Release Plan

See also ReleasePlanDiscussion

Release 1.2

The next major release of Foswiki will be 1.2. Release 1.1.x series is bugfix only,

• ReleasePlanDiscussion
• Feature Freeze:
• Branch from: trunk
• Branch date: TBD
• Beta start:
• Release target: mid 2013

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState
AJAXOnDemandCheckersForConfigure	Update configure to allow Ajax based (fast) checking	TimotheLitt	MergedToCore
AddAWayToShiftHeadingLevels	Add a headershift parameter to adjusted included header levels	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
AddCPANModulesIPCRunAndFileWhich	Add IPC::Run and File::Which to avoid re-inventing the wheel	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
AddDataFormCreatorWizard	Use a Foswiki app to develop WikiApps	SvenDowideit, PaulHarvey	UnderConstruction
AddDefaultTopicParameterToINCLUDE	allow a list of topics to be specified so that we can use INCLUDE to allow customisation of shipped topic elements.	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
AddDefaultValueToSTARTSECTION	Add default value to STARTSECTION	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
AddENDINCLUDEandSTOPSECTION	Let's make an ENDINCLUDE to be consistent with ENDSECTION	PaulHarvey	AcceptedProposal
AddHideOptionToSTARTSECTION	Add a hide option to STARTSECTION	PaulHarvey	AcceptedProposal
AddNatEditToCore	Let's add NatEdit to the core	CrawfordCurrie, MichaelDaum, SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
AddOperatorsToQueries	Add missing operators to query search and %IF	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
AddRegistrationValidationHandler	Add a plugins handler for registration validation	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
AddRequestSetToCore	Add ?Set+ etc to the core	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
AddTimeFeaturesToAttachmentLinks	Add date formatting tokens to attachment links	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
AddUpdatesPluginToDefaultRelease	Add UpdatesPlugin to default release	MichaelDaum	AcceptedProposal
AddWebParamToAllCgiScripts	add a defaultweb= parameter to all cgi scripts	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
AdminApprovalOfNewUsers	Should be able to audit new registrations	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
AjaxAccessFixes	Ajax Access Fixes	SvenDowideit	AcceptedProposal
AllowGuestsToUseRESTAsDefault	Remove rest from the default list of AuthScripts	CrawfordCurrie	AcceptedProposal
CancelButtonsShouldUseViewScript	Never POST to a save script for purposes of cancelling an update	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
ConfigurableCookieNamesAndPaths	Make cookie path and names configurable	PaulHarvey	UnderConstruction
ConfigurableURLIncludes	It would be really helpful if URL includes could be enabled for only certain domains.	MichaelDaum	AcceptedProposal
ControlFoswikiTemporaryFileLocations	Explicitly control the storage location of temporary files used by Foswiki	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
CustomNewUserTemplates	Enhance register script to specify a templatetopic param instead of hard-coded 'NewUserTemplate'	PaulHarvey	UnderConstruction
DemandParseTables	Demand-parsing of tables would solve several outstanding problems	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
DeprecateApacheHtpasswdModule	Deprecate ApacheHtpasswd Module	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
EnhanceIfStatementsAndAttrsParsing	Add ability to have elsif sections	KipLubliner	UnderConstruction
Enhancei18nArchitecture	Enable internationalisation of plugins	OlivierRaginel, MichaelDaum	MergedToCore
EscapeTmlInEditor	Add a little UI to make it easier to escape TML	KipLubliner	MergedToCore
FSAPluginHooks	Plugin hooks to take advantage of Foswiki Stand Alone	GilmarSantosJr	AcceptedProposal
FallBackToTopicWhenTrailingSpaceAndNoSuchSubweb	Fallback To Topic When URL has Trailing Space And No Subweb exists but topic does	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
FasterAccessToCreatorData	Store creator and create date in metadata to improve performance	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
FormatArbitraryTimes	Allow TIME macros to format any old time value, not just the current time	PaulHarvey	AcceptedProposal
HideIrrelevantConfigureOptions	Configure has too many options, and often they are irrelevant	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
HtmlAttributesShouldUseSingleQuotes	HTML attributes should use single quotes	ArthurClemens	UnderConstruction
ImplementAddMeToAdminButton	Implement the UI suggested by Crawford in the AddFurtherControlsOnSudo proposal	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
IncreaseCacheControlMaxAgeForSystemWeb	Increase max-age for static webs	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
IntroduceForceDefaultUrlHostToggle	Sometimes its necessary to force the hostname set in {DefaultUrlHost}.	OliverKrueger GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
LinksInPreview	It would be useful to have links enabled in edit previews	WillNorris GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
MakeStartPageCOnfigurable	Add HomePagePlugin as a core extension	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
PluggableAccessControlImplementation	Pluggable Access Control Implementation	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
ProtectConfigureUsingHtigestByDefault	Improve default protection of configure script	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
RedesignLoggerAPI	Modernize the Log API and add LogDispatchContrib to core	GeorgeClark	UnderConstruction
RefactorACLCheckOnResultSetAsFilter	Refactor ACL Check and Pager on ResultSet As Filter	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
ReplaceEditTablePluginWithEditRowPlugin	replace edit table plugin with edit row plugin	SvenDowideit	MergedToCore
RequirePerl588	Move to 5.8.8 for various reasons	SvenDowideit, PaulHarvey	MergedToCore
ShipSubscribePluginWithFoswiki01x01	Ship the SubscribePlugin with Foswiki 1.2	AndrewJones	MergedToCore
SpecFileSyntaxEnhancements	Configure .spec file syntax needs improvments	TimotheLitt	AcceptedProposal
SupportBlockquoteAndIndenting	Support <blockquote> and paragraph indenting in TinyMCEPlugin	PaulHarvey, CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
SupportShorterACRONYMS	We need support in my company for two letter ACRONYMS	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
TopicAddressing	Consistent methods for breaking apart topic names/"addresses"	PaulHarvey	MergedToCore
UnifyUnitTests	Move to a single Unit Test suite that runs on multiple branches.	PaulHarvey GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
Use401ForCookieAuth	Return 401 instead of 200 for auth failures	CrawfordCurrie	MergedToCore
UseEnhanceAndMoveSpecFiles	.spec files are under-used and only by configure. Would be nice to use them more	OlivierRaginel, GeorgeClark	AcceptedProposal
WysiwygFormFields	Making Formfields WYSIWYG capable	SvenDowideit, PaulHarvey	UnderConstruction

Release 2.0

• Target date:
• Purpose: Main focus is usability, scalability and performance. This release will ensure that our users can safely grow their installation into the next decade.
• SVN branch: trunk
• Major Features:
  • Full UTF8 support
  • New Skin focused on usability
    • Improved topic interactions and workflows (see first design drafts and wireframes: RethinkingTopicInteraction, WireframesForNewReleaseSkin)
    • PatternSkin included for upgraders that prefer minimal changes in UI but with the usability and interaction improvements from the new skin.
  • ImportPlugin to simplify upgrading from older TWiki and Foswiki
  • ...

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState
AddDollarTotalToFormattedSearch	Add $total(..) to FormattedSearch	PaulHarvey	AcceptedProposal
DatabaseStore	Database store, or database cache, for high performance	CrawfordCurrie	AcceptedProposal
DeprecateAutoAttach	Deprecate auto attachments, and make Update Attachments Plugin a default	GeorgeClark	AcceptedProposal
DublinCoreMetaData	Publishing with Dublin Core meta data in head (scope 2.0)	DrakeDiedrich	AcceptedProposal
ImproveSecurityOfTemplateAuth	Use Javascript to avoid passing the password in the clear.	GeorgeClark	AcceptedProposal
NumbersAsUpperCase	Allow numbers to be treated as uppercase instead of lowercase in WikiWords	KennethLavrsen	AcceptedProposal
PluginGarbageCollection	Plugins need a working/temp file cleanup mechanism	SvenDowideit, CrawfordCurrie	AcceptedProposal
SimplifyTheStoreMetaSemantics	Simplify The Store - Meta Semantics	SvenDowideit	UnderConstruction
TemplatingSearchResultSummaries	Templating search result summaries	ArthurClemens	UnderConstruction

Release 2.1

Not yet defined.

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState

Future Release

The following proposals have been accepted but are slotted for some future release - to be determined.

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState
CaseInsensitiveUserMapping	Ignore differences in case between registration and login	SvenDowideit	AcceptedProposal
MakingVarVARTopicCapable	%VAR should be able to return variables at the topic level, not only at the web level.	MartinCleaver	AcceptedProposal
MoreAttractiveForm	Render form with more attractive appearance	ArthurClemens	AcceptedProposal
SupportLineThroughFormatTag	Support underline and line-through text decorations	PaulHarvey	AcceptedProposal
TopicCaseSensitivity	URL's that have correct spelling, irrespective of case will goto that topic.	SvenDowideit	AcceptedProposal

Historical Releases

These releases may still be available for download but are not planned to get any more development.

Community Decision

The Community decided to restart with new release series.

The community voted on ReleaseNumberingDecisionVote and decided that the project starts it release series at 1.0.0 and follow a major.minor.patch release number scheme (e.g 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 2.0.0 etc)

It has been decided by the community that we will release a patch release 1.0.0 where the main release focus is rebranding, compatibility with TWiki plugins, and fixing major bugs. A lot of terms will change in 1.0.0 because we cannot use the TWiki word anymore. See the RebrandingPlan for details.

Release 1.0

• Has been released on 09 Jan 2009, see FoswikiRelease01x00x00
• Purpose: The natural first step for all customers to move to the new project.
• SVN branch: trunk in the period November will around 10 Dec, Then we branch out in a Release01x00 branch.

Also see the release 1.0.0 frequently asked questions.

Release 1.0.1

• Has been built 23 Feb 2009 for release 24 Feb 2009
• Plain patch release

Release 1.0.4

• Released 19 March 2009

Release 1.0.5

• Released 25 March 2009
• security enhancement
• general bug fixes
• SpreadSheetPlugin new functions

Release 1.0.6

• Released 21 June 2009
• Major enhancement in cross-site scripting prevention
• Many new bugfixes
• Major EditTablePlugin update to fix how it works with SpreadSheetPlugin

Release 1.0.7

• Released 20 September 2009
• Wysiwyg editor has been upgraded to using Tiny MCE editor version 3.2.2
• Several bugs fixed related to the Cross-Site Request Forgery feature
• "Managing webs" feature redesigned for better usability

Release 1.0.8

• Released 29 November 2009
• Minor bug-fix release
• Wysiwyg editor upgraded to Tiny MCE editor - 3.2.7

Release 1.0.9

• Released on 17 January 2010
• Another minor patch release to fix some bugs from the 1.0.8 release

Release 1.0.10

• Released 8 September 2010
• Minor patch release to fix some 70 bugs since 1.0.9.
• Corrects several installation issues encountered on Windows with Perl 5.12.

Release 1.1

• Released: 4 October 2010
• Purpose: Introduce features that enhance usability and interaction with updates in skins and included plugins.
• SVN branch: Release01x01
• Major Features:
  • Updates Wysiwyg editor using the newer version of TinyMCE. For the enduser this is the major feature of 1.1. The major selling point. - DONE in 1.0.7
  • FoswikiCache
  • User and groups API updates to cater for - SD
    • Major overhaul of the WikiGroups topic enabling adding and removing users via web UI,
    • AddUserToGroupsOnRegistration,
    • enable topic based UI for user management (proof of UI concept in HTTPDUserAdminContrib)
  • revamped SEARCH system to prepare for full refactor in 2.0
    • FOREACH macro (extract format, header and footer from SEARCH) - SD
    • initial non-named ResultSets (internal to code only) - SD
    • pass more SEARCH params to SearchAlgor 's to enable faster query backends (also will enable other SEARCH types registration) - SD
    • paging for SEARCH&FORMAT - AC, SD, WN
    • (maybe - add universal format support to built in macros and Func (like USERINFO, GROUPS etc)) - SD
  • work from Security Audit currently underway - RM, CD, KL
  • ThinPrefsProposal - GSJ
  • Updated SlideShowPlugin - AC
  • Major overhaul of configure and the Extension installation process.

Topic	Summary	Developer
AddAltParamToICON	Add an alt parameter to ICON	CrawfordCurrie
AddEXPANDMacro	EXPAND macro will enable cross-topic macro expansion	CrawfordCurrie
AddFinishHandler	Add a finishHandler() for plugins	CrawfordCurrie
AddPagingToAllDistributedSearchTopics	Add Paging To All Distributed Search Topics	SvenDowideit
AddStaticContext	Add a static context	GeorgeClark
AddUserToGroupsOnRegistration	Add User To Groups On Registration	SvenDowideit
AllowJSCalendarContribToUseTimePicker	JSCalendarContrib shall be corrected to allow usage of the built-in Time-Picker	RaulFRodriguez
AllowLocalConfigurationForJSCalendarContrib	Allowing local JSCalendarContrib configuration	AntonioTerceiro
CleanUpWebPreferences	Clean up WebPreferences	MichaelDaum
CleanerConfigurePluginsPane	The bin/configure Plugins pane should be more compacted and sorted by enabled state
CleanerSyntaxForMetaDataAccess	Support a cleaner syntax for quizzing meta-data	CrawfordCurrie
ConfigureGuessedDirectoriesOnWin32	Foswiki guesses the paths and complains about backslashes on Win32	SvenDowideit
DebugPreferenceSettings	Add simple debugging feature for macro values	CrawfordCurrie
DelegateMoreProcessingToSearchAlgorithm	Delegate More Processing To SearchAlgorithm	SvenDowideit
DeprecateAfterAttachmentSaveHandler	Deprecate afterAttachmentSaveHandler	MichaelDaum
DeprecateAllowInlineScript	Deprecate {AllowInlineScript} option in configure	CrawfordCurrie
ExpertOptionForCookieDomainRealm	Make the login managers cookie (domain) realm configurable.	OliverKrueger
FoswikiCache	A pluggable caching service and built-in HTML page cache	MichaelDaum
GeneralSortingMechanism	Add Sort::Maker to distributed CPAN libs	ArthurClemens
ImproveExtensionBackupProcess	Extender.pl should create a backup archive for extensions.	GeorgeClark
ImproveWebSearchPages	Integrate WebSearch, WebSearchAdvanced, Alphabetical search and SearchHelp	ArthurClemens
MakeUserRegistrationAsLeanAsPossible	Make UserRegistration as lean as possible	ArthurClemens
MakeUserRegistrationCustomizable	Make UserRegistration customizable	ArthurClemens
MoveLogsToWorking	Move logs to 'working'	CrawfordCurrie
NormaliseRegexSyntax	Agree on a minimum syntax for regexes	CrawfordCurrie
ParamsInSquabs	Allow params in a squab view Page?p=data	CrawfordCurrie
ProcessAddToHeadAdds	Process addToHEAD adds	ArthurClemens
RecursiveTMPLDefinitions	Enhance TMPL:DEF to allow recursive definition of template elements.	SvenDowideit, ChunHuang
RemoveRedirectCGIQueryHandler	Remove the unused and dangerous redirectCGIQueryHandler	CrawfordCurrie
SearchNeedsAltParameter	SEARCH needs an alt parameter in case of zero results	ArthurClemens or SvenDowideit
SearchResultsPagination	Search results pagination	ArthurClemens (spec), SvenDowideit (code)
SearchSeparatorDefaultHeaderFooter	SEARCH separator as newline after header and before footer ONLY when separator is not specified	KennethLavrsen
ShipCompareRevisionsAddOnWithFoswiki01x01	Ship CompareRevisionsAddOn with Foswiki 1.1	WillNorris
ShipHistoryPluginWithFoswiki01x01	Ship HistoryPlugin with Foswiki 1.1	WillNorris
SoftAsserts	A soft-failure-mode for ASSERTs	MichaelTempest
SupportDollarPercent	Also allow token to be spelled percent you avoid a common error	CrawfordCurrie
ThinPrefsProposal	Thin Prefs Mechanism	GilmarSantosJr
TopicMovedMessageTooVisible	Topic moved message at the bottom of normal view is too visible. Move to diff page	LynnwoodBrown
UseVariableForSignature	Make the signature format a variable	ArthurClemens

Release 1.1.1

• Released 26 October 2010
• Significant Bug-Fix release

Topic	Summary	Developer

Release 1.1.2

• Released 10 November 2010
• Security Release

Topic	Summary	Developer

Release 1.1.3

• Bug Fix Release
• Released 16 Apr 2011

Topic	Summary	Developer
InheritWikiLinksTopics	Allow a hierarchy of InterWikis topics	AndrewJones

Release 1.1.4

• Bug Fix and limited features
• Release expected 20 Dec 2011

Topic	Summary	Developer
AddSMELLToPerlDoc	Add SMELL, FIXME and TODO report to PerlDoc	GeorgeClark
BetterPluginPackageDiagnostics	It is helpful to upgraders to know which package Foswiki uses for each plugin	GeorgeClark
ChangeApacheAuthToDigest	Change (or Add in Addition) Apache Digest Auth	GeorgeClark
EnhanceConfigureLogging	Enhance Configure Logging	GeorgeClark
ParameterizedVariables	Discussion on implementing parameterized variables	CrawfordCurrie
SupportSSLandTLSforSMTP	Add support for SSL and TLS transport for SMTP	GeorgeClark

Release 1.1.5

Release 1.1.5 was a bug fix and Security Focused release. It included some minor usability features.

• Early beta install on foswiki.org 29 Feb
• Feature freeze: 5th of March
• String freeze: 10th of March
• Build release candidate: 20th of March
• Release - 31st of March

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState
AddFoswikiFuncGetScriptUrlPath	Add a Foswiki::Func::getScriptUrlPath() API	PaulHarvey	MergedToCore
AddOptionalRegistrationEmailValidation	Add more email controls to UI::Register. Options to filter Email Address, and/or force unique Email Address.	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
AddPackageNavigationToPerlDoc	Add package navigation to Perl Doc	KipLubliner	MergedToCore
AddPlusValuesToRadioAndCheckboxes	Add +values to radio and checkbox formfields	MichaelDaum	MergedToCore
ChangeDefaultHtpasswdEncoding	Change the default encoding from crypt to apache-md5	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
ImproveStatisticsHandlingForMissingTopics	Add option to allow statistics script to auto-create missing topics, also add more authorization checks.	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
SandboxWebNameShouldBeMapped	The Sandbox Web name should be mapped through a config variable (2.0)	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore
USERINFOisTooRestrictive	Allow USERINFO macro to display users that are not view restricted	GeorgeClark	MergedToCore

Release 1.1.6

Release 1.1.6 was a bug fix and Security Focused release. It included some minor usability features. We anticipate that 1.1.6 will be the final 1.1.x release. It should be followed shortly by the 1.2 feature release.

• Feature freeze: 21 Oct 2012
• String freeze: 28 Oct 2012
• Alpha release: 28 Oct 2012 (Install on Foswiki.org)
• Build Beta: 18 Nov 2012
• Release Candidate: 25 Nov 2012
• Release: 1 Dec 2012

Topic	Summary	Developer	CurrentState
ChangeRenameBehaviourOnRenamingLinks	Renaming links is currently too greedy on what it changes	MichaelDaum	MergedToCore

Release 1.1.7

Release 1.1.7 was a bug fix and Security Focused release, primarily intended to address the CVE's discovered late in 2012. It included some minor usability features. We anticipate that 1.1.7 will be the final 1.1.x release. It should be followed shortly by the 1.2 feature release.

• Feature freeze: 5 Dec 2012
• Release Candidate: 25 Jan 2013 (up to RC5)
  
• Release: 1 Feb 2013

No feature proposals are planned for 1.1.7