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Version 6.5 by Thomas Mortagne on 2014/05/05
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} | ||
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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 | First version of the 6.x cycle having for main theme performances. This version marks the move to Java 7 as minimum version and comes with among other things a new experimental Flamingo skin, | ||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 5.4.4) = | ||
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| 11 | [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 6.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=12193]]. | ||
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| 13 | == Moved to Java 7 as minimum version == | ||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | The minimum required Java version to run XWiki is now Java 7. It's not just the minimum officially supported version, XWiki won't work anymore on Java 6. | ||
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| 17 | == New experimental Flamingo skin == | ||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | * [[AppWithinMinutes>>extensions:Extension.App Within Minutes Application]] is now compatible with Flamingo. | ||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | == Miscellaneous == | ||
| 22 | |||
| 23 | * A new macro ~{~{watchlist/}} can be used to embed the watchlist of the current user on any page. This is especially useful for a dashboard:((( | ||
| 24 | {{image reference="watchlist.png"/}} | ||
| 25 | ))) | ||
| 26 | |||
| 27 | 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. | ||
| 28 | |||
| 29 | = For Developers = | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | == <developer feature N> == | ||
| 32 | |||
| 33 | <description of developer feature N> | ||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | == WebJars Integration == | ||
| 36 | |||
| 37 | The [[WebJars integration>>extensions:Extension.WebJars Integration]] solves the issue of packaging JavaScript frameworks by bundling them as JARs. This allows XWiki Extensions to depend on JavaScript frameworks an be installable by the Extension Manager Application. | ||
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| 39 | == Action API == | ||
| 40 | |||
| 41 | This [[Action API module>>extensions:Extension.Action API]] is the entry point for all UIs and in charge of calling the correct backend code to display what the user has asked for (it's the Controller in MVC terminology). | ||
| 42 | |||
| 43 | Note that right now most Actions are still implemented the old way in the oldcore module without Components and using Struts. The goal is to progressively rewrite them using this new Action API. | ||
| 44 | |||
| 45 | == LiveTable Query Filters == | ||
| 46 | |||
| 47 | It's now possible to specify which [[Query filters to apply when retrieving LiveTable data>>extensions:Extension.Livetable Macro]]. | ||
| 48 | |||
| 49 | For example if you want to show always hidden docs, then you would use: | ||
| 50 | |||
| 51 | {{code language="none"}} | ||
| 52 | ... | ||
| 53 | 'queryFilters': 'currentLanguage', | ||
| 54 | ... | ||
| 55 | {{/code}} | ||
| 56 | |||
| 57 | And if you wish to show all docs for all languages and hidden docs you would use: | ||
| 58 | |||
| 59 | {{code language="none"}} | ||
| 60 | ... | ||
| 61 | 'queryFilters': '', | ||
| 62 | ... | ||
| 63 | {{/code}} | ||
| 64 | |||
| 65 | == Deprecated and Retired projects == | ||
| 66 | |||
| 67 | * ##xwiki-platorm-wiki-manager## has been removed from the platform. It is still available on the [[contrib repository>>https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/xwiki-platform-wiki-manager]] and via the extensions [[extensions:Extension.Wiki Manager Plugin]] and [[extensions:Extension.Wiki Manager Application]]. | ||
| 68 | |||
| 69 | == Upgrades == | ||
| 70 | |||
| 71 | The following dependencies have been upgraded: | ||
| 72 | |||
| 73 | * [[commons-codec 1.9>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-524]] | ||
| 74 | * [[JRuby 1.7.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-8680]] | ||
| 75 | * [[cssparser 0.9.13>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-526]] | ||
| 76 | * [[doxia 1.5>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-330]] | ||
| 77 | * [[Groovy 2.2.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-527]] | ||
| 78 | * [[HttpClient 4.3.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-528]] | ||
