Release/3.16.0

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Summary

This PR is on hold until Marketplace approval.

Features

• Automatic full indexing has been deprecated in 3.16 - you can now opt out of Algolia initiating full reindexing from indexer_reindex_all_invalid.
• Added an "Indexing Manager" section within the Algolia configuration which allows disabling automatic full reindexing with Magento indexers. IMPORTANT: If you want to perform full reindexing, we highly suggest to turn this configuration off and run the newly created CLI commands instead.
• Added an "Indexing Manager" page which shows the created indices for main entities (products, categories and pages) and corresponding stores with a link to directly check them on the Algolia dashboard along with a form to reindex those entities directly from the Magento admin.
• CLI commands are now provided to run explicit full reindex of all entities and stores.
• Products and CMS pages can now be reindexed directly from Magento admin grids.
• The indexing queue cron job can now be configured from the Magento admin.
• Dynamic faceting through Algolia merchandising rules is now supported in Magento via an opt-in feature flag.
• No code redirects via merchandising rules in Algolia are now supported in Magento for both Autocomplete and InstantSearch. Support is enabled by default for Autocomplete.
• Settings updates are now automatically forwarded to replicas (if this behavior is not desirable it can be disabled in the admin)
• Integration tests and unit tests added

Bug Fixes

• Behavior of conjunctive vs disjunctive facets has been clarified.
• Replica data patches and delete operations have been enhanced to handle potential latency when detaching from the primary index.
• Prices are now indexed using store scoped currency codes.
• Fixed WSOD error on invalid creds when using manual SKU indexer (also included in 3.15.1).
• Fixed Recommend model validation when configuring through the Magento admin
• Fixed edge case with null queries

Updates

• beforecontent.html is no longer used and has been deprecated. If you're overriding or referencing this file, please update your layout and customizations accordingly.
• An additional separate crontab is no longer needed to run the indexing queue. Enable via admin config to run the queue using Magento's built-in cron.
• BatchQueueProcessorInterface has been introduced to decouple Algolia operations for core Indexer models.
• Magento will set a default renderingContent based on its configured facets. Be sure that "Facet Display" is supported by your Algolia plan before attempting to use.
• Auto full indexing can be disabled in this release under Stores > Configuration > Algolia Search > Indexing Manager. We are moving towards more intentional indexing so please note that this will become the default in a future release.
• InstantSearch has been refactored to support customization via JavaScript mixins.
• A new front end hook called beforeFacetInitialization has been added which allows a user to extend the functionality by adding, removing or modifying "builder" functions which are used to define a facet config that will drive the rendering of facets.
• Removed InstantSearch enablement dependency in Magento admin to prevent losing facet and sorting config when disabling the feature.
• InstantSearch has been updated to v4.78.
• Autocomplete has been updated to v1.18.1.
• PHP API client has been pinned to 4.18.3 (also included in 3.15.1).
• Credentials form expanded by default in admin
• Removed deprecated methods from Entity Helpers
• Removed every call to deprecated AlgoliaHelper's methods in the codebase, AlgoliaConnector is now targeted directly. (AlgoliaHelper will be removed in a future v3.17.0)
• Updated integration tests
• Added support for PHPUnit 10
• Added support for Magento 2.4.8 on PHP 8.4
• Refactored code to PHP 8.2 baseline standard
• Added string escaping to untrusted inputs
• The InstantSearch "replace categories" feature must now be explicitly enabled on new instances aligning with our documentation: https://www.algolia.com/doc/integration/magento-2/guides/category-pages/#enable-category-pages

Breaking Changes

• ProductHelper::setSettings() is now taking IndexOptions objects as two first parameters instead of index names (strings).