The Apache Commons Jexl Package

1. INTRODUCTION

The Jexl package implements a simple expression language engine. It borrows many ideas from the JSTL Expression Language. Liberally. Ok, it's an attempt at an idependent implementation of the JSTL EL with extensions.

2. DEPENDENCIES

The Jexl package is dependent upon the following external components for development and use:

• Java Development Kit (Version 1.5 or later)
• Apache Commons Logging (Version 1.0.1 or later)
• Jakarta Velocity DVSL (any version) - for documentation generation
• dom4j (latest version) - for documentation generation
• JUnit Testing Framework (Version 3.8.2 or later) - for unit tests only, not required for deployment

3. RELEASE INFO

Current Release: 1.1

Planned Next Release: 2.0

4. COMMITTERS

The following individuals are the primary developers and maintainers of this component. Developers who plan to use Jexl in their own projects are encouraged to collaborate on the future development of this component to ensure that it continues to meet a variety of needs.

• Geir Magnusson Jr.
• James Strachan
• Robert Burrell Donkin
• Peter Royal
• Henri Biestro

5. ACTION ITEMS

Want to help? Here's some "to do" items the team has identified.