Vaadin Framework 8.2.0

Notable Enhancements in Vaadin Framework 8.2

• HTML5 History.PushState based Navigation
• Improvements to the Binder
• Helper class for implementing Grid row Drag&Drop
• For all enhancements, list of breaking changes etc. - see the full release notes at vaadin.com

See complete list of changes since 8.1.7

Documentation

• Documentation for Vaadin Framework 8

See release notes at vaadin.com for more info like backwards incompatible changes

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.rc1

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.rc1 is a release candidate version for evaluating the enhancements mentioned below.

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.rc1 Enhancements and Fixes

Components

• Separate row heights for header, body and footer in Grid (but not separate row height per row)
• Support for item descriptions (tooltips) in CheckBoxGroup, RadioButtonGroup and Tree
• Notification supports CloseListener
• Tree now has methods to scroll it programmatically
• AbstractDateField now supports formatting of time zone information
• Grid WAI-ARIA support has been improved
• Added GridRowDragger, a new helper API for dragging rows in Grid

Binder

• Binder supports removing bindings
• BindingBuilder methods do not have to be chained
• Bean validation failures will revert changes in Binder

Generic features

• The browser time zone can be obtained from WebBrowser if the browser supports it
• PushState based navigation support
  • Support for this in CDI plug-in will be released in version 3.0
  • Support for this in Spring plug-in will be released in version 3.0
• Client side ErrorLevel support
• VaadinService, VaadinServlet and VaadinServletService have protected no-args constructors to make DI integrations simpler

See complete list of changes since 8.2.0.beta1

See complete list of changes since 8.1.7

Testing pre-releases

Easiest way to get started testing pre-releases is to create a new project using Maven archetype:

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate  \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=com.vaadin  \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=vaadin-archetype-application  \
    -DarchetypeRepository=https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases  \
    -DarchetypeVersion=8.2.0.rc1

Vaadin Framework 8.1.7

Vaadin Framework 8.1.7 is a maintenance release with the following fixes and enhancements:

• Accessibility improvements to Grid and Window
• Fixed ComboBox popup size calculation
• Custom tab index support for TabSheet and Accordion
• Disabled style in CheckBoxGroup and RadioButtonGroup

See complete list of changes since 8.1.6

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.beta1

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.beta1 is a pre-release for evaluating new features and enhancements:

• API clean up from 8.2.0.alpha3
• Up-to-date TestBench version
• MenuBar Accessibility features

See complete list of changes since 8.1.6

Testing pre-releases

Easiest way to get started testing pre-releases is to create a new project using Maven archetype:

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate  \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=com.vaadin  \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=vaadin-archetype-application  \
    -DarchetypeRepository=https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases  \
    -DarchetypeVersion=8.2.0.beta1

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.alpha3

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.alpha3 is a pre-release for evaluating new features and enhancements:

• Officially supporting Wildfly 11
• More improvements to Binder APIs
• Introduced GridDragger to reduce boilerplate code
• Grid tooltips now support ContentMode setting
• Support for Java 9
• Opening Editor in Grid programmatically

See complete list of changes since 8.1.6

Testing pre-releases

Easiest way to get started testing pre-releases is to create a new project using Maven archetype:

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate  \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=com.vaadin  \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=vaadin-archetype-application  \
    -DarchetypeRepository=https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases  \
    -DarchetypeVersion=8.2.0.alpha3

Vaadin Framework 7.7.12

Vaadin Framework 7.7.12 is a maintenance release including the following fixes:

• Made focus circulate in modal dialog to improve accessibility (fixes #8855)
• Upgraded GWT version to 2.7.0.vaadin6, resolving an issue with ComboBox in portlets (and other Overlay issues in certain contexts) on Chrome 62+
• Set no-store headers on UIDL messages
• Move ComboBox popup with ComboBox on scroll (fixes #5043)

For more details, see complete list of changes since 7.7.11

Vaadin Framework 8.1.6

Vaadin Framework 8.1.6 is a maintenance release with the following fixes and enhancements:

• Use GWT 2.8.2 with better Java 9 support
• Removing a non-existing Column from Grid is no longer silently ignored
• DataProvider::refreshAll should not get stuck anymore

See complete list of changes since 8.1.5

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.alpha2

Vaadin Framework 8.2.0.alpha2 is a pre-release for evaluating new features and enhancements:

• Binding builder methods do not have to be chained
• Bean validation failures will revert changes in Binder
• Notification supports CloseListener
• Tree now has methods to scroll it programmatically
• The browser time zone can be obtained from WebBrowser if the browser supports it
• AbstractDateField now supports formatting of time zone information
• PushState based navigation support
• Grid WAI-ARIA support has been improved (aria-sort added)
• Client side ErrorLevel support
• VaadinService, VaadinServlet and VaadinServletService have protected no-args constructors to make DI integrations simpler

See complete list of changes since 8.1.5

Testing pre-releases

Easiest way to get started testing pre-releases is to create a new project using Maven archetype:

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate  \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=com.vaadin  \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=vaadin-archetype-application  \
    -DarchetypeRepository=https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases  \
    -DarchetypeVersion=8.2.0.alpha2

Vaadin Framework 8.1.5

Vaadin Framework 8.1.5 is a maintenance release with the following fixes and enhancements:

• Performance improvement for Tree and TreeGrid with large data sets.
• Fix validation errors in DateField component when selecting an invalid date.
• Indexing in ColorPicker corrected.

See complete list of changes since 8.1.5

Vaadin Framework 8.1.4

Vaadin Framework 8.1.4 is a maintenance release with the following fixes and enhancements:

• Fix caption of Panel in a Composite
• Fix VaadinIcons theme compilation with libsass
• Fix caption positioning with GridLayout
• Improve Tree styling for scrollbars
• Fix RadioButtonGroup and CheckBoxGroup in GridLayout
• Improve Grid performance
• Fix setting component visibility with Push
• Fix collapsing issue in TreeGrid

See complete list of changes since 8.1.3