Release notes
Bika.ai v0.8.21 Release Notes
v0.8.21 Release Notes
Release Date: November 1, 2024
🚀 New Features & Template Enhancements
- AI writer: Introduced AI writer functionality to assist with content creation
- Resource Creation: Launched new node creation interface with template support
- Personal Workspace: Added "Personal Workspace" section to sidebar for better team collaboration
- Document Field Type: Added "Document" field type to database, enabling direct document creation
- Sharing & Permissions: Added short URL generation in sharing modal for easier member/guest invitations
- File Management: Enhanced file node attachment capabilities with download and retry mechanisms
- Email Integration: Added "Inbound Email" trigger and IMAP integration with TLS configuration support
- Automation Enhancement: "Update Record" action now supports batch modification of multiple records
- Resource Description: Resource editor descriptions now support AI writer filling
- New Templates: Released "OKR Tracking" templates
✨ UI/UX Improvements
- Resource List: Enhanced sidebar with drag-and-drop sorting for sub-resources
- Cell Editing: Added support for creating linked records through text pasting
- Field Options: Introduced 10 random background colors for single/multi-select fields
- Search Enhancement: Added resource path display in global search results
- Homepage Announcements: Added modal view support for homepage announcements
- Loading States: Optimized skeleton screen effects between pages
🔧 Bug Fixes
- Quick Login Authentication: Fixed privacy terms issues in quick login
- Linked Records: Resolved multiple linked record operation and display issues
- Formula Fields: Fixed editing issues when formula field is in the first column
- Dashboard: Fixed dashboard description display issues
- OpenAPI: Corrected counting issues with maxRecords parameter
- File Sharing: Fixed menu disappearance in shared ndoe
- Field Conversion: Resolved data loss issues during field type conversion
- Form Functionality: Fixed various form-related crashes and display issues
- Automation: Fixed variable retrieval in "Create Record" and "Update Record"
- Member Notifications: Fixed member notification issues in member field
🎁 Other Updates
- API Integration: Added "Embedded Link" creation support to Bika API SDK
- Pricing Page: Updated feature list with automation and integration details
- Language Support: Enhanced i18n support for React node combinations
- Document Nodes: Improved field list editor interaction experience
🚧 Refactoring
- Resource Management: Enhanced error handling mechanism for file resource nodes
- Node Indexing: Added parents property and optimized path processing
- Internationalization: Refactored i18n support with parameter validation
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