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Version 3.1 by Thomas Mortagne on 2012/03/12
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5 This is the first milestone of the XWiki Enterprise 4.0 version ([[Roadmap>>Main.Roadmap]]). This release brings reduced document database id collision and quite a few improvements and bug fixes.
6
7 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki Enterprise 3.5 version) =
8
9 == Extension Manager improvements ==
10
11 === Extension Manager
12
13 * Added possibility to choose on which wiki to install an extension
14 * When installing/uninstalling extension or any other background job, the result of the job executing is stored on the filesystem so that it can be reviewed later. There is no UI to access it yet but it's always possible to access the saved file on filesystem directly.
15
16 === XWiki Repository
17
18 * Added a button to update an imported extension
19 * It's now possible to extend an Extension sheet with custom informations. For example http://extensions.xwiki.org adds "Bundled with" and "Compatibility" fields.
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21 = For developers =
22
23 == Extension Manager moved to commons ==
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25 Everything not not specifically related to wiki is now part of xwiki-commons. That means that anyone can get all Extension Manager features (easy live JAR installation/uninstallation from remote repositories, dependency management, etc.) in any Java application.
26
27 == Classloader module moved to commons ==
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29 Mostly been moved as Extension Manager dependency but also useful on it own as a tool to dynamically add new URLs in a classloader at runtime.
30
31 == New Job module ==
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33 The code to execute a task in backgroup and provide related progress and isolated log has been extracted from Extension Manager and is now in its own module.
34
35 == Component related improvements ==
36
37 === Role moved from Class to Type ==
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39 In order to support parameterized role like DocumentReferenceResolver<String>, all the APIs of ComponentManager and Component descriptors has been changed to take Type instead of Class. All the old API are still here and working but deprecated.
40
41 === ComponentRole is deprecated ===
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43 You should now use @Role instead of @ComponentRole. The difference is that when using @Role the generic parameters will be taken into account as part of the role while with @ComponentRole the role stay the Class of the component role so be careful when you do this change, it might break everything if you don't want to take into account parameters (that's why a new annotation has been introduced instead of changing the behavior of ComponentRole).
44
45 === References resolver/serializer and Provider now support parameter type as part of the role ===
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47 This mean that declaring or injecting a such component no longer require any hint unless you want to provide/inject a variant for the same type.
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49 Here are some example. Instead of:
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51 {{code language="java"}}
52 @Inject
53 @Named("reference/default")
54 private DocumentReferenceResolver<EntityReference> resolver
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56 @Inject
57 @Named("reference/current")
58 private DocumentReferenceResolver<EntityReference> resolver
59
60 @Inject
61 @Named("sometypeprovider")
62 private Provider<SomeType> resolver
63 {{/code}}
64
65 you will write
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67 {{code language="java"}}
68 @Inject
69 private DocumentReferenceResolver<EntityReference> resolver
70
71 @Inject
72 @Named("current")
73 private DocumentReferenceResolver<EntityReference> resolver
74
75 @Inject
76 private Provider<SomeType> resolver
77 {{/code}}
78
79 All reference resolver and serializer provide static variables with the Type for both String and EntityReference. For example you can write:
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81 {{code language="java"}}
82 DocumentReferenceResolver<EntityReference> resolver = componentManager.lookupComponent(DocumentReferenceResolver.TYPE_REFERENCE, "current")
83 {{/code}}
84
85 = Bug fixes and improvements =
86
87 * [[XE-1096>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-1096]] The attachment selector should also work with the ##/edit/## action in 'Inline form' edit mode
88 * [[XE-1105>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-1105]] Default class sheet doesn't display correctly the class title
89 * [[XWIKI-7411>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7411]] Cannot import a XAR containing ##%3A## in its file name
90 * [[XWIKI-6305>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-6305]] Keep the current user in the administration application when editing user details
91 * [[XWIKI-7462>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7462]] Improve the Profile breadcrumb to be more user friendly
92 * [[XWIKI-7484>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7484]] Write a log line in the console instructing the user to open XWiki in a browser
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94 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+%223.5-milestone-1%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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96 = For Developers =
97
98 * [[XCOMMONS-94>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-94]] Set the minimum required Maven version (3.0) to build XWiki in the POM
99 * [[XWIKI-7502>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7502]] Replace notion of Container's ApplicationContext with the notion of Environment
100 * [[XWIKI-7476>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7476]] Sheets need to be able to display the title of the document they are applied to
101 * [[XWIKI-7526>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7526]] Enable Infinispan JMX mbeans by default for runtime monitoring of XWiki caches
102 * [[XWIKI-7504>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7504]] Files within WEB-INF directory readable by using Velocity
103 * [[XE-1108>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-1108]] Provide tomcat5 and tomcat7 based Debian packages
104
105 == Upgrades ==
106
107 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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109 *
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111 == Translations ==
112
113 The following translations have been updated:
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115 {{language codes="fr, it, ko, lv, sv"/}}
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117 = Tested Browsers =
118
119 {{todo/}}
120
121 = Known issues =
122
123 * [[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]]
124
125 = Test Report =
126
127 You can check the [[manual test report>>TestReports.ManualTestReportXE40M1]] to learn about what was tested and the results on various browsers.
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129 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
130
131 == General Notes ==
132
133 {{warning}}
134 If you're running in a multiwiki setup you'll also need to define the property //xwiki.store.migration.databases=all// to your //xwiki.cfg// file or explicitly name all databases to be migrated as in //xwiki.store.migration.databases=db1,db2,...//.
135 {{/warning}}
136
137 You may also want to [[import the default wiki XAR>>Main.Download]] in order to benefit from all the improvements listed above.
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139 {{warning}}
140 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.
141 {{/warning}}
142
143 == API Breakages ==
144
145 The following APIs were modified since version 3.5:
146
147 {{todo/}}
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149 {{code language="none"}}
150 {{/code}}

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