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community:newsletter:2020-02 [2020/02/13 15:24] – [Active Issues] demiankatzcommunity:newsletter:2020-02 [2020/02/24 20:17] demiankatz
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 ===== Highlights / Executive Summary ===== ===== Highlights / Executive Summary =====
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 +VuFind 6.1 was released on schedule at the beginning of the month. Since that time, a few bugs have been found and fixed (so a 6.1.1 release will be forthcoming), and work on 7.0 has begun, with several outstanding pull requests being merged to master.
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 +The work on migrating from Zend Framework to Laminas has reached a point of stability, and should be merged to master following the March Community Call, provided no one objects in the meantime. Once the Laminas update is merged, a pull request will be opened to begin tracking progress on migrating from Zend\Console to Symfony\Console as the mechanism for running command-line utilities.
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 +The project to improve VuFind's theme has also ramped up, with significant work underway on improving accessibility and adding new view helpers to improve readability and extensibility of templates.
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 +Finally, several ILS driver improvements have been made, including significant work on making the FOLIO driver fully functional as that project approaches more widespread adoption.
  
 ===== Recently Completed / Resolved Issues ===== ===== Recently Completed / Resolved Issues =====
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   * Alma driver improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1530|#1530]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1536|#1536]]   * Alma driver improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1530|#1530]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1536|#1536]]
   * Bug fix for broken AJAX record tabs when VuFind configured at site root in release 6.1: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1378|VUFIND-1378]]   * Bug fix for broken AJAX record tabs when VuFind configured at site root in release 6.1: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1378|VUFIND-1378]]
 +  * Bug fix for "debug on the fly": [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1382|VUFIND-1382]]
   * Clarified error messages for email authentication: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1539|#1539]]   * Clarified error messages for email authentication: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1539|#1539]]
   * Configurable options for how links from the link shortener redirect to full URLs: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1533|#1533]]   * Configurable options for how links from the link shortener redirect to full URLs: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1533|#1533]]
 +  * Fix PostgreSQL compatibility bug introduced by Zend\DB upgrade: [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1381|VUFIND-1381]]
   * FOLIO driver improvements (course reserves, configurable bib ID handling): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1503|#1503]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1545|#1545]]   * FOLIO driver improvements (course reserves, configurable bib ID handling): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1503|#1503]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1545|#1545]]
   * Improve design of session handlers: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1506|#1506]] / [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1355|VUFIND-1355]]   * Improve design of session handlers: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1506|#1506]] / [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1355|VUFIND-1355]]
   * Rename EDS connector class (in preparation for Laminas migration): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1546|#1546]]   * Rename EDS connector class (in preparation for Laminas migration): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1546|#1546]]
   * Sitemap generator performance/accuracy/flexibility improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1486|#1486]]   * Sitemap generator performance/accuracy/flexibility improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1486|#1486]]
 +  * Style/readability improvements to UpgradeController: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1553|#1553]]
 +  * Template path view helpers: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1458|#1458]]
   * Unpaywall improvement (include useful links even when PDFs are not available): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1547|#1547]]   * Unpaywall improvement (include useful links even when PDFs are not available): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1547|#1547]]
   * Upgrade to jQuery 3.4.1: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1497|#1497]]   * Upgrade to jQuery 3.4.1: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1497|#1497]]
   * Upgrade to PHPUnit 8: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1548|#1548]]   * Upgrade to PHPUnit 8: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1548|#1548]]
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 +Additionally, [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1383|VUFIND-1383]] was a request for technical support which was successfully resolved.
  
 ===== New Issues ===== ===== New Issues =====
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   * Accessibility improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1543|#1543]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1544|#1544]]   * Accessibility improvements: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1543|#1543]], [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1544|#1544]]
 +  * Add Markdown support to VuFind's "content pages" system: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1552|#1552]]
 +  * Allow default query for blank search in EDS: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1551|#1551]]
 +  * FOLIO driver improvement (fix pickup location retrieval): [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1550|#1550]]
   * Improved short link security: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1549|#1549]]   * Improved short link security: [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1549|#1549]]
  
community/newsletter/2020-02.txt · Last modified: 2020/09/22 14:21 by demiankatz