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Release 1.0 - Codename "JAOO"

Released September 24, 2005.

Added handling of java.sql.Date, converting from a date cell or a text cell in Excel to a java.sql.Date property in your Test Step. There is a special DateAssert utility class too, for asserting date only (ignoring the time portion of java.util.Date).
New and improved documentation; now there are a lot of getting started documentation.
This release is for Java 1.4 and up, so no support for Java 1.3.

Released September 15, 2005.

Integration with DbUnit graduates from the Sandbox, adding the ability to set up and tear down database fixtures. Data is simply put in the same Excel file as the test data, and a fixture loader is added to your Spring context. When using databases and data sources, Spring really is the only way to go.
Added a Spring JDBC Validator base class, which acts sort of like SqlQuery, in that you define a SQL query in the constructor (with parameters, of course), and then get a callback for each row that is found in the database.
Uses Spring to inject data in your test steps, not BeanUtils. This given us much nicer error messges, and also makes the test fail if the Excel data (headers) are out of synch with the properties in your test case and test steps. Also, you now have the full range of Spring Property Editors at your disposal, so you can write a file name in an Excel Cell, and if your property is a java.io.File Spring will create a file for you. This is just a tip-of-the-iceberg example. See doc:Data Driven for more detail.
Built with Spring 1.2.4 (up from Spring 1.2.3).
Looks (almost) feature complete (to become 1.0).

Released September 1, 2005.

First public release.
Spring based TestCase merged from sandbox. TestSteps, data sources, etc. can now be configured in a Spring context file, and injected into your test case.