[ANN] iPOPO 0.6.4

[Thomas Calmant]

iPOPO 0.6.4
===========

iPOPO v0.6.4 has been released !


What is iPOPO
=============

iPOPO is a Service-Oriented Component Model (SOCM) based on Pelix,
a dynamic service platform. Both are inspired on two popular Java
technologies for the development of long-lived applications: the iPOJO
component model and the OSGi Service Platform.
iPOPO enables to conceive long-running and modular IT services.

It is based on the concepts specified by OSGi:
  - Bundle: a Python module imported using Pelix and associated to a
context. A bundle has a life-cycle (install, start, updated, stop,
uninstall)
  - Service: a Python object registered in a service registry, associated
to a specification and to properties.
  - Component: the instance of a class described/manipulated by iPOPO
decorators

Components are bound together by the specification(s) of the service(s)
they provide. The required services are injected into components by iPOPO.

For more information, see
https://ipopo.coderxpress.net/wiki/doku.php?id=ipopo:refcards:concepts


iPOPO provides many services out-of-the-box, like an HTTP server,
local and remote shell, remote services...


iPOPO is released under the terms of Apache Software License 2.0


What's new in 0.6.4
===================

This version adds a log service, allowing access to the traces logged with
either this service or the logging module.
It also two handlers:
- @HiddenProperty, which allows a component to hide some of its information
  from the decription API
- @RequiresVariableFilter, which allows to use component properties in the
  requirement filter

Basic support for a HTTPS server has been added. It shouldn't be used for
Remote Services.


What's coming in 0.6.5
======================

Version 0.6.4 took a year to be released, but the next release should come
earlier.

Version 0.6.5 will try to tune the HTTP service to ease the development of the
Pelix Web Console, a side project which could become handy.
The HTTPS support will be enhanced as well during this step.


You can take a look at the documentation at https://ipopo.coderxpress.net/
iPOPO is available on PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/iPOPO
Source is available on GitHub: https://github.com/tcalmant/ipopo
Feel free to send feedback on your experience of Pelix/iPOPO, via the
mailing lists:

    User list : http://groups.google.com/group/ipopo-users
    Development list : http://groups.google.com/group/ipopo-dev


Have fun !
Thomas