v4.4.2 - WCF and Syncfusion fixes

Release 4.4.2 contains several bug fixes for WCF, Blazor and Syncfusion as follows.

Xomega.Framework

Bug fixes

• Added WCF support (DataContract/DataMember) to the new DTO classes SearchCriteria and SortField.
• Updated JWT dependency to use new Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens without vulnerable dependencies.

Xomega.Framework.Blazor

Bug fixes

• Layout fix for buttons in CriteriaEdit component.

Xomega.Syncfusion.Blazor

Bug fixes

• Updated Syncfusion package dependency to the latest version 33.1.44

Full Changelog: v4.4.1...v4.4.2

v4.4.1 - Framework and Blazor fixes

Release 4.4.1 contains several bug fixes and enhancements in the core framework and Blazor components as follows.

Xomega.Framework

Enhancements

• Allowed customizing when to reload details views on child events.

Bug fixes

• Prevented computed values from marking objects as modified.
• Prevented reloading details views for new or modified objects.

Xomega.Framework.Blazor

Bug fixes

• Fixed Errors card layout with gutters in parent row.
• Fixed display of XNumericBox bound to non-editable property.
• Fixed division by 0 in BreakpointWidths caused by bad params.
• Handling some disposing errors when Blazor circuit is killed.

Full Changelog: v4.4.0...v4.4.1

v4.4.0 - Server-side paging and new criteria framework

Release 4.4.0 adds support for server-side paging and sorting, limiting results without server paging and redesign of the criteria framework.

It also includes a number of smaller enhancements and fixes, as outlined below.

Xomega.Framework

Enhancements

• Support for server-side paging and sorting and limiting results without it.

  • Added base SearchCriteria class with paging and sorting for criteria DTOs.
  • Added TotalCount to the Output to allow returning total rows for server paging.
  • Added BaseService methods AddSortClause, AddSkipTake and GetTotalAsync.
  • Added ability to limit results returned from service calls without server paging.
  • Updated DataListObject to manage current page, page size and total count.
  • Updated RestApiClient to handle base search criteria and sort fields.

• Services using criteria can now group values with operator for each field.

  • Added FieldCriteria<T> to pass criteria fields with an operator in DTOs.
  • Added BaseService.AddCriteriaClause to add FieldCriteria in services.
  • Added FieldCriteria conversion from CriteriaObject and RestApiClient.

• UI criteria fields can now be added dynamically and edited individually.

  • Added CriteriaPropertyGroup to group operator and value properties for the same field.
  • Added CriteriaEditObject for separate editing of criteria property groups.
  • Added CriteriaObject.FieldSelectorProperty for selecting criteria property group to edit.
  • Added CriteriaObject.FieldEditObject for editing the selected criteria property group.
  • Implemented range validations for first and second criteria values.

• Applied criteria have been redesigned and improved.

  • Added FieldCriteriaDisplay instead of FieldCriteriaSetting to improve criteria display. [⚠️Breaking!]
  • Allowed preserving applied criteria on reload and server paging.

Minor changes

• Added support for async property change events to data objects.
• Added support for async collection change events to data list objects.
• Added DataProperty.Clone, updated CopyFrom in the various properties to copy additional settings.
• Added async versions of Reset functions to properties, data objects and view models.
• Added DataObject.ResetName to allow overriding the name for the ResetAction.
• Refactored all criteria UI classes to be in the Xomega.Framework.Criteria namespace/folder.
• Added additional base resources for action names, validations, etc.

Bug fixes

• Fixed exception in ComputedBinding for when the property in expression is null.
• Added space-trimming support to lookup tables

Xomega.Framework.Blazor

Enhancements

• Updated XGrid and Page to use current page, page size and total count from the bound DataListObject.
• Updated XGrid to make changing sorting with server-side paging make a server call.
• Added components for editing and displaying UI criteria fields.
  • Added CriteriaDisplay component for showing FieldCriteriaDisplay for the dynamic criteria properties.
  • Added CriteriaSummary component for showing FieldCriteriaDisplay for AppliedCriteria.
  • Removed the old Criteria component based on FieldCriteriaSetting. [⚠️Breaking!]
  • Added CriteriaEdit component for editing Criteria.FieldEditObject.
• Added support for Bootstrap popovers.

Minor changes

• Compacted layout of the Errors components.
• Fixed updates of select-based components (XSelect, XPickList) by using standard multi-select support.
  • Removed custom xfk.getSelectedValues Javascript function.
• Updated components to allow changing AccessKey dynamically.
• Added XActionComponent.Link for link action buttons.
• Added support for Class to XDataText.
• Refactored CriteriaBar to extend CriteriaSummary and allow expanding criteria panel from the latter.

Xomega.Framework.Wpf

Enhancements

• Updated WPFSearchView to use GetCriteriaDisplays for AppliedCriteria.
• Added async action to the RelayCommand.

