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Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:46:13 -0600
From: sblackmon <sblackmon@apache.org>
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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Streams 0.4-incubating release
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archived-at: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:46:27 -0000

The Apache Streams team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Stre=
ams 0.4-incubating.=C2=A0

Sources are now available from Apache mirrors ( http://www.apache.org/dyn=
/closer.cgi/incubator/streams/releases/0.4-incubating/ ) and binaries are=
 now available from the apache maven repository ( http://repository.apach=
e.org/ ) and maven central ( http://search.maven.org/=23search%7Cga%7C1%7=
Cg%3A%22org.apache.streams%22%20v%3A%220.4-incubating%22 ) =20

Apache Streams (incubating) unifies a diverse world of digital profiles a=
nd online activities into common formats and vocabularies, and makes thes=
e datasets accessible across a variety of databases, devices, and platfor=
ms for streaming, browsing, search, sharing, and analytics use-cases. =20

The project aims to provide simple two-way data interchange with popular =
REST APIs in activity streams formats using a universal protocol. Streams=
 compatibility with multiple storage back-ends and ability to be embedded=
 within any java-based real-time or batch data processing platform ensure=
s that its interoperability features come with little technical baggage. =
=20

0.4-incubating adds the ability for consumer provider classes (twitter, i=
nstagram, facebook, google+, rss, and youtube) to be run directly from a =
linux command prompt or an sbt shell, with new documentation on the proje=
ct website to help users get started collecting data without needing to b=
uild from source first. Integration test coverage has been expanded to in=
clude data pulls from third-party services using developer-supplied crede=
ntials, and reading/writing data to databases launched within docker cont=
ainers for testing purposes. =20

0.4-incubating=C2=A0also adds classes and maven plugins capable of transl=
ating json schemas, which might include dependencies on other json schema=
s within the same source tree or hosted anywhere on the web, into source =
code (Java, Scala), and resource files to help configure popular data fra=
meworks (cassandra, elasticsearch, hbase, hive, and pig) to analyze json =
documents which comply with those schemas. =20

0.4-incubating also standardizes on Java 8, and includes updates to many =
third-party dependencies, ensuring compatibility with Elasticsearch 2+, M=
ongo 3+, and Neo4j 3+.

An example module demonstrating use of Apache =46link as a runtime engine=
 has been included as well. =20

More details on Apache Streams can be found at: =20
http://streams.incubator.apache.org/ =20

We would like to thank all contributors who made the release possible, an=
d encourage anyone interested in using or contributing to the project to =
join the dev mailing list ( mailto:dev-subscribe=40streams.incubator.apac=
he.org ) =20

Regards, =20
Apache Streams (incubating) Community =20

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DISCLAIMER =20

Apache Streams is an effort undergoing incubation at the Apache =20
Software =46oundation (AS=46), sponsored by the Apache Incubator PMC. =20

Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further =20
review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision =20
making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other =20
successful AS=46 projects. =20

While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the =20
completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the =20
project has yet to be fully endorsed by the AS=46. =20