Wakanda Changelog

What's new in Wakanda 2.6.0

Jun 1, 2018

Ubuntu 18.04 support
Upgrade Ubuntu package from upstart to systemd (#152, #213, #220, #243, #244)
Fix: Readable error on wrong relatedEntity/ies (#209)

New in Wakanda 2.5.0 (Apr 17, 2018)

New in Wakanda 2.4.0 (Jan 31, 2018)

New in Wakanda 2.2.1 (Dec 7, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.2.1 (Oct 3, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.2.0 (Sep 25, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.1.0 (Jul 5, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.0.3 (Apr 18, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.0.2 (Apr 12, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.0.1 (Apr 9, 2017)

New in Wakanda 2.0.0 (Apr 5, 2017)

New in Wakanda 1.1.4 (Mar 9, 2017)

New in Wakanda 1.1.3 (Jan 12, 2017)

New in Wakanda 1.1.1 (Oct 24, 2016)

New in Wakanda 11 Build 11.197492 (Aug 1, 2016)

New in Wakanda 10 Build 181645 Production (Apr 9, 2015)

New in Wakanda 9 Build 171536 Production (Oct 18, 2014)

New in Wakanda 8 Build 8.157470 Stabilization (Mar 21, 2014)

New in Wakanda 7 Build 7.152232 (Feb 18, 2014)

Wakanda Connector Pro:
With Wakanda Connector Pro, you can manage distributed Wakanda data stores directly in Wakanda Enterprise Studio and manipulate your remote data as if it were stored directly in your Web app.
Wakanda Connector Pro also allows you to consolidate data from multiple servers so that your Web app is scalable.
MySQL Connector:
This connector allows you to connect your Wakanda application with any MySQL database server and execute any SQL statement on it. You can then manipulate datasets in your Web app.
Microsoft SQL connector:
As with the MySQL Connector, you can access and manage your Microsoft SQL Server directly in Wakanda Enterprise Studio.
Never load images if not necessary:
Images and BLOBs now have a cache option that allows you to define the length of time an image or BLOB is stored in your browser’s client-side cache. This feature considerably increases the performance of any pages that retrieve images or BLOBs from the data store.
Model Designer and Code Editor:
Thanks to facilities of the Code Editor and the Model Designer, you can switch from Model Designer to Code Editor in a single click and if you change your data model by code, the Model Designer will automatically update your model.
WD2: always faster and easier to debug!
For optimized performance, all your CSS and JavaScript files are minified and concatenated into two files that are stored in the server's cache before being sent to the browser.
If you are debugging your Web app, you can use the button to send your Page with its separate files.
Shutdown Server button:
A Shutdown Server button is now available in the Studio to shut down the server that is currently running.
Debug button for JS scripts:
You can run your Page in debug mode in the browser by clicking the Debug button even if you have not already activated the Wakanda Debugger or the Wakanda Remote Debugger.
Live updates to Wakanda Studio Any changes you make to any files referenced in the project you have currently open in Wakanda Studio will be updated automatically and immediately when you return to Wakanda Studio.
"Order by" in relation attribute data sources:
You can now define which attribute(s) a relation attribute datasource is ordered by defining the attribute(s) in the Order By property.
Primary attribute for Array data sources:
You can define which attribute will be the primary one for datasources of type Array.

New in Wakanda 6 Build 6.142725 (Sep 26, 2013)

Simplified creation of custom widgets:
In Wakanda 6, Wakanda Studio automatically creates the folder structure and necessary files for your custom widget
You can then add code to your custom widget directly by using Wakanda’s Code Editor. The custom widget is immediately accessible from any Page you open with Wakanda Studio.
Duplicate an existing theme:
In Wakanda 6, you can create your own theme by duplicating an existing theme
You can access this new theme directly from the GUI Designer and you can make changes to the CSS file and view the results immediately on your Page.
Copy/paste between Pages:
You can copy and paste one or more widgets from one Page to another.
z-Index control:
Wakanda Studio now manages the z-Index property for your widgets when you add a widget to the Page. You can still, however, modify the z-Index either in the Styles tab or by using the “Arrange” menu.
Shortcuts to access the Widget List:
Navigate the list of widgets by typing the first letter of the widget’s name.
HTML5 and Vimeo Extensions added to Video widget:
After releasing the new Video widget in Wakanda 5, we have added two new extensions: HTML5 and Vimeo.
Page’s package.json file:
Wakanda 6 now uses the WD2 (Wakanda Dynamic Delivery) system. The “package.json” file contains all the dependencies (all the references to widgets, theme, CSS files, and JS files) to correctly run your Page. For this reason, a “package.json” file is created for each Page. When you create a new Page, Wakanda Studio automatically creates and updates (when the Page is modified) the “package.json” file.
Community themes and widgets:
Wakanda 6 allows you to quickly and easily add custom widgets and themes made by our team or the community. After selecting the custom widget or theme, it is immediately integrated into Wakanda Studio and ready for you to use on your Page. The new themes and widgets are located in two new folders (“Themes” and “Widgets”) available directly from the Solution Explorer.