Minor changes

• Changed target framework net6.0-windows to net8.0-windows, as the former is out of support.
• Added some generic converters to support AppliedCriteriaPanel.
• Refactored existing converters, moved them to the Xomega.Framework.Wpf.Converters namespace.

Xomega.Framework.Web

Enhancements

• Updated WebSearchView to use GetCriteriaDisplays for AppliedCriteria.

Xomega.Syncfusion.Blazor

Enhancements

• Updated XSfGrid to support server-side paging and sorting.

Minor changes

• Updated XSfActionButton to allow changing AccessKey dynamically.
• Fixed page changing in the XSfGrid.

v4.3.1 - ITokenService enhancements

Release 4.3.1 provides minor token service enhancements and version bumps for dependencies.

Xomega Framework

Enhancements

• Added CurrentError to ITokenService and JwtTokenService for session expiration error.
• Updated EnumBoolProperty to be case-insensitive when setting a bool value.

Minor changes

• Updated versions of the System.Text.Json dependency to avoid versions with vulnerabilities.

Xomega Blazor

Minor changes

• Set net8.0 as the target framework.
• Updated versions of dependencies based on the new target framework.

Xomega Syncfusion Blazor

Minor changes

• Set net8.0 as the target framework.

v4.3.0 - .NET 8 and secure REST API client framework

Release 4.3.0 focuses on support of .NET 8 for Blazor apps, including a full-fledged framework for secure REST API clients, as well as a number of minor enhancements and fixes.

Xomega Framework

Enhancements

• Full-fledged framework for secure REST API clients.
  • HttpServiceClient replaced by RestApiClient.
  • RestApiClient reads response as a string now, as not all streams can check the Length.
  • Extension method AddRestServices for easily adding and configuring REST client services.
  • New AuthToken class for a combination of an access token and a refresh token.
  • New AuthorizationMessageHandler for calling secure REST APIs.
  • New ITokenService and JwtTokenService for managing JWT tokens on the client.
  • Common configuration options RestApiConfig for REST API clients, including authorization.
  • PathPrefixMessageHandler to configure a prefix for calling all REST API endpoints.
• Common IPrincipalConverter interface for transferring auth state to the client.

Minor changes

• Updated ViewModel to disallow duplicate activation only if parameters are the same.

Xomega ASP.NET Core

Enhancements

• UseGeneralRoutePrefix extension method to support prefixing paths for all API endpoints.
• PersistingAuthStateProvider for Blazor Server with options for revalidation.

Breaking changes

• Removed dependency on NavigationManager from SignInManager.
• JwtAuthController replaced TokenAuthController for JWT auth.

Xomega Blazor

Enhancements

• Implemented PrincipalAuthStateProvider as IPrincipalProvider.
• New PersistedAuthStateProvider for WebAssembly auth state.

Minor changes

• Updated BlazorView to always activate even without ActivateFromQuery flag set.
• Updated Errors component and Blazor views support for Bootstrap 5.2 and up.

Bug fixes

• Fixed activation of Blazor Server views to work around multiple calls.

Xomega Syncfusion Blazor

Enhancements

• Updated Syncfusion components to allow showing validation errors under the fields rather than in a tooltip.
• Added global UseTooltipForValidationErrors config parameter for backward compatibility. The default value is false.

Xomega WCF

Minor changes

• Used TryAdd for AddWcfServices and AddWcfClientServices to not require registration order.

Xomega WPF

Minor changes

• Added a virtual OnViewEventsAsync to the WPFView for async view events.

v4.2.1 Minor enhancements and Syncfusion fixes

Release 4.2.1 adds minor framework enhancements and fixes to Syncfusion grid component, as follows.

Xomega Framework

Enhancements

• Added support for complex keys for list selection in search and details views. (#22)

Xomega Syncfusion Blazor

Breaking changes

• Updated the Xomega.Syncfusion.Blazor package to use Syncfusion.Blazor.Grid version 21.2.9 with the latest fixes.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where clicking Update on XSfGrid after adding a row clears all rows. (#13)
• Fixed the missing right border on a XSfGrid column grouping. (#14)
• Fixed filtering of enumerated columns in XSfGrid using FilterType.Menu. (#16)
• Added workaround for filtering of text columns in XSfGrid using FilterType.Menu. (#15)

v4.2.0 Blazor and Syncfusion enhancements

Release 4.2.0 adds certain enhancements and fixes to the Blazor and Syncfusion components, as follows.

Xomega Framework

Breaking changes

• Updated ViewModel to propagate property change events from the child views.

Xomega Framework Blazor

With netstandard2.1 out of support, the Xomega.Framework.Blazor package now targets net6.0 and net7.0.

Enhancements

• Added a BlazorPage base class with support for unsaved changes confirmation on top-level navigation in net7.0.
• Added support for NavMenu to be displayed as a top-level drop-down menu in addition to a sidebar display.
• Implemented split-menu with collapsing/drop-down for any MenuItem that has both a Href and child Items set.
• Added default framework styles for NavMenu elements to minimize styling in the apps.
• Added support for an access key to the XDataLabel.
• Added support for a range slider to the XNumericBox.
• Added Rows parameter to the XSelect.
• Added a Fragment component to allow refreshing content components from outside.

