[x3d-public] X3DJSAIL release: log4j update, Blender 3.0 compatibility

[John Carlson]

In hopes of identifying why the X3DJSAIL jar didn't get created in my 
file tree (there are some from Dec 24th), I pursued the following ant 
commands.

$ ant BuildX3dUnifiedObjectModel.saxon.v4.0

$ ant BuildX3dUnifiedObjectModel.saxon.all

followed by

$ ant create.X3DJSAIL

The latter command bombed out.  I am a bit nervous about experimenting 
with various ant targets.

I will attempt to download the X3DJSAIL 4.0 full jar from the website.

On 12/30/21 17:41, Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) wrote:
>
> Am happy to announce an updated release for X3DJSAIL.
>
>   * X3D Java Scene Access Interface Library (X3DJSAIL)
>   * https://www.web3d.org/specifications/java/X3DJSAIL.html
>   * “X3D Java Scene Access Interface Library (X3DJSAIL) supports
>     programmers with standards-based X3D Java interfaces and objects,
>     all as open source.”
>
> Upgraded jars in this update addresses the recent potential security 
> vulnerability found in Log4J logging library.  Close study uncovered 
> no evidence or rationale that the log4j library vulnerability might 
> have had any exposure within Xj3DJSAIL, but (similar to other major 
> Java libraries) we have nevertheless acted out of an abundance of 
> caution.   Details at
>
>   * Apache Log4j 2
>   * https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x
>
> Other features:
>
>   * Compatibility with Blender 3.0, providing export capabilities such
>     as programmatic viewpoint image capture.
>   * Testing of HAnimJoint fields for ulimit llimit and stiffness as
>     SFVec3f with default values or “0 0 0” to be consistent with
>     reference specification Humanoid Animation (HAnim) version 2.0.
>
> Special thanks to John Carlson for in-depth testing and scrutiny that 
> has helped with these advancements.
>
> Despite all challenges, it has been a great year for advancing X3D4 
> programming in Java, Python, Semantic Web query, and other 
> approaches.  We hope that everyone enjoys continuing progress, and 
> welcome all questions and issue reports.
>
> Have fun with X3D in 2022, Happy New Year! 8)
>
> all the best, Don
>
> -- 
>
> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br brutzman at nps.edu
>
> Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149
>
> X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics https:// 
> faculty.nps.edu/brutzman
>
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