These are the notes for the Struts 2.1.4 build.

For prior notes on the the prior release series, see Version Notes 2.1.4

• If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
• Another quick-start entry point is the blank application. Rename and deploy the WAR as a starting point for your own development.

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
    <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
      <version>2.1.4</version>
</dependency>

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>apache.snapshots</id>
    <name>ASF Maven 2 Snapshot</name>
    <url>http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Backward compatibility issues with previous versions

• Since 2.1.3: This settings need to be added to struts.xml to make the REST plugin work with the Codebehind plugin:

  <constant name="struts.codebehind.classSuffix" value="Controller"/>
  <constant name="struts.codebehind.action.checkImplementsAction" value="false"/>
  <constant name="struts.codebehind.action.checkAnnotation" value="false"/>
  <constant name="struts.codebehind.action.defaultMethodName" value="index"/>
  <constant name="struts.configuration.classpath.defaultParentPackage" value="rest-default" />
   

• Since 2.1.3: includeParams will default to none
• Since 2.1.3: cssClass and cssStyle attributes will be applied to the ul tags, instead of li in actionerror,actionmessage and fielderror tags
• Since 2.1.0: All default result names and interceptor names are now in camelCase (eg. was redirect-action, is now redirectAction)
• Since 2.1.0: The "ajax" theme is provided by the Dojo Plugin. Applications using the ajax theme must include the Dojo Plugin dependency and modify existing pages to import the plugin's own taglib/model
• Since 2.1.0 Tiles plugin: A DOCTYPE is now mandatory in the Tiles definitions XML
• Since 2.1.1: The immutable Configuration object is now created via a builder. The API is not compatible with prior versions. This primarily affects plugins that define Configuration.
• Since 2.1.1: The static method ActionContext.getContext() no longer lazily initializes an ActionContext. Unit tests that relied upon this behavior need to setup the ActionContext via the Container first.
• Since 2.1.1: OGNL method calls like "text(key)" now invoke "text(String)" instead of "getText(String)". This affects method calls only, not properties. Some OGNL expressions may need to be updated.
• Since 2.1.1: JUnit, TestNG, and DWR classes classes moved into their own plugins

New Features and Plugins

• Javatemplates plugin available (Since 2.1.3)
• Convention plugin available (Since 2.1.3)
• JUnit support moved to plugin (Since 2.1.1)
• TestNG support moved to plugin (Since 2.1.1)
• DWR support moved to plugin (Since 2.1.1)
• Portlet support moved to plugin (Since 2.1.0)

Deprecated Features and Plugins

• Ajax tags were refactored into the Dojo plugin which has been deprecated (Since 2.1.3)
• Codebehind plugin has been deprecated (Since 2.1.3)

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.1.4

Issue List

• Struts 2.1.4 DONE
• Struts 2.1.4 TODO

Other resources

• Commit Logs (Struts 1 and Struts 2)
• Source Code Repository (includes change browsing)
• Migrating from Struts 2.0.x to 2.1.x

Build/Release Plan

• Struts 2.1.4 will be the fourth milestone in the 2.1.x series.
  • There is yet to be a GA release in this series.
• The Build/Release Managers is Musachy Barroso
• The proposed tag date for the build is 30th Dec, 2008