iValidator 2.3.2 released

The newest iValidator release can now be downloaded from Sourceforge.

Featuring

a step-by-step tutorial to design and implement iValidator tests.
significant performance improvement when loading and filtering test descriptions
the facility to filter test scenarios in the eclipse launch dialog

Release Notes

1. New Features (and other changes)

1.1 Framework

1.1.1 #1190074 Performance improvement for imports of XML Descriptions
1.1.2 Performance improvement applying name filters
1.1.3 Getting Started Tutorial

1.2 Eclipse-Plugin

Change of release number. It now corresponds to the iValidator release number.

1.3 iValidator Source Distribution

The iValidator Source Distribution is not available as Download-archive any longer. The full iValidator sources can be checked out from our Sourceforge CVS repository: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivalidator/.

2. Bug Fixes

2.1 Framework

2.1.1 #1992165 Concurrent access on report
2.1.1 #2107077 Memory usage for XML libraries --> see Feature 1190074

2.2 Eclipse-Plugin

2.2.1 #1702219 Plug-in filter does not show anything
2.2.2 #2017863 LaunchFilterTab relies on unique testnames -> this is not solvable at the moment, but now an adequat errormessage is given

3. Known Issues

3.1 Framework

There is a known bug in Java (http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4957990) that may lead to a memory exception in larger scenarios.
The vm-argument -XX:PermSize=256M will help.
The problem is known to exist in JDK1.3.1_15, JDK1.4.2_08/_18 and JDK1.5.0_02.

3.2 Eclipse Plugin

Using ExpandAll in the FilterTab on a very big testdescription is not advisable.

iValidator PATCH 20081031 for iValidator 2.3.2

Content of the patch:

    The patch concerns the xml-descriptor-repository.
    When using the import-attribute for libraries a linefeed or blanks
        within the list of files to be imported caused an error.
    This has been resolved.

To install a patch, follow these steps:

   0. In order to install this patch you must have previously installed iValidator-2.3.2,
           either the binary distribution or the eclipse plug-in.

   1. Locate the iValidator or iValidator Plugin installation directory.
           Note: Always install patches for the according release. Otherwise, compatibility cannot be guaranteed.

           e.g. directory ivalidator-2.3.2 or eclipse/plugins/org.ivalidator.shell.eclipse_2.3.2.0

   2. Unpack the patch bundle in the installation directory.
           - just copy the downloaded content into the homonymous directory.
           - the new files are replacing the old ones.

News

iValidator 2.3.2 released!