Changelog for Weavy

v22.2.0

  • Fixed an issue with pending uploads in the editor.
  • Fixed an issue with pending link embeds in the editor.
  • Fixed some issues with types in uikit-web.
  • Added submodals property on block components in uikit-web to enable compatibility with external modals, backdrops and focus-traps.

v22.1.0

  • Added possibility to filter conversations by name in Web API.
  • Messenger bot chat conversations is now filtered by botname, which enables multiple bot chats.
  • Fixed TypeError in uikit-web.
  • Fixed some responsive layout issues in Messenger.
  • Fixed text color in image grid.
  • Fixed some issues with the UI for bot chat.
  • Fixed an issue when setting modalParent in uikit-web.
  • Upgraded SignalR to v8.

v22.0.0

  • Added support for Google Gemini chat bots.
  • Added Bot Chat mode in Messenger with only a single bot user using <wy-messenger bot="mybotname">.
  • Fixed some issues with scrolling.
  • Fixed Esc key in search input fields.
  • Fixed various UI bugs.
Breaking changes
  • The Conversations API was modified to work exclusively with non-contextual chat apps (previously it was also used for contextual chat apps).
  • API endpoint to indicate typing moved from /api/apps/:id/messages/typing to /api/conversations/:id/typing.
  • The default value for the contextual property when searching for apps was changed from null to true.

v21.1.2

  • Fixed some issues with dist files in uikit-react package.

v21.1.1

  • Fixed missing dist files in uikit-react package.

v21.1.0

  • Fixed a problem with installation of lit-modal-portal in uikit-web.
  • Fixed font-sizing and UI scaling in uikit-web.
  • Fixed listing of mentions according to access in uikit-web.
  • Added --wy-font-size and --wy-rem CSS variables for scaling the text and the UI in uikit-web.
  • Deprecated --wy-font-size-base CSS variable in favor for --wy-font-size.

v21.0.0

  • Added Comments building block.
  • Added Messenger building block.
  • Added support for OpenAI chat bots.
  • Added possibility for polls in chat messages.
  • Added support for dynamic module loading in uikit-web.
  • Added integration with Atlassian Confluence.
  • Fixed ResizeObserver loop for Messenger.
  • Fixed messages from self not being displayed in conversations.
  • Improved default size for Messenger and conversations.
  • Improved token handling in uikit-web.
  • Improved destruction in uikit-web.
  • Improved network state in uikit-web.
  • Changed locales configuration in uikit-web.
Breaking changes
  • Added constraint on directory name. It cannot contain whitespace and must contain at least one non-digit.
  • Locales configuration has changed. The localizedTemplates property has been merged into the locales property. The en and sv-SE locales are enabled by default. The localesUrl has been removed. See Weavy docs for details.

v20.0.0

  • Added simpler and more powerful permission system for better access control. You can now create apps that are open, read-only or closed for a group of users, while at the same time controlling individual user access by adding them as members.
  • Added Weavy.tokenUrl property in uikit-web. This enables you to configure authentication with an URL instead of a full async tokenFactory. The endpoint should provide a JSON response with an access_token.
  • Added token validation in uikit-web.
  • Added version check when connecting uikit-web.
  • Enabled autocorrect in editor.
  • Fixed an issue with event subscription when initializing Weavy in uikit-web.
  • Fixed an issue with layout when using text-align in uikit-web.
  • Fixed some issues when switching Messenger conversations in uikit-web.
  • Updated most API endpoints for Apps and Users to accept both id or uid identifiers.
  • Updated Weavy backend to .NET 8.
  • Improved destruction and clean-up in uikit-web.
  • Removed the requirement to first initialize apps through the Web API when using building blocks. Building blocks can now automatically initialize the corresponding app.
  • Deprecated the api/apps/init endpoint. We recommend using "Upsert app" in combination with "Add member(s)" instead.
Breaking changes
  • Removed the deprecated UIKit JS. Do not upgrade your environment until you have updated your application to use UIKit Web instead.
  • UIKit Web src path is now named lib.
  • UIKit React has been updated to utilize our web components. This enables all features and fixes from uikit-web in uikit-react. See https://www.weavy.com/docs/frameworks/react for detailed instructions and configuration options.
  • API endpoints for managing app member(s) have been updated to support the new permission system. Review the API docs and update your code accordingly.
Upgrade instructions for uikit-react
  • Remove the imported stylesheet @weavy/uikit-react/dist/css/weavy.css as the components now have built in styles. Refer to UIKit Web documentation for available styling options.
  • Change new WeavyClient({ ...options }) to use new Weavy({ ...options }) or use the useWeavy({ ...options }) hook.
  • Remove <WeavyProvider>. May optionally be replaced with <WyContext ...options /> in conjunction with removing WeavyClient.
  • Change the names of imported block components to <WyChat />, <WyFiles />, <WyMessenger /> and <WyPosts />.

