Category:Jini Starter Kit 2.1

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"Porter" was the codename for the 2.1 release of the Jini Technology Starter Kit.

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Released under the Apache 2.0 License

Technical enhancements in this release of the starter kit include:

• JavaSpaces extension - adds new methods that enable many-to-many communications and batch operations using a JavaSpaces service
• Ant build support - for generating binaries and documentation from starter kit source code
• ConfigurationFile additions - support string concatenation and subclass exception control
• EnvCheck tool - performs runtime environment validity checks
• Installer - graphical starter kit installer, also verifies environment settings
• JAR file changes - improve network security posture, and facilitate patching for layered systems
• JoinManager additions - support for proxy replacement and configurable lease renewal intervals
• Mailbox extension - provides pull-style access to the event mailbox service
• Multihomed host support - Jini ERI and discovery utilities now attempt connections to all of a host name's IP addresses
• PreferredListGen tool - generates preferred class information for downloadable JAR files
• Reggie enhancements - support for proxy evolution
• Tool wrappers - executable JAR wrapper files for all tools in the starter kit

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Note: There is a bug fixed in the jsk-platform.jar binary in this release, but the corresponding source files in the release did not get updated to match this fix. You can find more details on the bug here or the source file diffs from the Beta2 release here.

At runtime the Jini Starter Kit 2.1 requires version 1.4 or better of the JDK.