New in Wakanda 5 Build 5.138247 (Aug 22, 2013)

Themes:
Migration impact: Medium
We are combining all of the CSS from Wakanda widgets into one CSS file: the theme. We have also created a direct and visual way for you to choose a theme from the properties panel. If you have created your own theme (by adding it in the Loader.js ) and if you have a property in your HTML called 'data-theme' correctly assigned with your theme's name, Wakanda Studio will automatically detect your custom theme in the properties panel.
If you have created custom widgets and you have used Wakanda’s CSS selectors, we strongly recommend you move that information to the theme file, as we have added a new selector, waf-theme, to reference your properties.
Git branch support:
Migration impact: Low
We have added the ability to change the branch directly in Wakanda Studio. If you are using Git, this feature will help you switch from one branch to another.
Client side auto-completion:
Migration impact: Low
To speed up development, Wakanda Studio now has auto-completion for your widgets and datasources.
Enhanced Video Widget:
Migration impact: Medium
The enhanced video widget gives you full control of video execution and automatic detection of your video ID. We currently support YouTube and Dailymotion. If you have used only the id of your video in your implementation, you now have to add the full path, and the widget will automatically detect your video source and type.
Widget roles:
Migration impact: Low
You can add theme roles to your widget, making the widget visually different from the original theme. This is a great way to enrich your theme.
Breadcrumbs:
Migration impact: Low
At the bottom of the Designer Workspace are the breadcrumbs, which indicate the position of your selected widget. This is a good visual aid for development, allowing you to easily access your widget.
Unified Google Maps:
Migration impact: Low
The unfied Google Maps widget allows you to create a map (either dynamic or static) with either a full address or with specific latitude and longitude coordinates. You have also more methods available such as setZoom(), setIconMarker(), setCenter(), setMarker() and getLabel().
Model definition for datastore class attributes on Page:
Migration impact: Low
Allow the user to decide whether he/she wants to load the entire catalog or only the datastore classes defined in the datasources used on the Page. There are two reasons for this feature: Optimization of the page (to send only the classes necessary for the page) and security (describe permissions for the entire model or specific datastore classes).
Reload Solution button:
Migration impact: Low
This Studio button allows the developer to reload the solution in case of a settings change or datafolder changes, for example. From now on, you don't need to restart the server to reload your solution.
Renewed shortcut editor:
Migration impact: Low
Wakanda 5 features a better tool to manage all of your keyboard shortcuts.
Project file list in remote debugger:
Migration impact: Low
Your remote debugger has a list of files being executed, creating a more rich environment for your debugging.
Troubleshooting page:
Migration impact: Low
This page will capture your server or client information, which can be sent to our forum or into our bug system to help us better analyze and resolve your problem.
DOM node documentation for all widgets:
Migration impact: Low
This new documentation will guide you by defining each attribute used by every single Wakanda widget.
Group Permissions for datastore classes and attributes:
Migration impact: Low
You can now assign read, create, update and remove permissions to datastore classes and attributes.

New in Wakanda 4 Build 4.127636 Beta (Feb 22, 2013)

New in Wakanda 3 Build 3.124119 (Feb 22, 2013)

New in Wakanda 2.0 Build 2.115958 (Oct 15, 2012)

New in Wakanda Build 94737 Preview (Sep 3, 2011)

