Changelog 2024

December 2024

New Features

Metadata Lookups (#381)

• Added metadata lookup system

• Better data relationships and lookups

Query Enhancements

• Added ColumnOverride.IncludeAllContent

• Include all content in query results

Courier Options

• Added option to disable courier and inform if no recipients

• Better message handling control

User Creation

• Added CreateForUser with OriginalUser

• Track original user in impersonation scenarios

Fixes

• TimeZone America/Nuuk was renamed

• TimeZone Europe/Kyiv was renamed

• KeyValueList distincts wrong when text search is used

November 2024

New Features

.NET 9.0 Migration

• BREAKING: Migrated to .NET 9.0, removed .NET 6.0 support

• Take advantage of latest performance improvements

InitializeByCtorAttribute

• Added InitializeByCtorAttribute

• Support for constructor-based initialization

Courier Enhancements

• Idempotent courier messages (RavenDB)

• Prevent duplicate message processing

Performance Optimizations

• Optimize .Run for non-enumerables

• LeastRecentlyUsedCache/Set implementation

• Builder optimizations

• Convert Language to ILookupKeyValueData

Fixes

• Typo in SynchronizeBlacklist

• Certificate loading on .NET 9 (RavenDB)

• Keep POAWR casts logic in sync with FromServiceString

Maintenance

• Updated packages

• Builder marked as disposable with lazy scope creation

• Use LINQ and collection expressions

October 2024

New Features

Courier Messaging System (RavenDB)

• Added Courier for message queuing

• Support for delayed messages

• MessageType hook for custom handling

• Reliable async messaging

.NET 9.0 Support

• Added .NET 9.0 support

• Prepare for next LTS release

TranslatedString Improvements

• Added TranslatedString.DefaultGetLanguages

• Various TranslatedString improvements

• Better multilingual support

CLI Enhancements

• Added vidyano-synchronize-schema CLI option

• Easier schema synchronization

Authentication Extensions

• Expose HttpContext on ForgotPasswordArgs

• Add hook for GetExpressionForUserGuidColumn

Fixes

• Report warning for minimum level was wrong

Breaking Changes

• Keep semicolon in To field as single MailMessage

• Changes email parsing behavior

Maintenance

• AppHarbor no longer exists (removed references)

• Consistent Tag properties across system

• Provide explicit cast to PO[] for AsDetail attributes

September 2024

New Features

ExecuteBatch API

• Initial ExecuteBatch and split ExecuteQuery implementation

• Handle GetPersistentObject, GetQuery, and ExecuteAction in batch

• Handle step assignments with DynamicAssignment

• Major performance improvement for bulk operations

TranslatedString Enhancements

• Added TranslatedString.IsValid

• Better validation for translations

LabelHelper

• Added LabelHelper for consistent label management

• Centralized label generation

RavenDB Source Generator

• Provide attributes for the source generator

• Better code generation support

Fixes

• Detail attribute loading after save of new object

• Handle invalid sorting in .NET Core

• Fixed issue #356

Maintenance

• Performance: Prefer JsonPoolConvert usage

• Compiler optimize unused ApplicationInsights

• Updated packages

• Show tooltip for locked settings

August 2024

New Features

Repeating Jobs

• Expose IRepeatingJobManager

• Added RegisterJobAsync method

DataType Support

• Support [DataType] attribute

• Better validation and UI hints

Settings Builder Extensions

• Added ISettingsBuilder.MultiString/Custom

• More flexible settings configuration

Updatable Logs

• Added IUpdatableLog.Delete

• Better log management

Web Application Integration

• Added UseVidyano directly on WebApplication

• Simplified startup configuration

Query Column Overrides

• Added ColumnOverrides for GetQuery request

• Customize query result columns

Fixes

• AsReadOnly setting didn't work for DataType Password

• Missing DataMember attributes

• Missing reserved web2 words

Maintenance

• Expose StartupErrors for manual invocation

• Updated documentation

• Updated packages

July 2024

New Features

Memory Diagnostics (#374)

• Add memory information to diagnostics

• Better monitoring of application memory usage

Log Hashing (RavenDB) (#375)

• BREAKING: Added MessageHash to Raven logs

• Enables deduplication and better log analysis

Query Sorting (#377)

• Allow SortOptions to be passed to GetQuery

• More flexible query result ordering

Date Handling (#376)

• Improved invalid date handling with tests

• More robust date parsing

Description Attributes

• Read [Description] attribute for custom actions

• Better auto-documentation

Fixes

• BREAKING: Logs_Search index was wrong

• Missing alias in SQL statement for IsUserAuthTokenRevoked (PostgreSQL)

