====== VuFind Newsletter: November, 2020 ======

===== Highlights / Executive Summary =====

This month saw a lot of development activity, including quite a few bug fixes for next month's 7.0.2 bug fix release as well as some new features for next year's 7.1 release. Recent operating system patches on some platforms introduced a significant Java/Solr incompatibility issue, which was resolved with an upgrade to Solr 7.4.0 (see [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1792|pull request #1792]]). Discussions on community structure have also proceeded, with a draft governance document underway (to be shared in the near future). Due to holidays and vacations, next month is likely to be a quieter one, but work will proceed as time permits.

===== Recently Completed / Resolved Issues =====

The following items were completed in the past month:

  * Account for more table of contents subfields: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1770|#1770]]
  * Add a MarcReader class for lightweight handling of MARC data: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1776|#1776]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1794|#1794]]
  * Add config setting to control DOI auto-redirect: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1781|#1781]]
  * Add missing use statements to factories: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1790|#1790]]
  * Add record driver-related tests: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1777|#1777]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1785|#1785]]
  * Cache results of class based template resolution: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1747|#1747]]
  * Change default content type of ajax responses to application/json: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1780|#1780]]
  * Disable deduplication listener when search parameters contains child filter: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1789|#1789]]
  * Expand log writer test coverage; fix bug and typo: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1774|#1774]]
  * Fix bootstrap3 browse home template: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1796|#1796]]
  * Fix cache key in ObalkyKnihService class: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1797|#1797]]
  * Fix collapsing of long text in Channels: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1786|#1786]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1787|#1787]]
  * Fix for several problems found by PHPStan: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1775|#1775]]
  * Implement getContainerEndPage() for EDS: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1784|#1784]]
  * Index DOIs from 856 fields: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1783|#1783]]
  * KohaRest: Add support for mapping different "Lost" statuses: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1771|#1771]]
  * KohaRest: Check also for 'errors' element in response: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1798|#1798]]
  * KohaRest: Request all results when endpoint uses paging: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1778|#1778]]
  * Log writer for Office365 webhooks: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1757|#1757]]
  * Move JS translations from layout to separate file: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1691|#1691]]
  * Re-set keyboard focus in lightbox after the content has loaded: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1767|#1767]]
  * Remove laminas/laminas-dependency-plugin: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1732|#1732]]
  * Return to previous page after printing: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1753|#1753]]
  * Solr won't start with Java 11.0.9.1: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1459|VUFIND-1459]]
  * Translation corrections: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1773|#1773]]
  * Upgrade to Solr 7.4.0: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1792|#1792]]
  * Use GET instead of POST for limit control: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1727|#1727]]

===== New Issues =====

The following items were reported / begun in the past month, but are not yet completed:

==== Code in Progress ====

  * Fix loading of similar records tab: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1772|#1772]]
  * Further improvements to author indexing: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1782|#1782]]
  * Improve/update citation generation: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1779|#1779]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1788|#1788]]
  * Record toolbar permalink: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1795|#1795]]
  * Upgrade to Solr 7.7.3: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1793|#1793]]

==== Issue Report / Discussion Only ====

  * Channel pop-up loses record info on repeated clicks: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1460|VUFIND-1460]]
  * Improve XML batch-loading support: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1458|VUFIND-1458]]
  * Move record driver traits into VuFind\RecordDriver\Feature namespace: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1455|VUFIND-1455]]
  * PHP 8 compatibility: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1457|VUFIND-1457]]
  * Simplify explicit calls to __invoke(): [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1456|VUFIND-1456]]
===== Active Issues =====

The following items saw significant progress / activity during the past month:

  * Add support for record "versions" display: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-120|VUFIND-120]] / [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1581|#1581]]
  * Page enhancements: Comparing Languages Against English: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1453|VUFIND-1453]] / [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1755|#1755]]
  * ShibbolethWAYF support: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1617|#1617]]