SOLUTION MANAGER:
A new permissions file, "{Project Name}.waPerm", containing your project’s permissions is created automatically for every new project. A new directory file containing your solution’s users and groups is automatically generated at the level of the solution. The file is named “{Solution Name}.waDirectory” by default. The users and groups capability is still in progress and is not yet available in the Datastore Class Designer.
The Solution Manager now checks the contents of a file if the file extension isn’t valid or is missing before opening it.
Recent Files in the File menu and in the Home tab of the Solution Explorer has now been implemented.
Previous recent solutions might have disappeared from the list because we renamed the “Favorites” folder to “Recent Solutions” in the Preferences folder. The .waLink files were renamed and now have the following extension: .waSolutionLink.
You can now create a new file of any type without having a solution open.
DATASTORE MODEL DESIGNER
Tabbing through the attributes and their types in a datastore class has been improved.
GUI DESIGNER:
Modifications to the Style tab:
New Corners parameter in the Radius section for Text Input, Button, Container, Display Error, and Matrix widgets.
New Drop Shadow section for Grid, Auto Form, Query Form, Button, Text, Display Error, Menu Bar, Text Input, Combo Box, Progress Bar, Container, Matrix, and Image widgets.
New Text Shadow section for the Text, Radio Button, Button, Combo Box, and Menu Items widgets as well as the elements in Grid and Auto Form widgets.
New Label Text Shadow section for the label of the Checkbox, Text, Radio
Button, Button, Combo Box, Grid, Slider, Progress Bar, Image, Text Input,
Auto Form, and Query Form widgets.
Styles for certain widgets have now been broken down into elements
along with the available states for each element.
Two new options for an attribute of type Date in a Grid: Allow calendar for
dates and Display calendar when icon is clicked.
The new Combo Box widget replaces the Dropdown widget. Make sure you open
any Interface pages containing the Dropdown widget and save the page.
Wakanda will transform it automatically to a Combo Box widget.
Two new options added to the Grid: Read only and Selection mode. The first
option allows you to display data in a Grid without the user being able to add or
delete any of its attributes. The Selection mode option has two options (Single
or Multiple) allowing you to define if only one row can be selected at a time or
multiple ones. See the reduceFromSelection function in the WAF section below.
A new Component widget has been added to the Web Component section in the
Widgets tab. This widget allows you to include multiple widgets or even another
widget into a Web Component widget so that you can then include into other
pages or even other projects.
A new Chart widget has been added to the Reporting section in the Widgets tab.
This widget allows you to chart values from a datasource.
Two new options for datasources: Initial Query String and Initial Order By.
Initial Query String allows you to define a query that will be performed on the
data in the datasource before the Interface page is displayed. Initial Order By sorts the data published the first time the page is displayed in the order defined in this field.
Matrix has a new event On Draw that is executed for each element drawn in the
matrix plus the next two that are temporarily hidden from view.
Resizing multiple widgets after selecting them in the Designer Workspace.
Radio Button widget has now been renamed Radio Button Group. This new
widget allows you to define the styles for the different element of the Radio
Button Group.
CODE EDITOR:
Error message displayed in the status bar when the Model script file contains anerror.
SSJS:
When the forEach function is called on a Collection or Folder and generates an error, it now stops the loop and the error is correctly reported outside the loop.
Same fix for Folder.forEachFile, Folder.forEachFolder, Folder.parse, and
Collection.toArray.
Datastore class attributes are now accessible as objects on the server.
WAF:
Datasource API: The set() function in the Server Datasource (Attribute) class now allows you to unbind a related entity by passing null as its parameter. For example, you can now write: sources.Employee.employer.set(null)
sources.addListener now returns a number, which is an ID that you can pass to the sources.removeListener function. sources.removeAllListeners has also been implemented.
Updated jQuery (to 1.5.2) and jQuery UI (to 1.8.14)
Removed YUI library from WAF.
A new widget function, reduceFromSelection, has also been added that allows you to reduce the selection of the entity collection in the Grid that the user has selected. This function along with others regarding widgets are currently being documented.
RUNTIME:
Calendar for attributes of type Date appears in Auto Form and Grid widgets. For the Grid, you can also define its settings in the GUI Designer.
DOCUMENTATION:
Wakanda Studio Reference Guide updated:
GUI Designer: New Corner parameter in the Radius sections.
Minor changes to Extending a Datastore Class and Adding a Datastore Class Method, new Drop Shadow section to many of the widgets, and two additional sections that were inadvertently left out.
Modifications to Solution Manager and GUI Designer: minor modifications to the two chapters following other changes earlier.
GUI Designer: New Combo box widget, two new properties added to the Grid, and the Calendar that appears in the Auto Form for a Date attribute.
GUI Designer: Two new options for the Grid properties: Initial Query String and Initial Order By. New Password field option in the properties for an Input Text widget. Using Ctrl-T to resize multiple widgets on the Designer Workspace. New states and/or elements for the Combo Box, Menu Item, Text Input, and Button widgets. New On Draw event for Matrix widgets. New Text Shadow and Label Text Shadow sections for many widgets.
Wakanda Server-Side Concepts available in HTML format
How to Create a Custom Widget manual updated: The “Setting the Properties in the Configuration File” chapter as well as the “Future Optimizations” chapter.
Datasource API: addListener and set functions were updated. New funct