Version: 3.0 Q (Release 2011-05-06)#
d3web is an extensible Java API for running knowledge-based systems. The Semantic Wiki KnowWE builds on the engine d3web and offers the web-based and distributed development of knowledge bases.
This distribution comes with the following files:
| Release Notes.pdf | This document. |
| Licenses.pdf | License information of the d3web and KnowWE systems and all external libraries. Please find the license texts in the directory license_texts. |
| Quickstart_d3web | A first steps installation readme for using the d3web libraries |
| Quickstart_KnowWE.pdf | A first steps manual for installing and starting KnowWE |
| d3web | Folder containing the binaries (libraries), the sources, and the JavaDoc information of d3web |
| KnowWE | Folder containing an installation archive (zip) as binary, the sources, and the JavaDoc information of KnowWE |
| quality_report | Folder containing all files of the quality assessment report for this release. It contains the test protocols of the system tests (based on Fitnesse and the manual system tests), a summary of the integration tests, and a detailed analysis of the unit tests and the static code analysis. |
System Requirements#
Installation of d3web/KnowWE requires the Java Platform, Standard Edition JDK 6 Update 21 or better. For operating systems, the distribution runs with MS-Windows XP, Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.6. Linux is not officially supported. We officially support Firefox 3.6 or better but most parts are also working with Google Chrome. Please note, that we do not officially support Internet Explorer at the moment.
What's New#
The release includes the following notable features:
d3web#
- Faster reasoning due to refactoring of the blackboard architecture.
- DiaFlux: Improved version of the DiaFlux problem-solver.
- Improvement of test coverage and code analysis results.
- Small API changes for a better access to the terminology and the problem-solving knowledge.
- New API for test case analysis of problem-solving sessions (see EmpiricalTesting).
KnowWE#
- KnowledgeBase tag: Names of downloaded knowledge base can be specified in advance.
- ShowSolutions tag: Restrict presented abstractions and define the number of digits for displayed numerical questions.
- ObjectInfo: You can click on the definition of terminology objects in order to open an object info page: Here references, definitions, and further information of this object is shown.
- DiaFlux: Much improved editor for creating and editing DiaFlux models, better editing possibilities and new icons. A renderer highlights the current flow in the view mode of the article, when a problem-solving session is executed.
- Continuous integration (still beta): New CI damon designed for placement in left menu. Some extensions of tests.
Fixed Issues#
The IDs of the listed issues correspond to the ticket tracking system available at https://tickets.denkbares.com
.
| ID | Product | Short description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | d3web | Internationalization of terminological knowledge base objects | FIXED |
| 32 | d3web | TerminologyObject.getKnowledgeStore() | FIXED |
| 33 | d3web | Remove deprecated knowledge component Num2Choice from d3web core | FIXED |
| 52 | d3web | Replace PSMethodShared with Properties | FIXED |
| 120 | d3web | Revise list of PSMethods in DefaultSession | FIXED |
| 135 | d3web | Rename "TestSuite" to "TestCase" in d3web-EmpiricalTesting | FIXED |
| 159 | d3web | Init-PSMethod does not use correct session time when setting the initial values | FIXED |
| 176 | d3web | Assertion Exception caused by propagation refactoring | FIXED |
| 194 | d3web | Empirical tester does not properly handle MC questions | FIXED |
| 68 | KnowWE | Match IDObjects in all markups case insensitive: warn if case differs | FIXED |
| 82 | KnowWE | %%Rule markup does not support exception conditions | FIXED |
| 91 | KnowWE | [QuickI] Cannot answer multiple num. questions | FIXED |
| 94 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Sometimes Flowchart DialogRendering has to be manually reloaded | FIXED |
| 116 | KnowWE | Delete convenience methods in KnowWEParameter-Map | INVALID |
| 128 | KnowWE | [QuickI] Layout is broken when using DefaultMarkup to embedd it | INVALID |
| 140 | KnowWE | Inconsistent Coloring for d3web-Objects | FIXED |
| 147 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Editor does not show questionnaire if master article name contains "&" | FIXED |
| 148 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Apple's "command"-key is not recognized in DiaFlux editor | WORKSFORME |
| 149 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Preview does not reflect changes in knowledge base | FIXED |
| 150 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Reloading page required after flowchart editing | FIXED |
| 153 | KnowWE | Incremental parsing issue on Question markup | FIXED |
| 155 | KnowWE | Link value is chopped in property definition due to unintended recognition of a comment | FIXED |
| 156 | KnowWE | [Rule] Rule actions to set negative numbers are not working | FIXED |
| 158 | KnowWE | [Variable] Quotes are (incorrectly) truncated when a formula begins and ends with an " quote. | FIXED |
| 160 | KnowWE | Code completion inserts wrong quotes | FIXED |
