Version 7.3.0.rc1 built on 2014-08-21.
Release Notes for Vaadin Framework 7.3.0.rc1
- Overview of Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 Release
- Change log for Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1
- Enhancements in Vaadin 7.3
- Incompatible or behavior-altering changes in 7.3
- Known issues in 7.3
- Limitations in 7.3
- Vaadin Installation
- Package Contents
- Migrating from Vaadin 6 to Vaadin 7
- Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 dependencies
- Upgrading to Vaadin 7.3
- Supported technologies
- Vaadin on the Web
Overview of Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 Release
Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 is a minor release that includes a number of new features and bug fixes, as listed in the list of enhancements and change log below.
Change log for Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1
This release includes the following closed issues:
| #2874 | Add support for changing theme on the fly without reloading | |
| #9532 | On the fly Scss compiler could cache result | |
| Priority | #13444 | ComboBox computed width breaks on stylename change |
| Priority | #13477 | If combobox cannot fit selected item, it's not always displayed from the beginning |
| Priority | #13565 | client.isActive() does not work consistently with Table when testing with QFTest/Testbench |
| #13634 | Theme JAR has extra test folders | |
| Priority | #13694 | Context menu is not shown in empty Table in Mobile Safari on iPad |
| Priority | #13812 | OSGi manifest for vaadin-shared is wrong |
| #13836 | DragAndDropWrapper does not support choosing a custom component as the drag image | |
| #14009 | OSGi - Vaadin server requires wrong theme compiler bundle | |
| #14051 | Super Dev Mode generates incorrect source maps when using | |
| Priority | #14059 | @DelegateToWidget does not work for widget descendants with overridden getState |
| #14107 | Document remaining additional style names for Valo | |
| #14112 | Empty rows in Table are badly styles | |
| #14124 | Embedded applications get no theme class name (regression by #2874) | |
| Priority | #14135 | Call "setCurrentPageFirstItemIndex" inside a button click listener leads to request ALL entries between current and target index |
| #14139 | Problem with setTheme method for Overlay components. | |
| Priority | #14147 | Table scroll position is "stuck" after setting the scroll position to the last page |
| #14152 | VerticalSplitPanel inside a HorizontalSplitPanel doesn't display its second component (Valo theme) | |
| #14167 | Update release notes | |
| #14172 | Fix regression caused by #13885 for notification in chameleon. | |
| #14173 | Fix box shadow bug with resizing elements in IE9 and IE10. | |
| Priority | #14174 | Changing resolution of DateField via Combobox does not influence DatePicker PopUp |
| #14195 | Combobox popup has extra shadow when resized. | |
| #14200 | Error i Valo-demo; Combo Box | |
| #14219 | Rich text area has broken icons in Valo theme | |
| #14225 | TexArea 'white-space: normal' breaks multiline texts in Valo | |
| Priority | #14228 | Push establish request handling calls requestStart and requestEnd twice |
| #14232 | Add assertions for container size not being negative | |
| #14238 | Immediate upload with Valo is broken | |
| #14246 | Fix background color of Notification in chameleon theme in IE8 | |
| #14284 | Add a constant for vaadinBootstrap.js similar to vaadinPush.js | |
| #14303 | Merge fixes from master | |
| Priority | #14304 | TabSheet focus events don't work as intended on different browsers. |
| Priority | #14320 | Activating a tab in TabSheet with Space key will scroll down the page |
| #14330 | Ensure there are no empty @since tags | |
| #14331 | Base theme sets system notifications to 70% opacity | |
| #14334 | Valo Tree selection indicator broken in Blink (Chrome 36 and Opera 23, OS X) | |
| #14336 | Inconsistent font rendering for Open Sans on Windows | |
| #14338 | Valo reports theme version wrong in debug window | |
| #14343 | Drag and drop wrapper does not properly work with Valo | |
| #14351 | valo theme with drag and drop upload | |
| #14352 | Increase TB3 socket timeout | |
| #14354 | ResponsiveConnector should request layout update when breakpoints change | |
| #14360 | Valo Tree Drag & Drop styles broken | |
| #14361 | GridLayout.space() not working | |
| #14364 | Ensure license checker works for different license types | |
| #14368 | Notification delay is not set to 0 when the notification is clicked | |
| #14374 | Split common-stylenames to individual component files | |
| Priority | #14375 | DateField popup cannot be closed by clicking outside the popup in IE10+ |
| #14376 | On Windows Phone 8.1 Update, IE11 is identified as Safari | |
| #14379 | Opening a combobox with keyboard input and pressing enter to select an item does not close the popup. | |
| #14392 | GridLayout does not position items in columns correctly | |
| #14396 | Update Font Awesome to latest version | |
| #14401 | Table column resize does not work in Valo (Firefox) | |
| #14408 | Allow specifying license for multiple major versions | |
| #14412 | Slider broken on initial render in IE8 (Valo) | |
| #14413 | Window close and maximize/restore buttons not visible on initial render in IE8 (Valo) | |
| #14446 | Testbench loses screenshots | |
| #14447 | Error notification closes without user input on touch devices | |
| #14471 | ServerRpcHandler is not compatible with new org.json versions | |
| Vote | Enhancements Vaadin support users have voted for | |
| Priority | Defects Vaadin support users have prioritized | |
You can also view the list of the closed issues at the Vaadin developer's site.
