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community:newsletter:2021-04

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VuFind Newsletter: April, 2021

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

Highlights / Executive Summary

Recently Completed / Resolved Issues

The following items were completed in the past month:

  • Add ability to use own (local) identifiers for getting covers: #1924
  • Add default values for possibly undefined variables: #1910
  • Add governance document: #1890
  • Add indication for user's public lists: #1847
  • Add support for custom Google Analytics create options: #1916
  • Aleph driver: support for administration identifier (adm_id): #1879
  • Alma resolver: Add support for displaying Unpaywall service: #1922
  • Correction of wrong parameter types in exception handling: #1915
  • Cover backlink to vendor: #1805
  • Deprecate author_fuller / author2_fuller index fields: #1782
  • Don't override login template in collection controller: #1930
  • Extend sitemap generation to index and content pages: #1904
  • Fix case where Overdrive connector returned null: #1914
  • Fix feedback form Czech translation: #1909
  • Fix invalid leader handling in ISO2709 serialization, add tests: #1908
  • FOLIO: Access to Location Codes in ILS Driver: #1920
  • FOLIO: use date converter for requiredBy formatting in placeHold: #1919
  • Indicate that ContainerExceptions must also be Throwable: #1923
  • KohaRest: improve documentation in .ini file: #1932
  • Make install command return 0 on success: #1929
  • Optimize Export code; expand test coverage: #1907
  • PHPStan configuration and basic fixes: #1896, #1913
  • Prevent double submit of renewal form: #1903
  • Record toolbar permalink (plus “copy to clipboard” helper): #1795, #1927
  • Remove LBS4 ILS driver: VUFIND-1473
  • Remove MARC control-characters-as-entities fix: #1900
  • Remove obsolete items from VuFindConsole module config: #1912
  • Shibboleth support for multiple library cards: #1823
  • SierraRest: Load records in a batch for transactions: #1918
  • SierraRest: patron authentication improvements: #1898, #1917
  • Simplify/standardize I18n configuration: #1928
  • Sitemap generator: Initialize id array even if there are no more records: #1902
  • Support all flash messenger namespaces: #1897
  • Update Code of Conduct: #1905
  • Use slm/locale for Locale detection: #1885
  • Voyager: Add a workaround for changed PDO signature in PHP 8: #1911

These issues were discussed, but determined not to be needed at the present time:

  • Add fieldType ignored and dynamicField: #1901
  • Demo driver: Add fake IDs to transactions when idsInMyResearch is false: #1906

New Issues

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

Code in Progress

  • Do not code various non-Book formats as Book: #1921
  • Deprecate PHP-based LESS compiler: #1925
  • Icon Helper: #1926

Issue Report / Discussion Only

  • Evergreen driver: updates to support modern Evergreen: VUFIND-1476
  • Improve language file merge behavior: VUFIND-1475 (replacing stale pull request #1232, which has been closed)
  • Improved accessibility for results / favorites lists: #1931
  • Remove deprecations from 8.x: VUFIND-1474

Active Issues

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

  • Add search backend GetQueryHelper feature: #1886
  • Allow translated template rendering via view helper: #1874
  • CSV import tool: #1761
  • MARC support for alternative scripts: #1895
  • Page enhancements: Comparing Languages Against English: #1755
  • Use Psalm for static code analysis: #1764
community/newsletter/2021-04.1619522165.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/04/27 11:16 by demiankatz