It’s my pleasure to make available the latest milestone build of the upcoming Padlock 2.0 release. The past 3 months have been busy updating the core Padlock library as well as a complete re-write of the PadlockUI (now known as Padlock Manager). This will likely be the last Milestone release for 2.0, with the next public build being the release candidates. Some new features for M2 include:
- Revamped Validator reporting. Developers now have fine grained access to the results of each test a license is run against. This includes both the built in and developer added plugins.
- Quieter default logging. Most of the current INFOs have been moved to FINEs, which is below the default logging threshold.
- Padlock Manager. The entire UI has been re-worked to focus on core activities in day to day license management. We’ve even added OS X and Windows specific executables!
Padlock Manager is still beta quality, with some missing features (license templates, sorting, and some input validation). These will be added prior to the next public build. Bulk creation of licenses (from CSV) is planned for Padlock 2.1. The OS X application bundle is new, with much thanks to the developers who sent in suggestions on making it more Mac friendly. The final release will have even better integration.
I look forward to your feedback – reach me anytime at jason@padlocksoftware.net
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