3. What’s New in 7.3.0 LTS
Connext 7.3.0 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release that is built upon and combines all of the features in releases 7.0.0, 7.1.0, and 7.2.0 (see Previous Releases). See the Connext Releases page on the RTI website for more information on RTI’s software release model.
3.2. New API panel contains direct links to API documentation
A new panel, API, has been added to Launcher containing links to consult the extensive API documentation.
3.3. Removed Labs panel
The Labs panel has been removed and its content moved to other panels. To distinguish an experimental product from a non-experimental product, a small icon displays in the lower-left corner and an (experimental) label is added.
3.4. New option in DDS Ping and DDS Spy configures Builtin Discovery Plugins
A new option, Discovery Plugins, has been added to the Advanced Options
dialog for Ping and Spy to support configuring the Builtin Discovery
Plugins. See DISCOVERY_CONFIG QosPolicy (DDS Extension)
in the Core Libraries User’s Manual for information on the
builtin_discovery_plugins
options.
3.5. DDS Ping and DDS Spy support configuring participant partitions
A new option, Participant Partitions, has been added to the Advanced Options dialog for Ping and Spy to support configuring DomainParticipant partitions. See PARTITION QosPolicy in the Core Libraries User’s Manual for more information on DomainParticipant partitions.
3.6. Third-Party software changes
The following third-party software used by Launcher has been upgraded:
Third-Party Software |
Old Version |
New Version |
---|---|---|
SWT |
4.19 and 4.15 |
4.30 |
Apache Commons Lang |
3.4 |
3.13 |
Apache Commons Exec |
1.1 |
1.3 |
Apache Commons IO |
2.11 |
2.13 |
For information on third-party software used by Connext products, see the “3rdPartySoftware” documents in your installation: <NDDSHOME>/doc/manuals/connext_dds_professional/release_notes_3rdparty.