Version Notes 2.5

These are the notes for the Struts 2.5 distribution.

For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.3.24

• 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</version>
</dependency>

You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://struts.apache.org/

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

Internal Changes

• XWork source was merged into Struts Core source, it means that there be no more xwork artifact nor dedicated jar
• OGNL 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
  • and then OGNL was upgrade to version 3.1.1, see WW-4561
• 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

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.3.24 - TBU

Issue List

• Struts 2.3.24 DONE - TBU
• Struts 2.3.x TODO - TBU

Other resources

• Commit Logs
• Source Code Repository