v19.1.2

  • Fixed some issues with cache when switching conversations in Messenger in uikit-web.

v19.1.1

  • Fixes ANCM In-Process Start Failure on Azure.

v19.1.0

  • Fixed issue with searching for unread conversations.
  • Fixed error where Webhook delivery listing did not include all deliveries.
  • Fixed an issue with the data not being updated properly in uikit-web when focusing the window or getting online.
  • Fixed some styling issues with avatars.
  • Fixed some issues with events in uikit-web. The incorrect Messenger events reaction_added, reaction_removed and app_updated was removed while app_created and member_added was added.

v19.0.6

  • uikit-react compatibility now includes ES5, Webpack 4 and react-scripts v4.
  • Fixed avatar alignment in uikit-web.

v19.0.5

  • Minimum requirements for uikit-react now includes react v16 and optionally react-scripts v5.

v19.0.4

  • Minimum requirements for uikit-react now includes react v16 and optionally react-scripts v5.

v19.0.3

  • Fixed some issues with type declarations in uikit-web.
  • Fixed some issues with events for Messenger in uikit-web.
  • Fixed a bug with the Mark as read endpoint for Conversations in the Web API.
  • Fixed a bug with upload progress in uikit-web.

v19.0.2

  • Fixed a bug with components not rendering when placed in some HTML nodes in uikit-web.
  • Added HTTPS configuration for Weavy UIKit Web + Node.js sample project (weavy-web-node).

v19.0.1

  • Added missing translations in uikit-web.
  • Updated theme colors in uikit-web.
  • Fixed bug with not beeing able to upload in the files app using the Free subscription.
  • Fixed dark theme not being applied in uikit-web when using Safari and Firefox.

v19.0.0

  • Introducing UIKit Web 🎉.
  • Updated emoji to Unicode 15.0.
  • Our UIKits have been updated to display user initials instead of user.svg for users without profile pictures.
  • Web API no longer returns a default avatar image for users. Only users with a custom profile picture will have the avatar_url property.
  • Web API property app.member_count was replaced with app.members.count.
  • Web API propery app.members was replaced with app.members.data.
  • Web API property user.email is no longer required to be unique.
  • Web API property user.username was removed.
  • Web API property user.is_admin was removed.
  • Readby status and typing indicator was removed from contextual chat to optimize multi-user performance.
  • Fixed issue where Web API property message.plain was HTML encoded on the server causing it to be double encoded when rendered in the ui. For those building their own ui, you should validate that you escape/encode all text properly beforing rendering it to html.
  • Deprecated: UIKit JS aka dropin-js has been deprecated and will be removed in future releases. We recommend moving to UIKit web (uikit-web) instead.

v18.0.2

  • Fixed an issue with frame registration in uikit-js.
  • Fixed an issue with refreshed tokens affecting performance in uikit-react.

v18.0.1

  • Fixed some performance issues in uikit-react when scrolling and having many items.

v18.0.0

  • Added API endpoints for listing comments, files, messages and posts.
  • Added API endpoints for creating, updating and deleting user directories.
  • Fixed occasional NullReferenceException in DateUtils.TimeZone.
  • Weavy Pro is required for attachments.

v17.2.1

  • Added option for automatic database migrations.

v17.2.0

  • Fixed bug where name wasn't saved when creating chat room.
  • Fixed some issues with pdfjs.
  • Fixed some issues with chat in uikit-react.
  • Fixed an issue when creating web components in uikit-js.
  • Updated dependencies in uikit-js and uikit-react.
  • Updated dependencies in ACME projects.

