Ballerina Runtime 0.8.0 Milestone 4

This is the 4th milestone release of Ballerina runtime environment. This release supports following language features:

• Service/Resource parameter dispatching.
• Allow variable definitions anywhere. Lexical scoping.
• Array/Map/Struct inline initializers.
• Reference type initializers.
• Type converters.
• Service and connector level variable definitions.
• Server connector framework.
• Improved error handling.
• On-demand native functions/connectors/actions/type converter loading.

Ballerina 0.8.0 Milestone 3

WSO2 team is please to announce the third milestone release of Ballerina development environment.

Supported language features

• Type System
• Implicit/Explicit casting
• Type convertors (native/ballerina)
• Struct Support
• Non-OSGI Distribution
• File explorer (Editor)
• Open/Edit existing ballerina file(Editor)

How to get ballerina

You can download the ballerina M3 distribution[1] or build from the source[2] as mentioned below.

[1] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/releases/tag/v0.8.0-M3
[2] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina#build-from-the-source

How to run ballerina

Once you extracted the ballerina distribution, startup scripts can be found under /bin directory. There are 2 main startup scripts.

1. ballerina - to execute a main function of a ballerina program or start a ballerina service.

Usage:
    ballerina [options] ballerina-file [args...]

Examples:
   ballerina run hello-world.bal - to execute main function
   ballerina service passthrough.bal - to start a ballerina service

Available Option:
    --help     Print this help message.

2. editor - to start the ballerina visual editor.

Running the editor.sh will print the URL of the micro-service which hosts the editor. You can click on the URL and access the editor.

Fixed issues

This release fixes the following issues
https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20updated%3A2017-01-17..2017-01-28%20

Open issues and reporting bugs

You can find the known issues in the following link and report any bugs in the same link.
https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/issues

How to contribute to ballerina

You can contribute to the ballerina development by forking the github repository and sending your pull requests to https://github.com/wso2/ballerina

Thank you,
WSO2 Team

Ballerina 0.8.0 Milestone 2

v0.8.0-M2

Tag for 0.8.0-M2

Introducing Ballerina (Milestone 1)

WSO2 team is pleased to announce the first milestone release of the ballerina development environment.

Ballerina is a new programming language for integration, built on a sequence diagram metaphor. Ballerina is:

• Simple
• Intuitive
• Visual
• Powerful
• Lightweight
• Cloud Native
• Container Native
• Fun

The conceptual model of Ballerina is that of a sequence diagram. Each participant in the integration gets its own lifeline and Ballerina defines a complete syntax and semantics for how the sequence diagram works and execute the desired integration.

How to get ballerina

You can download the ballerina M1 distribution[1] or build from the source[2] as mentioned below.

[1] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/releases
[2] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina#build-from-the-source

How to run ballerina

Once you extracted the ballerina distribution, startup scripts can be found under /bin directory. There are 3 main startup scripts.

1. ballerina.sh - can be used to execute a main function of a ballerina program

This command mainly used to execute the main function of a ballerina program.

Usage:
    ballerina.sh [options] ballerina-file [args...]

Examples:
    ballerina.sh hello-world.bal WSO2
    ballerina.sh hello-world.bal "WSO2 Inc"  (If the argument value contains a space, use double quote to enclose it)
    ballerina.sh multiplier.bal 5 10

Available Options are:
    -version     Print Ballerina version.
    -help        Print this help message.

2. ballerinaserver.sh - can be used to start the ballerina in server mode

This command is mainly used to start the ballerina in server mode.

Usage:
    ballerinaserver.sh [option] command ballerina-file1 ballerina-file2 ...

Examples:
    ballerinaserver.sh passthrough.bal
    ballerinaserver.sh passthrough.bal echo.bal


Available Commands
    start       Start Ballerina Server in background.
    stop        Stop Ballerina Server which is running in the background.
    restart     Restart Ballerina Server which is running in the background.

Available Options:
    -version     Print Ballerina version.
    -help        Print this help message.

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3) editor.sh - can be used to start the ballerina visual editor

Running the editor.sh will print the URL of the micro-service which hosts the editor. You can click on the URL and access the editor.

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You can run the pre-built samples[3] as mentioned in the following link.
[3] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/tree/master/samples/getting_started

This release fixes the following issues[4]
[4] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed

Open issues and reporting bugs

You can find the known issues in the following link[5] and report any bugs in the same link.
[5] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina/issues

How to contribute to ballerina

You can contribute to the ballerina development by forking the github repository and sending your pull requests to [6].
[6] https://github.com/wso2/ballerina

Thank you,
WSO2 Team