Union 1.0 Alpha 4 Release Notes

USER1 Subsystems Corporation is proud to announce the release of Union 1.0 Alpha 4. Alpha 4 features a substantial upgrade to Union Admin and ongoing minor improvements to Reactor and Union Server.

Users of tryunion.com please note: Prior versions of Reactor (Alpha 3 and older) are not compatible with Union Server Alpha 4. In order to continue using tryunion.com, please update and recompile your applications with Reactor 1.0 Alpha 4.

Alpha 4 includes the following new features and fixes.

General

• The UPC specification has been updated to better separate certain request results from their side effects. For example, when a client sends a join-room request to the server, the server now sends two messages: 1) the request result in a JOIN_ROOM_RESULT message to the client that made the request, and 2) the side-effects of the request in a JOINED_ROOM message to all interested clients. Reactor's events reflect this specification change, so that application developers can now handle request-results in one listener and side-effects (joined room, left room, attribute changed) in another listener. For more details, see Union Platform Issue #88.

Reactor (Flash Client SDK)

• Changed the argument order of the Client class's getAttribute() method so it is more convenient to use.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Ongoing API documentation improvements.

For a complete list of changes in Reactor, see the Reactor Alpha 4 Roadmap.

Union Server

• Automatic policy file refresh when the file is updated.
• Minor bug fixes.

For a complete list of changes in Union Server, see the Union Server Alpha 4 Roadmap.

Union Admin

• The policy file for all Flash gateways can now be viewed in the admin.
• Added lifetime number of rooms deployed to Server tab.
• Added Log tab for viewing the Union Server log.
• Rooms tab now shows more detail, including room and client attributes.
• Added "Kick Client" button under Client Control tab on Rooms tab.
• Added logout button.
• Gateway tab now shows breakdowns of connections and clients by type and UPC version.

For a complete list of changes in Union Admin, see the Union Admin Alpha 4 Roadmap.