Current StatusThe HttpClient development team to pleased to announce that HttpClient 2.0 BETA development has been concluded. The number of bugs discovered in the course of the BETA development was surprisingly low. We are confident that HttpClient 2.0 has reached the required level of maturity, and we hope to have a final 2.0 release by the end of the Summer. Only critical or major bug fixes and javadocs enhancements will be made to the 2.0 code base in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, the HttpClient development team has been busy working toward a post 2.0 release. The next version of HttpClient is going to build upon the foundation laid with HttpClient 2.0 while addressing those architectural shortcomings and flaws identified in the course of 2.0 development. Several well known and much complained about problems cannot be resolved while maintaining complete 2.0 API compatibility. The primary objective of the next version is to fix those design limitations, breaking 2.0 API compatibility where absolutely unavoidable, while preserving overall compatibility with 2.0 use patterns. Depending upon how drastic those API changes are going to be, the next version of HttpClient will be designated as 2.1 , 2.5 or 3.0 . The decision will be made prior to a 2.0 final release. It is important to note that HttpClient CVS HEAD is no longer fully compatible with 2.0 APIs. We strongly encourage using the HTTPCLIENT_2_0_BRANCH until the next version's APIs are stabilized. Release InfoCurrent Release: Release 2.0 Release Candidate 1 Planned Next Release: 2.0 Release Candidate 2 |