Bennu - Version 4.1.1

Release Notes - Bennu - Version 4.1.1

Bug

• [BNN-325] - ArrayIndexOutOfBounds when using state in user_dialog

Bennu - Version 4.1.0

Bug

• [BNN-289] - Scheduler sporadically runs in multiple application instances
• [BNN-312] - SchedulerSystem static code breaks startup if not the first to initialise
• [BNN-324] - Failure to validate dateTime on js

Improvement

• [BNN-317] - Optimise loading of users to User.findByUsername internal map
• [BNN-318] - Extend GenericFile API to receive an InputStream on creation
• [BNN-319] - add state parameter support (optional but recommended by RFC)
• [BNN-321] - Support multiple RedirectUrl
• [BNN-323] - Add required token_type to access_token response

v3.4.4

Bug

• [BNN-289] - Fix schedulers running on multiple servers.

v3.4.3

Bug

• [BNN-309] - Missing trigger when updating custom groups

v4.0.1

Bug

• [BNN-308] - Fix "client_id not found" error when authorising a valid client_id

v4.0.0

New Feature

• [BNN-173] - Portal Icons for functionalities
• [BNN-184] - FileDownloadServlet should support Byte Range Serving
• [BNN-228] - JavaScript access to theme properties
• [BNN-233] - Semantic Versioning support on Bennu Toolkit
• [BNN-239] - Group garbage collector
• [BNN-244] - Add API to upload arbitrarily large files
• [BNN-248] - Public endpoint to expose deployed software
• [BNN-253] - Allow configuration of static cache duration
• [BNN-259] - Service applications can request oauth tokens on behalf of any user
• [BNN-262] - Provide mechanisms for Cache Busting of the app's logo and theme files
• [BNN-264] - Add utility methods to download GenericFiles
• [BNN-269] - Allow for pluggable authentication mechanisms
• [BNN-279] - Allow File Storages to specify a low-level way to download files
• [BNN-294] - Custom Groups should validate identifiers
• [BNN-295] - Add a way to store simple properties

Improvement

• [BNN-141] - Fix javadoc issues
• [BNN-146] - JsonAwareResource methods should return/receive JsonElement
• [BNN-147] - Loosen isReadable of JsonBodyReaderWriter
• [BNN-149] - Bootstrap requests both Name and First, last name
• [BNN-150] - Bootstrap defaults should work
• [BNN-157] - Scheduler should disperse generated files among different directories
• [BNN-167] - User should have api for opening and closing login periods
• [BNN-175] - Application / Functionality should have a optional help link
• [BNN-180] - Unified Post Message System
• [BNN-188] - Squash interfaces that are dispersed through several functionalities
• [BNN-190] - Take advantage of java 8 features to provide better APIs
• [BNN-203] - PersistentGroup's accessors should be overridable
• [BNN-206] - Enable Option to UseCodeAsDefaultMessage in BennuSpringConfiguration
• [BNN-218] - Core group API has unnecessarily visible types
• [BNN-219] - Persistent core leaf groups could be turned into strategy groups
• [BNN-234] - Dynamic loading of JavaScript Dependencies
• [BNN-235] - CSS should load before JavaScript
• [BNN-240] - Standard Spinner for all Bennu applications
• [BNN-243] - Do not compute checksum on GenericFile creation
• [BNN-247] - Dynamic group 'managers' should be accessed statically
• [BNN-252] - response status should be consistent when user is not logged in
• [BNN-260] - deny oauthable requests if login is expired
• [BNN-268] - User search should return active users by default
• [BNN-275] - Keep the user's locale in a Cookie instead of the Session
• [BNN-276] - Upgrade to Spring 4.2.1.RELEASE
• [BNN-281] - FileStorage API shoud receive a reference to the GenericFile
• [BNN-285] - Compile custom tasks with debug information
• [BNN-292] - Replace ANTLR-based Group Parser
• [BNN-297] - Upgrade to Pebble 2.1
• [BNN-300] - UserAuthenticationListener should receive the Request and Response
• [BNN-302] - Dynamic Groups: Show user displayName instead of name

