OpenSF v3.9.5 has been released and can be downloaded here.

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Corrections

• Removed incorrect delimiter (single quote) around scalar string parameter values in XML configuration files

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Version 1.7.0 of the DFDL4S Java and C++ Libraries has been released and can be downloaded here.

DFDL4S is a generic binary data binding library written in Java and based on the Data Format Description Language (DFDL). DFDL++ provides the same functionality exposing a native C++ API. See more details here.

The following is a summary of the changes in version 1.7.0.

New Functionality and Improvements

• Added support for DFDL variables (dfdl:defineVariable and dfdl:newVariableInstance)
• Added support for Reporting capabilities (including CRC/Reed-Solomon)
• Added support to checking CRC and apply Reed-Solomon Error Correction
• Aligned implementation of occursCountKind=”fixed” with DFDL standard
• Added support for paths to array elements

Bug Fixes 

• Corrected faulty instantiation of DataSize objects (C++ only)
• Corrected trimming in StorageInFile detected during Transfer Frame to ISP transformation
• Corrected evaluation of non-integer values in length fields

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OpenSF v3.10.0 has been released and can be downloaded here.

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New Features and Improvements

• Added support for local storage to replace use of MySQL

  • MySQL is no longer a requirement to run an E2E Simulation with OpenSF
• Enabled support for latest version of MySQL (8.0) and Maria DB (10.5.2)
• Added support for CLI based on options (as per ESA Generic E2E Simulation ICD 1.4.0)
• Enabled support for modules without input/output files/folders
• Enabled support for Modules using only Global Configuration
• “Using Docker in OpenSF Simulations” tutorial added to the User Manual
• Enabled explicit warning about use of parameter iteration in time-driven sessions
• Enabled use of commas in String typed parameters in Parameter Editor
• Upgraded to latest ESA Community License (Permissive)

Corrections

• Improved sanitization of command line options passed to the modules
• Corrected suffix of Database XML export files
• Corrected resolution of relative path for Module executable

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OpenSF v3.11.0 has been released and can be downloaded here.

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New Features and Improvements

• OpenSF is now based on Java 11 (OpenJDK 11)

• OpenSF installation package is now provided with JRE
  *** A local installation of Java is no longer required to execute OpenSF ***
  

• Enabled sharing single openSF installation between by multiple users
  *** Each user keeps simulation configuration/results in separate workspace *** 
• Upgraded Eclipse RCP to the latest version 2021-09 (4.21)
• Enabled support for 0-length strings in openSF/Parameter Editor
• Improved the Tool Editor dialog
• Added a warning when loading timeline XML files without execution modes
• Improved ‘Check for Updates’ by including details about latest version
• Improved uninstaller to allow user to retain/remove simulation data
• Upgraded installer to the latest version of Install4J
• Updated openSF splash screen

Corrections

• Updated uninstaller to ensure all installation files are removed
• Fixed UX interaction that made collapse the whole tree fields (on Windows)
• Removed log message in Windows associated to link creation
• Handling of case-sensitive database names specified in the SUM
• Corrected the import of openSF Database when validating input data file
• Corrected user/group permissions set during installation

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OpenSF v4.0.0 has been released and can be downloaded here.

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New Features & Improvements

• Upgraded supported platforms to macOS 11 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Upgraded reference build/test tools for OSFI and OSFEG libraries
  • All platforms: CMake 3.18, Python 3.7
  • Linux: GCC 7.4 (C, C++, Fortran)
  • macOS: AppleClang 13.0 (C, C++), GCC 10.3 (Fortran)
• Added new Graphical dynamic execution view
• Added new Graphical simulation processing chain editor
• Enabled file-based rules to customise module parameters visibility
• Enabled copying log messages from both openSF and Parameter Editor
• Enabled copying parameters name, path and value in Parameter Editor
• Enabled clearing log messages in Parameter Editor
• Upgraded MariaDB client to version 3.0.4
• Added new warning on DB export when module/IO paths are not relative to E2E_HOME
• Updated visual design of openSF (splash screen, icons, about dialog)
• Added new tutorial on “How to deliver a E2E simulation” in User Manual
• Added details regarding how to customise openSF branding in User Manual

Corrections

• Corrected perturbed marked parameters in the simulation parameters table
• Corrected hangup in command-line execution of simulation
• Removed unused XSD-based module validation from openSF
• Corrected “Cancel” and “Save as…” buttons behavior in Parameter Editor
• Corrected behavior handling similarly-named parameters in Parameter Editor
• Corrected customisation of Global Configuration File parameters visibility
• Corrected unusable openSF dialogs in Windows with certain values of screen scaling
• Corrected simulation execution scheduler to handle breakpoints deterministically
• Corrected configuration handling to allow saving perturbations in statistical mode

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