ictk - Internet Chess ToolKit / News: Recent posts

The most recent version is now located at http://jvarsoke.github.io/ictk The library has been updated to JDK 1.7. FICS interaction has been reverified. There are a lot of small fixes and updates.

SourceForge.net will no longer be updated.

ictk has migrated from CVS to SVN. The ant build file has not been updated to reflect this yet.

-=[ ictk ]=- v0.2 2003-10-03

NEW: FICS support (limited)

BUGS: PGN reading / writing should better comply to the PGN spec now.

SAMPLES: added a simple ICS (FICS) client. The code demonstrates how to subscribe to events from the server.

You may download either the src or the binary distro, or both if you want the src and the pre-compiled .jar file. With the src you will also get the test kit. Only the binary distro comes with the javadoc, since it is trivial to generate it with the source code.... read more

-=[ ictk ]=- v0.1.3 2003-08-17

NEW: added an Event structure to allow listening on the board model. One CLI board display implementation demos what's possible. This is mostly a precursor to adding GUI widgets.

BUGS: one pretty rare bug was found and squashed.

SAMPLES: added another sample program. This one shows off how to use the MVC design and the new event model.

The next non-bugfix release will include the FICS interface (which should be the next release).... read more

-=[ ictk ]=- v0.1.2 2003-08-04

This is (mostly) a bug-fix release. There are a few changes in PGNReader to better handle NAGs and Results for variation lines.

NEW: added sample code so people have an easier time getting started. Also added format options for PGNWriter.
The next non-bugfix release will include the FICS interface.

You may download either the src or the binary distro, or both if you want the src and the pre-compiled .jar file. With the src you will also get the test kit. Only the binary distro comes with the javadoc, since it is trivial to generate it with the source code.

This is a bug-fix release. A few changes in the PGNReader allow
it to be a little more flexible in handling different interpretations
of the PGN spec. Also there were a few bugs spotted in the chess model
when rare board positions were reached (like pawn checking the King taken
enpassant on the next move).

The next non-bugfix release will include the FICS interface.

ictk v0.1 First Public Release
This is the first public release of ICTK. It contains a chess game model, a history list that supports variations, a SAN reader, a PGN reader and writer, and a FEN reader.

Later versions will include the ICS interface libraries.

You may download either the src or the binary distro, or both if you want the src and the pre-compiled .jar file. With the src you will also get the test kit. Both distros come with the javadocs.