Bug

• [BNN-121] - Remove the img base64 blob from the API
• [BNN-148] - default logo is duplicated in bennu-core and bennu-portal
• [BNN-168] - placeholder does not work with toolkit
• [BNN-171] - Add CSRF Filter
• [BNN-172] - Multiple Root Level Portal Menus
• [BNN-174] - On error page, JSP source code needs to be quoted, or better yet, rewrite that part.
• [BNN-179] - Toolkit - Edit url after being added to text
• [BNN-181] - HTML Editor doesn't work in IE 9
• [BNN-183] - Support for more date and time formats in Bennu-date* fields
• [BNN-191] - Fix photo upload in user creation UI
• [BNN-192] - Ensure 'expiration' slot is cleared on login period updates
• [BNN-194] - datetime widget timeOptions should set unused fields to 0
• [BNN-195] - Non-localized HTML Editor is ignoring the initial value
• [BNN-196] - bennu-datetime not focusable
• [BNN-197] - The date calendar widget doesn't show the current date on the current month
• [BNN-202] - HTMLEditor's file upload input should be hidden
• [BNN-205] - Missing bennu-datetime in angularToolkit
• [BNN-213] - don't check for ip address if ip whitelist is empty
• [BNN-217] - Date/Time widgets behave inconsistently
• [BNN-221] - Urls in pages are set to relative by default
• [BNN-222] - DomainObjectParamConverter should send a 404 error when the object is not found
• [BNN-225] - HTML Editor frame is non standard and does not inherits the theme properties
• [BNN-226] - Localized Input Fields inside modals don't select the smallest language button
• [BNN-229] - Toolkit version is unaffected by versions
• [BNN-230] - OAuth server not accepting client_id and client_secret on header
• [BNN-231] - OAuth server not accepting authentication_token on header
• [BNN-232] - avaible-dates has a typo
• [BNN-246] - ThrowableExceptionMapper should ignore WebApplicationException
• [BNN-257] - Toolkit should have a code editor
• [BNN-261] - default json adapters don't work for interfaces
• [BNN-263] - Validation of service application scope fails when endpoint's scope object does not exist.
• [BNN-265] - Minified toolkit throws an error when loading
• [BNN-266] - bennu-user-autocomplete does not trigger onchange event
• [BNN-267] - Localized String doesn't change lanaguage when value is equal
• [BNN-271] - HTML-Editor with Localized-String integration with angular is not working.
• [BNN-272] - Consider toString exceptions in request attributes when Error Handling
• [BNN-278] - Portal breaks if no base documentation url is defined
• [BNN-280] - DownloadUtil is not properly handling misbehaving InputStreams
• [BNN-282] - Alerts are not properly propagated through redirects
• [BNN-283] - Alerts do not support single quotes in the content
• [BNN-284] - Alerts are not being shown in pages that do not include the Toolkit
• [BNN-287] - Minified Toolkit is not valid Javascript
• [BNN-290] - Custom Group arguments are not properly escaped when generating the group expression
• [BNN-296] - Composite groups's expressions don't respect precedence rules
• [BNN-301] - FileDeleterThread deletes new files from the file...

Bennu v3.4.2

Bug

• [BNN-301] - FileDeleterThread deletes new files from the filesystem
• [BNN-306] - FileDeleterThread runs once and then dies

Bennu v4.0.0.RC2

Bennu 4.0.0.RC2 addresses a few bugs introduced in previous pre-release versions, and adds a few minor features, namely adding a way to persistently store simple properties.

Note that due to the upgrade of Pebble, Portal themes may require updating to use this version.

Bug

• [BNN-282] - Alerts are not properly propagated through redirects
• [BNN-283] - Alerts do not support single quotes in the content
• [BNN-284] - Alerts are not being shown in pages that do not include the Toolkit
• [BNN-287] - Minified Toolkit is not valid Javascript
• [BNN-290] - Custom Group arguments are not properly escaped when generating the group expression
• [BNN-296] - Composite groups's expressions don't respect precedence rules

New Feature

• [BNN-294] - Custom Groups should validate identifiers
• [BNN-295] - Add a way to store simple properties

Task

• [BNN-291] - Replace imgscalr
• [BNN-293] - Move Bennu Search out of the main bundle

Improvement

• [BNN-285] - Compile custom tasks with debug information
• [BNN-292] - Replace ANTLR-based Group Parser
• [BNN-297] - Upgrade to Pebble 2.1

Bennu v4.0.0.RC1

Bennu 4.0.0.RC1 is the first Release Candidate for the final 4.0.0 release. The differences between the previous milestone and the RC are shown below:

Bug

• [BNN-179] - Toolkit - Edit url after being added to text
• [BNN-221] - Urls in pages are set to relative by default
• [BNN-265] - Minified toolkit throws an error when loading
• [BNN-266] - bennu-user-autocomplete does not trigger onchange event
• [BNN-267] - Localized String doesn't change lanaguage when value is equal
• [BNN-271] - HTML-Editor with Localized-String integration with angular is not working.
• [BNN-272] - Consider toString exceptions in request attributes when Error Handling
• [BNN-278] - Portal breaks if no base documentation url is defined
• [BNN-280] - DownloadUtil is not properly handling misbehaving InputStreams

Improvement

• [BNN-180] - Unified Post Message System
• [BNN-235] - CSS should load before JavaScript
• [BNN-268] - User search should return active users by default
• [BNN-275] - Keep the user's locale in a Cookie instead of the Session
• [BNN-276] - Upgrade to Spring 4.2.1.RELEASE
• [BNN-281] - FileStorage API shoud receive a reference to the GenericFile

New Feature

• [BNN-262] - Provide mechanisms for Cache Busting of the app's logo and theme files
• [BNN-264] - Add utility methods to download GenericFiles
• [BNN-269] - Allow for pluggable authentication mechanisms
• [BNN-279] - Allow File Storages to specify a low-level way to download files

Sub-task

• [BNN-273] - Extract CAS functionalities into a new Login Provider

Bennu v4.0.0.M1

Bennu 4.0.0.M1 is the first milestone towards the 4.0.0 release. See this page for notes on upgrading to the 4.0.0 version.

