VuFind® Newsletter: May, 2023
Highlights / Executive Summary
Following the release of VuFind® 9.0 in the previous month, May's development was split between fixing minor bugs found in the release and beginning work on 9.1. Noteworthy changes include raising the minimum PHP version requirement to 8.0 (since 7.x has hit end of life), adding support for purging historical loans (where supported by the ILS driver), and a number of updates to dependencies and development tools.
The Project Management Committee continued to work on issues of accessibility, documentation, internationalization, fundraising and Summit planning.
The 2023 VuFind® Summit will be held as part of WOLFcon 2023. The call for papers is currently open until June 5 and discounted early bird registration is available until June 18. We hope to see you in person in Chicago, but free online participation will also be possible for those unable to travel. Please join us!
Recently Completed / Resolved Issues
The following items were completed in the past month and will be included in release 9.0.2:
Bookplates: Fix a small configuration file typo:
#2861 Check that key pattern is not empty before using it:
#2892 Fix Admin module expiration to use correct date value:
#2871,
#2898 Fix comment about block_status:
#2894 Fix JSON syntax error in composer.local.json.dist:
#2863-
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Handle exceptions in Admin module ConfigController:
#2869 Switch SolrMarc from log4j to reload4j:
#2895-
The following items were completed in the past month and will be included in release 9.1:
Add aria labels for control elements:
#2845-
Add codes to MailExceptions and prevent unnecessary exceptions from being printed:
#2906 Add debug logging of OAuth2 server exceptions:
#2888 Add getAccountBlocks to PAIA:
#2893 Add PHP 8.2 to the GitHub Actions matrix:
#2881-
Add support for specifying fallback languages independently of default language:
#2891 Allow back to search breadcrumb links to retain page/limit:
#2873 Allow scripts to run via the Admin module:
#2866-
Display a message in record view for cached records:
#2886 Display custom hidden filters as a temporary search tab:
#2908 Enable multiple favicons through configuration:
#2862 Extra request details from search backend:
#2900 Fix check for getUrlsForRecord to include the record id for MultiBackend support:
#2858-
Fix PHP 8.2 deprecations:
#2879 FOLIO: Improve holdings display:
#2904 Guard against unbalanced hierarchy fields:
#2821 Improve npm script verbage:
#2840 Improve scope of lessToSass; delete unused files:
#2910 Improved semantic markup for navigation:
#2762 Make Mink test for record rating more robust:
#2896 More concise flash message code in Admin controllers:
#2868-
Remove deprecated CSP directive prefetch-src:
#2854 Sierra: Add mapping of patron block codes to translatable strings:
#2856 Update php-cs-fixer rules for PHP 8:
#2889
The following pull requests were determined to be outdated/unnecessary and closed following discussion on the May 2, 2023 Community Call:
Add search backend QueryAnalysisInterface and GetSearchTermsCommand:
#1886 Better support for Koha status “NOT FOR LOAN” in KohaILSDI driver:
#1116
This JIRA ticket was resolved by release 9.0 and was subsequently closed (a little late):
Hunt doesn't always fire checkItemStatuses:
VUFIND-1367
This pull request turned out to be unnecessary:
Fix login followup
URL for off-site auth:
#2865
Additionally, pull request #2859 was opened and closed as part of lokalise testing.
New Issues
The following items were reported / begun in the past month, but are not yet completed:
Code in Progress
Add header and h2 for title and author:
#2852 Add LibGuidesAZ backend for Databases A-Z list:
#2860 Add support for “uncertain” item availability status:
#2857 Eliminate duplicate list object retrieval logic:
#2887 Fix and clean up results scripts:
#2878-
Improve accessibility for checkboxes:
#2874 Update dependencies for PHP 8:
#2883
Issue Report / Discussion Only
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Double check for “PHP version 7” in file comments:
VUFIND-1612 Modernize PubDateVisAjax recommendation module:
VUFIND-1614-
Update GitHub branch protection rules for release-* branches:
VUFIND-1613
Active Issues
The following items saw significant progress / activity during the past month:
Add support for loading results with JS:
#2804 Add support for WorldCat Search v2
API:
#2612 Add UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) support:
#2488 Ajax facets - fetch only requested facets from Solr:
#2271 Display flash message on login:
#1680 New SolrMarc plug-in for indexing MARC-based hierarchies:
#2456 Replace Slick Carousel with accessible-slick:
#2702 SetupThemeResources: Ensure 'Content-Type' is never escaped:
#2763 Split asset pipeline functionality to separate classes:
#2283