Version 2026.01

• Added indirect access permissions
  The new via property can now be used to provide access only from another procedure or app.
• Added support for delayed execution
  The system/procedure/call procedure now supports delayed execution.
• Added support for procedures in app manifests
  This pre-populates this.proc.* with functions mapping to procedures using JWT auth tokens.
• Added system update notifications
  When system is restarted or new plugins loaded, users are prompted to reload.
• Improved third-party help topic support
  Added Markdown and Mermaid support in help app.
• Changed plug-in file extension
  All installed plug-ins should now be named *.plugin on the server file system.
• Refactored execution contexts
  The new Context API replaces several of the older APIs used by plug-ins. This requires Java plug-in updates.
• Removed start app info menu
  The menu has been replaced with two top-right buttons for user and system info.
• Removed deprecated Java APIs and moved deprecated JS to legacy plugin
  Most Java APIs deprecated in previous versions were removed. Deprecated JS APIs are moved to legacy plug-in for a few versions.

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Version 2025.06.5

• Security: Fixed /system/storage/write permission check omission in some cases
• Fixed UI timing issue causing some events to be fired on creation

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Version 2026.06.4

• Changed vault expansion syntax from '{{key}}' to '${{key}}'
• Fixed vault expansion handling of failed lookups
• Fixed long-standing bug in nested Dict/Array wrapping
• Fixed race condition in call to RapidContext.App.startApp/callApp
• Fixed Session.isModified() to properly handle expired session
• Fixed invalid proc name in RapidContext.App.login()

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Version 2025.06.3

• Changed vault expansion syntax from ${ to {{
• Fixed StorableObject.toString() to only display base type

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Version 2025.06.2

• Fixed custom validation callback signature in RapidContext.Widget.Form
• Fixed login auth procedure issue with user id case-sensitivity

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Version 2025.06.1

• Security: Block procedure call tracing for non-readable paths
• Security: Updated postgresql JDBC driver to v42.7.7
• Fixed default event publishing in RapidContext.Log
• Fixed http/auth procedure to only set scope and client_id if specified
• Fixed browser checks of some optional navigator APIs

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Version 2025.06

• Added vault type to store secrets
  A new vault type was added to enable separation of secrets from other config.
• Added HTTP connection support for OAuth
  An HTTP connection can now be configured with an auth dictionary for Basic or OAuth authentication.
• Updated HTTP plug-in to standard Java HttpClient
  The HTTP plug-in now uses the Java standard HttpClient which enables HTTP/2 support, etc. Also added support for auto-encoding dictionaries to either JSON or url-encoded POST payloads.
• Updated Settings app
  The Settings app has replaced Admin (now in legacy plug-in). The app also added support for plug-in post-install procedures, metrics and procedure call tracing.
• Updated Java to JDK 21
  The minimum Java version is now JDK 21 LTS. All Java libraries are updated each release.
• Updated to Java virtual threads
  The bundled Jetty server is now configured to use Java virtual threads.
• Removed deprecated Java APIs and moved deprecated JS to legacy plugin
  Most Java APIs deprecated in previous versions were removed. Deprecated JS APIs are moved to legacy plug-in for a few versions.

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Version 2024.12.2

This is bug fix release:

• Fixed HTTP procedure calls using metadata flags

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Version 2024.12.1

This is bug fix release:

• Added automatic cache eviction of User objects (after 5 min)
• Fixed TabContainer rendering issues in Safari 18+
• Fixed storage write exception for short object names

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Version 2024.12

• Added RapidContext.UI.create() API
  This mainly replaces MochiKit.DOM usage and simplifies UI creation.
• Added Escape keyboard shortcut
  Closeable dialogs and popups can now easily be closed with the ESC key.
• Updated RapidContext.App.callProc() to support named parameters
  Using named parameters is useful in some cases.
• Updated Settings app with a new procedure view
  The app is now nearly feature-complete and will replace Admin in the next version.
• Updated handling and logging on unsupported browsers
  Syntax errors should no longer be logged on unsupported browsers.
• Updated versioned file paths to /@<cache-id>/...
  Clearing the browser caches is now as simple as a server restart.
• Updated Java libraries and minimum JDK (now 17)
  The Jetty library and others are now frequently updated for each release via Maven.
• Removed deprecated Java APIs and moved deprecated JS to legacy plugin
  Most Java APIs deprecated in previous versions were removed. Deprecated JS APIs are moved to legacy plug-in for a few versions.

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