Eclipse Kura 4.0.0

This major release of Eclipse Kura, compatible with Java 9 and OSGi R6, introduces a new model that simplifies plugging new cloud connection implementations.

It brings up a restructuring of the networking part to make it more pluggable and expandable, new drivers and supported platforms, as well as improvements to usability and bug fixes.

Being a major release, it also includes breaking changes and removes support for code and platforms no longer maintained by the original contributors.

New and Noteworthy:

  • APIs
    • Cloud Connections
    • Alerts
    • New Bluetooth LE APIs to leverage new TinyB features 
  • Features
    • Eclipse IoT WG Cloud Connection
    • Kura Docker container (PR available, merge still pending)
    • Upload of Asset channels from CSV file
  • Refactor and Cleanup
    • Modular support of new platforms
    • SSL Manager Service
    • New framework folder structure
  • Drivers:
    • iBeacon scanner
    • Eddystone driver
  • New Hardware Platforms and Distributions
    • Intel UP Square Boards running Ubuntu and CentOS
    • Rockchip Rock960 AARCH 64 running Ubuntu
  • Target Platform Updates
    • Eclipse Equinox 3.12.50 (Oxygen)
    • Eclipse Milo 0.2.1
    • Apache Log4j2 2.8.2
    • SLF4J 1.7.25
    • Apache Artemis 2.5.0
    • Apache Camel 2.21.1
    • Intel Tinyb 0.5.1
    • Eclipse Paho 1.2.0
  • Breaking Changes:
    • Removed APIs and implementation supporting HSQLDB
    • org.eclipse.kura.net package cleanup and removal of deprecated APIs
    • Removed deprecated newWireSupport as causing invocation loop
    • Removed SslManagerServiceOptions class and modified SSLManagerService APIs
    • Modified "verifySignature" method in Certificates APIs to accept, as first argument, KuraApplicationTopic instead of KuraTopic
  • Deprecated APIs
    • KuraTopic
    • CloudCallService
    • CloudClient
    • CloudClientListener
    • Cloudlet
    • CloudletTopic
    • CloudService
    • CloudServiceFactory

 

Discontinued Hardware Platforms and Distributions:

  • Intel Edison
  • TI BeagleBone Black
  • PC Engines APU
  • Fedora distribution for the Raspberry Pi
  • Raspberry Pi B+
  • AARCH64

Unmaintained Code

  • Karaf
Release Date
Release Type
Major release (API breakage)
Name Date Description
v4.0.0-M1 2018/09/14 This is the first milestone release of Kura v4.0.0.
Reviews
Eclipse Kura 4.0.0 Release Review