Union 2.1.0 Release Notes

Union 2.1.0 adds official support for encrypted TLS/SSL communications over WSS (WebSocket Secure) and HTTPS. Starting with this release, Union applications can securely transmit sensitive data such as banking information and personal records in realtime. TLS/SSL support opens Union developers to a wide variety of new enterprise-grade applications in industries such as ecommerce, finance, and medicine.

For information on using TLS/SSL in a Union application, see: http://www.unionplatform.com/?page_id=3827

Users of tryunion.com please note: version 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 of Reactor, Orbiter, and OrbiterMicro are forwards compatible with Union Server 2.1.0. No code modifications are required to connect existing deployed clients to Union Server 2.1.0.

Changes introduced in Union 2.1.0 are listed below.

Orbiter (Client Framework for JavaScript)

Bug #683: CoreMessageListener's u6 throws an error when the self client is null
Bug #684: HTTPIFrameConnection fails in some browsers
Bug #688: HTTPIFrameConnection fails in clustered environments
Feature #686: Add connection encryption via TLS/SSL

OrbiterMicro (Lightweight Orbiter configuration)

Feature #687: Add connection encryption via TLS/SSL

OrbiterMicroNode (Client Framework for Node.JS)

No changes

Reactor (Client Framework for Adobe® Flash® Player)

Bug #682: CoreMessageListener's u6 throws an error when the self client is null
Feature #685: Add connection encryption via TLS/SSL

Union Server

Feature #673: Allow TCP gateway to be passed an attribute to control TCP_NODELAY.
Feature #675: Add TLS support to TCP and Admin gateways.
Feature #676: New gateway types "SecureTCP", "Admin" and "SecureAdmin".
Feature #678: Add cluster node reconnect.
Feature #679: Add retry-duration to nodes configuration.
API Change #677: Deprecate the creation of an Admin socket listener under the <admin> element.

Union Admin

No changes

Reactor GUI

No changes