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Bug

[GPARS-198] - Download links for stable releases are broken
[GPARS-200] - callAsync() is slow
[GPARS-208] - caling stop() within a DynamicDispatchActor inMessage() when there is an afterStop() causes exception when called from Java
[GPARS-218] - Migration of Dataflow* files from .groovy to .java causes access problems
[GPARS-232] - Definitions.gdsl are not included into distribution jar
[GPARS-235] - Document dataflow operators as a platform to build application-level flow-like systems on

Improvement

[GPARS-98] - Re-address df expressions
[GPARS-130] - DF operator performance
[GPARS-146] - Unify withPool pool with groups
[GPARS-177] - DF API polish
[GPARS-178] - Stop and terminate for df operators and selectors
[GPARS-180] - asyncFun could delay thread pool detection
[GPARS-185] - Dataflow channels should be able to report their size
[GPARS-195] - Consistent naming in DataFlow / Dataflow
[GPARS-196] - explain the Poison behavior in case of forked operators
[GPARS-210] - Ability to chain whenBound() handlers
[GPARS-212] - Add styles to the User Guide
[GPARS-213] - Revisit groups and pools for async(), asyncFun() and task
[GPARS-219] - Lifecycle management for operators
[GPARS-220] - DF operator error handling
[GPARS-221] - A wait_for_all function should be implemented for df operators
[GPARS-223] - Immediate df network termination
[GPARS-229] - Provide an easy way to override the detault PGroups used for actors and dataflow
[GPARS-241] - Offer an overloaded methods in DataflowReadChannel to set the maxForks of operators

New Feature

[GPARS-121] - Synchronous channels for dataflow
[GPARS-190] - Statically dispatched actors
[GPARS-226] - Create reliable microbenchmarks for GPars
[GPARS-227] - Enable integration into a hosted environment (GAE)
[GPARS-236] - Add pause-resume functionality to dataflow operators
[GPARS-237] - State objects for operators

Task

[GPARS-63] - Document various concurrency concepts and their typical use cases
[GPARS-164] - Remove deprecations
[GPARS-166] - Test cross-version compatibility
[GPARS-174] - Check GPars using Groovy 1.8.0 against Groovy 1.7.10
[GPARS-181] - Document the DataflowChannel API in the user guide
[GPARS-183] - Avoid jar files in the lib folder
[GPARS-189] - Document Dataflow tasks and synchronous channels as a way to do CSP
[GPARS-191] - Create a short code style manual
[GPARS-192] - Make sure gradlew idea/eclipse creates usable IDE project files
[GPARS-197] - Describe GPars on GitHub
[GPARS-199] - Enlarge Bamboo build history
[GPARS-205] - merge KanbanFlow branch into master
[GPARS-206] - move kanban package into dataflow
[GPARS-214] - Generated distribution zip files at build/release
[GPARS-225] - Organize the benchmarks
[GPARS-238] - Merge extra166y into the codebase

Wish

[GPARS-61] - Please create a demonstration / example that shows a scatter/gather webservice use case

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Release Notes - gpars (Groovy Parallel Systems) - Version 1.0.0
            
<h2>        Bug
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-198'>GPARS-198</a>] -         Download links for stable releases are broken
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-200'>GPARS-200</a>] -         callAsync() is slow
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-208'>GPARS-208</a>] -         caling stop() within a DynamicDispatchActor inMessage() when there is an afterStop() causes exception when called from Java
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-218'>GPARS-218</a>] -         Migration of Dataflow* files from .groovy to .java causes access problems
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-232'>GPARS-232</a>] -         Definitions.gdsl are not included into distribution jar
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-235'>GPARS-235</a>] -         Document dataflow operators as a platform to build application-level flow-like systems on
</li>
</ul>
            
<h2>        Improvement
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-98'>GPARS-98</a>] -         Re-address df expressions
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-130'>GPARS-130</a>] -         DF operator performance
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-146'>GPARS-146</a>] -         Unify withPool pool with groups
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-177'>GPARS-177</a>] -         DF API polish
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-178'>GPARS-178</a>] -         Stop and terminate for df operators and selectors
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-180'>GPARS-180</a>] -         asyncFun could delay thread pool detection
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-185'>GPARS-185</a>] -         Dataflow channels should be able to report their size
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-195'>GPARS-195</a>] -         Consistent naming in DataFlow / Dataflow
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-196'>GPARS-196</a>] -         explain the Poison behavior in case of forked operators
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-210'>GPARS-210</a>] -         Ability to chain whenBound() handlers
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-212'>GPARS-212</a>] -         Add styles to the User Guide
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-213'>GPARS-213</a>] -         Revisit groups and pools for async(), asyncFun() and task
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-219'>GPARS-219</a>] -         Lifecycle management for operators
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-220'>GPARS-220</a>] -         DF operator error handling
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-221'>GPARS-221</a>] -         A wait_for_all function should be implemented for df operators
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-223'>GPARS-223</a>] -         Immediate df network termination
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-229'>GPARS-229</a>] -         Provide an easy way to override the detault PGroups used for actors and dataflow
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-241'>GPARS-241</a>] -         Offer an overloaded methods in DataflowReadChannel to set the maxForks of operators
</li>
</ul>
    
<h2>        New Feature
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-121'>GPARS-121</a>] -         Synchronous channels for dataflow
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-190'>GPARS-190</a>] -         Statically dispatched actors
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-226'>GPARS-226</a>] -         Create reliable microbenchmarks for GPars
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-227'>GPARS-227</a>] -         Enable integration into a hosted environment (GAE)
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-236'>GPARS-236</a>] -         Add pause-resume functionality to dataflow operators
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-237'>GPARS-237</a>] -         State objects for operators
</li>
</ul>
        
<h2>        Task
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-63'>GPARS-63</a>] -         Document various concurrency concepts and their typical use cases
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-164'>GPARS-164</a>] -         Remove deprecations
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-166'>GPARS-166</a>] -         Test cross-version compatibility
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-174'>GPARS-174</a>] -         Check GPars using Groovy 1.8.0 against Groovy 1.7.10
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-181'>GPARS-181</a>] -         Document the DataflowChannel API in the user guide
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-183'>GPARS-183</a>] -         Avoid jar files in the lib folder
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-189'>GPARS-189</a>] -         Document Dataflow tasks and synchronous channels as a way to do CSP
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-191'>GPARS-191</a>] -         Create a short code style manual
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-192'>GPARS-192</a>] -         Make sure gradlew idea/eclipse creates usable IDE project files
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-197'>GPARS-197</a>] -         Describe GPars on GitHub
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-199'>GPARS-199</a>] -         Enlarge Bamboo build history
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-205'>GPARS-205</a>] -         merge KanbanFlow branch into master
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-206'>GPARS-206</a>] -         move kanban package into dataflow
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-214'>GPARS-214</a>] -         Generated distribution zip files at build/release
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-225'>GPARS-225</a>] -         Organize the benchmarks
</li>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-238'>GPARS-238</a>] -         Merge extra166y into the codebase
</li>
</ul>
        
<h2>        Wish
</h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href='http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GPARS-61'>GPARS-61</a>] -         Please create a demonstration / example that shows a scatter/gather webservice use case
</li>
</ul>