# Diffusion Adapter 1.1 Release Notes

## 1.1.0 (5 November 2024)

### Improvements in 1.1.0

### General

#### DAD-53: Updated adapter startup scripts to supply path of the directory containing external JARs of payload converters or custom publishers

External JARs containing payload converters or custom publishers can now be placed in a specific folder, which will be loaded during application startup. The packaged Diffusion adapter bundle now includes an empty directory named 'ext,' and the startup scripts have been updated to configure that directory to supply the external JARs.

#### DAD-56: Support for Custom Publishers

With this release, custom publishers can be used with the Diffusion adapter. See the user guide of the Gateway Framework for more details on custom publishers.

#### DAD-60: Updated to use Gateway framework version 2.2.0

The adapter has been updated to use Gateway Framework 2.2.0. Any functional changes and new features provided by the framework are available in this version of the adapter.

### Fixes in 1.1.0

### General

#### DAD-58: NullPointerException when adapter trying to reconnect to a terminated server is shutdown

A NullPointerException could occur if a Diffusion Adapter that was trying to connect to a terminated server was shut down. This has now been resolved.