Enhancements in Vaadin 7.3
The 7.3 includes many major and minor enhancements. Below is a list of the most notable changes:
- Valo is a brand new built-in theme for Vaadin. It leverages the Sass CSS preprocessor heavily, providing a variety of ways to customize the look and feel of your theme. See the Valo theme tutorial or the Valo theme section in Book of Vaadin for information on how to get started.
- Support for changing theme on the fly
Incompatible or behavior-altering changes in 7.3
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The shadow of all overlays (VOverlay) are now implemented with CSS box-shadow in all browsers except Internet Explorer 8 (#9303). In IE8 the old image-based implementation is still used.
The image-based shadow implementation is also deprecated, so if you have any custom shadow implementations in your themes or add-ons, please update them accordingly to use CSS box-shadow instead.
Note that the CSS-based implementation is visually not 100% identical to the old implementation. This should not cause issues except if you are using screenshot-based TestBench tests or similar visual regression tests.
- The theme for the debug window is now implemented using a GWT client bundle and is no longer included in the standard theme.
- Reverted to use JSON.org implementation of the JSON library instead of the Android implementation that was used in Vaadin 7.2. See the-json-license.txt for information about its license.
Known issues
- Drag'n'drop in a Table doesn't work on touch devices running Internet Explorer (Windows Phone, Surface) (#13737)
Limitations
It is currently not possible to specify font-size as em or %, or layout component sizes with em (#10634).
This does not apply to Valo, but using em sizes to size layouts is discouraged, because it results in fractional component sizes in many cases, which might cause unwanted 1px gaps between components.
- Push is currently not supported in portals (See #11493)
- HTTP session can not be invalidated while using push over websockets on Tomcat 7 (#11721)
- Cookies are not available while using websockets (#11808)
- Not all proxies are compatible with websockets or streaming. Use long polling to avoid these problems.
Vaadin Installation
Vaadin is a Java framework for building modern web applications that look great, perform well and make you and your users happy. Vaadin is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see the license.html in the Vaadin ZIP or JAR package).
The easiest ways to install Vaadin are:
- If using Maven, define it as a dependency or use any of the available archetypes (only vaadin-application is available for Vaadin 7 at the time of this release) to create a new project
- If using Eclipse, use the Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse, which automatically downloads the Vaadin libraries.
It is also available as a ZIP package downloadable from Vaadin Download page.
Package Contents
Inside the ZIP installation package you will find:
- Separate server-side (vaadin-server) and client-side (vaadin-client, vaadin-client-compiler) development libraries
- Precompiled widget set (vaadin-client-compiled) for server-side development
- Shared library (vaadin-shared) for both server- and client-side libraries
- Built-in themes (vaadin-themes)
- Dependency libraries provided under the lib/ folder
See the README.TXT in the installation package for detailed information about the package contents. Book of Vaadin (for Vaadin 7) gives more detailed instructions.
For server-side development, copy the vaadin-server , vaadin-client-compiled , vaadin-shared , and vaadin-themes from the main folder and the dependencies from the lib folder to the WEB-INF/lib folder of your Vaadin project. (The vaadin-client-compiled is necessary if you do not wish to compile the widget set by your own, which you need to do if you use almost any add-on components.)
Updates to the Packaging
Since Vaadin 7.2.0, the old vaadin-theme-compiler has been moved into a separate project and renamed to vaadin-sass-compiler. It is now included along with the other 3rd party dependencies in the ZIP package.
For pure client-side development, you only need the vaadin-client and vaadin-client-compiler JARs, which should be put to a non-deployed project library folder, such as lib . You also need them if you compile the widget set for any reason, such as using Vaadin add-ons, or create new server-side components integrated with client-side widgets.
Migrating from Vaadin 6
All Vaadin 6 applications need some changes when migrating to Vaadin 7. The most obvious changes are in the application/window API and require extending either UI or UI.LegacyApplication instead of Application. A detailed list of migration changes are given in the Vaadin 7 Migration Guide.
Any custom client-side widgets need to be ported to use the new client-server communication API, or the Vaadin 6 compatibility API.