Breaking changes

• Used CSS isolation, requiring adding the .styles.css in addition to the xfk-blazor.css.

Bug fixes

• Fixed XNumericBox to work with all integer properties.
• Fixed grid column alignment for integer properties.
• Fixed grid columns that are not bound to any data property.

Xomega Syncfusion Blazor

With netstandard2.1 out of support, the Xomega.Syncfusion.Blazor package now targets net6.0.

Enhancements

• Added access key support to the XSfActionButton
• Updated default cell editors for read-only columns to be XDataText or XSfDataLabel for normal and dialog edit modes.
• Added FloatLabel parameter to support floating labels for all controls.
• Added ValueDisplayTemplate for the XSfDropDownList, and XSfMultiSelect
• Added filtering support using the bound property's provider to the XSfDropDownList, XSfAutoComplete, XSfComboBox, and XSfMultiSelect.
• Enabled custom value by default for XSfAutoComplete, XSfComboBox, and XSfMultiSelect when lookup validation is off for the bound property.
• Added Mode, ShowSelectAll, ShowDropDownIcon, and EnableGroupCheckBox parameters to the XSfMultiSelect.

Breaking changes

• Used CSS isolation, requiring adding the .styles.css in addition to the xsf-blazor.css.
• Updated search in XSfGrid to be based on the display format only.

Bug fixes

• Fixed XSfNumericBox to work with all integer properties.
• Fixed some grid classes after upgrading SfGrid to the latest version.
• Fixed XSfGridColumn performance by avoiding multiple initializations with subscriptions.
• Updated to some new Syncfusion async methods.
• Fixed the drop-down in a grid's filter bar to retain the selected value.
• Fixed XSfDatePicker to use XSfTextBox for multi-valued properties.
• Fixed XSfDatePicker to use the format from the bound date/time property.
• Fixed an exception in the XSfMultiSelect caused by updates to the latest version.

v4.1.0 - lookup data localization, long data type and cleanup

Release 4.1.0 adds support for lookup data localization and long data type in properties, and includes some minor fixes and cleanup, as follows.

Xomega Framework

Enhancements

• Added localization support for lookup data.
• Added support for computed editability in a DataListObject.
• Added support for BigIntegerProperty for the long data type.

Breaking changes

• Removed IsPropertyRequired and IsPropertyVisible from the DataObject.
• Removed RestrictedString and IsRestricted from the BaseProperty.

Minor Fixes

• Fixed OperatorProperty to only show operators with enough dependency properties.
• Cleaned up comments, spelling and typos.
• Fixed Messages TT generator for VS 2022.

Blazor updates for Bootstrap & Syncfusion support

Blazor and framework updates to support Bootstrap & Syncfusion components as follows.

Xomega Framework

• Managing property metadata (modified, editable, editing) and local caches on data row level
• Support for computed properties in data list objects
• Support for INotifyPropertyChanged and data list object selection in the computed property expressions
• Support for computed Editable state of a DataObject
• Async support for pre-populating criteria objects
• Support for action properties that are bound to action buttons
• Support for standard action properties on list objects (search, select) and details objects (save, delete, reset)
• Support for async list object updates/inserts to allow service calls
• Localization support for property labels, acces keys, child objects and actions/links
• Support for searching by input term in EnumProperty
• Fix for modification check of multi-value properties
• Support for excluded bounds during numeric property range validation
• Support for Close action on views
• Support for async view disposal (e.g. to close child views)
• Tracking open inline views in the base views
• Hiding some grid columns in master-details views when details are open

Xomega Framework Blazor

• Updated all components to use Bootstrap 5 for style/layout
• Added common components: Criteria Summary, Error List, Tab Set, Closable Panel
• Added default non-editable Grid component bound to list objects based
• Updated NavMenu to allow collapsing in side bars, and use localized resources
• Added ActionButton component bound to new action properties
• Updated all controls to include a label that uses localized label text from the bound property
• Implemented Auto-Complete component entirely in Blazor
• Updated CheckBox to add support for Indeterminate state and Switch styling
• Implemented Date/Time picker and Numeric input controls using HTML5 without third-party libs
• Implemented view structure and modal popups based on Bootstrap
• Responsive design for dynamic views that depends on open inline views in addition to the screen size

Xomega Syncfusion Blazor

• Added property bound controls based on Syncfusion Blazor components
• Added list object bound editable Grid based on Syncfusion SfGrid Blazor component
• Added base classes for Syncfusion-based search and details views with some workarounds

Computed properties

• Added computed bindings for automatically calculating values from other properties based on the supplied lambda expression.
• Enhanced properties to allow making their values or any metadata (editability, visibility, required flag) computed based on an expression.
• Added signing of NuGet packages.