v17.1.0

  • Exposed proper initialize and build promises in uikit-js.
  • Exposed console logging options in uikit-js.
  • Fixed missing version warning in logs when using uikit-js.
  • Updated editor dependencies in uikit-js.
  • Removed unused static methods in uikit-js.

v17.0.4

  • Fixed some issues for css styling of apps in uikit-js via custom elements.

v17.0.3

  • Fixed some issues with HTML attributes in uikit-js using custom elements.
  • Fixed some issues when configuring uikit-js.
  • Fixed some issues with the Message API page in weavy-js-dotnet example app.

v17.0.2

  • Fixed some issues for HTML styling of apps in uikit-js via custom elements.

v17.0.1

  • Fixed some issues for HTML creation of apps in uikit-js via custom elements.

v17.0.0

  • Added support for HTML creation of apps in uikit-js via custom elements.
  • Changed syntax for configuration and app creation in uikit-js.
  • Changed uikit-js module support from UMD to ESM, CJS and browser.
  • Removed open/close functionality on apps in uikit-js.
  • Removed support for deeplinks, navigation-flow and plugins in uikit-js.
  • Fixed issue where searching for users across directories returned no result.
Breaking changes
  • Dropped support for UMD/AMD module import in uikit-js in favor for modern ESM/CJS modules and browser bundle. Consider using a javascript transpiler for legacy module support.
  • uikit-js browser bundle is renamed to weavy.js.
  • New syntax for configuration and app creation in uikit-js.
Upgrade instructions for uikit-js

See Getting started in Weavy docs for detailed instructions.

  • Change any CDN <script> links to end with weavy.js instead of weavy-dropin.js.
  • Change any module import to import { Weavy, Messenger, Chat, Posts, Files } from "@weavy/dropin-js";.
  • Change Weavy instantiation and options from new Weavy({ url: value, tokenFactory: fn() }) to Weavy.url = value; Weavy.tokenFactory = fn().
  • Change contextual app creation from weavy.app({ uid: value, container: element }) to element.append(new Posts({ uid: value })). Available app classes are new Posts(), new Chat() and new Files().
  • Change non-contextual app creation from weavy.app({ type: "messenger", container: element }) to element.append(new Messenger()).
  • Any open/close app handling needs to be replaced with handling in your own UI.
  • Delayed app opening is replaced with delayed app loading using the { load: false } option together with the app.load() method.
Upgrade instructions for self-hosting
  • Delete the /index folder containing the fulltext index (it will be re-created on startup).

v16.0.2

  • Fixed issues with styling in uikit-js.
  • Fixed issues with fonts in uikit-js.

v16.0.1

  • Fixed issues with styling in uikit-js.

v16.0.0

  • Added /api/users/:uid/sync endpoint for syncing profile data.
  • Added possibility to set tags on Comments, Messages, and Posts via Web API.
  • Fixed issue with snake_cased query string parameters not being accepted in requests to the Web API.
  • Fixed issues with icons in react.
Breaking changes
  • The /api/users/:uid:/tokens endpoint is no longer used to sync profile data. You can instead use the /api/users/:uid/sync endpoint.
Upgrade instructions (self-hosting)
  • Delete the /index folder containing the fulltext index (it will be re-created on startup).
  • Backup and update your database schema by following the instructions when Weavy starts up.

v15.0.1

  • Fixed a problem with license registration being skipped when self-hosting Weavy.

v15.0.0

  • Added Posts app (activity feed) with embeds, polls, comments and reactions to UIKit React.
  • Added Files app to UIKit React with support for uploading and previewing multiple file types.
  • Added many new API endpoints for managing comments, files, posts, users etc.

v14.0.4

  • Fixed CORS policy exception for static files when AllowedOrigins property was not set.

v14.0.3

  • Fixed autocomplete error in Safari causing Messenger and Chat to fail in drop-in UI.
  • Fixed incorrect result when searching users and ordering by name.

v14.0.2

  • Fixed incorrect origin for filebrowser when placed in frames in dropin-js and uikit-react.
  • Fixed incorrect layout for preview toolbar in uikit-react.

v14.0.1

  • Fixed incorrect origin for filebrowser when placed in frames in dropin-js.
  • Fixed error with MutationObserver in uikit-react.
  • Improved loading performance in uikit-react.

