Here are the main new features added in RichFaces 4.0.0
Alpha 2:
- Redesigned and improved Component Development Kit - Nearly complete!
- Ajax core components set almost completely migrated
- Ajax request smart Queuing mechanism implemented
- Rich Data Iteration components created
- Skinning including standard control skinning feature was migrated
- Maven archetype that is a very basic application to build on
With the alpha 2 release, there are also significant updates to the RichFaces build structure. When RichFaces 4.0 is complete, it will have a redesigned modular repository and build system. This will make JSF development easier for beginners, and it will let developers work on new components in various sandboxes.
Here is a complete list of the current components, behaviors, tags, and functions as of this release:
Core:
- a4j:ajax
- a4j:commandLink
- a4j:commandButton
- a4j:push
- a4j:mediaOutput
- a4j:status
- a4j:jsFunction
- a4j:log
- a4j:outputPanel
- a4j:poll
- a4j:param
- a4j:queue
- a4j:attachQueue
- a4j:repeat
- a4j:region
Iteration:
- rich:dataTable
- rich:extendedDataTable
- rich:subTable
- rich:dataScroller
- rich:subTableToggleControl
- rich:columnGroup
- rich:column
Miscellaneous:
- rich:clientId
- rich:element
- rich:component
- rich:isUserInRole
- rich:findComponent
- rich:componentControl
- rich:hashParam
The next release of RichFaces 4.0 will be milestone one.
You can download all the release artifacts at the RichFaces download page . The distribution readme.txt in the richfaces-4.0.0.ALPHA2 file contains all you need to get started and integrate the library into your application. If you are using maven you can follow the wiki instructions: How to add RichFaces 4.X to Maven Based Project.
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