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community:newsletter:2020-05

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VuFind Newsletter: May, 2020

:!: This document is a draft and is subject to change.

Highlights / Executive Summary

Recently Completed / Resolved Issues

The following items were completed in the past month:

  • Add print button to record page: VUFIND-282 / #1507
  • ArchivesSpace Dublin Core XSLT import support: #1623
  • EDS: add ePub/linked full text linking support and fix problem PDF links: #1611, #1615, #1619
  • Expose secondary and website Solr indexes through the VuFind API: #1593, #1620
  • Fix record tab configuration bug found in VuFind 6.1 and 6.1.1: VUFIND-1399
  • FOLIO driver: add renewals support: VUFIND-1388 / #1612
  • Improve flexibility of MarcAdvancedTrait::getFormattedMarcDetails(), for better NoILS MARC extraction: #1622
  • Improve plugin generator (controller/controller plugin/console command support, etc.): #1573
  • Migrate away from laminas-mvc-console to Symfony/Console: VUFIND-1273 / #1571
  • Recommendation modules for embedding EDS results: #1624
  • Support for multi-part emails: #1607, #1610
  • Support use of multiple DOI handlers: #1560
  • Upgrade Bootstrap to 3.4.1: #1618
  • Upgrade jQuery to 3.5.1: #1614

The following automated pull request was closed without action, as it would introduce unnecessary complexity to patch a problem that only applies to developer tools and thus is not a threat to end users:

  • Vulnerability fix suggestion from Snyk: #1616

New Issues

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

Code in Progress

  • Accessibility improvements: #1609
  • FOLIO driver: include and respect holds config settings: #1613
  • Make BrowZine DOI behavior more configurable with filters: #1625
  • Sample hierarchical facet configuration: #1626
  • Simplify translation tokens in templates: #1621

Issue Report / Discussion Only

  • Fix quoted booleans in .ini files: VUFIND-1398
  • Investigate elimination of Context view helper by using improved Laminas capabilities: VUFIND-1396
  • Make display order of browse options configurable: VUFIND-1397

Active Issues

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

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