Djblets 0.8 Beta 1 Release Notes¶

This release of Djblets should be compatible with Python 3.

This release requires Django 1.6.2 or higher.

Pillow is now supported as an alternative to PIL. We recommend uninstalling PIL and switching entirely to Pillow, as it’s better maintained and easier to install.

Unit tests can now be run when the source code is checked out on a Windows host but run within a Linux VM.

Patch by Tomi Äijö.

Translations can now be built on a system without an installed copy of Djblets.

Patch by Stephen Gallagher.

Support updating many fields at once using CounterField.

CounterField has two new class methods: increment_many(), and decrement_many(). Theses can take a list of fields on a model instance and update them in the same query.

CounterField initializers can now handle their own instance updating.

Previously, CounterField initializer functions had to return a result, which would be used in a query to update the instance. Now, they can do the update themselves (potentially using the new increment_many()) and return None to tell CounterField not to do its own update.

CounterField now only updates the affected fields when saving the model instance.

Extensions can now implement initialize() instead of __init__().

Previously, Extension subclasses had to override __init__() and call the parent function before doing any initialization work. Now, they can simply override ‘initialize’. They don’t need to call the parent.

Static media bundles can now apply to specific pages.

An apply_to attribute in a static bundle definition can be set to a list of URL names that the bundle should render on. Those pages will automatically load any bundles listing that page’s URL name.

Improved JavaScript extension support.

In previous alphas of 0.8, JavaScript extensions could be defined by filling in the Extension.js_model_class attribute.

That’s now been replaced by a new JSExtension class. Extensions can define a js_extensions attribute and set it to a list of JSExtension subclasses.

Each subclass can define a JavaScript extension that can appear on one or more pages, by defining the js_model_class and apply_to attributes.

Added SignalHook.

SignalHook connects to Django signals and keeps that connection bound to the lifecycle of the extension. When the extension is disabled, the signal is automatically disconnected.

Added DataGridColumnsHook.

DataGridColumnsHook allows extensions to register custom columns on any datagrid.

Simplified TemplateHook.

TemplateHook is now simpler and faster, and potentially less buggy.

Extension hooks can no longer be shut down twice when disabling down an extension.

Subclasses of RootResource can now provide custom payload data.

Fixed timestamp inconsistencies in the payloads.

The serialized timestamps in a payload are now consistent whether they were populated from a database or from code. Previously, they would contain extra precision if populated from code that they otherwise wouldn’t have if populated form the database.

Hitting Enter on an auto-completed inlineEditor now properly populates the field. (Bug #2779)

Added a setValue() function to inlineEditor.

Patch by Natasha Dalal.