WSO2 Mashup Server 2.0.1 Released

The 2.0.1 release of the WSO2 Mashup Server is now available for download at http://wso2.org/downloads/mashup Note: This release fixes an issue in the Scraper Host Object where the working directory is not properly set. WSO2 Mashup Server 2.0.1 Release Note ------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the WSO2 Mashup Server 2.0.1 release "Create, deploy, and consume Web services Mashups in the simplest fashion." The WSO2 Mashup Server is a powerful yet simple and quick way to tailor Web-based information to the personal needs of individuals and organizations. It is a platform for acquiring data from a variety of sources including Web Services, HTML pages, feeds and data sources, and process and combine it with other data using JavaScript with E4X XML extensions. The result is then exposed as a new Web service with rich metadata and artifacts to simplify the creation of rich user interfaces Key Features ------------------- * Hosting of mashup services written using JavaScript with E4X XML extension - Simple file based deployment model * JavaScript annotations to configure the deployed services * Auto generation of metadata and runtime resources for the deployed mashups - JavaScript stubs that simplify client access to the mashup service - Code templates for developing rich HTML or Google Gadget interfaces - TryIt functionality to invoke the mashup service through a web browser - WSDL 1.1/WSDL 2.0/XSD documents to describe the mashup service - API documentation * Ability to bundle a custom user interface for the mashups * Many useful Javascript Host objects that can be used when writing mashups - WSRequest: invoke Web services from mashup services - File: File storage/manipulation functionality - System: Set of system specific utility functions - Session: Ability to share objects across different service invocations - Scraper: Extract data from HTML pages and present in XML format - APPClient: Atom Publishing Protocol client to retrieve/publish Atom feeds with APP servers - Feed: A generic set of host objects to transparently read and create Atom and RSS feeds - Request: Ability get information regarding a request received * Support for recurring and longer-running tasks * Support for service lifecycles * Ability to secure hosted mashups using a set of commonly used security scenarios * Management console to easily manage the mashups New Features In This Release -------------------------------------------- The 2.0 version of the Mashup Server is built on top of the Award Winning WSO2 Carbon Platform. All the major features have been developed as pluggable Carbon components. Installation & Running -------------------------------- 1. extract the downloaded zip file 2. Run the wso2server.sh or wso2server.bat file in the bin directory 3. Once the server starts, point your Web browser to https://localhost:9443/carbon/ For more details, see the Installation Guide System Requirements -------------------------------- 1. Minimum memory - 256MB 2. Processor - Pentium 800MHz or equivalent at minimum 3. The Management Console requires full Javascript enablement of the Web browser NOTE: On Windows Server 2003, it is not allowed to go below the medium security level in Internet Explorer 6.x. For more details see http://wso2.org/wiki/display/carbon/System+Requirements WSO2 Mashup Server Binary Distribution Directory Structure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARBON_HOME |-bin |-conf |-database |-dbscripts |-docs |-lib |-logs |-repository |---dataservices |---scripts |---services |-resources |---security |-tmp |-webapps |-- LICENSE.txt |-- README.txt |-- INSTALL.txt |-- release-notes.html - bin Contains various scripts .sh & .bat scripts - conf Contains configuration files - database Contains the database - lib Contains the basic set of libraries required to startup WSO2 Mashup Server in standalone mode - logs Contains all log files created during execution - repository The repository where Carbon artifacts & Axis2 services and modules deployed in WSO2 Mashup Server are stored. In addition to this other custom deployers such as javascript, dataservices, axis1services and pojoservices are also stored. - dataservices Contains the Data Services hosted in the Mashup Server. - scripts Contains the Javascript Services (Mashups) hosted in the Mashup Server. - services Contains the Java Services hosted in the Mashup Server. - resources Contains additional resources that may be required - tmp Used for storing temporary files, and is pointed to by the java.io.tmpdir System property - webapps Contains the WSO2 Mashup Server webapp. Any other webapp also can be deployed in this directory - LICENSE.txt Apache License 2.0 under which WSO2 Mashup Server is distributed. - README.txt This document. - INSTALL.txt This document will contain information on installing WSO2 Mashup Server - release-notes.html Release information for WSO2 Mashup Server 2.0 Training ----------- WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of professional Training Programs, including training on general Web services as well as WSO2 Mashup Server, Apache Axis2, Data Services and a number of other products. For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/training/course-catalog/ Support ----------- WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of development and production support programs, ranging from Web-based support up through normal business hours, to premium 24x7 phone support. For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/support/ For more information on WSO2 Mashup Server, visit the WSO2 Oxygen Tank (http://wso2.org) Enjoy the WSO2 Mashup Server! The WSO2 Mashup Server Team.