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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