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Version 29.6 by Eduard Moraru on 2014/12/18
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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 milestone brings mainly UI improvements in the Menu application, Mail application and Flamingo skin, while offering developers the ability to write LESS in Skin Extensions, a cool icon picker and new ConfigurableClass and Mail Sender API features.
8
9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 6.4-milestone-1) =
10
11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 6.4>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=12791]].
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13 == Menu Application ==
14
15 Taking advantage of the ability to have LESS inside our [[StyleSheetExtensions>>extensions:Extension.Skin Extension Plugin||anchor="HUseLESS"]], we improved the [[Menu Application>>extensions:Extension.Menu Application]], on Flamingo based skins, making it responsive and also adapting its styling according to the active [[Flamingo Theme>>extensions:Extension.Flamingo Theme Application]].
16 Colibri based skins preserve the initial styling.
17
18 {{gallery}}
19 image:menu_flamingo_charcoal.png
20 image:menu_flamingo_united.png
21 image:menu_flamingo_darkly.png
22 image:menu_flamingo_simplex.png
23 image:menu_flamingo_charcoal_responsive.png
24 {{/gallery}}
25
26 == Mail Feature ==
27
28 * The mail feature has a new Category in the Admin UI (see the [[Mail Application>>extensions:Extension.Mail Application]] for details).(((
29 {{image reference="emailcategory.png"/}}
30 )))
31 * There's now the possibility to configure default BCC addresses which will be added by default to all emails sent using the [[Mail Sender API>>extensions:Extension.Mail Sender API]].(((
32 {{image reference="emailsend.png"/}}
33 )))
34 * The [[Mail Sender API>>extensions:Extension.Mail Sender API]] now checks for permission before sending emails, when using it from scripts (i.e. when using the Mail Sender Script Service). There are currently 2 possible strategies that you configure in your ##xwiki.properties## file(((
35 {{code language="none"}}
36 #-# [Since 6.4M2]
37 #-# Defines which authorization checks are done when sending mails using the Mail Sender Script Service.
38 #-# Example of valid values:
39 #-# - "programmingrights": the current document must have Programming Rights
40 #-# - "alwaysallow": no check is performed. This is useful when running XWiki in a secure environment where we
41 #-# want to allow all users to be able to send emails through the Script Service.
42 #-# The default is:
43 # mail.sender.scriptServiceCheckerHint = programmingrights
44 {{/code}}
45 )))
46
47 == Flamingo ==
48
49 The history table, under each page, is now responsive to the screen size:
50
51 (((
52 {{image reference="responsive-history.png"/}}
53 )))
54
55 .
56
57 == Miscellaneous ==
58
59 * A list of icons supported by XWiki have been created, with mapping for Silk and Font Awesome. Which means that we now propose a list of icons that are both present in Silk and Font Awesome.
60 * The list of columns in the UserDirectory customization screen is now sorted alphabetically
61
62 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%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%226.4-milestone-2%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
63
64 = For Developers =
65
66 == Mail Sender Permissions ==
67
68 There's now a [[pluggable permission checker>>extensions:Extension.Mail Sender API||anchor="HPluggablePermissionChecker"]] used for checking if a mail should be sent, when using the Mail Sender Script Service. Two implementations are provided (see above) but you can also provide your own implementation by implementing the ##org.xwiki.mail.script.ScriptServicePermissionChecker## component role:
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70 {{code language="java"}}
71 @Role
72 @Unstable
73 public interface ScriptServicePermissionChecker
74 {
75 /**
76 * @param message the message to check for authorization
77 * @exception MessagingException if the message is not allowed to be sent
78 */
79 void check(MimeMessage message) throws MessagingException;
80 }
81 {{/code}}
82
83 For example you could imagine implementing checks on the size of the email or who the recipients are, run the content of the mail through some filter, etc.
84
85 == Icon Picker ==
86
87 An [[icon picker>>extensions:Extension.Icon Theme Application||anchor="#HIconPicker"]] has been created to help users selecting an image in the list of supported icons.
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89 (((
90 {{image reference="icon-picker.png"/}}
91 )))
92
93 This picker is already used in [[Application Within Minutes>>extensions:Extension.App Within Minutes Application]] for the application's icon selection.
94
95 == Skin Extensions ==
96
97 [[Now you can use LESS in your Skin Extensions!>>extensions:Extension.Skin Extension Plugin||anchor="HUseLESS"]]. You just need to set the new property "Content Type" to LESS inside your Skin Extension object:
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99 (((
100 {{image reference="contentTypeLESS.png"/}}.
101 )))
102
103 == Admin ConfigurableClass ==
104
105 The [[##ConfigurableClass## mechanism>>extensions:Extension.Administration Application||anchor="HMakingyourapplicationconfigurablewithConfigurableClass"]] has been improved to be able to contribute new categories in the Admin UI. For example the "Email" Category in the following screenshot is contributed through a ##ConfigurableClass##:
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107 {{image reference="emailcategory.png"/}}
108
109 It was configured using:
110
111 {{image reference="emailconfigurableclass.png"/}}
112
113 == Upgrades ==
114
115 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
116
117 * [[JGroups 3.6.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-11523]]
118 * [[Pygments 2.0.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-11522]]
119 * [[Joda-Time 2.6>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-11516]]
120 * [[Bootstrap 3.3.1>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-11381]]
121 * [[Bootswatch 3.3.1+2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-11569]]
122
123 == Miscellaneous ==
124
125 * It's now possible to know what namespace a ComponentManager instance is associated with by casting it to ##org.xwiki.component.manager.NamespacedComponentManager##. See [[Component Module documentation>>http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Component+Module||anchor="HNamespacedComponentManager"]].
