Kampala Release - Work in Progress

Kampala, Uganda

Introduction

Kampala Release is the code name of TWiki-6.1. This release supersedes the JerusalemRelease (TWiki-6.0), and is superseded by LimaRelease.

Feature Proposal Summary

These are all feature proposals of KampalaRelease.

Topic & Summary	Current State	Last Update
BringViewPrintCloserToView: Make viewprint mode closer to view mode	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:23
DefaultsForAttachmentProperties: Preference for default attachment properties	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:25
DeleteToTrashSubweb: Delete to Trash subweb	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:46
DetectObviousRecursionInPref: Detect obvious recursion in preferences variables and prevent	AcceptedProposal	2014-10-07 - 04:43
EditorWithTWikiVariablesWizard: Editor with TWiki Variables Wizard	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:51
EngineCLIRequestMethod: Engine::CLI to set request method	AcceptedProposal	2015-07-03 - 01:30
MakeUserModifiedTemplatesMoreUpgradeResilient: Make User Modified Templates More Upgrade Resilient	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:20
MdrepoBerkeleyDB2Sereal: Mdrepo to switch from Berkeley DB to Sereal	AcceptedProposal	2019-08-29 - 08:04
MdrepoToUseSereal: Mdrepo to use Sereal	AcceptedProposal	2016-07-22 - 05:14
MoreIntuitiveMoveAndDeletionOfWeb: More intuitive move/deletion of web	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:21
NewAutoModeForTwisty: New auto mode for Twisty Plugin	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:55
NewTopicLinkLeadingToTemplateOptions: New topic link to lead to topic template options	AcceptedProposal	2014-02-08 - 02:31
NoFollowInDependentPages: Nofollow in Dependent Pages	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:51
PointAndClickAccessControl: Point and Click Access Control	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:55
RedirecttoOnAttach: redirectto on attach	AcceptedProposal	2016-08-10 - 05:44
RedirecttoVariables: Parameterized variables in the redirectto parameter	AcceptedProposal	2016-11-22 - 05:22
RegisterExternalHTTPHandler: TWiki::Func::registerExternalHTTPHandler	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:51
RemoveInconsistencyRegardingCopyright: Remove inconsistency regarding copyright	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:25
RenderParentHandler: Introducing renderParentHandler() to plugins	AcceptedProposal	2015-10-02 - 05:35
SMTPUseTLS: Add TLS support for SMTP using Perl	AcceptedProposal	2014-11-06 - 23:14
SaveFileToBeAtomic: saveFile function to be atomic -- writing completely or not writing at all	AcceptedProposal	2016-11-21 - 08:19
SelfServiceMdrepoManagement: Self-service mdrepo management	AcceptedProposal	2015-02-23 - 11:01
SetRedirecttoByPrefVar: Setting redirectto by preference variable	AcceptedProposal	2016-08-09 - 04:51
SingleSignOnForINCLUDE: Single sign-on support for %INCLUDE{...}%	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:06
SummaryBasedOnSearchTerms: Make topic summary optionally based on search terms	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:51
SupportUpdatefromtemplateInEditSaveScripts: Support updatefromtemplate parameter in edit and save scripts	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:06
TWikiStoreSaveTopicWithIgnorePermissions: Add ignorePermissions parameter to TWiki::Store::saveTopic	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:25
TWikiTimeDebug: TWiki Time Debug Feature	AcceptedProposal	2014-05-17 - 02:48
TildeForULwithoutBullets: Use of tilde for unordered list without bullets	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:22
TopicCreationShouldHonorTemplatePreferences: Topic Creation Should Honor Template Preferences	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:54
UserSpecifiedFilenamesForAttachments: Ability to save attachments with modified names	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 05:35
VarVARbooleanVarISTRUE: VAR{...boolean="on"...} and ISTRUE{...}	AcceptedProposal	2014-07-03 - 22:20
ViewTemplateBreaksLeadingMarkup: View Template Breaks Leading Markup	AcceptedProposal	2013-10-11 - 04:54
WarnWhenClosingEditPage: Warn when closing an edit page	AcceptedProposal	2016-11-03 - 22:50
WebStatisticsToHaveNTopicsNAttachments: WebStatistics to have # of topics and # of attachments	AcceptedProposal	2017-01-23 - 07:19
AddCGIpmToTWikiCore: Add CGI.pm to TWiki core distribution	ImplementedAsExtension	2015-11-28 - 08:11
AutomationAddOn: Automation add-on	ImplementedAsExtension	2016-01-28 - 07:24
DragAndDropAttach: Attach should support drag and drop	ImplementedAsExtension	2014-08-21 - 22:30
RunTopicsAddOn: Execute 'view' on a given list of topics from CLI	ImplementedAsExtension	2014-06-05 - 22:08
TWikiAppInstaller: TWiki application packager and installer	ImplementedAsExtension	2015-07-02 - 23:03
TableCellsWithTML: Table Cells With TML	ImplementedAsExtension	2014-12-16 - 00:17
AdaptTWikiToPSGIEngineContrib: Some changes might be required in TWiki to run it under a PSGI engine	MergedToCore	2015-06-22 - 20:13
