[ANN] iPOPO 0.8.0

[Thomas Calmant]

Hello,

I'm happy to announce that iPOPO v0.8.0 has just 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 about those concepts, see
https://ipopo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/refcards/index.html#refcards


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 0.8.0
===================

This version mainly adds the implementation of the Remote Service Admin
specification, contributed by Scott Lewis (thanks! :D )

This feature is young and might still contain some bugs, all feedback is welcome
on the mailing list and as GitHub issues.
A reference card and two tutorials have been added to the documentation to
introduce this feature.
It should be preferred to the Pelix Remote Service as it follows the OSGi
specification.

Note that the Pelix Remote Service will continue to be maintained for
compatibility reasons.

Version has leaped to 0.8.x as the addition of the RSA feature is huge and
might change the usage of iPOPO in some projects based on remote services.


You can take a look at the documentation at https://ipopo.readthedocs.io/
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!