MVC.Template v1.8.0 Release Notes

Release Date: 2017-12-22 // over 6 years ago
  • ➕ Added

    • ➕ Added support for using alerts from javascript.
    • ➕ Added support for using nullable ids to get model objects.
    • ➕ Added support for changing antiforgery token cookie name.
    • ➕ Added support for automatically disabling widget form inputs.
    • ➕ Added support for truncating date values during model binding.
    • ➕ Added support for using nullable ids to get mapped model objects.
    • ➕ Added support for specifying admin password for renamed project.
    • ➕ Added back support for rendering action specific scripts and styling.
    • ➕ Added support for returning proper error messages on ajax requests.
    • ➕ Added missing tests for empty messages after successful validations.
    • ➕ Added support for validating properties for required values from base validator.
    • ➕ Added accept files attribute for client and server side validation of used file extensions.
    • ➕ Added support for getting model state error dictionary for use in unobtrusive validation.
    • ➕ Added center alignment for datalist's boolean values to keep consistency with the grid styling.
    • ➕ Added support for using authorized attribute on self, to avoid simple infinite recursion problems.

    👌 Improved

    • Lowered control label padding, to improve usability.
    • 🚚 Moved model views to their respective controller directories.
    • 🚚 Moved authorization usage from service layer to controller one.
    • Made table hover styling consistent across datalist and data tables.
    • 🔒 Renamed antiforgery and session cookie names, to improve security.
    • 0️⃣ Made grid defaults call order agnostic, to avoid overwriting already set css classes.
    • 0️⃣ Replaced single or default usage in unit of work's get method to with a find method.
    • 🏗 Excluded code templates from the build output, because they are developer's artifacts.
    • Made equal to attribute validation less error prone to property name mistypes and changes.
    • Made file list binding more consistent by excluding null files as they are added on no selection.
    • Made content controls spacing more consistent by using full padding instead one side margins.
    • Inlined most of the partials being rendered in the layout view, because of slow partial rendering.
    • 👍 Increased minimum supported visual studio version to 2015, because 2013 is too old to support.

    🛠 Fixed

    • 🛠 Fixed, account recovery not being tested for successful path.
    • 🛠 Fixed, widget button icon and text not being spaced between each other.
    • 🛠 Fixed, client side number validations not using all possible number formats.
    • 🛠 Fixed, first inputs being focused with a cursor at the start instead of the end.
    • 🛠 Fixed, action cell width being too small or too high when it's content is hidden.
    • 🛠 Fixed, not registering any authorization provider resulting in null pointer exceptions.
    • 🛠 Fixed, logging failing when application physical path is not the same as application host path.
    • 🛠 Fixed, inherited property resources not being loaded unless declared type titles are specified.
    • 🛠 Fixed, including all models when filtering by datalist ids if it's being filtered by additional filters.
    • 🛠 Fixed, not trimmed attribute not stopping trimming model binder from trimming string properties.
    • 🛠 Fixed, date picker not calling change event on date selection, making change handlers ineffective.

    ✂ Removed

    • ✂ Removed required labels from not nullable boolean values, to improve usability.
    • ✂ Removed support for keeping current query string when changing the language.
    • ✂ Removed mutability from query instances, to keep consistency with how linq extensions work.
    • ✂ Removed minified js files, because their minification and bundling is handled by the release build.
    • ✂ Removed generic model state error from exception helper, because exceptions should not be used.
    • ✂ Removed web essentials from a list of necessary extensions to be installed, because it was deprecated.