Version 43.1 by Jerome on 2012/04/05

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5 This is the second and last milestone of the XWiki Enterprise 4.0 version ([[Roadmap>>Main.Roadmap]]). This version mainly introduces various ways of customizing users directory and profiles and it also bring all comments features to annotation (answer, threaded annotation, etc.) by merging the two concepts in one comment with optional precise location.
6
7 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki Enterprise 4.0 Milestone 2 version) =
8
9 == Extension Manager improvements ==
10
11 We improved the way the list of dependencies of an extension is displayed. You can now see the status of each dependency. In the following image you can see for instance that the Commons IO dependency is in conflict with the version of Commons IO bundled with XWiki Enterprise.
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13 {{image reference="EM-dependencies.png"/}}
14
15 The extension status is also displayed when you view the extension separately. For instance, if you click on the Commons IO dependency link to get more details, you'll see the incompatibility message displayed as below:
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17 {{image reference="EM-status.png"/}}
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19 We also improved the search bar to allow users to search in different types of extensions. See below the result for searching "html" in core extensions, i.e. extensions bundled with XWiki Enterprise.
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21 {{image reference="EM-search.png"/}}
22
23 == Annotations merged with Comments by default ==
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25 Starting with version 4.0M2, annotations have been merged by default with comments. More specifically, this means:
26
27 * You can now reply to an Annotation (threaded annotations)
28 * The Annotations tab has been removed and annotations are now located in the Comments tab where you can see both annotations and comments
29 * The default annotation class is now ##XWiki.XWikiComments## instead of AnnotationCode.AnnotationClass. It also means we've modified the ##XWiki.XWikiComments## class by adding new fields to support annotations (See [[Migration Notes>>||anchor="HAnnotationsApplication"]] below).
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31 {{image reference="annotations-merged-with-comments-screenshot.png"/}}
32
33 == App Within Minutes improvements ==
34
35 The actions pane on the application home page now provides a link to edit and delete the application. Of course you need to have the proper rights to be able to see the links.
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37 {{image reference="AWM-appActions.png"/}}
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39 We also added an Actions column to the applications live table to be able to manage applications directly from the App Within Minutes home page. Again, you need to have the proper rights to be able to see the actions.
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41 {{image reference="AWM-appsLiveTable-actionsColumn.png"/}}
42
43 == User profile customization ==
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45 An admin can now configure which information is displayed in the user profile (the "Profile" tab of a user's profile page). A new section has been added in the Administration where an admin can configure which fields of the ##XWiki.XWikiUsers## class to display. The admin still has to add the new fields to the class the old way, using the class editor for the page ##XWiki.XWikiUsers##, but he no longer needs to write any code.
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47 {{image reference="userProfileCustomizer-screenshot.png"/}}
48
49 == User directory improvements and user customized view ==
50
51 The User Directory can now display, as columns, filterable and sortable properties of users, as opposed to the previous version where you just had a fixed column that displayed a composed name in the form "first_name last_name (profilePageID)".
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53 In addition, each user can now customize his view over the User Directory by adding or removing columns, or resetting it to the default columns.
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55 The default displayed columns are "first_name" and "last_name", and the unmodifiable columns (that will always be displayed as first columns) are "_avatar" and "doc.fullName".
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57 {{image reference="customizableUserDirectory-customize.png"/}}
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59 {{info}}
60 In the near future, we're planning to allow Admins to customize globally the User Directory for all users too.
61 {{/info}}
62
63 == ColorThemes gradients customizable from ColorTheme Wizard ==
64
65 In version [[3.4>>xwiki:ReleaseNotes.ReleaseNotesXWikiEnterprise34]] we deprecated the old default bundled ColorThemes (because of incompatible variable mix). In version 4.0 this is no longer the case, old default bundled ColorThemes (like [[Bordo>>extensions:Extension.Bordo ColorTheme]], [[Nature>>extensions:Extension.Nature ColorTheme]], etc.) are now being compatible with the 3.4 Colibri Skin changes. We fixed this by adding new gradient ColorThemes variables. All these gradient ColorTheme variables are now changeble from the ColorTheme Wizard.
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67 {{image reference="ColorThemeWizard.png"/}}
68
69 == LDAP administration UI ==
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71 An LDAP administration interface is now provided to make it easy to configure LDAP directly from the wiki (you had to edit the XWiki Configuration files before). See [[the module documentation>>extensions:Extension.LDAP Application]] for more information on this topic.
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73 {{image reference="admin-ldap-ui.png"/}}
74
75 == New IRC Bot Application ==
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77 The IRC Bot Application has been completely rewritten from the grounds up for better maintainability, improved speed and more features as described in the [[Documentation for the new IRC Bot Application>>extensions:Extension.IRC Bot Application]].
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79 {{image reference="ircbotapplication.png"/}}
80
81 == Miscellaneous ==
82
83 * There's now a link to the [[Getting Started Guide>>enterprise:GettingStarted.WebHome]] on the XWiki Enterprise home page.
