We are pleased to announce the release of Daffodil 2.0.0! Downloads are available as zip, tar, and rpm at: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/projects/artifacts.php?key=DFDL&version=2.0.0 Daffodil is the open source implementation of the Open Grid Forum's Data Format Description Language (DFDL) specification. http://www.ogf.org/dfdl Daffodil uses DFDL descriptions to parse data into an XML or JSON infoset for ingestion and validation. Daffodil can also perform the reverse, by serializing or "unparsing" an infoset back to the original data format. Daffodil 2.0.0 is a monumental milestone that denotes stability and usability, and is ready for general availability. Major features that make up this release include: - Support for unparse with one-to-one feature parity with parse - New API with native support for JDOM, w3c DOM, Scala XML, XML text, and JSON - Support for many non-byte size encodings - Support for xs:choice direct dispatch - Support for xs:boolean types - Support for xs:ignoreCase="yes" - Support for xs:union restrictions - Many improvements to the DFDL expression language - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements More details of the changes are available: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/DFDL/Changelog https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10010&version=13790 Daffodil 2.0.0 has also been integrated into Apache NiFi and XML Calabash, with the source available in the following git repositories: Apache NiFi: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/bitbucket/projects/DFDL/repos/daffodil-... XML Calabash: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/bitbucket/projects/DFDL/repos/daffodil-... Although Daffodil has reached this milestone, active development continues, with some features not yet available. For a detailed list of unsupported features, visit the unsupported features and errata pages: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/DFDL/Unsupported+Fea... https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/DFDL/Unsupported+Err... For more information on Daffodil, visit the Daffodil wiki: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/DFDL/ For questions and support, the development team is available on the Daffodil mailing list: http://oss.tresys.com/mailman/listinfo/daffodil-users as well as XMPP HipChat: http://hipchat.ncsa.illinois.edu/gvZdmJHmq If you are interested in becoming a Daffodil contributor, visit the daffodil wiki or the developers mailing list: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/DFDL/ http://oss.tresys.com/mailman/listinfo/daffodil-dev For a complete list of all open tickets, visit the Daffodil bug tracker: https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/jira/browse/DFDL/ Thanks to everyone that has helped to make this milestone possible! Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com Please note: Contributions to the DFDL Workgroup's email discussions are subject to the OGF Intellectual Property Policy <http://www.ogf.org/About/abt_policies.php>