Our preferred distribution mechanism is via our maven repository. You can add this repository to your pom using the following maven xml fragment:

<repository>
	<id>obix-labs repository</id>
	<url>http://www.obix-labs.com/artifactory/obix-libs-releases</url>
</repository>

The commons dependency can be specified in your pom as follows:

<dependency>
	<groupId>com.obixlabs</groupId>
	<artifactId>obix-commons</artifactId>
</dependency>
	

A Java 6 utility library shared by various Obix projects and modules. It was originally borne out of an effort to centralise functionality common to disparate Obix initiatives. However, it has grown a great deal from its original incarnation and now offers functionality that outstrips its original requirements. As a direct consequence, it has earned a place as an obix labs product in its own right.

The following are amongst the numerous functionality provided by the library.

• I/O Utilities: Conveniently read from, write to and access various resource streams. Also, build applications capable of interacting with users via the command line. This includes the reading and validation of command-line user-input.
• Resource management: Neatly manage resources, including streams, database connections, etc. Avoid the untidy and generic code blocks that generally accompany resource usage.
• Network utilities: Take advantage of easy to use email and network data access utilities.
• Security: This covers functionality for generating and validating passwords based on programmer defined requirements. It also includes utilities for generating unique & secure strings, and for simplified encryption & decryption.
• Type utilities: Simplify your data validation with the various type utilities included in the library.
• Miscellaneous: Discover a host of other utilities including extensions to the basic Java collections API, XML parsing and validation, HashCode generation etc.

• Save time: Avoid writing repetitive and boiler plate code which does not add to your business functionality.
• Ease of use: The Obix philosophy is to always provide a clean and easy to use API, backed by solid documentation and examples.
• Support: We are committed to our products and we seek to provide all our users with support, regardless of their size. We provide a variety of support channels and will endeavour to resolve all issues and questions in a timely manner.
• Completely free and open source:We are passionate believers in innovation through openness and collaboration. Consequently, Epsilon, like all our other products is completely free to download and use.