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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 This milestone release brings a new parameter to the Document Macro, the synchronization of the avatars coming from LDAP and the support of feeds delivered over HTTPS in the RSS Macro.
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9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 8.1 Milestone 1) =
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11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 8.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=13603]].
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13 == Documents Macro Improvement ==
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15 The [[Documents Macro>>extensions:Extension.Documents Macro||anchor="HUsage"]] now supports a ##location## parameter to display all documents having their full reference matching the ##location## value.
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17 For example:
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19 {{code language="none"}}
20 {{documents location="Sand"/}}
21 {{/code}}
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23 Gives:
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25 {{image reference="documents-macro-location.png"/}}
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27 == RSS Macro Improvements ==
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29 The [[RSS Macro>>extensions:Extension.RSS Macro]] now supports feeds delivered over HTTPS. Additionally, it now uses its own ##user-agent## string, ##XWiki/VERSION##, where ##VERSION## is the version of XWiki in use.
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31 == Synchronization of user avatar from LDAP ==
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33 Binary photos stored in LDAP can be synchronized now to XWiki user avatar. New options are added to control this feature:
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35 {{image reference="ldap-photo.png"/}}
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37 Please note that user avatar will not be updated from LDAP if user set custom avatar with filename other than specified in XWiki preferences.
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39 == Miscellaneous ==
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41 * The [[Document Tree Macro>>extensions:Extension.Document Tree Macro||anchor="HParameters"]] has a new parameter to limit the number of child nodes displayed when a parent node is expanded for the first time.
42 * The [[Gadget's title>>extensions:Extension.Dashboard Macro||anchor="HGadget27stitile"]] has now a default value which is internationalized.
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44 See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>https://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%228.1-milestone-2%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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46 = For Developers =
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48 == Standard java.lang.Package properties ==
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50 The following properties are now automatically added to all Maven jar modules MANIFEST files:
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52 {{code language="properties"}}
53 Specification-Title: ${project.name}
54 Specification-Version: ${project.version}
55 Specification-Vendor: ${project.organization.name}
56 Implementation-Title: ${project.name}
57 Implementation-Version: ${project.version}
58 Implementation-Vendor-Id: ${project.groupId}
59 Implementation-Vendor: ${project.organization.name}
60 Implementation-URL: ${project.url}
61 {{/code}}
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63 And can be accessed using ##java.lang.Package## from any class. For example:
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65 {{code language="java"}}
66 String myVersion = this.getClass().getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
67 {{/code}}
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69 == Upgrades ==
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71 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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73 * [[Infinispan 8.2.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13293]]
74 * [[slf4j 1.7.21>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-958]]
75 * [[commons-compress 1.11>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-960]]
76 * [[Bootstrap 3.3.6>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-12951]]
77 * [[JGroups 3.6.9>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13344]]
78 * [[commons-io 2.5>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-969]]
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80 == Miscellaneous ==
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82 * The default LiveTable results page (##XWiki.LiveTableResults##, the page that generates the JSON displayed by the LiveTable) [[now supports a ##location## extra parameter>>extensions:Extension.Livetable Macro||anchor="HParameter24options"]].
83 * [[Modified WebJars URL format>>extensions:Extension.WebJars Integration||anchor="HURLFormat"]] and added some new Script Service methods:(((
84 {{code language="none"}}
85 public String url(String webjarId, String namespace, String path, Map<String, ?> params)
86 public String url(String webjarId, String namespace, String path)
87 {{/code}}
88 )))
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90 = Translations =
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92 The following translations have been updated:
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94 {{language codes="fr, de, ru"/}}
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96 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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98 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki81M2"/}}
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100 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
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102 <a summary of the comparison with latest super stable version>
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104 More details on <link to the test report>.
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106 = Known issues =
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108 * [[Bugs we know about>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
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110 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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112 == General Notes ==
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114 When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
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116 == Issues specific to XWiki XWiki 8.1 Milestone 2 ==
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118 * The WebJars URL format has been modified to support relative WebJars URL in subwikis. The new format is {{code language="none"}}/webjars/<namespace>/<path/to/resource>?...{{/code}}. Reminder: you should not use this format directly and instead you should use the Script Service to generate a valid WebJars URL; this isolate you from any URL change. Example from Velocity: {{code language="none"}}$services.webjars.url(...){{/code}}.
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120 == API Breakages ==
121
122 The following APIs were modified since XWiki 8.0:
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124 {{backwardCompatiblityReport version="8.1-milestone-2"/}}

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