v6.0.0 - React Upgrade

iDigBio Portal version 6.0.0 - Release Notes (January 9, 2024)

Introduction:

This release introduces several updates to software packages that power the iDigBio portal.

New Features:

No new user facing features have been introduced in this release.

Upgraded React to version 17.

Upgraded Babel to version 7.

Upgraded Jest to version 24.

Enhanced Redis security.

Search API: Added HTTP/2 support

Search API: Added compression for JSON payloads

Improvements:

React has been updated to version 17 from 15.5, bringing performance enhancements and a cleaner way to organize React code.

Babel has been upgraded to version 7, bringing performance improvements, preset compatibility, and improved support for modern Javascript and React.

Jest has been upgraded to version 24 to patch a security vulnerability. Other benefits of this upgrade include faster test execution and compatibility with modern Javascript features.

API Enhancements: Implemented HTTP/2 and response compression on the search API. This leads to faster load times, reduced bandwidth, and lower latency.

Bolstered security around Redis by adding additional layers of authentication.

Known Issues:

The “draw a circle marker” tool on the portal map is redundant and will likely be removed in a future release.

Technical Information:

Users’ current workflows should not be interrupted by any of these changes.

End Note:

Thank you for your ongoing support! Please promptly report any potential issues to [email protected].