Release Notes -- Apache Jackrabbit Oak -- Version 0.14

Introduction
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Jackrabbit Oak is an effort to implement a scalable and performant
hierarchical content repository for use as the foundation of modern
world-class web sites and  other demanding content applications.

The Oak effort is a part of the Apache Jackrabbit project.
Apache Jackrabbit is a project of the Apache Software Foundation.

Jackrabbit Oak 0.14 is to alpha-level software. Use at your own risk.

Changes in Oak 0.14
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New Features

  [OAK-1080] MongoMK: improved concurrency
  [OAK-1133] Observation listener PLUS

Improvements

  [OAK-41] Initial repository setup
  [OAK-652] ItemImpl.checkProtected() is too slow
  [OAK-803] Backwards compatibility of long-lived sessions
  [OAK-857] MongoMK: support for many child nodes
  [OAK-884] Add simple randomized test
  [OAK-1120] Enhance observation mechanism to support Apache Sling
  [OAK-1138] Implement global per principal permission entry cache
  [OAK-1209] Consolidate Mongo client connection creation logic in MongoMK
  [OAK-1232] Improve implementation of Tree.get(Property)Status
  [OAK-1237] RTC: Move org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.api.AbstractPropertyState out of api package
  [OAK-1277] PathUtils assertion failed error should also include invalid path
  [OAK-1282] Clean up RepositoryStub classes
  [OAK-1290] ObservationManager#removeEventListener prone to deadlocks
  [OAK-1294] Avoid purging transient changes when rebasing branches
  [OAK-1296] Use TypePredicate instead of NodeType.isNodeType() for NodeState type checks
  [OAK-1298] Improve MoveDetector to also include moves from transient locations
  [OAK-1305] Use non-orderable child nodes in FlatTreeWithAceForSamePrincipalTest
  [OAK-1163] Observation events should respect permissions

Bugs

  [OAK-101] implement identifier handling (byUUID, byIdentifier, etc)
  [OAK-270] Enforce uniqueness of jcr:uuid
  [OAK-552] AssertionError in MicroKernel.commit()
  [OAK-783] Reflect Move and Rename upon Root#commit
  [OAK-1009] Use identifier for jcr:frozenUuid when node is not referenceable
  [OAK-1118] Removing and readding mix:versionable fails if node is referenceable
  [OAK-1186] Parallel execution of ConcurrentReadAccessControlledTreeTest fails with MongoMK
  [OAK-1244] Always create new UUID on ImportBehavior.IMPORT_UUID_CREATE_NEW
  [OAK-1254] Parallel execution of SimpleSearchTest fails with MongoMK
  [OAK-1271] incorrect assumptions in DocumentSplitTest
  [OAK-1272] Remove and create of same versionable node is seen as a change in uuid
  [OAK-1274] Wrong comparison for old Revisions
  [OAK-1276] MongoDocumentStore sometimes returns NodeDocument.NULL instead of null document
  [OAK-1280] MongoDocumentStore does not sort result
  [OAK-1281] Incorrect path sorting in background write
  [OAK-1284] Root.commit(String, CommitHook) : CommitHook is not part of oak-api
  [OAK-1287] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException when running FlatTreeWithAceForSamePrincipalTest
  [OAK-1288] NPE when running SmallFileReadTest on mongo
  [OAK-1289] Range check fails with IllegalArgumentException
  [OAK-1293] MongoNodeBuilder does not track base state properly
  [OAK-1297] MoveDetector does not detect moved nodes that have been moved in an earlier commit already
  [OAK-1299] Removing user from group also invalidates other members memberships
  [OAK-1300] Removing a reference from a mv property destroys the reverse lookup from the remaining
  [OAK-1302] PathUtils.elements returns stale iterator on subsequent calls to iterator()

In addition to the above-mentioned changes, this release contains
all the changes included up to the Apache Jackrabbit Oak 0.13 release.

For more detailed information about all the changes in this and other
Oak releases, please see the Oak issue tracker at

  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OAK

Release Contents
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This release consists of a single source archive packaged as a zip file.
The archive can be unpacked with the jar tool from your JDK installation.
See the README.md file for instructions on how to build this release.

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About Apache Jackrabbit Oak
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Oak is an effort implement a scalable and performant hierarchical content 
repository for use as the foundation of modern world-class web sites and 
other demanding content applications. 

The Oak effort is a part of the Apache Jackrabbit project. 
Apache Jackrabbit is a project of the Apache Software Foundation.

For more information, visit http://jackrabbit.apache.org/oak

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