started "new in Spring 3" chapter; added some overview to introduction chapter
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Thomas Risberg
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<section id="new-in-3-intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</para>
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<para>If you have been using the Spring Framework for some time, you will
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be aware that Spring has undergone two major revisions: Spring 2.0,
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released in October 2006, and Spring 2.5, released in November 2007.</para>
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released in October 2006, and Spring 2.5, released in November 2007. It is
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now time for a third overhaul resulting in Spring 3.0.</para>
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<sidebar id="new-in-3-intro-java">
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<title>Java SE and Java EE Support</title>
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<para>The Spring Framework is now based on Java 5 and Java 6 is fully supported.</para>
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<para>The Spring Framework is now based on Java 5 and Java 6 is fully
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supported.</para>
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<para>Furthermore, Spring is compatible with J2EE 1.4 and Java EE 5,
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while at the same time introducing dedicated support for Java EE 6.</para>
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while at the same time introducing some early support for Java EE
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6.</para>
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</sidebar>
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</section>
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<section id="new-in-3-other-documentation">
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<section id="new-in-3-improved-docs">
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<title>Improved documentation</title>
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<para>The Spring reference documentation has also substantially been
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updated to reflect all of the changes and new features for Spring 3.0.
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While every effort has been made to ensure that there are no errors in this
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documentation, some errors may nevertheless have crept in. If you do spot
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any typos or even more serious errors, and you can spare a few cycles
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during lunch, please do bring the error to the attention of the Spring
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team by <ulink
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url="http://jira.springframework.org/">raising an
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issue</ulink>.</para>
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<sidebar id="new-in-3-intro-work-in-progress">
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<title>Note:</title>
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<para>The current documentation is a <emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS
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***</emphasis> and is currently being re-written to reflect all the
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changes in the framework and from now relying on Java 5 features.</para>
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</sidebar>
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<para>The Spring reference documentation has also substantially been
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updated to reflect all of the changes and new features for Spring 3.0.
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While every effort has been made to ensure that there are no errors in
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this documentation, some errors may nevertheless have crept in. If you do
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spot any typos or even more serious errors, and you can spare a few cycles
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during lunch, please do bring the error to the attention of the Spring
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team by <ulink url="http://jira.springframework.org/">raising an
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issue</ulink>.</para>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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<section id="new-in-3-modules-build">
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<title>New module organization and build system</title>
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<para>The framework modules have been revised and are now managed
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separately with one source-tree per module jar:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.aop</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.beans</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.context</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.context.support</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.expression</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.instrument</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.jdbc</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.jms</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.orm</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.oxm</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.test</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.transaction</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.web</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.web.portlet</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>org.springframework.web.servlet</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<sidebar id="new-in-3-intro-spring-jar">
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<title>Note:</title>
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<para>The spring.jar artifact that contained almost the entire framework
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is no longer provided.</para>
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</sidebar>
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<para>We are now using a new Spring build system as known from Spring Web
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Flow 2.0. This gives us:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ivy-based "Spring Build" system</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>consistent deployment procedure</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>consistent dependency management</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>consistent generation of OSGi manifests</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section id="new-in-3-features-overview">
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<title>Overview of new features</title>
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<para>This is a list of new features for Spring 3.0. We will cover these
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features in more detail in the following sections.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Java 5+ foundation</para>
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<para>compatible with J2EE 1.4 and Java EE 5</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Spring Expression Language</para>
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<para>Unified EL++</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Container enhancements</para>
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<para>Core JavaConfigfeatures added</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Comprehensive REST support</para>
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<para>and other Spring @MVC additions</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Declarative model validation</para>
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<para>Hibernate Validator, JSR 303</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Early support for Java EE 6</para>
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<para>JSF 2.0, JPA 2.0, etc</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-java-5">
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<title>Java 5+ foundation</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-el">
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<title>Spring Expression Language</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-java-config">
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<title>Container enhancements</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-rest">
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<title>Comprehensive REST support</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-validation">
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<title>Declarative model validation</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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<section id="new-feature-jee-6">
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<title>Early support for Java EE 6</title>
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<para><emphasis>*** WORK IN PROGRESS ***</emphasis></para>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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