added to ManagementAPI
  * H2 is now the default database rather than HSQL
  * Examples directory was refactored and improved
  * Tests sources were removed from the distribution
  * JOIN XOR cancel mechanism was implemented
  * Cancel instance operation was added to RuntimeAPI
  * Operation getStateUpdates was moved from TaskInstance to ActivityInstance
  * Attribute readyDate was added to Activity
  * A single and generic environment file is provided in distribution. It contains all possible configurations (in comments)
  * DbHistory was renamed into OptimizedDbHistory. Added a full (but not optimized) DbHistory
  * A default bonita-environment file is included in bonita-server jar
  * PVM dependency to log4j was removed
  * COMPLETED state was renamed into FINISHED in InstanceState
  * Check on variables types was added at instance creation time
  * State updates at instance level
  * Default second level cache was removed
  * Dependency on cglib was replaced by cglib-nodep
  * Asynchronous execution support was added (current limitation: 1 thread in JobExecutorThreadPool)

- Designer
  * Xdpl files are automatically generated when a project is created using The Bonita Project Wizard
  * Resource folder is now available in eclipse designer allowing external resources/libraries additions in a bar file
  * Asynchronous vs synchronous (default) activities execution behaviour was added
  
- Console
  * Assign operation was added
  * Cancel instance operation was added

- Documentation
  * Reference Guide, Development Guide and Console Guide were merged to on one doc: BonitaCookBook
  
Bug fixing:

- Runtime
  * bonita-environment.xsd is now searched in the bonita classes classloader
  * Instances variables at activity level returns values corresponding to activity execution date
  * TraceFormatter now print stack traces

- Designer
  * Preferences are saved in project scope, not in the plugin scope
  * PublicationStatus is now well generated
  * Character encoding : special characters like '&' are now supported in process description
  * Transition conditions expressions using Integer type are not well generated (using Long.valueOf)
  * #312747 fix: DetermineOperator() should take care of lexical order with String.contains() side effect.
  * #311146 fix: Register Ids correctly so name collisions are handled properly.
  * Mapper entry was removed from the MenuBar.
  * #311428 fix: Update name of variables in conditions.
  * #311659 fix: Clearing a condition raise an exception.
  * Use Timezone correctly in DateTime Datafield variable.


Have fun !
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Author: Miguel Valdes Faura
BULL R&D
mail: bonita@ow2.org
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