| 168 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Newly created edges should have no label when the source is not a decision node. | FIXED |
| 171 | KnowWE | [Rule] Temporal sub-conditions are rendered as links in the view mode | FIXED |
| 172 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] "%%DiaFlux %" leads to defect wiki markup when creating a flowchart | FIXED |
| 175 | KnowWE | Session differs between KnowWE and Denkbares-Dialog | FIXED |
| 180 | KnowWE | [Rule] Commenting-out a rule is ignored by KnowWE | FIXED |
| 182 | KnowWE | A question name starting with '#' breaks the ObjectInfoPage | FIXED |
| 183 | KnowWE | ShowSolutions panel can restrict shown abstractions to specified questionnaires | FIXED |
| 187 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Terminology objects with malicious names break editor | FIXED |
| 188 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Tooltip not shown when node is selected | WONTFIX |
| 190 | KnowWE | KnowWE startup produces erroneous knowledge base | FIXED |
| 195 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Flowchart's object tree not working for question containing a "/" character | FIXED |
| 196 | KnowWE | [Rule] Wrong order of non-terminal conditions during parsing | FIXED |
| 201 | KnowWE | Edit mode unveils ugly plugin errors | FIXED |
| 202 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Abstraction node prevents editing of actions with special chars | FIXED |
| 204 | KnowWE | Property markup: Long description texts | FIXED |
| 205 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Content of some nodes dissapear after saving another Flowchart. | FIXED |
| 208 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Abstraction nodes break when containing special characters | FIXED |
| 209 | KnowWE | [Question] Questionnaires with special characters cause parsing problems | FIXED |
| 214 | KnowWE | [DiaFlux] Bottom right resizing triangle in DiaFlux edit panel weirdly collapses/expands panel at click | WONTFIX |
Known Issues#
The IDs of the listed issues correspond to the ticket tracking system available at https://tickets.denkbares.com.
| ID | Product | Severity | Title | Release Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | KnowWE | Average problem | Malicious HTML code in wiki pages/requests | For relevant KnowWE applications we recommend to secure the wiki server by htaccess controls and to provide user authentication. |
| 132 | KnowWE | Average problem | KnowWE / d3web session identifies the users by their IP adresses | This issue may be a problem when users behind a proxy use KnowWE. |
| 117 | KnowWE | Lightweight problem | URIDecoding of request parameters is done twice: once by Tomcat and once in KnowWEParameterMap | For the currently deployed plugins this issue is resolved by workarounds. In further releases this problem should be fixed in a fundamental manner. |
| 141 | KnowWE | minor | Wrong resolution of case-sensitive article names | At the moment users should be aware of the case-sensitiveness when opening articles by entering the URL directly in the browser. |
| 142 | KnowWE | minor | Packages and articles cannot share the same name | Workaround: Simply choose a package name that you do not need to use as a name for an article. |
| 146 | KnowWE | minor | [Chrome] Arrows/guards layout issues in DiaFlux after reload | Chrome is not officially supported in Q. Furthermore, the issue is almost non-existent in many cases. |
| 152 | KnowWE | minor | Deleting attachments of an article can yield broken page view | This is still an open issue with JSPWiki. Workaround: In the rare cases you have to delete the attachment folder in the respective wikicontent directory on your server. Sometimes restarting KnowWE also helps. |
| 215 | KnowWE | minor | [Chrome] Erroneous rendering of "My prefs" button in Chrome | This problem does not affect the functional part of the knowledge engineering task. |
| 108 | KnowWE | minor | Page rename yields compile errors when the renamed page defines the knowledge base | Workaround: In these rare cases simply restart KnowWE. |
| 81 | KnowWE | minor | ReRenderSectionMarkerRenderer should support "external" wiki pages | For the Q release no primary plugins are affected by this issue. |
| 212 | KnowWE | trivial | [DiaFlux] Start and Exit nodes do not allow certain special characters | Workaround: Please try to avoid special characters for names of Start/Exit nodes until the bugfix. |
| 213 | KnowWE | trivial | [Internet Explorer] DiaFlux edit panel does not work with IE9 | We do not officially support the Internet Explorer for the release Q. |
| 136 | KnowWE | trivial | [Internet Explorer] DefaultMarkup-ToolMenu is "shifted" | We do not officially support the Internet Explorer for the release Q. |
| 138 | KnowWE | trivial | [Internet Explorer] Rendering output lacks a lot of line breaks | We do not officially support the Internet Explorer for the release Q. |
| 161 | KnowWE | trivial | KnowWE startup causes 'INVALID SECTIONIZING' exception | This warning does not affect the expected knowledge engineering behavior. |
| 177 | KnowWE | trivial | Semantic Annotation Markup renders error "intermediateOWLObject not found" in any case | In current knowledge base development, the semantic extensions are not used. |
