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Version 27.3 by Vincent Massol on 2013/10/28
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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 This is more a developer oriented release with new Extension Manager APIs, an XWiki Enterprise Maven Archetype, XAR plugin improvements and fold observation events but it also has a number of bug fixes (36) and improvements (22) that the users will appreciate.
8
9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 5.2) =
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11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 5.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=11698]].
12
13 == Miscellaneous ==
14
15 * Some XSS fixes.
16 * By default only results from XE instance pings and for non-snapshot versions are counted in [[Active Installs>>extensions:Extension.Active Installs Server Application]].
17 * When a new wiki is created from the Add Wiki Wizard, its Activity Stream is now empty.
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19 See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>http://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%2C+XEM%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%22<version>%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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21 = For Developers =
22
23 == DocumentReference Locale now taken into account in XWiki#exists and XWiki#getDocument ==
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25 You can now use ##XWiki#exist## method to check for some translation existence too, before that the only way was to either load the XWikiDocument or write your own XWQL or HQL query.
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27 ##XWiki#getDocument## has been modified accordingly too to be consistent so you don't need to go through ##XWikiDocument#getTranslatedDocument## anymore.
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29 It also mean that you need to be careful of what Locale is in the DocumentReference with those APIs now.
30
31 == New Extension Manager APIs ==
32
33 === Extension sub script services ===
34
35 The ##extension## service now expose an extension point for extension related script service so that it's used as entry point for all of them.
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37 By default the following are provided:
38
39 * $services.extension.core (for core extensions APIs)
40 * $services.extension.local (for local extensions APIs)
41 * $services.extension.installed (for installed extensions APIs)
42 * $services.extension.xar (for XAR extension APIS)
43
44 === Search for installed extension in a specific namespace ===
45
46 The following method has been added ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.InstalledExtensionRepository##:
47
48 {{code language="java"}}
49 /**
50 * Search installed extensions based of the provided pattern and only in the passed namespace.
51 * <p>
52 * The pattern is a simple character chain.
53 *
54 * @param pattern the pattern to search
55 * @param namespace the namespace where to search
56 * @param offset the offset from where to start returning search results
57 * @param nb the maximum number of search results to return
58 * @return the found extensions descriptors, empty list if nothing could be found
59 * @throws SearchException error when trying to search provided pattern
60 * @since 5.3M1
61 */
62 IterableResult<Extension> searchInstalledExtensions(String pattern, String namespace, int offset, int nb) throws SearchException;
63 {{/code}}
64
65 == XWiki Enterprise Archetype ==
66
67 A new archetype is now available to easily create your own product based on XWiki Enterprise. To use:
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69 {{code}}
70 mvn archetype:generate \
71 -DarchetypeArtifactId=xwiki-enterprise-archetype \
72 -DarchetypeGroupId=org.xwiki.enterprise \
73 -DarchetypeVersion=5.3-milestone-1
74 {{/code}}
75
76 == XAR plugin improvements ==
77
78 The [[XAR plugin>>dev:Community.XARPlugin]] now provides the ability to change values in the XML pages. For example:
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80 {{code}}
81 <plugin>
82 <groupId>org.xwiki.commons</groupId>
83 <artifactId>xwiki-commons-tool-xar-plugin</artifactId>
84 <configuration>
85 <transformations>
86 <transformation>
87 <file>Blog/WebHome.xml</file>
88 <xpath>/xwikidoc/object/property/itemsPerPage</xpath>
89 <value>100</value>
90 </transformation>
91 <transformation>
92 <artifact>org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui</artifact>
93 <file>XWiki/XWikiPreferences.xml</file>
94 <xpath>/xwikidoc/object/property/colorTheme</xpath>
95 <value>ColorThemes.Mint</value>
96 </transformation>
97 </transformations>
98 </configuration>
99 </plugin>
100 {{/code}}
101
102 == Fold Events ==
103
104 A new kind of event is now available. An event tagged as "Fold" can be sent by a task that generates some events during its execution. Then, these generated events can be seen as children of the main task. In addition, the [[Activity Stream>>extensions:Extension.Activity Stream Plugin]] will not record these child events.