Vaadin 6 add-ons (ones that contain widgets) do not work in Vaadin 7 - please check the add-ons in Vaadin Directory for Vaadin 7 support.
Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 Dependencies
When using Maven, Ivy, Gradle, or other dependency management system, all Vaadin dependencies are downloaded automatically. This is also the case when using the Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse.
The Vaadin ZIP installation package includes the dependencies in the lib subfolder. These need to be copied to the WEB-INF/lib folder of the web application that uses Vaadin.
The dependencies are listed in the Licensing description. Some are explicit dependencies packaged and distributed as separate JARs, while some are included inside other libraries.
Bean Validation
If you use the bean validation feature in Vaadin 7, you need a Bean Validation API implementation. You need to install the implementation JAR in the WEB-INF/lib directory of the web application that uses validation.
Upgrading to Vaadin 7.3
When upgrading from an earlier Vaadin version, you must:
- Recompile your classes using the new Vaadin version. Binary compatibility is only guaranteed for maintenance releases of Vaadin.
- Unless using the precompiled widget set, recompile your widget set using the new Vaadin version.
Remember also to refresh the project in your IDE to ensure that the new version of everything is in use.
By using the " ?debug " URL parameter, you can verify that the version of the servlet, the theme, and the widget set all match.
Eclipse users should always check if there is a new version of the Eclipse Plug-in available. The Eclipse Plug-in can be used to update the Vaadin version in the project (Project properties » Vaadin).
Maven users should update the Vaadin dependency version in the pom.xml unless it is defined as LATEST . You must also ensure that the GWT dependency uses the correct version and recompile your project and your widget set.
Liferay and other portal users must install the
Vaadin libraries in
Notes and Limitations for Google App Engine
The following instructions and limitations apply when you run a Vaadin application under the Google App Engine.
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Applications must use GAEVaadinServlet instead of VaadinServlet in web.xml .
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Session support must be enabled in appengine-web.xml :
<sessions-enabled>true</sessions-enabled>
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Avoid using the session for storage, usual App Engine limitations apply (no synchronization, that is, unreliable).
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Vaadin uses memcache for mutex, the key is of the form _vmutex<sessionid> .
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The Vaadin VaadinSession class is serialized separately into memcache and datastore; the memcache key is _vac<sessionid> and the datastore entity kind is _vac with identifiers of the type _vac<sessionid> .
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DO NOT update application state when serving an ConnectorResource (such as ClassResource.getStream()).
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The application remains locked during uploads - a progress bar is not possible
For other known problems, see open tickets at developer site dev.vaadin.com.
Supported Technologies
Vaadin 7 is compatible with Java 6 and newer. Vaadin 7 is especially supported on the following operating systems:
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac OS X
Vaadin 7 requires Java Servlet API 2.4 but also supports later versions and should work with any Java application server that conforms to the standard. The following application servers are supported:
- Apache Tomcat 5-8
- Apache TomEE 1
- Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3-12
- IBM WebSphere Application Server 7-8
- JBoss Application Server 4-7
- Wildfly 8
- Jetty 5-9
- Glassfish 2-4
Vaadin 7 supports the JSR-286 Portlet specification and all portals that implement the specification should work. The following portals are supported:
- Liferay Portal 5.2-6
- GateIn Portal 3
- eXo Platform 3
- IBM WebSphere Portal 8
Vaadin also supports Google App Engine.
Vaadin 7.3.0.rc1 supports the following desktop browsers:
- Mozilla Firefox 18-31
- Mozilla Firefox ESR 17,24,31
- Internet Explorer 8-11
- Safari 6-7
- Opera 12, 16-23
- Google Chrome 23-36
Additionally, Vaadin supports the built-in browsers in the following mobile operating systems:
- iOS 5-7
- Android 2.3-4
- Windows Phone 8
Vaadin SQL Container supports the following databases:
- HSQLDB
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
Vaadin on the Web
- vaadin.com - The developer portal containing everything you need to know about Vaadin
- vaadin.com/demo - A collection of demos for Vaadin
- vaadin.com/learn - Getting started with Vaadin
- vaadin.com/forum - Forums for Vaadin related discussions
- vaadin.com/book - Book of Vaadin - everything you need to know about Vaadin
- vaadin.com/api - Online javadocs
- vaadin.com/directory - Add-ons for Vaadin
- vaadin.com/pro-tools - Commercial tools for Vaadin development
- vaadin.com/support - Commercial support for Vaadin development
- vaadin.com/services - Expert services for Vaadin
- vaadin.com/company - Information about the company behind Vaadin
- dev.vaadin.com - Bug tracker
- How to get the source code of Vaadin