Jigsaw features list

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The list of implemented features is split into the following categories:

Protocol: Supported protocol features
Resources: Supported resource classes
Filters: Supported resource filters
Utils: Supported utilities

Protocol

HTTP features

HTTP/1.1 full compliance
Support for earlier HTTP versions (1.0 and 0.9)
Content negotiation
Basic authentication
Digest authentication
supports the PUT method
supports File uploads
HTTP Extension Framework

Others

PICS support (both as a bureau, and as being able to serve labels with documents)
ICP support in the proxy
Light-weight multicasted ICP
WebDAV support

Resources

2.0.4

2.0.3

AclRealm

2.0.2

SeeOtherFrame

2.0beta3

PageCompilation, allow you to do fancy server side includes
The Zip package allow you to serve files contained in a zip (documentation).
Port of the LabelBureau
ServletIndexer allow you to index servlet and remove the .class automatically (documentation).
ProxyDispatcher rules editor, and re-parsing of the rules.

2.0 beta1

All the resources of the 1.0beta2 has been ported to the new 2.0 version. This includes:

2.0alpha1

As of 2.0alpha1, the resource model has changed, the resources are limited and all the handling is done in specific frames attached to the resource, like the HTTPFrame. Filters are attached to the resources, and then are protocol-specific. For a complete description of the resource/frames available, read the documentation

1.0alpha5

ServletWrapper: Support for Sun's servlet API
SalvagerResource: Resource space verifier
CheckpointResource: Auto save for Jigsaw's configuration

1.0alpha3

ProxyDirectory: A caching proxy module for Jigsaw.
MirrorDirectory: A mirroring module.
VirtualHostResource: Virtual host support with no IP addresses consumption.
SSIResource: Efficient and extensible server side includes.
MapResource: Built in image map support.

1.0alpha1

HTTPResource: The basic description of a resource object. Implements persistency and meta-description.
DirectoryResource: The basic resource class for exporting file-system directories.
FileResource: The basic resource class for exporting files (optionally supports the PUT method).
NegotiatedResource: Handles negotiation among a set of variants resources (terminology mismatch here)
PostableResource: Handles the HTML form's POST method.
CvsDirectoryResource: A form based interface to CVS.
CgiResource: Handles CGI scripts.
PassDirectory: Emulates the PASS rule of the CERN server (i.e. it is able to server a file directory which is outside of the normal scope of the server's space directory).

Filters

2.0.3

AclFilter

2.0.2 2.0beta1

All the filters of the 1.0beta2 has been ported to the new 2.0 version. This includes:

1.0alpha5

LogFilter: Allows powerfull logging of sub areas of your web server
PutFilter: Keeps track of whose editing your web site

1.0alpha3

ErrorFilter: Allows powerfull redefinition of error messages, by using internal redirections.

1.0alpha1

DebugFilter: Allows you to debug the target resource by dumping incoming requests and outgoing replies.
AccessLimitFilter: Limits the number of simultaneous access to its target resource.
ProcessFilter: Filters the reply stream through any process.
GenericAuthFilter: Handles IP authentication, along with optional Basic authentication.
CounterFilter.: Allows you to count the number of a hits to a particular area, or a particular resource.

Utils

2.0.2

The new JigAdmin: The new Jigsaw Administration tool (only for JDK1.2).
JigKill: A command line tool, used to kill/save Jigsaw.

1.0beta

JigAdmin: A full blown GUI based remote configuration client for Jigsaw.

1.0alpha5

w3c.tools.store: A complete package for managing persistency and self-described objects

1.0alpha3

w3c.www.http: A common client and server side HTTP api.
w3c.www.protocol.http: A full fledged HTTP/1.1 client side API.

1.0alpha1

codec: A package to handle coders/decoders (handles Base64 encodings).
crypt: A package providing crypto tools (handles MD5).
dbm: A gdbm like package for Java (a translation of gdbm algorithm to Java).
forms: A package to create awt forms.
sorter:: A class for sorting various kind of objects.
timers: (donated by J Payne) timers handling.

Jigsaw Team
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