What's new in version 2.2

Introduction

In the next sections, you will get a synthesis of the major changes done to the Restlet Framework in version 2.2.

For more details, you can read the the full list of changes.

Main changes

  • Java 6 requirement
  • Apache License 2.0 option
  • Jackson extension now supports JSON, JSON binary (Smile), XML, YAML and CSV formats
  • Internal HTTP client and server now based on stable JDK Net classes
    • reduced size of org.restlet.jar by about 45Kb
    • best default HTTP client on Android
    • moved previous internal connector to new NIO extension (preview)
  • New Swagger extension (only JAX-RS API support for now)
  • New Thymeleaf templating extension
  • New GSON extension, supporting Google’s JSON serialization library
  • New Guice extension, supporting Google’s dependency injection library
  • OAuth 2.0 final RFC (preview)
    • added client support for HTTP OAuth MAC authentication
  • HTTP PATCH method support
  • Javadocs artefacts added to Maven repository
  • Annotation based JAX-RS client (not compliant with JAX-RS 2.0)
  • JSONP filter to workaround single origin policies in browsers
  • Converter exceptions are now properly transmitted
  • OSGi extension support RESTful inter-bundle communication
  • Updated over 25 dependencies (Jackson, Jetty, Apache, MongoDB, etc.)
  • Forge migration to GitHub and Travis CI
  • User questions migration to StackOverflow
  • Easier contribution as modules are now regular Eclipse projects (not PDE plugins)
  • Many bug fixes

Migration guide from version 2.1 to 2.2

This section intends to explain the main differences between the Restlet 2.1 and 2.2 releases and to help you migrate your existing applications. Both releases are meant to be compatible at the API level, so you should at most observe deprecate features while upgrading.

Note that if you intend to migrate directly from 1.1 to 2.2, you should really consider migrating first from 1.1 to 2.0. For migration instructions between 1.1 and 2.0, you can check this page.

Replace all JAR files

Restlet JARs and dependencies

Deprecated API features

The next step is to look at each deprecated feature and look in the Javadocs at the preferred alternative in version 2.2.