Maintenance

• Updated packages

• Performance: Prefer lockless access in Optimizer

• Trim and normalize line endings for Description

June 2024

New Features

RavenDB Database Check

• Added default enabled RavenDBOptions.CheckDatabaseExists

• Automatic database existence verification

Settings Improvements

• TrackLastLoginDateWithTime setting

• Decode Settings ID if not found

• Better settings management

Logging Enhancements

• Allow verbose logs on GetApplication

• Log more data if ExecuteAction throws exception

• Handle Language before user exists (e.g., invalid password)

Performance

• Use Environment.WorkingSet for showing memory usage

• Removed lock for GetCachedEntityModel

Fixes

• Fixed cacheupdate reloading loop

• Handle issue where user has a group ID that no longer exists

Maintenance

• Dropped .NET 7 support (end of life)

• Updated packages to .NET 8

• Updated Web3 for test projects

May 2024

New Features

Query Optimizations

• Added TryGetChildCollectionAsQueryable

• Makes detail queries use database queries for better performance

Caching Improvements

• Use byte array directly for cache set

• Better performance for cache operations

IgnoreProperty Extensions

• Allow IgnorePropertyAttribute on Context as well

• More flexible property ignoring

Proxy Support

• Added GetClientIpFromProxiedRequest hook

• Better support for applications behind proxies

Fixes

• Fixed issue with HasGlobalSearch not being set

• Made verbose log more fault resilient

Maintenance

• Updated packages

• Publish artifacts for release pipeline

April 2024

New Features

Advanced Hooks

• Added Advanced.PreUserSettings

• Customize user settings before loading

KeyValueListHandler

• Added KeyValueListHandler for custom key-value processing

• More flexible data handling

Two-Factor Authentication

• Integrate TwoFactor with IDistributedCache to prevent replay attacks

• More secure authentication flow

Fixes

• Reordering program units does not sort items correctly

• Handle RequestUri when HttpContext is disposed

Maintenance

• Removed obsolete code for DocumentFormat

• Updated packages

• Added mail documentation

• NonNullable consistency improvements

March 2024

New Features

LazySessionOperations Helper (RavenDB)

• Added LazySessionOperationsEx.NullLoad helper

• Optimizes null checking in lazy operations

Array Helpers

• Added AsArray helper

• Fixed GetEntities bugs

Report Improvements

• Prefer keys by default in GetReport

• Added Advanced.IsReportAllowed hook

Authentication Enhancements

• Added AuthenticatorService.GetAuthTokenExpiration

• Better token management

Fixes

• Handle IsAllowed on AsyncStreamingAction

• Fixed issue on New with shadow FK in Entity Framework Core (#372)

Maintenance

• Updated demo JSON files

• Switch demo to Web3

• Added mode to only update JSON files

• Manager.GetGroup nullability improvements

February 2024

New Features

ISplittedValueObjectHandler Interface (#369, #370)

• New interface for handling split value objects

• Enables custom value object splitting logic

Caching Improvements

• Added and implemented AggressivelyCacheForAnHour

• Better performance for frequently accessed data

Manager Helpers

• Added Manager.HasCorrectTimeZoneOffset helpers

• Better timezone handling in applications

OpenOperation Extensions

• Added OpenOperation.WithPreClient

• Allows pre-processing before client operations

KeyValueList Enhancements

• Added generic KeyValueListAttribute

• More flexible key-value list handling

Virtual Entity Loading

• Better handling of loading virtual entities

• Improved performance for virtual entity operations

Extension Methods

• Added CloneAndAdd extension method (#367)

• Simplifies collection manipulation

Fixes

• Don't use AsNoTracking if not optimized

• Fixed Abstractions using wrong XML file

• Fixed Web2 vulcanize call without path

• Missing dialog translations

Maintenance

• Security updates for packages

• Removed unused CommonMark package

• Updated packages

• Prefer Attribute IsDefined for better performance

• Prefer User Name instead of DisplayName in logs

January 2024

New Features

Entity Helper Methods

• Added PO/POA GetEntity/GetRequiredEntity helper methods

• Simplifies entity retrieval with null safety

Azure Storage Enhancements

• Added AzureStorageAccount HasKey/GetContainer methods

• Better Azure blob storage integration

BinaryFile Improvements

• Added BinaryFile implicit cast to string and TryParse

• Easier file handling and conversion

RavenDB Query Helpers

• Added IRavenQueryable GetSum helper

• Simplifies aggregate queries in RavenDB

PersistentObject Enhancements

• Added PersistentObjectTypeName helper

• Added POA.Actions for accessing available actions

• Hide Edit/New/Delete lines on PO Rights detail query when not needed

Fixes

• Ignored disposed DatabaseConnectionState for RavenDB

• Ignored ConnectionResetException in custom API methods

• Fixed calling RefreshOperation with only type name

• Fixed bulk construct on POA/PUI/Settings using disposed actions

• Fixed POA.Actions implementation

Maintenance

• Updated copyright year to 2024

• Updated NuGet packages

• Added XML documentation comments

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Note: Commits marked with (test) have been excluded from this changelog as they are internal testing commits.