Apache Commons CSV Version 1.2 Release Notes INTRODUCTION: This document contains the release notes for the 1.2 version of Apache Commons CSV. Commons CSV reads and writes files in variations of the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. CSV requires at least Java 6. The Apache Commons CSV library provides a simple interface for reading and writing CSV files of various types. Feature and bug fix release Changes in this version include: NEW FEATURES ============== o CSV-157: Add enum CSVFormat.Predefined that contains the default CSVFormat values. FIXED BUGS ============ o CSV-145: CSVFormat.with* methods clear the header comments. Thanks to Frank Ulbricht. o CSV-156: Incorrect Javadoc on QuoteMode.NONE. Thanks to Jason Steenstra-Pickens. Historical list of changes: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/changes-report.html For complete information on Apache Commons CSV, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Apache Commons CSV website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/ Have fun! -Apache Commons CSV team ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apache Commons CSV Version 1.1 Release Notes INTRODUCTION: This document contains the release notes for the 1.1 version of Apache Commons CSV. Commons CSV reads and writes files in variations of the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. CSV requires at least Java 6. The Apache Commons CSV library provides a simple interface for reading and writing CSV files of various types. This is our second release. Changes in this version include: New features: o [CSV-129] Add CSVFormat#with 0-arg methods matching boolean arg methods. o [CSV-131] Save positions of records to enable random access. Thanks to Holger Stratmann. o [CSV-139] CSVPrinter.printRecord(ResultSet) with metadata. Fixed Bugs: o [CSV-140] QuoteMode.NON_NUMERIC doesn't work with CSVPrinter.printRecords(ResultSet). Thanks to Damjan Jovanovic. o [CSV-130] CSVFormat#withHeader doesn't work well with #printComment, add withHeaderComments(String...). Thanks to Sergei Lebedev. o [CSV-128] CSVFormat.EXCEL should ignore empty header names. o [CSV-132] Incorrect Javadoc referencing org.apache.commons.csv.CSVFormat withQuote(). Thanks to Sascha Szott. Changes: o [CSV-124] Improve toString() implementation of CSVRecord. Thanks to Kalyan. o [CSV-134] Unified parameter validation. Thanks to wu wen. Historical list of changes: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/changes-report.html For complete information on Apache Commons CSV, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Apache Commons CSV website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/ Have fun! -Apache Commons CSV team ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Commons CSV Version 1.0 Release Notes INTRODUCTION: This document contains the release notes for the 1.0 version of Apache Commons CSV. Commons CSV reads and writes files in variations of the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. CSV requires at least Java 6.0. The Apache Commons CSV library provides a simple interface for reading and writing CSV files of various types. First release Changes in this version include: NEW FEATURES ============ o CSV-121: IllegalArgumentException thrown when the header contains duplicate names when the column names are empty. Thanks to Sebastian Hardt. o CSV-120: CSVFormat#withHeader doesn't work with CSVPrinter Thanks to Sergei Lebedev. o CSV-119: CSVFormat is missing a print(...) method Thanks to Sergei Lebedev. o CSV-105: Add Map conversion API to CSVRecord o CSV-52: Keep track of record number o CSV-92: Need a way to extract parsed headers, e.g. for use in formatting output o CSV-65: Header support o CSV-48: Predefined format for MYSQL FIXED BUGS ========== o CSV-125: No longer works with Java 6 o CSV-122: NullPointerException when empty header string and and null string of "". Thanks to Mike Lewis. o CSV-118: CSVRecord.toMap() throws NPE on formats with no headers. Thanks to Enrique Lara. o CSV-113: Check whether ISE/IAE are being used appropriately o CSV-114: CSVFormat constructor should reject a header array with duplicate entries o CSV-112: HeaderMap is inconsistent when it is parsed from an input with duplicate columns names o CSV-111: CSVRecord.toMap() fails if row length shorter than header length o CSV-106: CSVFormat.format allways append null o CSV-100: CSVParser: getHeaderMap throws NPE o CSV-53: CSVRecord does not verify that the length of the header mapping matches the number of values o CSV-54: Confusing semantic of the ignore leading/trailing spaces parameters o CSV-34: CSVFormat describes itself as immutable, but it is not - in particular it is not thread-safe o CSV-36: Endless loops in CSV parser o CSV-13: NullPointerException in CSVPrinter.print()/println() o CSV-23: Excel strategy uses wrong separator CHANGES ======= o CSV-117: Validate format parameters in constructor o CSV-42: Lots of possible changes Thanks to Bob Smith. o CSV-78: Use Character instead of char for char fields except delimiter o CSV-99: Revert Builder implementation in CSVFormat o CSV-93: Allow the handling of NULL values o CSV-68: Use the Builder pattern for CSVFormat o CSV-84: Clarify comment handling o CSV-25: CSVParser.nextValue() seems pointless o CSV-97: Allow the String value for null to be customized for the CSV printer o CSV-88: Not possible to create a CSVFormat from scratch o CSV-94: Lexer should only use char fields o CSV-71: Add convenience methods to CSVLexer o CSV-59: Is CharBuffer really needed, now that StringBuilder is available? o CSV-55: Replace while(true)-loop in CSVParser.getRecord with do-while-loop o CSV-45: CSVPrinter overhaul o CSV-49: CSVStrategy has modifiable public static variables Thanks to Bob Smith. o CSV-46: Reduce visibility of methods in internal classes o CSV-26: ExtendedBufferedReader does too much o CSV-27: Decide whether to keep the csv.writer subpackage Historical list of changes: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/changes-report.html For complete information on Apache Commons CSV, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Apache Commons CSV website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/ Have fun! -Apache Commons CSV team