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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.
6
7 <insert description of release here>
8
9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 5.4) =
10
11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for <version>>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=<fill id here>]].
12
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.
16
17 == Wiki Application ==
18
19 * In the Wiki Index, all the wikis that the user can not access [[are not displayed anymore>>extensions:Extension.Wiki Application||anchor="HNewmenusandWikiIndex"]].
20 * Now, by default, guest users can see a subwiki depending if they can see the main one. But of course, it is still possible to manually give view right to guest users in the subwiki's administration.
21
22 == New Chart Renderers ==
23
24 The ##stackedbar## and ##stackedbar3D## plot renderers were added in the [[Chart Macro>>extensions:Extension.Chart Macro]]:
25
26 {{image reference="stackedbar.png"/}}
27
28 {{image reference="stackedbar3D.png"/}}
29
30 == Panels Application Improvements ==
31
32 * The [[Panels Application>>extensions:Extension.Panels Application]] is now available from the Applications Panel:(((
33 {{image reference="panels-application.png"/}}
34 )))
35 * The Panels Application's home page now uses a LiveTable to display the list of available Panels:(((
36 {{image reference="panels-home.png"/}}
37 )))
38
39 == Standard XAR import scalability ==
40
41 The standard XAR import (in administration) is now based on WikiStream by default. This means that you should (at last) be able to import a XAR of any size (as long as you can attach it to the import page since that's how import UI is working right now).
42
43 You can put back old system if any issue using ##xwiki.action.import.xar.usewikistream## property in ##xwiki.cfg## file.
44
45 == Flamingo ==
46
47 A new skin is now bundled in XWiki: **Flamingo**. The skin use the well-known [[Bootstrap framework>>http://getbootstrap.com/]] that helps use to modernize the look-and-feel and make it responsive. The skin is currently an alpha version that should not be used in production. Right now, only the view mode is written.
48
49 [[{{image reference="flamingo.png" width="65%"/}}>>attach:flamingo.png]]
50
51 To enable it, for testing purpose only, edit ##XWiki.DefaultSkin## and put "##flamingo##" in the "base skin" field.
52
53 == Miscellaneous ==
54
55 * The document references are displayed as //wiki >> Space >> Page// path in the extension install log.(((
56 {{image reference="docRefInExtensionLog.png"/}}
57 )))
58 * The "membership type" options are more clear(((
59 {{image reference="membershipType.png"/}}
60 )))
61 * The date search facets have a new option 'Older than 30 days':(((
62 {{image reference="dateFacet.png"/}}
63 )))
64 * Added built in support for Apple's open directory groups in LDAP authenticator
65 * Generate extension event in Wikistream XAR input module when the XAR contains extension informations
66 * Add new Locale based API to manipulate current Locale:(((
67 ~{~{code language="velocity}}
68 $xcontext.locale
69 $xcontext.interfaceLocale
70 ~{~{/code}}
71 )))
72 * The [[Container Macro>>extensions:Extension.Container Macro]] is now responsive. So if there is not enough place to display several columns side by side, they are displayed instead one after the other in a vertical alignment.(((
73 [[{{image reference="responsive.png" width="35%"/}}>>attach:responsive.png]]
74 )))
75 * The Windows Installer (EXE) now also work on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
76 * By default the Total Installs and Active Installs figures displayed by the [[Active Installs Application>>extensions:Extension.Active Installs Server Application]] now counts non-SNAPSHOT XWiki Enterprise instances (it used to count everything: SNAPSHOTs installs and even non-XE instances).
77
78 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+%226.0-milestone-1%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
79
80 = For Developers =
81
82 == Solr ==
83
84 === Advanced Search Suggest Sources ===
85
86 The [[Search Suggest>>extensions:Extension.Search Application||anchor="HSearchSuggest"]] feature retrieves live search results from various configurable sources. These sources specify the search engine to use and the search query. The search doesn't perform well, at least on Solr, if we use only the search query because each query is different (when the input text is different) so the cache is not used efficiently. Best is to rely on the filter cache but for this we need to be able to specify the filter query.
87
88 Starting with this release you are able to specify more advanced search parameters in the search query and they will be passed directly to the search engine. This currently works with Solr. As an example, the following statement from the 'query' property of a Search Suggest Source
89
90 {{code language="none"}}
91 type:DOCUMENT AND (title:(__INPUT__*) OR name:(__INPUT__*))
92 {{/code}}
93
94 could be written as
95
96 {{code language="none"}}
97 fq=type:DOCUMENT
98 qf=title^2 name
99 {{/code}}
100
101 Note that:
102
103 * you would use the filter query which is the same for all search requests to this Search Suggest Source so it will be cached by Solr
104 * you would be able to specify the boost for each field you want to search in
105 * the query statement used is '~_~_INPUT~_~_' by default, if not specified.
106
107 In order to preserve backward compatibility with existing Solr Search Suggest Sources, we use the following convention:
108
109 > A line that doesn't start with 'xxx=' specifies the query statement; in other words, existing Solr Search Suggest Sources are specifying only the query statement.
110
111 For example:
112
113 {{code language="none"}}
114 foo __INPUT__* bar
115 fq=type:DOCUMENT
116 qf=title^2 name
117 {{/code}}
118
119 means the query statement is 'foo ~_~_INPUT~_~_* bar'. Which is equivalent to:
120
121 {{code language="none"}}
122 q=foo __INPUT__* bar
123 fq=type:DOCUMENT
124 qf=title^2 name
125 {{/code}}
126
127 See the [[Solr common query parameters>>http://wiki.apache.org/solr/CommonQueryParameters]] and the [[Extended DisMax query parser parameters>>http://wiki.apache.org/solr/ExtendedDisMax#Parameters]] documentation for details on what parameters you can pass to the search engine.