Bug

• [BNN-121] - Remove the img base64 blob from the API
• [BNN-148] - default logo is duplicated in bennu-core and bennu-portal
• [BNN-168] - placeholder does not work with toolkit
• [BNN-171] - Add CSRF Filter
• [BNN-172] - Multiple Root Level Portal Menus
• [BNN-174] - On error page, JSP source code needs to be quoted, or better yet, rewrite that part.
• [BNN-181] - HTML Editor doesn't work in IE 9
• [BNN-183] - Support for more date and time formats in Bennu-date* fields
• [BNN-191] - Fix photo upload in user creation UI
• [BNN-192] - Ensure 'expiration' slot is cleared on login period updates
• [BNN-194] - datetime widget timeOptions should set unused fields to 0
• [BNN-195] - Non-localized HTML Editor is ignoring the initial value
• [BNN-196] - bennu-datetime not focusable
• [BNN-197] - The date calendar widget doesn't show the current date on the current month
• [BNN-202] - HTMLEditor's file upload input should be hidden
• [BNN-205] - Missing bennu-datetime in angularToolkit
• [BNN-213] - don't check for ip address if ip whitelist is empty
• [BNN-222] - DomainObjectParamConverter should send a 404 error when the object is not found
• [BNN-225] - HTML Editor frame is non standard and does not inherits the theme properties
• [BNN-226] - Localized Input Fields inside modals don't select the smallest language button
• [BNN-229] - Toolkit version is unaffected by versions
• [BNN-230] - OAuth server not accepting client_id and client_secret on header
• [BNN-231] - OAuth server not accepting authentication_token on header
• [BNN-232] - avaible-dates has a typo
• [BNN-246] - ThrowableExceptionMapper should ignore WebApplicationException
• [BNN-261] - default json adapters don't work for interfaces
• [BNN-263] - Validation of service application scope fails when endpoint's scope object does not exist.

Improvement

• [BNN-141] - Fix javadoc issues
• [BNN-146] - JsonAwareResource methods should return/receive JsonElement
• [BNN-147] - Loosen isReadable of JsonBodyReaderWriter
• [BNN-149] - Bootstrap requests both Name and First, last name
• [BNN-150] - Bootstrap defaults should work
• [BNN-157] - Scheduler should disperse generated files among different directories
• [BNN-167] - User should have api for opening and closing login periods
• [BNN-175] - Application / Functionality should have a optional help link
• [BNN-188] - Squash interfaces that are dispersed through several functionalities
• [BNN-190] - Take advantage of java 8 features to provide better APIs
• [BNN-203] - PersistentGroup's accessors should be overridable
• [BNN-206] - Enable Option to UseCodeAsDefaultMessage in BennuSpringConfiguration
• [BNN-218] - Core group API has unnecessarily visible types
• [BNN-219] - Persistent core leaf groups could be turned into strategy groups
• [BNN-234] - Dynamic loading of JavaScript Dependencies
• [BNN-240] - Standard Spinner for all Bennu applications
• [BNN-243] - Do not compute checksum on GenericFile creation
• [BNN-247] - Dynamic group 'managers' should be accessed statically
• [BNN-252] - response status should be consistent when user is not logged in
• [BNN-260] - deny oauthable requests if login is expired

New Feature

• [BNN-233] - Semantic Versioning support on Bennu Toolkit
• [BNN-239] - Group garbage collector
• [BNN-244] - Add API to upload arbitrarily large files
• [BNN-248] - Public endpoint to expose deployed software
• [BNN-253] - Allow configuration of static cache duration
• [BNN-259] - Service applications can request oauth tokens on behalf of any user

Task

• [BNN-173] - Portal Icons for functionalities
• [BNN-184] - FileDownloadServlet should support Byte Range Serving
• [BNN-186] - Move bennu-spring to bennu repository
• [BNN-187] - Move bennu-oauth to bennu repository
• [BNN-204] - Remove Maven Archetypes in favor of fenixedu-start
• [BNN-215] - Remove client-side theme rendering (portal.js)
• [BNN-216] - Add Linguist configuration so Github doesn't think Bennu is a Javascript project
• [BNN-220] - Angular directives should follow the proper naming convention
• [BNN-223] - Move toolkit into its own sub-module
• [BNN-224] - Remove deprecated 'BennuPortal' Javascript variable
• [BNN-237] - Merge bennu-core-test and bennu-oauth-test
• [BNN-238] - Review internal folder structure
• [BNN-245] - Review password hashing policy
• [BNN-249] - Move Bennu Signals into Bennu
• [BNN-251] - Remove ContextPathFilter
• [BNN-254] - Drop the Expires header for static resources
• [BNN-255] - Remove DomainObjectResource
• [BNN-256] - Remove SupportFormResource