Changelog

This file includes a history of past releases. Changes that were not yet added to a release are in the changelog.d/ folder.

v17.0.1 (2024-03-26)

[Feature] Add a new mfe-dockerfile-production-final patch to define additional instructions in the final image. (by @MoisesGSalas)
[Bugfix] Fix MFE runtime config via site configuration in dev mode (by @arbrandes).
[Bugfix] Make plugin compatible with Python 3.12 by removing dependency on pkg_resources. (by @regisb)
[Bugfix] Make sure course-authoring mfe is present in MFE_APPS before applying cms-development-settings. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
[Bugfix] Fix issue of MFE_HOST url redirection to LMS_HOST (by @hinakhadim)
[Bugfix] Added the learner-dashboard-dev image to the gitlab ci. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
[Improvement] Adds the COURSE_AUTHORING_MFE_BASE_URL to MFE_CONFIG pointing to the Course Authoring MFE address. (by @rpenido)

💥Upgrade to Quince (by @regisb).
💥[Improvement] If you implement the MFE_APPS filter with a custom GitHub repository, you must make sure to add the ".git" extension to the URL. For instance: "repository": "https://github.com/username/frontend-app-learning.git". This is because we changed the way we git-clone MFE repositories. (by @regisb)
[Improvement] Added Makefile and test action to repository and formatted code with Black and isort. (by @CodeWithEmad)
[Feature] Add support for the Learner Dashboard MFE. (by @arbrandes)
[Bugfix] Append trailing slash to PUBLIC_PATH, as its absence breaks some MFEs. (by @arbrandes)
[Feature] Added patch to allow changes to Dockerfile after the npm build has completed. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
[Bugfix] Auto-build "mfe" image during dev/local launch in nightly. (by @regisb)
[Bugfix] Specify port for dev server to listen on (by @michaelwheeler)
[Feature] Enable the new per-unit discussions sidebar in the Learning MFE. (by @arbrandes)
[Bugfix] Support MFE remotes that are not on GitHub. (by @gabor-boros and @regisb)
💥[Bugfix] Bypass rate-limiting when checking for upstream git changes. To achieve that, we use the ADD --keep-git-dir option, which is only compatible with BuildKit 0.11, from January 2023. Also, we get rid of the get_github_refs_path function. (by @gabor-boros and @regisb)

[Improvement] Added Makefile and test action to repository and formatted code with Black and isort. (by @CodeWithEmad)
[Bugfix] Fix image build/pull/push when 3rd-party microfrontends are bind-mounted. (by @regisb)
[Feature] Introduce a get_mfe(name) template function to make it easier to write patches. (by @regisb)

[Improvement] Include additional patches in the Dockerfile to add instructions just before the build step. (by @MoisesGSalas)
[Improvement] Allow to patch MFE Caddyfile. (by @snglth)
[Feature] The new CONFIG_LOADED action checks if MFE_HOST is a subdomain of LMS_HOST. If not, display a warning message to the user. (by @CodeWithEmad)
[Bugfix] Fix automated image building in nightly. (by @regisb)

[Bugfix] Add INFO_EMAIL and PASSWORD_RESET_SUPPORT_LINK missing variables defaults of CONTACT_EMAIL and mailto:{{ CONTACT_EMAIL }} respectfully. These two variables help build the "Forgot Password" screen. (by @misilot)
[Bugfix] Corrected typo error in PROFILE_MICROFRONTEND_URL of development env settings. (by @kiran1415)

[Improvement] Allow patching the Dockerfile per MFE. (by @arbrandes)
[Improvement] Invalidate build cache for individual MFEs if there were upstream changes. (by @arbrandes)
[Improvement] Don't override imagePullPolicy in Kubernetes. This was only necessary in older releases. (by @regisb)
[Improvement] Select GitHub refs API endpoint based on version suffix. (by @arbrandes)
💥[Improvement] Fix very high CPU and memory usage in development. We resolve this issue by running just a single container for all MFES, just like in production. To allow developers to test their changes in Tutor, we run npm run start only for those MFEs that have a manual bind-mount that was created with tutor mounts add .../frontend-app-mymfe. (by @regisb)
[Bugfix] In development, fix link to profile in header. (by @regisb)

💥[Feature] upgrade to Palm. With this new release, we make use of persistent bind-mounts to make it much easier to work on MFE forks. In addition, adding new MFEs is no longer done with *_MFE_APP settings, which was awkward, but with appropriate plugins. (by @regisb)
- Add support for the ORA Grading MFE: The MFE is accessible by instructors in ORA exercises that have explicit staff grading steps. The corresponding waffle flag is installed and enabled by default. (by @arbrandes)
- Add support for the Communications MFE: The MFE is usable by instructors to send bulk email to learners in a course. The feature itself (the ability to send bulk email) pre-dates this MFE, and must be enabled as usual for the "Email" tab to become visible in the Instructor Dashboard. The difference is that with this change, the tab will include a link to the MFE by default.
- upgrade node to v18