128
129 === Search UI Configuration ===
130
131 Application developers can now easily create a dedicated search page for their application, tailored for the application data. You can take a look at the [[FAQ application>>extensions:Extension.FAQ Application]] for example:
132
133 {{code language="none"}}
134 {{include reference="XWiki.SearchCode"/}}
135
136 {{velocity output="false"}}
137 #if ($searchEngine == 'solr')
138 ## Customize the Solr Search UI for the FAQ application.
139 #set ($solrConfig = {
140 'queryFields': 'title^3 property.FAQCode.FAQClass.answer',
141 'facetFields': ['creator', 'creationdate', 'author', 'date', 'mimetype', 'attauthor', 'attdate', 'attsize'],
142 'filterQuery': [
143 'type:DOCUMENT',
144 "wiki:$xcontext.database",
145 "space_exact:$doc.space",
146 'class:FAQCode.FAQClass'
147 ]
148 })
149 #end
150 {{/velocity}}
151
152 {{velocity}}
153 {{include reference="$searchPage"/}}
154 {{/velocity}}
155 {{/code}}
156
157 === Faceting on Object Properties ===
158
159 In XWiki 5.3 we added support for [[faceting on object properties>>ReleaseNotesXWiki53||anchor="HFacetingandSortingonObjectProperties"]] but the facets were not displayed nicely. We improved the facet display in this release so that the property type is taken into account: e.g. a facet on a date property will be displayed using the date facet (same as for the document creation date or the last modification date). Moreover, you can now configure the facet displayer to use and even create your own facet displayer. See the [[Solr Search Application>>extensions:Extension.Solr Search Application||anchor="HFacetingonObjectProperties"]] for details.
160
161 == Action API ==
162
163 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).
164
165 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.
166
167 == WebJars Integration ==
168
169 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.
170
171 == LiveTable Query Filters ==
172
173 It's now possible to specify which [[Query filters to apply when retrieving LiveTable data>>extensions:Extension.Livetable Macro]].
174
175 For example if you want to show always hidden docs, then you would use:
176
177 {{code language="none"}}
178 ...
179 'queryFilters': 'currentLanguage',
180 ...
181 {{/code}}
182
183 And if you wish to show all docs for all languages and hidden docs you would use:
184
185 {{code language="none"}}
186 ...
187 'queryFilters': '',
188 ...
189 {{/code}}
190
191 == Bootstrap ==
192
193 [[Bootstrap v3.1.1>>http://getbootstrap.com/]] is now bundled in XWiki. To use it, you can write:
194
195 {{code language="velocity"}}
196 $xwiki.ssfx.use("uicomponents/bootstrap3/bootstrap.css") ## for stylesheets.
197 $xwiki.jsfx.use("uicomponents/bootstrap3/bootstrap.js") ## for javascripts.
198 {{/code}}
199
200 Note that due to some incompatibilities between bootstrap and [[prototype>>http://prototypejs.org/]] (which was the default javascript framework in XWiki for ages), you should read this [[excellent article>>http://softec.lu/site/DevelopersCorner/BootstrapPrototypeConflict]].
201
202 == Miscellaneous ==
203
204 * The XAR plugins's ##format## mojo now handles properly the ##defaultLanguage## element: if a document has translation we assume it means the document is not a technical document and thus we set the default language to be English. This allows the XWiki SOLR Search to return results when the English language is selected in language facet.
205 * The XAR plugin's ##verify## mojo now also handles the ##defaultLanguage## check accordingly.
206 * The XAR plugin's ##verify## mojo now checks for missing license headers (if the ##formatLicense## configuration property is set to ##true##).
207 * The XAR plugin's ##format## and ##verify## mojos now support including/excluding files.
208 * We changed a bit the behaviour of Solr search with respect to the current language. We stopped using the (dynamically computed) 'locales' filter by default. We now rely only on the 'locale' facet, which has the current language preselected. See [[XWIKI-9977>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-9977]] for the full story.
209 * ##$services.wiki.getAll()## makes a better use of its internal cache, so the performances are better.
210 * New API to test if logs of specific level exist in LogQueue.
211 * Added support for several sets of properties for the same reference in ##org.xwiki.model.reference.EntityReferenceSet##.
212
213 == Deprecated and Retired projects ==
214
215 * ##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]].
216
217 == Upgrades ==
218
219 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
220
221 * [[Logback 1.1.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-523]]
222 * [[commons-codec 1.9>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-524]]
223 * [[JRuby 1.7.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-8680]]
224 * [[cssparser 0.9.13>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-526]]
225 * [[doxia 1.5>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-330]]
226 * [[Groovy 2.2.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-527]]
227 * [[HttpClient 4.3.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-528]]
228 * [[JGroups 3.4.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-9969]]
229 * [[XStream 1.4.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-529]]
230 * [[SLF4J 1.7.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-530]]
231 * [[Commons FileUpload 1.3.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-532]]
232 * [[Aether 0.9.0.M4>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-444]]
233 * [[GWT 2.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10073]]
234 * [[SmartGWT 4.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-536]]
235
236 = Translations =
237
238 The following translations have been updated:
239
240 {{language codes="none, none"/}}
241
242 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
243
244 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}}
245
246 = Known issues =
247
248 * [[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]]
249
250 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
251
252 == General Notes ==
253
254 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.
255
256 == Moved to Java 7 as minimum version ==
257
258 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 on Java 6.
259
260 == Crypto Modules moved to Commons ==
261
262 The crypto modules (except the script service) have been moved to xwiki-commons. Developers should be careful to update their dependencies.
263
264 == API Breakages ==
265
266 The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>:
267
268 {{code language="none"}}
269 <clirr output here>
270 {{/code}}

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