(tick) These are the notes for the Struts 2.5.18 distribution.

(tick) For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.5.16

  • If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
Maven Dependency
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
  <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.5.18</version>
</dependency>

You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below

Struts Archetype Catalog
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://struts.apache.org/
Staging Repository
<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>apache.nexus</id>
    <name>ASF Nexus Staging</name>
    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Internal Changes

  • XWorkList was moved into a com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl package as com.opensymphony.xwork2.util package is excluded by the Internal Security Mechanism.

Bug

    • [WW-4941] - [jar_cache] Some jar_cache******.tmp files are generated into a temporary directory(/tmp) during web service start
    • [WW-4948] - Struts 2.5.16 is creating jar_cache files in temp folder
    • [WW-4951] - MD5 and SHA1 should no longer be provided on download pages
    • [WW-4954] - xml-validation fails since struts 2.5.17

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