ModeShape 1.2.0.Final provides a very capable JCR implementation with powerful and unique features not matched by other implementations. This release adds several key features, such as JCR versioning and a JCR connector, and includes fixes and improvements.

At this point, ModeShape passes all of the JCR Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) tests for Level 1, Level 2, and the optional locking and versioning features (plus almost all of the tests for the optional observation feature). We'll soon begin the process of attaining JCR certification for ModeShape.

What's next for ModeShape? We also plan to add support for clustering multiple ModeShape engines spread across multiple JVM processes. And each expect to introduce more connectors and sequencers to our library. Other items on our roadmap include a JDBC driver for ModeShape, a web user interface, Seam integration, and integration with even more kinds of information systems and repositories.

We're always looking for suggestions and contributors. If you'd like to get involved on ModeShape, the first step is joining the mailing lists or hopping into our chat room on IRC (at irc.freenode.net#jbossmodeshape). You can also download the code and get it building, and start looking for simple issues or bugs in our JIRA issue management system.

But if nothing else, please contact us and let us know how you're using ModeShape and what we can do to make it even better.

And, if you haven't already, check out our Getting Started guide, which has examples that you can build and run to see ModeShape in action.