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For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.3.2428.1

• If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
  <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.5-BETA2<5</version>
</dependency>

You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below

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<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>apache.nexus</id>
    <name>ASF Nexus Staging</name>
    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Internal Changes

•  All security patches from prior versions were merged into this version
• XWork source was merged into Struts Core source, it means that there be no more xwork artifact nor dedicated jarOGNL was upgraded to version 3.0.11 and it breaks access to properties as it follows Java Bean Specification, see WW-4207 and WW-3909
• Spring dependency for tests and spring plugin was upgraded to version 4.1.6, see WW-4510.
• Struts2 internal logging api was marked as deprecated and was replaced with new Log4j2 api as logging layer, see WW-4504.
• Struts2 is now build with JDK7, see WW-4503.
• New plugin to support bean validation is now part of the distribution, see WW-4505.
• Deprecated plugins are now removed from the distribution and are not longer supported anymore.
  • Dojo Plugin
  • Codebehind Plugin
  • JSF Plugin
  • Struts1 Plugin
• New security option was added - Strict Method Invocation (also known as Strict DMI), see WW-4540
• Added support for latest stable AngularJS in Maven archetype, see WW-4522
• Dropped support for id and name - replaced with var, see WW-2069
• Dedicated archive with a minimal set of dependencies was introduced, see WW-4570
• It is possible to use multiple names when defining a result, see WW-4590
• Rest plugin honors Accept header, see WW-4588

• New result 'JSONActionRedirectResult' in json-plugin was defined, see WW-4591

• Tiles plugin was upgrade to the latest Tiles 3 and tiles3-plugin was dropped, see WW-4584
• JasperReports plugins was upgraded to JasperReport 6.0, see WW-4381
• OGNL was upgraded to version 3.1.4 and it breaks access to properties as it follows Java Bean Specification, see WW-4207 and WW-3909
• Annotations to configure Tiles, see WW-4594 and Tiles Plugin

Package names have changed

Some classes were moved to different packages, see the list below for more details:

• New:
  org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsExecuteFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsPrepareFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.listener.StrutsListener
org.apache.struts2.result.ServletRedirectResult
com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ValidationAware 
• Old:
  org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsExecuteFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareFilter
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.listener.StrutsListener
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ServletRedirectResult
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ValidationAware 

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.3.24 - TBU5

Issue List

• Struts 2.3.24 28 DONE - TBU
• Struts 2.35.x TODO - TBU

Other resources

• Commit Logs
• Source Code Repository