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===== Highlights / Executive Summary ===== | ===== Highlights / Executive Summary ===== | ||
+ | March was an extremely eventful month for the VuFind project. | ||
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+ | Release 6.1.1 came out on time, fixing a few significant bugs from 6.1. Some minor problems remain (notably [[https:// | ||
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+ | The worldwide COVID-19 crisis has also caused some disruption, with many organizations (including Villanova and other VuFind development partners) transitioning to remote work. This has introduced some distractions that may slow VuFind development, | ||
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+ | Highlights of recent development progress include completion of the initial migration to Laminas, significant progress on large-scale projects like accessibility improvements and the transition from Laminas\Console to Symfony\Console, | ||
===== Recently Completed / Resolved Issues ===== | ===== Recently Completed / Resolved Issues ===== | ||
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* Bug fix -- bad variable name in scheduled search error message: [[https:// | * Bug fix -- bad variable name in scheduled search error message: [[https:// | ||
* Bug fix -- spaces in paths caused problems with Windows MARC import: [[https:// | * Bug fix -- spaces in paths caused problems with Windows MARC import: [[https:// | ||
+ | * Bug with slashes in record IDs breaking language form submission: [[https:// | ||
* Configuration setting for default record fields retrieved by Solr: [[https:// | * Configuration setting for default record fields retrieved by Solr: [[https:// | ||
* Feedback form improvements/ | * Feedback form improvements/ | ||
- | * FOLIO ILS driver improvements (configurable patron login options, more reliable profile lookup, better item numbering): [[https:// | + | * FOLIO ILS driver improvements (configurable patron login options, more reliable profile lookup, better item numbering, corrected formatting of holding notes): [[https:// |
* Improved EndNoteWeb export for Summon: [[https:// | * Improved EndNoteWeb export for Summon: [[https:// | ||
* Improved OpenURL view helper unit test: [[https:// | * Improved OpenURL view helper unit test: [[https:// | ||
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* Language file typo fixes: [[https:// | * Language file typo fixes: [[https:// | ||
* Make holdings retrieval preserve any custom array elements: [[https:// | * Make holdings retrieval preserve any custom array elements: [[https:// | ||
+ | * Refactoring language-aware static content loading for better reusability (including new TemplateBased ContentBlock): | ||
* Remove unused constructor parameter from Formats RecordTab: [[https:// | * Remove unused constructor parameter from Formats RecordTab: [[https:// | ||
+ | * Set page title correctly on markdown-based content pages: [[https:// | ||
* Slot view helper: [[https:// | * Slot view helper: [[https:// | ||
* Support for a separate Gruntfile for local tasks: [[https:// | * Support for a separate Gruntfile for local tasks: [[https:// | ||
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==== Code in Progress ==== | ==== Code in Progress ==== | ||
- | * Accessibility improvements: | + | * Accessibility improvements: |
* Allow configuration of multiple DOI handlers: [[https:// | * Allow configuration of multiple DOI handlers: [[https:// | ||
* Alternatives to ReCaptcha: [[https:// | * Alternatives to ReCaptcha: [[https:// | ||
+ | * API access to secondary search index: [[https:// | ||
* Direct linking (instead of proxying) for cover image URLs: [[https:// | * Direct linking (instead of proxying) for cover image URLs: [[https:// | ||
- | * FOLIO ILS driver fix (corrected formatting of holding notes, renewal support, checkRequestIsValid support): [[https:// | ||
* Improved code generators: [[https:// | * Improved code generators: [[https:// | ||
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==== Issue Report / Discussion Only ==== | ==== Issue Report / Discussion Only ==== | ||
+ | * FOLIO ILS driver improvements (renewal support, checkRequestIsValid support, cancelHolds support, configurable availability status): [[https:// | ||
* Regression of PostgreSQL search backslash bug: [[https:// | * Regression of PostgreSQL search backslash bug: [[https:// | ||
* Reminder to backport accessibility-related translations: | * Reminder to backport accessibility-related translations: |
community/newsletter/2020-03.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/31 12:30 by demiankatz