AddTWikiSheetPluginToTWikiCore: Add TWikiSheetPlugin to TWiki core distribution	MergedToCore	2016-05-06 - 06:17
AllowI18NFileName: AllowI18nFileName configuration parameter	MergedToCore	2014-05-07 - 23:56
AllowOrDenyTopicInAdditionToWebLevel: Allow or deny access to topic in addition to allowed or denied at the web level	MergedToCore	2017-01-23 - 07:15
AntiSpamEmailGuestPadding: Enable Anti-Spam Padding for Guest users	MergedToCore	2016-11-22 - 06:52
AutoSectionsPluginIncludedInReleases: AutoSectionsPlugin to be included in future TWiki releases	MergedToCore	2018-08-02 - 23:00
CfgAccessTopic: Site configuration to restrict access to topics of a certain name in all webs	MergedToCore	2014-07-04 - 00:16
ControlOverFormFieldRenderingInSearch: Control over formfield rendering in a formatted SEARCH	MergedToCore	2015-03-05 - 23:56
CreateWebExcludeTopic: Excluding specified topics when creating a new web	MergedToCore	2017-07-05 - 01:10
CustomizeTopMenuSkinActionButtons: Customize TopMenuSkin action buttons	MergedToCore	2014-09-04 - 22:12
DemoteUserPreferences: Lowering precedence of user preferences	MergedToCore	2014-05-07 - 23:55
DynamicVarVIEWTEMPLATE: VIEW_TEMPLATE and EDIT_TEMPLATE variables to be made dynamic	MergedToCore	2016-02-29 - 09:36
EncodeNewlineParam: ENCODE to have newline parameter	MergedToCore	2014-05-07 - 23:59
EnhancedWebVariable: Enhancement to WEB Variable	MergedToCore	2016-03-03 - 19:25
ForbidUserAction: Forbid certain users to do certain actions by configuration	MergedToCore	2014-10-17 - 19:05
FormFieldTypesWithConfigureAttributes: TWiki Form Field Types With Configure Attributes	MergedToCore	2014-12-16 - 02:46
IncludeAttachment2014: INCLUDE with new attachment parameter to include an attachment	MergedToCore	2015-06-07 - 23:18
LoginWithTwoStepAuthentication: Log-in with Two-step Authentication	MergedToCore	2014-09-22 - 23:55
NewModeSearchEncodingInENCODEandURLPARAM: New mode="search" encoding in ENCODE and URLPARAM	MergedToCore	2018-07-15 - 00:46
ParameterizedLinkSimpler: [[TopicName?param=value][label]] to become a parameterized link	MergedToCore	2014-06-05 - 22:13
PatternSkinWithDropzoneJS: PatternSkin to integrate DropzoneJSSkin	MergedToCore	2014-06-05 - 22:12
ProtectPredefinedVariables: Protect Predefined Variables	MergedToCore	2014-05-07 - 23:57
ReferToTopicOrAttachmentNameInDoubleBracket: $name tokens for [[WebName.TopicName][$name]], [[%ATTACHURL%/filename.ext][$name]]	MergedToCore	2016-02-29 - 15:22
SaveRedirectToAutoinc: AUTOINC in the redirectto parameter of the save script to be replaced with the AUTOINC number	MergedToCore	2016-03-23 - 06:52
SearchAttachmentsInAWeb: Search attachments in a web	MergedToCore	2015-06-18 - 23:09
SearchAttachurlHandling: SEARCH to handle ATTACHURL properly	MergedToCore	2014-06-26 - 09:15
SetFormFieldFormatOnFileUpload: Set form field format on file upload	MergedToCore	2014-12-16 - 00:13
StopSpecifyingStyleOfTocInSystemWeb: Stop specifying style of TOC in the system web	MergedToCore	2015-10-01 - 22:18
TWikiFormsSelectPlusValuesWithBetterSyntax: More intuitive syntax for select+values field type of TWiki Forms	MergedToCore	2014-10-04 - 06:07
TWikiFuncGetDebugFilePath: TWiki::Func::getDebugFilePath()	MergedToCore	2016-02-03 - 07:32
TWikiUsersCanRenameWeb: TWiki::Users::canRenameWeb() for symmetry with TWiki::Users::canCreateWeb()	MergedToCore	2017-01-25 - 04:29
TWikiWithCurrentPerl: TWiki to run under the current perl version	MergedToCore	2019-01-18 - 12:13
TopicTitleHandler: Topic title handler	MergedToCore	2015-10-01 - 22:19
VarEDITFORMFIELDwithTextarea: EDITFORMFIELD variable with textarea support	MergedToCore	2016-08-31 - 04:18
VarFORM: New FORM and EDITFORM Variables	MergedToCore	2014-06-11 - 21:31
VarHIDEINPRINT: New HIDEINPRINT variable	MergedToCore	2014-05-16 - 00:51
ViewFileRedirectHandler: viewFileRedirectHandler needed just like viewRedirectHandle	MergedToCore	2016-01-28 - 06:08
ControlledTopicPermissionInheritance: Control / Set permissions of child topics	ParkedProposal	2015-06-18 - 23:21
DiffAttachments: A small patch that will show you the diffs of attachments	ParkedProposal	2015-06-18 - 23:20
RollbackAttachmentVersion: Go back to a previous version of an attachment	ParkedProposal	2015-06-18 - 23:23
SecureCookiesForLoginManager: LoginManager should be able to use secure cookies	ParkedProposal	2015-06-18 - 23:22
TopicDisplayName: Topic display name	ParkedProposal	2015-07-02 - 23:04
WebSpecificWorkingDir: Web specific working dir	ParkedProposal	2015-07-03 - 01:37
LWPModulesConfiguration: LWPModules configuration	RejectedProposal	2015-02-09 - 01:15
CombineJumpBoxAndSearchBox: Combine Jump box and Search box	UnderConstruction	2013-10-11 - 05:20
EmptyTrash: Empty Trash	UnderConstruction	2014-01-29 - 19:18
ResponsiveTopMenuSkin: Responsive TopMenuSkin	UnderConstruction	2015-06-18 - 23:09
SwitchToGPLv3: Switch to GPL v3	UnderConstruction	2015-01-09 - 02:28
NoUpdateIfNoChange: Save script not to update if there is no change	UnderInvestigation	2016-03-10 - 18:22
TWikiStoreWithMongoDB: TWiki Store with MongoDB	UnderInvestigation	2016-01-08 - 07:46