84
85 = For Developers =
86
87 == New Velocity tool to serialize Java objects to JSON format ==
88
89 We introduced a new Velocity tool to be able to serialize Java objects to the JSON format. Checkout the [[documentation>>doc:extensions:Extension.Velocity Module||anchor="HJSONTool"]]. Here's an example that shows how to serialize a Map object:
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91 {{code}}
92 {{velocity}}
93 #set($map = {'name': 'xwiki', 'values': [1, 2, 3], 'enabled': true})
94 $jsontool.serialize($map)
95 {{/velocity}}
96 {{/code}}
97
98 The result is:
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100 {{code language="none"}}
101 {"name":"xwiki","values":[1,2,3],"enabled":true}
102 {{/code}}
103
104 We also refactored ##XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros## page to generate the live table JSON in memory using a Map, which is serialized in the end using the new JSON tool. This makes it easier to customize the live table JSON. For example this is how the JSON for the AppWithinMinutes applications live table is generated:
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106 {{code}}
107 {{include document="XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros" /}}
108
109 {{velocity}}
110 #if($xcontext.action == 'get' && "$!{request.outputSyntax}" == 'plain')
111 $response.setContentType('application/json')
112 #set($map = {})
113 #gridresult_buildJSON("$!request.classname" $request.collist.split(',') $map)
114 ## Change the URL and permission for the edit and delete actions:
115 ## * edit action must trigger the AppWithinMinutes wizard.
116 ## * delete action must delete the application space.
117 #foreach($row in $map.get('rows'))
118 #set($editQueryString = "appName=$escapetool.url($row.get('doc_space'))")
119 #set($discard = $row.put('doc_edit_url', $xwiki.getURL('AppWithinMinutes.CreateApplication', 'view', $editQueryString)))
120 #if($row.get('doc_hasdelete'))
121 ## Deleting an application requires space administration rights.
122 #set($discard = $row.put('doc_hasdelete', $xwiki.hasAccessLevel('admin', $xcontext.user, "${row.get('doc_space')}.WebPreferences")))
123 #end
124 #set($rowDocRef = $services.model.createDocumentReference($row.get('doc_wiki'), $row.get('doc_space'), $row.get('doc_name')))
125 #set($discard = $row.put('doc_delete_url', $xwiki.getURL($rowDocRef, 'deletespace', '')))
126 #end
127 $jsontool.serialize($map)
128 #end
129 {{/velocity}}
130 {{/code}}
131
132 == Class reference always local ==
133
134 The class reference is now stored as a local reference in the BaseObject/BaseCollection which means that like in the storage you can't assign a class coming from another wiki to an xobject which was causing some issue when copying wikis. You can still provide absolute reference but the wiki reference will be automatically removed.
135
136 == New Rights Implementation (Experimental) ==
137
138 {{error}}
139 TODO for Denis: Add description here and point to the module documentation on extensions.xwiki.org. Explain its experimental state and how to test it.
140 {{/error}}
141
142 == Miscellaneous ==
143
144 * A new event ##ApplicationReadyEvent## is sent when the Application is ready to service requests. Event Listeners can now listen to this event.
145 * We've added a new [[Commons Text Module>>extensions:Extension.Text Module]] to contain XWiki-specific APIs related to text.
146
147 == Upgrades ==
148
149 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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151 * Json-lib 2.4
152
153 = Bug fixes and improvements =
154
155 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+%224.0-milestone-2%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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157 = Tested Browsers =
158
159 Here's the list of browsers tested with this version (i.e. browsers that we've tested as working - Check the list of [[supported browsers>>dev:Community.BrowserSupportStrategy]]):
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161 {{browser name="firefox" version="11.0"/}}
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163 {{browser name="chrome" version="18"/}}
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165 = Tested Databases =
166
167 {{database name="hsqldb" version="2.2.8"/}}
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169 = Known issues =
170
171 * [[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]]
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173 = Test Report =
174
175 You can check the [[manual test report>>TestReports.ManualTestReportXE40M2]] to learn about what was tested and the results on various browsers.
176
177 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
178
179 {{warning}}
180 As usual, before upgrading to this version, be sure to have a working backup of your database(s).
181 {{/warning}}
182
183 == General Notes ==
184
185 {{info}}
186 If you're running in a multiwiki setup you'll also need to define the property //xwiki.store.migration.databases// in your //xwiki.cfg// file if you want to explicitly name some databases to be migrated as the default is now to migrate all databases. Database that are not migrated could not be accessed.
187 {{/info}}
188
189 You may also want to [[import the default wiki XAR>>Main.Download]] in order to benefit from all the improvements listed above.
190
191 {{warning}}
192 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.
193 {{/warning}}
194
195 == Annotations Application ==
196
197 If you were/are using a custom annotations class, other than the previously default AnnotationsCode.AnnotationsClass, in the annotations configuration then the merging-with-comments feature will not be available to you. What you can do is to enable back the Annotations tab by going to the Administration > Look and Feel > Page Elements and changing the value of "Show document annotations " from "No" to "Yes". Now you will still be able to use your custom annotations without being affected by the changes.
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199 Also, a migration script will automatically convert all your existing default annotations (that are using the default AnnotationCode.AnnotationClass) to the new default class (XWiki.XWikiComments). After the migration, the new database version will be 40001.
