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v2.6.5

improved load method for the ConfigHandler. This method can also accecpt URLs
fixed a bug in NestedConfiguration (the configuration name was declared as private)
more testcases for the event listener package
fixed a bug where the configuration changed event was not generated
removed annoying output to STDOUT "trying to find encoding"
changed getAsXMLString(). This method now returns the entire XML as String
fixed a bug in the getIntProperty and all the other primitive type supporting methods where variables were not replaced
fixed a bug in the ResourceLocator
included new ErrorHandler
bugfix in VariableManager that caused a NPE under special circumstances
added two more demos (one for the nested config and one for the variables)

fixed a bug in the toString() method of DefaultConfiguration (property value was not written out)
added the new ScriptHandler
added the new ExtensibleCategory (can extend other categories)
added the CDataHandler (using the tag name as property name -> new XML structure)
nested categories are finally available
includes jconfig.properties to set default parser
ConfigurationServer included and the ConfigServerHandler
isNew() method added in Configuration to determine if the Configuration was loaded or created by the ConfigurationManager
bugfixes

This version was never released because it was promoted as v2.5.

bug fixes
new save method in ConfigurationManager save(String configName)
reload of changed files working
variables are now also saved
variables now support environment variables ( )
variables support system properties ( )
Configuration is now an interface
there is now a ParserFactory included allowing the user to write his own implementation of the configuration and their own XML parser
URLWatcher like the FileWatcher to observe a file from an URL
String[] getArray(..) methods integrated to get an array like
the jConfig GUI is included. It is a frontend designed to manage your configuration.
all testcases are included in the source distribution so if you change the source code you can run the tests to make sure you didn't broke something

jConfig now supports multiple instances of the ConfigurationManager. Each of them can have a different configuration.
the methods deleteProperty and deleteCategory are now included giving you the ability to modify the configuration in memory and then save it.
jConfig can now watch your config-files and reload them automatically if the file has changed. Thanks to Davesh Patel for the request.
you can now use "/" inside a category or property name. Thanks to Christian Hartmann for this fix.
jConfig has a new architecture and is now ready to be connected to a LDAP server or a XML database or whatever.
some minor bug-fixes

define variables and use them inside the properties definitions
auto configuration load ability. the load method must not be used if the config.xml exists in your classpath
inheritance is now inside. create your general category and let the other categories inherit those properties
proxy server problem solved with setups that need to load a configuration file from an URL.
create a jconfig.properties file, and dump it in your classpath.
new load method ready that accepts and InputStream. it should be a jConfig configuration file coming in through the InputStream.

can validate the configuration (file/URL) using the jconfig.dtd
XML schema definition is included
the ConfigurationManagerException now also includes the original exception message if there is any
the load methods are synchronized to make jConfig thread-safe
Windows batch files are included together with Linux shell scripts

reads a XML file with the configuration
writes a XML based configuration file
reads the XML from an URL
reads in Java properties files
generates Java proeprties files
convert Java properties files to XML files and vice versa
supports a 2 level hierarchical structure so that properties can be organized in categories
uses JAXP1.1