See all TWikiFeatureProposals

Kampala Release Meetings

Meetings are held in #twiki_release IRC channel.

Release Focus

The TWikiMission specifies the overall purpose of the project.

The release focus is aligned with our TWikiRoadMap, as is currently discussed at KampalaReleaseFocus:

• Better app platform:
  • TWiki app packaging standard & TWikiAppInstaller
  • App repository on twiki.org

• Better usability:
  • Drag and drop an image into the WYSIWYG editor, and also in attach screen
  • Improved PreferencesPlugin for point & click access control & preferences settings
  • Improved CalendarPlugin with modern look, point & click events, more views, export iCal data
  • Improved EditTablePlugin and SpreadSheetPlugin to get sexy looking and usable spreadsheets like Google Docs & Excel

• Better performance:
  • Goal: Speed-up queries and page load to 1 sec

• Bring social features into TWiki:
  • Wall
  • Micro-blogging / activity streams: User generated and apps generated
  • Profile pictures in reports (recent changes, search, ...)

• Miscellaneous:
  • Add support for IPv6
  • Easier installation (fix extension installer bugs)
  • Drop old browsers and specify supported browsers & versions
  • Support for mobile devices

Overall TWikiRoadMap:

• Usability:
  • Seamless, quick, extensible WYSIWYG
  • Manage TML code via "sectional edit" widgets
  • Point and click permissions
  • Flow of manipulating content: File upload, more screen,... Drag and drop file attachments
  • Copy existing page to make new page
  • Clean up diff's presentation of page history
• Performance & scalability:
  • Fast structured queries
  • Fast text search including attachment content
  • SQL Storage back-end that scales to gazillions of pages with compatibility and audit trail
  • Address high traffic bottlenecks by e.g. implementing caching
  • Topic Object Model
  • Archive Data
• Application platform:
  • Easy ways to build & exchange applications & component
  • TWiki API for Java programmers
• Internationalization:
  • Full UTF-8 Support (including WikiWords),both LR and RL.
• Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) Features:
  • Ad-hoc creation of communities, invite to community, join/leave a community
  • ESN specific search
  • Definition of standard ESN fields and their relation to LDAP
• Mashups:
  • Easy ways to mash up different data sources & applications (XML/SOAP/JSON/OpenSocial toolkit)
  • Tight Integration with other related applications, such as Sharepoint, Google Search Appliance, SalesForce, Bugzilla, Nagios
• Skins:
  • Stable template baseline for skins
  • Easily customizable skin
• Administration:
  • Improved User, group and other management
  • Add site metrics, User page views, user page adds over time
  • Content converters to import content from other wiki platforms
• Documentation:
  • Reorganize and polish content of the TWiki distribution to be more accessible, not only for TWiki Administrators or developers
  • Refactor TWiki.org site navigation and presentation to be more accessible by evaluators and press/bloggers

Release Management

• Please follow our TWikiReleaseManagementProcess
• Release manager for Kampala Release is PeterThoeny

-- Contributors: Peter Thoeny - 2013-10-10

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