126 * Added getCurrentWikiDescriptor() method to the wiki API and script service to be consistent with the existing getCurrentWikiId() method
127 * The ClassLoader automatically set as Thread ClassLoader is now dynamic meaning that any modification of the context wiki will automatically change the actual Thread ClassLoader. It used to be set to whatever was the wiki in the URL at ExecutionContext init.
128 * [[A new CSS class>>platform:DevGuide.SpecialCSSClasses||anchor="HClassesfortheresponsiveness"]] have been added in Flamingo, to handle responsive tables.
129
130 = Translations =
131
132 The following translations have been updated:
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134 {{language codes="fr"/}}
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136 {{comment}}
137
138 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
139
140 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki64M2"/}}
141
142 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
143
144 <a summary of the comparison with latest super stable version>
145
146 More details on <link to the test report>.
147
148 {{/comment}}
149
150 = Known issues =
151
152 * [[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]]
153
154 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
155
156 == General Notes ==
157
158 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.
159
160 == API Breakages ==
161
162 The following APIs were modified since XWiki 6.3:
163
164 * It's very unlikely that this class is implemented by anything else and it does not make much sense to not have this method, since this is not really a cache behind it but a Map that keep engines forever it may create a memory leak on a big farm running for a long time(((
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166 org.xwiki.velocity.VelocityFactory: Method 'public org.xwiki.velocity.VelocityEngine removeVelocityEngine(java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
167 {{/code}})))
168
169 * This shouldn't be a backward incompatible change since it's a method addition on an Annotation.(((
170 {{code language="none"}}
171 org.xwiki.component.annotation.Component: Method 'public boolean staticRegistration()' has been added to an interface
172 {{/code}})))
173
174 * Young API, this method needs to be available for consistency with the getMainWikiDescriptor/Id pair of methods(((
175 {{code language="none"}}
176 org.xwiki.wiki.descriptor.WikiDescriptorManager: Method 'public org.xwiki.wiki.descriptor.WikiDescriptor getCurrentWikiDescriptor()' has been added to an interface
177 {{/code}})))
178
179 * Young API, adding a method to check permissions for sending mail and a method to configure default BCC addresses to use when sending mail.(((
180 {{code language="none"}}
181 org.xwiki.mail.MailSenderConfiguration: Method 'public java.util.List getBCCAddresses()' has been added to an interface
182 org.xwiki.mail.MailSenderConfiguration: Method 'public java.lang.String getScriptServicePermissionCheckerHint()' has been added to an interface
183 {{/code}})))
184
185 * Young API, this method should not have been made public.(((
186 {{code language="none"}}
187 org.xwiki.mail.script.MimeMessageWrapper: In method 'public MimeMessageWrapper(org.xwiki.mail.internal.ExtendedMimeMessage, javax.mail.Session, org.xwiki.mail.MailSender, org.xwiki.context.Execution, org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager)' the number of arguments has changed
188 org.xwiki.mail.script.MimeMessageWrapper: Accessibility of method 'public MimeMessageWrapper(org.xwiki.mail.internal.ExtendedMimeMessage, javax.mail.Session, org.xwiki.mail.MailSender, org.xwiki.context.Execution, org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager)' has been decreased from public to package
189 {{/code}})))
190
191 * WYSIWYG's MacroService API was not previously considering a multiwiki environment.(((
192 {{code language="none"}}
193 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroService: Method 'public org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroDescriptor getMacroDescriptor(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
194 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroService: Method 'public java.util.List getMacroDescriptors(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
195 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroServiceAsync: Method 'public void getMacroDescriptor(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback)' has been added to an interface
196 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroServiceAsync: Method 'public void getMacroDescriptors(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback)' has been added to an interface
197 {{/code}})))
198
199 * Add new methods to the Icon Set Module(((
200 {{code language="none"}}
201 org.xwiki.icon.IconManager: Method 'public java.util.List getIconNames()' has been added to an interface
202 org.xwiki.icon.IconManager: Method 'public java.util.List getIconNames(java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
203 org.xwiki.icon.IconSetManager: Method 'public java.util.List getIconSetNames()' has been added to an interface
204 {{/code}})))
205
206 * LESS refactoring.(((
207 {{code language="none"}}
208 org.xwiki.lesscss.LessCompilerScriptService: Method 'public boolean clearCacheFromFileSystemSkin(java.lang.String)' has been removed
209 org.xwiki.lesscss.LessCompilerScriptService: Return type of method 'public org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorTheme getColorThemeFromSkinFile(java.lang.String)' has been changed to org.xwiki.lesscss.colortheme.ColorTheme
210 org.xwiki.lesscss.LessCompilerScriptService: Return type of method 'public org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorTheme getColorThemeFromSkinFile(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)' has been changed to org.xwiki.lesscss.colortheme.ColorTheme
211 org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorTheme: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorTheme removed
212 org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorThemeCache: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.ColorThemeCache removed
213 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCache: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCache removed
214 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSColorThemeConverter: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSColorThemeConverter removed
215 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCompiler: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCompiler removed
216 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCompilerException: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSCompilerException removed
217 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSSkinFileCache: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSSkinFileCache removed
218 org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSSkinFileCompiler: Class org.xwiki.lesscss.LESSSkinFileCompiler removed
219 {{/code}})))

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