MySource Matrix Developer

MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 57
Friday 13th January 2006

covers versions 3.4.8 stable, 3.6.4 stable, 3.7.0 development

News

Two New Stable Versions Released

MySource Matrix 3.4.8 and 3.6.4 were released on Monday for internal client upgrades only. They were not released on the web site. Both releases contain the new URL white list security fix for the remote content page. In addition, 3.4.8 contains 4 bug fixes and 3.6.4 contains 27.

Remote Content Requirements Change

The development version of the remote content page now encodes the URLs it is presenting. Previously, you could send the remote content page a URL via a query string variable. This will no longer work without encoding the URL first.

New Snoopy Test To Find Debug Code

A new test has been written for Snoopy that will try and identify debug code that has been left within MySource Matrix. This includes the use of functions such as bam(), minibam() and speed_check(). The only function allowed is pre_echo(), but the use of this function is also restricted.

If you have to print something to screen, during an install or upgrade most likely, use the pre_echo() function instead of bam(). The use of bam() is reserved for pure debug code only.

New Features

Customise Search Page Categories

Added to: 3.7.0 development

Search page categories have always allowed you to specify a "Not Selected" option, enabling the user to search from the search page's root node rather than under a particular category. You can now choose to completely remove the "Not Selected" option to force users to choose a category. You can also specify which category option will be the default.

Metadata Updated Trigger Action

Added to: 3.7.0 development

A new trigger event has been added and will be fired when an asset's metadata is updated. This allows you to create triggers that execute when an editor alters the metadata values of an asset.

New Odd/Even Keyword In Listing Engine

Added to: 3.7.0 development

A new keyword has been added to the listing engine assets. The keyword will be replaced by the text "odd" or "even" depending on if the result is in an odd or even number position in the listing.

You can use this keyword in a DIV or TABLE's "class" property to display alternating style combinations (such as row colour). For example, enter "_row" to use the classes "odd_row" and "even_row" in your listings.

Planned Development

Roles System

To be added to : 3.7.0 development
Estimated start date: already in development
Estimated end date : 20th January 2006

Upgrading

3.7.0 Development

Run step_02.php: yes
Run step_03.php: yes
Run compile_locale.php: yes

Additional queries:
- These queries are for development systems only
- You do not have to run them if upgrading from 3.6.x

[PostgreSQL]
ALTER TABLE sq_cache ADD COLUMN temp VARCHAR(4000);
UPDATE sq_cache SET temp = url;
ALTER TABLE sq_cache DROP COLUMN url;
ALTER TABLE sq_cache RENAME temp TO url;
ALTER TABLE sq_cache ALTER COLUMN url SET NOT NULL;

[Oracle]
ALTER TABLE sq_cache MODIFY url VARCHAR(4000);

Additional comments: No additional upgrade steps are required.

New Bugs Added To Bug Tracker

Notes:

Bug #1070 (Security Restrictions on User Groups not being enforced) was submitted by NBell on the 4th of January 2006 but was marked as not being a bug after it was determined that this was expected behavior from the new security restrictions system.

New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker

Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker