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@axelpale axelpale released this 04 May 13:21
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v12.0.0
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Huge update! First of all, the project name was changed from a bit cryptic TresDB to the more appropriate Georap. There are lots of features to list here so let us get to it.

Update instructions

  • Backup everything, and especially the database (see readme for backup instructions)
  • Shut down the server
  • Shut down the worker
  • Fetch the v12 code (git pull)
  • Update your config/index.js (see through config-sample/index.js)
  • Copy new symbols from config-sample/images/markers
  • Remove your package-lock.json and node_modules
  • Install new deps with npm install
  • Migrate database with npm run migrate
  • Run worker once npm run worker
  • Build client npm run build
  • Start up the worker
  • Start up the server

New configuration parameters

  • rewards to configure the number of points users receive from activity
  • entryFlags to configure how users can flag posts. A visit is an example of a flag.
  • entries to configure how many entries should be listed initially and how many to fetch per load.
  • comments.secondsEditable to configure how long comments stay editable for the author.

New features

  • Multi-attachment posts. Now you can add multiple file attachments to posts and order them.
  • Comment attachment. Comments can contain one file attachment.
  • Drag-n-drop upload. Attachments can be uploaded by dragging files or selecting files as traditionally.
  • Photo attachment rotation. Photo attachment rotation can be corrected if they somehow upload sideways.
  • Upload progress bar. Now you can see the file upload progress.
  • Pinpointer tool. Pinpointer provides a crosshair to inspect map and view any position on external services.
  • New statistics. Now you can quickly see number of posts, attachments, and comments hosted on the site.
  • Location thumbnails. You can set a thumbnail images for locations. These thumbnails show up in multiple places.
  • Latest activity with thumbnails. Latest activity list items now show location thumbnails.
  • Latest locations tab. In addition to latest general activity, you can list the latest added locations.
  • Latest posts tab. In addition to latest general activity, you can view the latest posts and comments from various locations on a single list.
  • New default marker symbols: mansion, building, movietheatre, workshop, firestation, watchtower, restaurant, roadhouse
  • Search results include one or few geographical places, such as cities and streets, in addition to the created locations.
  • Post move feature. You can move posts between locations for example to merge locations together.
  • Load more latest activity. Now you can browse the latest activity farther by pressing Load More button.
  • Ranking of most active users during the last 365 days
  • Format -specific thumbnail images for file attachments such as .xls and .pdf
  • New default external map services, mostly beneficial for users in Finland

Improved features

  • Site statistics are now visible to all members, not just admins.
  • My geolocation -feature is now able to start up the GPS.
  • Post and comment drafts persists over page refresh (sessionStorage) and include also attachment and flag (e.g. is visit) data.
  • Most views are now loaded dynamically and only when needed. This makes the initial page load a bit quicker.
  • Closable error messages. Not yet used thoroughly but still a good start.
  • Improved and consistent content deletion component.
  • Improved responsive button groups.
  • Improved some dark theme details: borders, link color
  • Proper focus and cursor position on post and comment text fields
  • User reward computation now handles changes and deletions better
  • A bit transparent menu background
  • Reverse geocoding is now able to name natural features such as seas
  • Reverse geocoding bugfix: worker should not retry locations that have received empty geocode results already
  • Improved timestamp tooltip visibility in tight layouts
  • Show syntax help link in comment creation and edit forms
  • Sanitize markdown content server-side before insert instead of client-side before render

Removed features

  • Post preview was replaced by the location thumbnail selector. The preview acted as a good table of contents for the posts. It might come back at some point when more time can be put to balance it well with the thumbnail selector that looks a bit same.

Improved developer features

  • Separate attachments collection from entries collection
  • A boilerplate component to document the default view component code structure
  • Initial JSON schema definitions for data structures
  • Improved and stricter JSON schema for site configuration
  • More functional client-side design: handle plain objects instead of Model classes.
  • More consistent socket event handling on client-side: hook to georap-bus.
  • Server code updated to ES6 style (mainly const, let, and arrow functions)
  • Multiple lengthy handler and dal files split into submodules
  • Handy new local modules: georap-components, georap-middleware, georap-models, georap-key
  • Handy helper methods to destruct components: ui.offAll .unbindAll
  • Upgraded deps: sharp, marked, eslint, jquery
  • Relaxed eslint conf: disable no-magic-numbers
  • Client watchbuild renamed to build:watch
  • Client build:watch now builds also stylesheets. Before, a server restart was required to update the css.
  • Record attachment file sizes
  • Geometry API to get coordinates in alternative coordinate systems when needed
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