Apache™ FOP Status
Current Status of Apache™ FOP
Status
Last updated 20 October 2012.
Apache™ FOP Version 1.1 was released on 20 October 2012.
Development Status
The FOP code base is gradually evolving, from Version 0.90, released on 22 November 2005, to Version 1.1, released on 20 October 2012. Further releases in the 1.x series and beyond are expected.
FOP releases prior to version 0.90 were based on a different code base. The last release in that series was version 0.20.5, released on 18 July 2003. This earlier series is no longer maintained.
If you are looking for future release dates, keep in mind that FOP is an Open Source project and we're a combination of volunteers (working in our free time) and sponsored contributors (generally focusing on our sponsor's needs). What we have is an idea where we want to go. How fast we get there depends on the available time, on how well our ideas work out while developing and on you! There's a document in the Wiki where ideas for new developments may be registered and documented.
Status of the individual components
Not all the components of FOP currently have the same quality. The following table tries to give you an overview:
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| API | stable |
| FO Tree | stable |
| Layout Engine | stable |
| Area Tree | stable |
| Intermediate Format Support | stable (could use a speed upgrade) |
| PDF (Library and Renderer) | stable |
| PostScript | stable |
| Java2D, AWT, Bitmap Renderers | stable |
| Text Renderer | stable (not much feedback) |
| RTF Handler | beta, restricted functionality compared to PDF/PS |
| PCL Renderer | stable (not much feedback) |
| AFP Renderer | status unknown (not much feedback) |
| SVG Renderer | non-functional in sandbox, help needed |
| Font Support | stable |
| Image Support | beta (recently rewritten) |
| Hyphenation Subsystem | stable |