v14.0.0

  • Added Posts app (activity feed) with embeds, polls, comments and reactions to drop-in UI.
  • Added sidebar with comments and versions to the Files app.
  • Added grid view with thumbnails to Files app.
  • Added webhooks.
  • Added API endpoint for updating users.
  • Added CSS custom properties for easier styling.
  • Fixed issue with missing glyphs when previewing some files with East Asian encoding.
  • Fixed issue with tz (timezone) option not being applied in the drop-in UI.
  • Optimized fulltext index.
  • Updated visual style with full support for dark mode.
Breaking changes
  • New event names for hooks.
  • New subscription mechanism and event names for realtime events (websockets).
  • Removed dynamic loading using stylesheet option in dropin-js.
Upgrade instructions (self-hosting)
  • Delete the /index folder containing the fulltext index (it will be re-created on startup).
  • Backup and update your database schema by following the instructions when Weavy starts up.

v13.0.0

  • New authentication mechanism using server generated access tokens instead of self signed JWTs.
  • Added complete file preview in uikit-react.
  • Improved file preview with syntax highlighting for supported file types.
  • Improved file preview with Markdown rendering for .md files.
  • Changed property app.id to app.uid in dropin-js.
  • Removed quick app select syntax in dropin-js. Apps can now only be selected using options instead of passing a string.
Breaking changes

The authentication mechanism has changed in Weavy v13. In previous versions, authentication was handled using identity providers and self signed JSON Web Tokens (JWT). This has been replaced with api keys and access tokens. All authentication implementations made for earlier versions needs to be updated in order to incorporate the new authentication mechanisms.

Upgrade instructions (self-hosting)
  • Delete the /index folder containing the fulltext index (it will be re-created on startup).
  • Backup and update your database schema by following the instructions when Weavy starts up.

When upgrading to v13 the iss and sub claims on your existing users will be concatenated and used as uid. For example, a user with iss=myissuer and sub=6783 will get uid=myissuer|6783 after the upgrade.

v12.1.0

  • Published missing Weavy.Api nuget package.
  • Removed @weavy/themes dependency.

v12.0.1

  • Fixed invalid relative path in @weavy/themes.

v12.0.0

  • Added Files app to Drop-in UI with support for uploading and previewing multiple file types.
  • Removed the need to add a default stylesheet in Drop-in UI (default styles are now built-in).
  • Added syntax highlighting to code snippets in chat messages.

v11.2.0

  • Moved uikit-react options from MessengerProvider to WeavyProvider.
  • Fixed uikit-react cloud file picker overlay incorrect position.
  • Overlay scrollbars for uikit-react.

v11.1.0

  • Removed the need for reboot stylesheet in uikit-react.
  • Updated documentation.
  • Changed name of url parameter for WeavyClient() in uikit-react.
  • Fixed some styling in uikit-react and Weavy.Dropin.
  • Fixed a bug in uikit-react when switching between conversations and the wrong page of messages was displayed

v11.0.1

  • Added database compatibility level check for SQL Azure.

v11.0.0

  • Added Weavy REST API.
  • Added UIKit for React.
  • Moved CSS stylesheets to @weavy/themes package.

v10.1.1

  • Fixed errors when removing an app in dropin-js.

v10.1.0

  • Enabled config for allowed origins for postal in Weavy.Dropin.
  • Improved error handling for stylesheet loading in dropin-js.
  • Improved error handling for JWT tokens in dropin-js.

v10.0.6

  • Improved SystemJS compatibility for dropin-js.

v10.0.5

  • Fixed some issues with CORS configuration.

v10.0.4

  • Added support for OpenID Connect Discovery when JWT issuer does not contain scheme/protocol, e.g. accounts.google.com.

v10.0.3

  • Fixed stylesheet loading in dropin-js when using style-nodes in Firefox and Safari.

v10.0.2

  • Fixed stylesheet loading error in dropin-js when using CORS.

v10.0.1

New major release of Weavy where the backend has been ported from .NET Framework to .NET Core. This release only contains the Messenger app. Other apps and features will arrive in future releases. Upgrading from previous versions of Weavy is not yet supported.

The Weavy backend code has been ported to .NET Core. We still uses some APIs that are only available on Windows but cross-platform support is in progress.

The drop-in UI has been rewritten and is published to npmjs.org for easier installation and integration.