Apache XML Graphics Commons
Overview
Apache XML Graphics Commons is a library that consists of several reusable components used by Apache Batik and Apache FOP. Many of these components can easily be used separately outside the domains of SVG and XSL-FO. You will find components such as a PDF library, an RTF library, Graphics2D implementations that let you generate PDF & PostScript files, and much more.
Apache XML Graphics Commons has only just begun. It's in the process of being populated with components coming from Apache Batik and Apache FOP. Stay tuned for exciting treasures made available.
In the Wiki, we have a plan for building Apache XML Graphics Commons. The plan provides an idea of what you can expect to find here when we're finished migrating components.
Features
Components which have been ported from Apache Batik and Apache FOP include:
| Description | Package | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Image codecs for PNG and TIFF | org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.codec | Batik |
| Bitmap image writer abstraction with implementation for the above codecs and for the Image I/O API. | org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.writer | Batik |
| Java2D helper classes | org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.rendered and org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d | Batik |
| Image loader framework (format detection, conversion and unified handling for bitmap and vector images). | org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader | new |
| Graphics2D implementation that produces PostScript and EPS | org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d.ps | FOP |
| Helper classes for PostScript code production | org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps | FOP |
| Parser/Processor for DSC-compliant PostScript files (DSC = Document Structuring Conventions) | org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps.dsc | new |
| XMP metadata framework | org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp | new |
| Various I/O classes, encoders and decoders for various formats | org.apache.xmlgraphics.util.io | Batik/FOP |
News
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11 Jun 2008: Version 1.3.1 Released
This release is mostly a bugfix release for the image loading framework that has been introduced in version 1.3. For details, please see the Changes page.
7 Mar 2008: Version 1.3 Released
The most important addition in this release is an image loading framework which supports all sorts of different image formats (bitmap and vector) and is highly extensible.
Besides that there were a larger number of smaller additions and bugfixes.
Support for Java 1.3 has been dropped. Java 1.4 or later is required now.
21 Jul 2007: Version 1.2 Released
This release mainly adds support for CMYK and GRAY color spaces for PSGenerator. For details about other fixes, please see the Changes page.
22 Dec 2006: Version 1.1 Released
This release adds an XMP metadata framework and brings improvements for the ImageWriter package plus some minor fixes mainly in the PostScript area.
17 Apr 2006: Version 1.0 Released
This is the first release of Apache XML Graphics Commons. There are currently no known issues with the code.