200
201 == User profile customization ==
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203 If you have a customized user profile tab (you have edited the "XWiki.XWikiUserProfileSheet" page), pay attention when importing the default XAR. If you want keep your customization and don't use the new User Profile Customization UI, just skip the "XWiki.XWikiUserProfileSheet" page. Also, if you do so, the new "User Profile" section in Administration will be useless.
204
205 == API Breakages ==
206
207 The following APIs were modified since version 3.5:
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210 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentRole: Method 'public java.lang.reflect.Type getRoleType()' has been added to an interface
211 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentDescriptor getComponentDescriptor(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
212 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public java.util.List getComponentDescriptorList(java.lang.reflect.Type)' has been added to an interface
213 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public boolean hasComponent(java.lang.reflect.Type)' has been added to an interface
214 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public boolean hasComponent(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
215 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public java.lang.Object lookupComponent(java.lang.reflect.Type)' has been added to an interface
216 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public java.lang.Object lookupComponent(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
217 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public java.util.List lookupList(java.lang.reflect.Type)' has been added to an interface
218 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public java.util.Map lookupMap(java.lang.reflect.Type)' has been added to an interface
219 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public void unregisterComponent(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.String)' has been added to an interface
220 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.component.manager.ComponentManager: Method 'public void unregisterComponent(org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentDescriptor)' has been added to an interface
221 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.component.annotation.DefaultComponentDependencyFactory: Method 'protected java.lang.Class getFieldRole(java.lang.reflect.Field)' has been removed
222 ERROR: 8001: org.xwiki.bridge.AttachmentName: Class org.xwiki.bridge.AttachmentName removed
223 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public java.io.InputStream getAttachmentContent(org.xwiki.bridge.AttachmentName)' has been removed
224 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public java.lang.String getAttachmentURL(org.xwiki.bridge.AttachmentName, boolean)' has been removed
225 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public java.util.List getAttachmentURLs(org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName, boolean)' has been removed
226 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public java.util.List getAttachments(org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName)' has been removed
227 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName getCurrentDocumentName()' has been removed
228 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentModelBridge getDocument(org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName)' has been removed
229 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentAccessBridge: Method 'public org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName getDocumentName(java.lang.String)' has been removed
230 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentModelBridge: Method 'public org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName getDocumentName()' has been removed
231 ERROR: 8001: org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName: Class org.xwiki.bridge.DocumentName removed
232 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyDownHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
233 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
234 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyUpHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
235 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Method 'public void onKeyDown(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyDownEvent)' has been removed
236 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Method 'public void onKeyPress(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressEvent)' has been removed
237 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.ListBox: Method 'public void onKeyUp(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyUpEvent)' has been removed
238 ERROR: 7006: org.xwiki.test.ui.browser.IgnoreBrowser: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String[] value()' has been changed to java.lang.String
239 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.test.ui.browser.IgnoreBrowser: Method 'public java.lang.String version()' has been added to an interface
240 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.CommentsTab: Method 'public void clickAddComment()' has been removed
241 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.CommentsTab: Method 'public void clickSaveComment()' has been removed
242 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.CommentsTab: Method 'public void setCommentContent(java.lang.String)' has been removed
243 ERROR: 8001: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.DeleteConfirmationPage: Class org.xwiki.test.ui.po.DeleteConfirmationPage removed
244 ERROR: 8001: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.DeletePage: Class org.xwiki.test.ui.po.DeletePage removed
245 ERROR: 7006: org.xwiki.test.ui.po.ViewPage: Return type of method 'public org.xwiki.test.ui.po.DeletePage delete()' has been changed to org.xwiki.test.ui.po.ConfirmationPage
246 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.IELinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyDownHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
247 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.IELinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
248 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.IELinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyUpHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
249 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.IELinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
250 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyDownHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
251 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
252 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyUpHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
253 ERROR: 4001: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Removed com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler from the set of implemented interfaces
254 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Method 'public void onKeyDown(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyDownEvent)' has been removed
255 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Method 'public void onKeyPress(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyPressEvent)' has been removed
256 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.line.LinePlugin: Method 'public void onKeyUp(com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.KeyUpEvent)' has been removed
257 ERROR: 7004: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.list.ListBehaviorAdjuster: In method 'public ListBehaviorAdjuster()' the number of arguments has changed
258 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.list.ListBehaviorAdjuster: Method 'protected void dispatchKey(com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget, int, org.xwiki.gwt.dom.client.Event)' has been removed
259 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.list.ListBehaviorAdjuster: Method 'public org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.rta.RichTextArea getTextArea()' has been removed
260 ERROR: 7002: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.list.ListBehaviorAdjuster: Method 'public void setTextArea(org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.ui.rta.RichTextArea)' has been removed
261 ERROR: 7004: org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.exec.InsertExecutable: In method 'public InsertExecutable(org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.macro.MacroSelector)' the number of arguments has changed
262 ERROR: 7012: org.xwiki.wysiwyg.server.WysiwygEditorConfiguration: Method 'public java.lang.Integer getHistorySize()' has been added to an interface
263 {{/code}}

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