| 79 | * [[SLF4J 1.7.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-530]] | ||
| 80 | * [[Commons FileUpload 1.3.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-532]] | ||
| 81 | * [[Aether 0.9.0.M4>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-444]] | ||
| 82 | * [[GWT 2.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10073]] | ||
| 83 | * [[SmartGWT 4.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-536]] | ||
| 84 | * [[Jest 0.1.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10158]] | ||
| 85 | * [[Maven 3.2.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-546]] | ||
| 86 | * [[commons-beanutils 1.9.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-547]] | ||
| 87 | * [[commons-compress 1.8>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-525]] | ||
| 88 | * [[commons-lang3 3.3.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-548]] | ||
| 89 | * [[Guava 16.0.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-481]] | ||
| 90 | * [[HSQLDB 2.3.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-1377]] | ||
| 91 | * [[htmlcleaner 2.8>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-559]] | ||
| 92 | * [[HttpClient 4.3.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-560]] | ||
| 93 | * [[JFreechart 1.0.17>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-9968]] | ||
| 94 | * [[JGroups 3.4.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10196]] | ||
| 95 | * [[Joda-Time 2.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10197]] | ||
| 96 | * [[Logback 1.1.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-563]] | ||
| 97 | * [[Lucene and Solr 4.7.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10256]] | ||
| 98 | * [[Jython 2.7-b2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10295]] | ||
| 99 | |||
| 100 | == Miscellaneous == | ||
| 101 | |||
| 102 | * The XAR plugins's ##format## mojo now handles properly the ##defaultLanguage## element: if a document has translation we assume it means the document is not a technical document and thus we set the default language to be English. This allows the XWiki SOLR Search to return results when the English language is selected in language facet. | ||
| 103 | * The XAR plugin's ##verify## mojo now also handles the ##defaultLanguage## check accordingly. | ||
| 104 | * The XAR plugin's ##verify## mojo now checks for missing license headers (if the ##formatLicense## configuration property is set to ##true##). | ||
| 105 | * The XAR plugin's ##format## and ##verify## mojos now support including/excluding files. | ||
| 106 | * You can bind a list or an array to a XWQL or HQL parameter:((( | ||
| 107 | {{code language="none"}} | ||
| 108 | {{velocity}} | ||
| 109 | #set ($query = $services.query.xwql('where doc.name in (:myList)')) | ||
| 110 | $query.bindValue('myList', ['Activity', 'BlogPostClass', 'Welcome']).execute() | ||
| 111 | {{/velocity}} | ||
| 112 | {{/code}} | ||
| 113 | ))) | ||
| 114 | * Add new Locale based API to manipulate current Locale:((( | ||
| 115 | {{code language="velocity}} | ||
| 116 | $xcontext.locale | ||
| 117 | $xcontext.interfaceLocale | ||
| 118 | {{/code}} | ||
| 119 | ))) | ||
| 120 | * ##$services.wiki.getAll()## makes a better use of its internal cache, so the performances are better. | ||
| 121 | * New API to test if logs of specific level exist in LogQueue. | ||
| 122 | * Added support for several sets of properties for the same reference in ##org.xwiki.model.reference.EntityReferenceSet##. | ||
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| 124 | |||
| 125 | = Translations = | ||
| 126 | |||
| 127 | The following translations have been updated: | ||
| 128 | |||
| 129 | {{language codes="none, none"/}} | ||
| 130 | |||
| 131 | = Tested Browsers & Databases = | ||
| 132 | |||
| 133 | {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportXWiki60Summary"/}} | ||
| 134 | |||
| 135 | = Known issues = | ||
| 136 | |||
| 137 | * [[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]] | ||
| 138 | |||
| 139 | = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes = | ||
| 140 | |||
| 141 | == General Notes == | ||
| 142 | |||
| 143 | When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or 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 | |||
| 145 | == Issues specific to XWiki <version> == | ||
| 146 | |||
| 147 | <issues specific to the project> | ||
| 148 | |||
| 149 | == API Breakages == | ||
| 150 | |||
| 151 | The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>: | ||
| 152 | |||
| 153 | {{code language="none"}} | ||
| 154 | <clirr output here> | ||
| 155 | {{/code}} |
