1.9.0

• Add support for nested Host elements, controlled via the hosts parameter (HerveMARTIN)
• New parameters:
  • tomcat_user_id (HerveMARTIN)
  • tomcat_group_id (HerveMARTIN)
  • context_cookieprocessor (HerveMARTIN)
  • archive_mirror (azryelryvel)
• Fix usage of 'user-data-constraint' key in security_constraints hash (ronnbcnews)

1.8.4

• Fix admin contexts resources ordering (alvagante)
• Update default package versions

1.8.3

• Add configuration of
  • nested Host contexts (contexts parameter) (HerveMARTIN)
  • global security constraints (security_constraints parameter)
• Update default package versions
• Add support for SuSE 12.3

1.8.2

• New parameters log_folder_mode and accesslog_valve_pattern (HerveMARTIN)
• Add support for Debian 9, OpenSuSE 42.3
• Drop support for Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, Fedora 23, 24
• Update default package versions

1.8.1

Hotfix: remove references to tomcat-juli extra libraries

1.8.0

• Drop support for internal logging with log4j
  • Removed in Tomcat 8.5
• Update default package versions

1.7.0

• Add support for Tomcat 9
  • Configurable nested UpgradeProtocol, SSLHostConfig and Certificate elements (Connector)
  • Configurable nested CredentialHandler element (Realm)
  • Refer to the configuration examples for further usage instructions
• Make the VersionLogger Listener attributes configurable via versionlogger_* parameters
• Make the JreMemoryLeakPrevention Listener attributes configurable via jrememleak_attrs parameter
• New parameter jmx_uselocalports for the JMX Listener
• Warning: the path to Tomcat archives is now composed of both archive_source and archive_filename (new) parameters
• Fix ignored listeners parameter

1.6.2

• Add proxy support via new parameters proxy_server and proxy_type
• New parameter force_init which generates a generic init script/unit for packages which do not include any
• Add support for SuSE 12.1
• Update default package versions

1.6.1

• Unset provider parameter on all archive resources (from puppet-archive module)
  • quick and dirty workaround until SERVER-94 gets fixed
  • Warning: may break behind a HTTP proxy (untested)

1.6.0

• Configurable web.xml files
  • Warning replaces default_servlet instance parameter
  • New tomcat::web defined type to manage web.xml files
  • See default_servlet*, jsp_servlet*, sessionconfig_sessiontimeout and welcome_file_list parameters
• Update systemd unit, expect tomcat script path as set in latest available packages
  • Warning check the current location of your tomcat startup script, especially if using an old OS package version
• Replace or remove calls to deprecated validate_* stdlib functions
• Add support for Fedora 25 and Amazon Linux 2016.09
• Drop support for Fedora 22