| 197 | KnowWE | trivial | "Same TermDefinition"-warnings at KnowWE startup | This warning does not affect the correct behavior of the knowledge engineering task. |
| 193 | KnowWE | trivial | "New" buttons are not syned in QuickI and denkbares Dialog | Workaround: When using both dialog interfaces and when trying to clear the current session, then please use the "New" button of the denkbares dialog. |
Delivered Open-Source Projects #
| Project Name | Contents | QA | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| d3web-EmpiricalTesting | Validation of knowledge bases using test cases | release | |
| d3web-GlobalTests | A summarizing project for integration tests combining different projects and components, respectively. | beta | |
| d3web-Kernel | Knowledge representation, basic problem-solvers, session management, default dialog control | X | release |
| d3web-Persistence | XML knowledge base storage (archived as Jar) | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-BasicProperties | Definition of properties for terminology objects using the plugin.xml file | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-CostBenefit | Implementation of a dialog strategy (indication of questions) based on a cost-benefit principle. | beta | |
| d3web-Plugin-DiaFlux | Reasoning problem-solver for the DiaFlux language. | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-Kernel-ExtensionPoints | The extension possibilities of the d3web kernel defined in the plugin.xml file. | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-Persistence-Basic | see d3web-Persistence | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-Persistence-ExtensionPoints | see d3web-Persistence | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-SessionPersistence-Basic | see d3web-SessionPersistence | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-SessionPersistence-ExtensionPoints | see d3web-SessionPersistence | X | release |
| d3web-Plugin-XCL | The set-covering model reasoning engine implemented as problem-solver plugin for the d3web Kernel. | beta | |
| d3web-PluginManager | Basic management for connecting plugins to the d3web kernel | x | release |
| d3web-SessionPersistence | IO components for loading and saving standard cases (i.e. sessions) | X | release |
| KnowWE-App | Framework app of KnowWE | X | release |
| KnowWE-core | Basic engines for parsing and the management of wiki content | X | release |
| KnowWE-GlobalTestUtils | Small set of classes for testing the KnowWE implementation | beta | |
| KnowWE-KDOMParseUtils | Utils for internal data structure of KnowWE | beta | |
| KnowWE-Plugin-CI4KE | Plugin for implementing the continuous integration dashboard and engine of KnowWE | beta | |
| KnowWE-Plugin-Core | Core plugins and handlers of KnowWE | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-d3web-basic | The fundamental components to integrate the d3web engine into KnowWE | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-d3web-MarkupSet | Standard markup components used by some KnowWE/d3web plugins | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-ExtensionPoints | All extension possibilities for plugging KnowWE | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-Flowchart | Authoring plugin for KnowWE of the DiaFlux language | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-JSPWiki-Connector | The connector between the parent wiki engine JSPWiki and the extension KnowWE | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-KBRenderer | Plugin for a very preliminary presentation of the knowledge base. | beta | |
| KnowWE-Plugin-QuickInterview | A plugin to quickly enter a problem-solving session | X | release |
| KnowWE-Plugin-SemanticCore | Semantic extensions of KnowWE to represent ontologies | X | beta |
| KnowWE-Plugin-Tagging | Tagging plugin of KnowWE | X | beta |
| KnowWE-Plugin-TestCase | Entering and using test cases in KnowWE | release | |
| KnowWE-Resources | Template files for the KnowWE server engine | X | release |
Legend:
| Project Name | Corresponds to the name of the Maven project, i.e., the name of the source code project. For simplicity, plugin postfixes are omitted (e.g., *jpf-plugin) |
|---|---|
| Contents | A further description of the contents of this module |
| QA | Under regulation of the project contract. All contracted projects are certainly subject of the quality management system. Non-contracted modules may be subject to changes in the proposed release plan. |
| State | Quality assessment of the project: no: Not officially included, experimental demo alpha: Basic functions included, API to be considered as "unstable" documentation partly available/not available mostly untested beta: All functions are included documentation available functionality tested on unit level release: All functions are included documentation available functionality tested on system level (integration tests) internal processes fully applied (issue management, development process) |
Resources and Links#
- A wiki for developers: Start using the APIs of d3web and KnowWE:
http://d3webwiki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
- The official SourceForge website of d3web:
http://d3web.sourceforge.net
- The official SourceForge website of KnowWE:
http://knowwe.sourceforge.net