Update on CTP3.

We had initially planned to release CTP3 during MIX. However, we had to make some API changes to get it conformat to the .Net naming guidelines. We wanted to take this changes now so that the CTP3 and RTM bits don't diverge in their API. Current plans is to release end of this week.

 Here are the changes

  *  All classes related to Velocity are prefixed with DataCache . This makes it easier to look for Velocity classes in IntelliSense.

* The region parameter moves to the end to make it easy for overloading.  

Here's the list that I grabbed from the latest doc that will come with CTP3.

Name Change Overview:  

The following table provides a summary of the name changes that occurred in the "Velocity" API between CTP3 and the previous release. A new class, enumeration, and delegates for the cache notifications API are also listed.

CTP2	CTP3	Notes
System.Data.Caching namespace	Microsoft.Data.Caching	The "Velocity" namespace changed, affecting the entire API.
Cache class	DataCache class	Name and member changes
CacheErrorCode class	DataCacheErrorCode enumeration	Name, type, and value changes
CacheException class	DataCacheException class	Name change
CacheFactory class	DataCacheFactory class	Name and constructor changes
CacheItem class	DataCacheItem class	Name change
CacheItemVersion class	DataCacheItemVersion class	Name change
LocalCacheSyncPolicy enumeration	DataCacheLocalCacheSyncPolicy enumeration	Name and value changes
LockHandle class	DataCacheLockHandle class	Name change
LogSink class	DataCacheLogSink class	Name change
ServerEndPoint class	DataCacheServerEndpoint class	Name change
SessionStoreProvider class	DataCacheSessionStoreProvider class	Name change
SinkType enumeration	DataCacheSinkType enumeration	Name change
Tag class	DataCacheTag class	Name change
(new class)	DataCacheNotificationDescriptor class	New class for distinguishing cache notifications.
(new enumeration)	DataCacheOperation enumeration	New enumeration for specifying cache operations that can trigger cache notifications.
(new delegate)	DataCacheNotificationCallback delegate	New delegate for cache notifications.
(new delegate)	DataCacheFailureNotificationCallback delegate	New delegate for failure notifications

 

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Comments

• Anonymous
  April 02, 2009
  Looks like all the hyperlinks are directing to your local machine

• Anonymous
  April 02, 2009
  I hope you will release it as soon as posible we are waiting for it.

• Anonymous
  April 02, 2009
  Silly question re the new delegates....why are they needed?  Wouldn't using the varions Action & Func delegates be more versatile?  Is there a good reason to introduce more delegate types? Thanks

• Anonymous
  April 06, 2009
  Can you please give us an update to when the CTP3 will really be released?