These are the notes for the Struts 2.1.1 build.

For prior notes on the the prior release series, see Version Notes 2.1.0

• If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
• Another quick-start entry point is the blank application. Rename and deploy the WAR as a starting point for your own development.

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
    <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
      <version>2.1.1</version>
</dependency>

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>apache.snapshots</id>
    <name>ASF Maven 2 Snapshot</name>
    <url>http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Backward compatibility issues with previous versions

• Since 2.1.0: All default result names and interceptor names are now in camelCase (eg. was redirect-action, is now redirectAction)
• Since 2.1.0: The "ajax" theme is provided by the Dojo Plugin. Applications using the ajax theme must include the Dojo Plugin dependency and modify existing pages to import the plugin's own taglib/model
• Since 2.1.0 Tiles plugin: A DOCTYPE is now mandatory in the Tiles definitions XML
• The immutable Configuration object is now created via a builder. The API is not compatible with prior versions. This primarily affects plugins that define Configuration.
• The static method ActionContext.getContext() no longer lazily initializes an ActionContext. Unit tests that relied upon this behaviour need to setup the ActionContext via the Container first.
• OGNL method calls like "text(key)" now invoke "text(String)" instead of "getText(String)". This affects method calls only, not properties. Some OGNL expressions may need to be updated.
• Since 2.1.1 the REST plugin does not depend on the Codebehind plugin. Maven users using REST with Codebehind have to add a dependency to Codebehind.

New Features and Plugins

• REST Plugin
• JUnit Plugin (moved out of core)
• TestNG Plugin (moved out of core)
• DWR Plugin (moved out of core)
• Portlet support moved to plugin (Since 2.1.0)

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.1.1

Issue List

• Struts 2.1.1 DONE
• Struts 2.1.1 TODO

Other resources

• Commit Logs (Struts 1 and Struts 2)
• Source Code Repository (includes change browsing)
• Migration Struts 2.0.x to 2.1.x

Build/Release Plan

• Struts 2.1.1 was the second milestone/test-build in the 2.1.x series.
  • There is yet to be a GA release in this series.
• The Build/Release Managers is Don Brown
• The tag date for the build was 18 April, 2008
• The test build never made it the quality vote stage due to licensing and artifact content issues.