OmniFaces 2.0 RC1 available for testing

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We are happy to announce that we have just released OmniFaces 2.0 release candidate 1.

OmniFaces 2.0 is the first release that will depend on JSF 2.2 and CDI 1.1 from Java EE 7. Our Servlet dependency is now Servlet 3.0 from Java EE 6 (used to be 2.5, although we optionally used 3.0 features before). The minimal Java SE version is now Java 7.

A full list of what's new and changed is available here.

OmniFaces 2.0 RC1 can be tested by adding the following dependency to your pom.xml: 

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.omnifaces</groupId>
    <artifactId>omnifaces</artifactId>
    <version>2.0-RC1</version>
</dependency>

Alternatively the jars files can be downloaded directly.

If no major bugs surface we hope to release OmniFaces 2.0 final in about one week from now.

Arjan Tijms

Comments

  1. Karl KildénNovember 8, 2014 at 1:52 PM

    Hi and a big congratulations! Ajax and Faces as injectables in your next version? Imo as OmniContext or something. Anyways i am a huge fan of the library and all your written material. Cheers

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