Extension:VisualData/Release notes

1.0.8d

fix check edit permissions SubmitForm
allow only title in parserFunctionQuery
fixes an error affecting Datatables Ajax navigation from approx. October, 26 to November 17, due to the introduction of an experimental feature

create basic db entries on create schema (this ensures the query does not return errors also if the schema has not yet associated data)
support use of printout parts containing slashes in query conditions (eg. "excerpt/a" as property name)
add support for SemanticMediaWiki queries within VisualData forms
Scribunto_LuaLibraryBase backward compatibility (support MW > 1.35.3)

add {{{params}}} and/or {{{_params}}} to show all available parameters in templates used in visualdataquery parser function
fix Carousel adptiveHeight
add hook onRandomPageQuery
fix result printer template array
add form selected-schema parameter
add count format
fix carousel fixed height
datatables parameter cards
improved docs:
- Result formats
- API
- Queries
- Maintenance scripts
fix Datatables button display
clean maintenance/rebuildData
Carousel result format
add csv import (maintenance script)
fix default categories and default content model
update Datatables v2 + searchPanes
fix non-existing schemas
fix special page browse data queries 1.42
add importer 1.42
add result printer lua and lua functions
query processor, add AND same property and OR
view form, add "cannot edit form"

add 'emptyData' form internal parameter (used to determine the default values of form inputs)
redesign printout (support for alternate name, empty printouts and access to recursive printouts from templates)
fix field shown based on condition, boolean values
integration of TinyMCE (enabled using textarea format)
add parser function queryurl
add parser function base64encode/base64decode
add form parameter "return-url"

fix type cast for enum lists (schema processor)
fix duplicate items error message (form generator)
fix wfGetDB deprecation error
add dependent values for non-lookup inputs
add show field with condition
fix save schema context
add regex to show field condition
redesign reduce use of global variables ($User and \VisualData::SchemaProcessor), redesign use of Context, DerivativeContext and Output
fix assignment of categories in pages with forms or queries with standard edit
add tracking categories
fix detect of renamed/deleted properties (SchemaBuilder)
fix boolean datatype (QueryProcessor)
enhance tracking of forms and queries and purge of subjects and transclusion targets
(VisualDataForms small technical enhancements)
fix delete properties job
add json-diff library alert
toggle setDisabled name input with array parent schema (SchemaBuilder)

visualdataprint supports pageid as first argument
override preload-data properties with the parameter preload-data?[property path]=value. This allows to recursively use template parameters to fill-in form fields (see Extension_talk:VisualData, section "Feature")
add better tag parse support for MW 1.35 (see commit)
form's return-page parameter supports query attributes (useful when used in conjunction with QueryLink parser function)
fix bug related to field's query options-label-formula
add <articleid> in options value formula and options label formula
add <value> in options label formula
support synchronization between schema names, property names and article data. Requires composer install --no-dev in the extension folder. (requires swaggest/json-diff)
add loading text placeholder for EditData and ManageSchemas Special pages
redesign DatabaseManager's parser functions recorded links in order to handle purging cache of related articles (it supports transclusion targets and templates used in parser functions, however does not yet support queries and form within "includeonly" tags for the same page)
(updated Extension:VisualData#Roadmap)

attention, run

php extensions/VisualData/maintenance/RebuildData.php

and

composer install --no-dev

(in the extension folder)

after installing this release

fix preload (visualdataform parser function)
fix missing dependency "mediawiki.widgets"
fix usort preg_quote (QueryBuilder)
fix cast default (QueryBuilder)
disable importer for MW 1.42 (MW 1.42 currently is not fully supported)
fix delete schema (SchemaBuilder) (the bug affected only the previous version)
add access to nested printouts in queries. e.g. {{{geolocation/latitude}}} can be accessed as such from the base template (previously an additional template had to be used related to the geolocation item) (see here)
add following aliases: vdataprint, vdataquery, vdataform, vdatabutton

(SchemaBuilder, input widgets) fix add inherited config options (patch)
(SchemaBuilder, input widget config options dialog) help button linked to the relevant class for each input widget

(Form submit) fix change content model
(VisualDataForm) add parameters edit-target-slot, preload and preload-data
add Geolocation (Maptiler)

(Edit data/Form) add remove schema button for each schema, removed delete button for all schemas, add target slot selector, improved flow