Fix DBF file writer so it preserves the value of all floating-point
numbers, including the "no-value" markers.
Correct gear-shifting criteria, additional tests.
Clean up shapefile DBF formatting code, preserve original format unless
data would be corrupted.
Enhanced tests.
Clean up test code.
Create README.md
Minor cleanup.
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Revert README and buffer allocation changes.
Improve and comment unit test.
Make exception more precise.
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Unsynchronize.
Default to truncate (with logging) on field size overwrite.
Fix for GEOT-4510
removed unused import
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fix failing unit test in geoserver; rename and duplicate the maxFeatures property in AbstractMappingFeatureIterator.java.  One limits the data query, the other limits the number of features coming back from the request.  Fix unit tests to take account of this.
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fixes bug GEOT-4514, handling null geometry objects, forward port of #236
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