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106 More documentation available on the [[Observation Module>>extensions:Extension.Observation Module Local]] page.
107
108 == Miscellaneous ==
109
110 * [[Script Services implementations have been moved outside of the ##internal## package>>dev:Community.JavaCodeStyle||anchor="HPackagenames"]] in order for CLIRR to check them for backward incompatibilities and so that their API are made available in generated Javadoc.
111
112 == Upgrades ==
113
114 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
115
116 * [[commons-fileupload 1.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-458]]
117 * [[cssparser 0.9.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-459]]
118 * [[XStream 1.4.5>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-462]]
119 * [[HttpClient 4.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-460]]
120 * [[Struts 1.3.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-9582]]
121
122 = Translations =
123
124 The following translations have been updated:
125
126 {{language codes="da, de, fr, it, lv, pt_BR"/}}
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128 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
129
130 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportXWiki53M1Summary"/}}
131
132 = Known issues =
133
134 * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
135
136 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
137
138 == General Notes ==
139
140 You may also want to [[import the default wiki XAR>>Main.Download]] in order to benefit from all the improvements listed above.
141
142 {{warning}}
143 Always make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg## and ##xwiki.properties## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters were added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
144 {{/warning}}
145
146 == API Breakages ==
147
148 The following APIs were modified since XWiki 5.2:
149
150 * Very young API. Never fully worked.
151
152 {{code language="none"}}
153 org.xwiki.xml.stax.SAXEventConsumer: Class org.xwiki.xml.stax.SAXEventConsumer removed
154 org.xwiki.xml.stax.SAXEventWriter: Removed org.xwiki.xml.stax.SAXEventConsumer from the list of superclasses
155 {{/code}}
156
157 * Requesting a dependency without indicating the namespace does not really make sense. This interface is not really supposed to be implemented anyway.
158
159 {{code language="none"}}
160 org.xwiki.extension.ExtensionManager: Method 'public org.xwiki.extension.Extension resolveExtension(org.xwiki.extension.ExtensionDependency, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
161 {{/code}}
162
163 * Needed to filter search by namespace. This interface is not really supposed to be implemented anyway.
164
165 {{code language="none"}}
166 org.xwiki.extension.repository.InstalledExtensionRepository: Method 'public org.xwiki.extension.repository.result.IterableResult searchInstalledExtensions(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int, int)' has been added to an interface
167 {{/code}}
168
169 * Young API.
170
171 {{code language="none"}}
172 org.xwiki.filter.xml.serializer.XMLSerializerFactory: Method 'public java.lang.Object createSerializer(java.lang.Class[], javax.xml.transform.Result, org.xwiki.filter.xml.XMLConfiguration)' has been added to an interface
173 {{/code}}
174
175 * Young API that has been refactored to introduce the new Resource module.
176
177 {{code language="none"}}
178 org.xwiki.url.AbstractXWikiURL: Class org.xwiki.url.AbstractXWikiURL removed
179 org.xwiki.url.URLCreationException: Class org.xwiki.url.URLCreationException removed
180 org.xwiki.url.UnsupportedURLException: Class org.xwiki.url.UnsupportedURLException removed
181 org.xwiki.url.XWikiEntityURL: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiEntityURL removed
182 org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL removed
183 org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLFactory: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLFactory removed
184 org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLManager: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLManager removed
185 org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLSerializer: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLSerializer removed
186 org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLType: Class org.xwiki.url.XWikiURLType removed
187 {{/code}}
188
189 * XWikiURL (now Resource) should only be in the Execution Context and not in the Request.
190
191 {{code language="none"}}
192 org.xwiki.container.servlet.ServletRequest: Method 'public org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL getURL()' has been removed
193 org.xwiki.container.servlet.ServletRequest: Method 'public void setXWikiURL(org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL)' has been removed
194 org.xwiki.container.portlet.PortletRequest: Method 'public org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL getURL()' has been removed
195 org.xwiki.container.portlet.PortletRequest: Method 'public void setXWikiURL(org.xwiki.url.XWikiURL)' has been removed
196 org.xwiki.container.Request: Field XWIKI_URL has been removed, but it was previously a constant
197 {{/code}}

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