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Apache Wicket

Apache Wicket is a component oriented Java web application framework. With proper mark-up/logic separation, a POJO data model, and a refreshing lack of XML, Apache Wicket makes developing web-apps simple and enjoyable again. Swap the boilerplate, complex debugging and brittle code for powerful, reusable components written with plain Java and HTML.

You can find out more about Apache Wicket on our website:

http://wicket.apache.org


This release

This release is the fifth release candidate for the Wicket 1.4 product.  This release fixes several bugs and adds some minor improvements.  You can find out about the changes at the bottom of this announcement.


Migrating from 1.3

If you are coming from Wicket 1.3, you really want to read our migration guide found on the wiki:

http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/migrate-14.html


Downloading the release:

You can download the release from the official Apache mirror system, and you can find it through the following link:

http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.4-rc5/

For the Maven and Ivy fans out there: update your pom's to the following, and everything will be downloaded automatically:

<dependency>
 <groupId>org.apache.wicket</groupId>
 <artifactId>wicket</artifactId>
 <version>1.4-rc5</version>
</dependency>

Substitute the artifact ID with the projects of your liking to get the other projects.

Please note that we don't prescribe a Logging implementation for SLF4J. You need to specify yourself which one you prefer. Read more about SLF4J here:

http://slf4j.org


Validating the release

The release has been signed by Jeremy Thomerson, your release manager for today. The public key can be found in the KEYS file in the download area.  Download the KEYS file only from the Apache website.

http://www.apache.org/dist/wicket/1.4-rc5/KEYS

Instructions on how to validate the release can be found here:

http://www.apache.org/dev/release-signing.html#check-integrity


Reporting bugs

In case you do encounter a bug, we would appreciate a report in our JIRA:

http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WICKET


The distribution

In the distribution you will find a README. The README contains instructions on how to build from source yourself. You also find a CHANEGELOG-1.4 which contains a list of all things that have been fixed, added and/or removed since the 1.4 branch was created.


Release Notes - Wicket - Version 1.4-RC5

** Bug
   * [WICKET-1912] - StatelessForm problems with query string
   * [WICKET-1922] - AbstractTree - setting root to null causes NullPointerException
   * [WICKET-2033] - &amp; instead of & in javascript
   * [WICKET-2123] - org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converters.SqlTimestampConverter only renders the time part of the timestamp
   * [WICKET-2133] - DatePicker inserts incorrect format date
   * [WICKET-2188] - PropertyResolver$ArrayPropertyGetSet does not call setAccessible(true) on method
   * [WICKET-2245] - PageParameters always non-empty
   * [WICKET-2259] - The JavaDoc for IPageLink still holds a reference to PageLink which is deprecated
   * [WICKET-2261] - wicketTester.executeAjaxEvent(combo, "onchange"); works with 1.4-rc1 but not anymore with 1.4-rc2
   * [WICKET-2270] - GET/POST mismatch with stateless page/form.
   * [WICKET-2272] - open/close div tags are rendered erroneously
   * [WICKET-2273] - wicket-devutils is missing in wicket-assembly-all.xml and not mentioned in README
   * [WICKET-2274] - WicketTester.executeAjaxEvent(AjaxButton, "onclick"); results in clicking of another submit button if its model value is not null.
   * [WICKET-2276] - isComponent in BaseWicketTester contains possible nullpointer exception
   * [WICKET-2277] - Radio#onComponentTag uses Objects.equal instead of model comparator
   * [WICKET-2278] - StatelessChecker is always offended
   * [WICKET-2281] - MockHttpServletRequest is broken when used with CryptedUrlWebRequestCodingStrategy
   * [WICKET-2286] - proper onBeforeRender() for NavigationToolbar
   * [WICKET-2292] - TabbedPanel uses too much generics (revert WICKET-2153)
   * [WICKET-2301] - When injecting more than one parm in a method, an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown
   * [WICKET-2303] - [devutils] LiveSessionsPage is broken
   * [WICKET-2304] - [devutils] RequestsPage is broken
   * [WICKET-2305] - [devutils] Can only inspect pages in same pagemap as the inspector
   * [WICKET-2308] - Append lastmodified to Resources shouldnt append when the resource is a directory (ends with /)
   * [WICKET-2309] - ClassCastException in SqlDateConverter
   * [WICKET-2310] - FormTester.setValue should throw exception if not FormComponent

** Improvement
   * [WICKET-1837] - DiskPageStore: 32k directory entries.
   * [WICKET-2240] - Ability to enter ${...} like literals in property values
   * [WICKET-2271] - Make navigator ADA friendly
   * [WICKET-2293] - Form loadPersistentFormComponentValues condition fix
   * [WICKET-2307] - Throw specific RuntimeException in WebRequestCodingStrategy.decode

** New Feature
   * [WICKET-2260] - NavigatorLabel should support PageableListView

** Task
   * [WICKET-2287] - change JavaDoc of NumberValidator to point to newly created Validators