RAP Runtime (Target Components): contains the RAP runtime to be used as target platform, including sources and a simple demo application. Available as p2 repository and ZIP download, and as part of the Mars Simultaneous Release.
RAP Tools: useful tools for developing RAP applications, templates and documentation for RAP development. Available as p2 repository and ZIP download, and as part of the Mars Simultaneous Release.
- Discontinue support for old web browsers, such as Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).
- API that was marked as deprecated in RAP 2.x will be removed.
The Remote Application Platform is designed as the basis for internationalized products. The user interface elements provided by the RAP components, including dialogs and error messages, are externalized. The English strings are provided as the default resource bundles. The RAP project contributes its configuration to the Eclipse Babel project and helps with translations for certain languages (German).
The RAP 3.0 Runtime is compatible with
- Java: Compiler level and minimum execution environment is Java 7 (JavaSE-1.7).
- Java Servlet API: RAP can be used with any compliant servlet container. Required servlet API version is 2.5 .. 3.0.
- Equinox/OSGi: Equinox (Mars) is included in the basic target requirements. However, RWT and RWT-OSGi will run on any compliant OSGi container.
The default RAP client will support the following web browsers/rendering engines:
- Internet Explorer 9 and later
- Google Chrome 29 and later
- Firefox 23 and later
- Safari 6 and later
- Opera 15 and later
- iOs 6 and later (Safari)
- Android 4 and later (stock browser (limited) and Chrome)
| Name | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M1 | 2014/08/22 | |
| M2 | 2014/10/03 | |
| M3 | 2014/11/14 | |
| M4 | 2014/12/19 | |
| M5 | 2015/02/06 | |
| M6 | 2015/03/27 | |
| M7 | 2015/05/08 | |
| RC1 | 2015/05/22 | |
| RC2 | 2015/05/29 | |
| RC3 | 2015/06/05 | |
| RC4 | 2015/06/12 |
Clean up public API; provide new public API
- Remove all public API that was marked as
@Deprecated. - Remove
PhaseListenerand theLifeCycle, and introduceMessageFilteras new public API instead.
Support MultiResolution Images
Help writing unit tests
- Provide Unit Test API
Graduate RAP Incubation Components
- Graduate and migrate RAP File Upload Support from RAP Incubator
- Graduate and migrate Nebula Grid widget for RAP from RAP Incubator
Improve E4 UI support
- Provide a full implementation of method
Control.setParent()
Widget enhancements and improvements
- Introduction of Badges
- Modernize Scroll Bars
- Improve Progress Bar
- Text Overflow
- Proposed: new implementation of Text widget
IDE development support with RAP Tools
- Include support for Application Configuration in RAP Tools Launcher