Wiki source code of Releases

Version 93.1 by hbpadmin on 2022/02/08 13:49

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89.1	1	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2022-02-08) ===
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	3	Collaboratory.Wiki
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	5	* All common elements in a collab (Drive, Team, Lab, Bucket) are now grouped together at the top of the page.
	6
	7	Collaboratory.Lab
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90.1	9	* Updated Jupyter Lab image to use latest Jupyter version
89.1	10	** Adds a debugger to the Lab, allowing users to debug their notebooks.
	11	** Includes native git integration
93.1	12	** Allows the user to install extensions to Jupyter Lab
89.1	13	* Fixed issues with notebook exports (and re-enabled native PDF export)
92.1	14	* Added [[nbgitpuller>>https://jupyterhub.github.io/nbgitpuller/]] support
89.1	15	* Set bash as the default shell in the terminal
	16	* Improvements to the lab extension to make URL query parameters available (now works with direct links to a specific openshift cluster)
	17	* Simplified lab image to reduce image size and load times
	18	* Fixed unknown user id issue in the openshift container
90.1	19	* Updated Jupyter hub version
89.1	20
88.1	21	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2022-01-25) (Delayed, Released 27th) ===
84.1	22
	23	Collaboratory.Wiki
	24
85.1	25	* Adding a new API to delete collabs. Details found [[here>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.Documentation Wiki.API.WebHome]] after release.
84.1	26	* The "Get Collab" API has been updated, you can now use this API to search for exact title. Details found [[here>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.Documentation Wiki.API.WebHome]] after release.
	27	* Updates to the maintenance banner.
	28
83.1	29	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2022-01-17) (Released) ===
80.1	30
82.1	31	Collaboratory.Lab
	32
	33	* We are re-enabling the Juelich site selection for running your Notebooks on.
	34
	35	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2022-01-11) (Released) ===
	36
80.1	37	Collaboratory.Wiki
	38
81.1	39	* The new Toast that appears if you have not filled in your PLUS profile has been updated to take into account more scenarios. The message and links will change dynamically based on a users situation.
80.1	40	* Upgrading XWiki to latest patch version.
	41	* New policy released regarding collabs. [[Read more>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.New Collaboratory\.wiki policy.WebHome]]
	42
	43	Collaboratory.Drive
	44
	45	* File uploads are now limited to 1GB or below in size.
	46
79.1	47	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-12-14) (Released) ===
70.1	48
	49	Collaboratory.Lab
	50
	51	* Idle Labs are now kept running for up to 12 hours before being automatically closed.
72.1	52	* The Lab is aware of a new permission regarding user quotas. Lab users will be asked to grant the Lab this permission in their next session.
77.1	53	* The "Experimental" image is now becoming the Official EBRAINS image while the current "Official EBRAINS" image will now be deprecated.
	54	* The option to choose the Julich site is temporarily being disabled.
70.1	55
	56	Collaboratory.Wiki
	57
71.1	58	* Removed inactive EBRAINS user accounts from the results of user searches. These include the list displayed when trying to add a user to a collab's Team.
	59	* The wording of the email received when you need to re-verify your account has been updated.
70.1	60	* You can no longer create collabs with duplicate titles.
71.1	61	* When using the "Collabs" search, filters will no longer be applied by default; instead you now need to select what filters you want to apply.
75.1	62	* A "Toast" popup will now remind you to fill out your PLUS profile if you have not already done so.
70.1	63
77.1	64	Collaboratory.Bucket (Data-proxy)
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	66	* file picker option added in the data-proxy. Data Proxy front UI can be parametrized with 2 query parameters: redirect_uri and redirect_title . Once the user has selected files/folders in the UI, and clicks on the redirect button, he is redirected to the specified redirect_uri. The redirect_title is optional and allows to customize the redirect button in the UI.
	67	* There is a new query parameter folder . When the user browses a bucket, the folder parameter is updated. That allows the user to share a link to a specific folder.
	68	* Public buckets are now visible to anyone authenticated in the UI
	69	* Public / Private toggle is visible to everyone but disabled by default. Only administrators can update the bucket privacy status.
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78.1	71	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-12-07) (Released) ===
43.1	72
63.1	73	Collaboratory.Lab
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69.1	75	* The Lab now loads the Drive of the selected collab before loading the Drive of other collabs the user has access to. This reduces the time it takes for the selected collab's Drive to be accessible when starting up the Lab. This applies both to users opening the Lab from the Wiki navigation or from a link to a specific notebook.
	76	* Notebooks can be exported to various views from the File > Export Notebook as menu. Some of those export options were no longer working and have been removed.
63.1	77
	78	Collaboratory.Wiki
	79
69.1	80	* The guided tour of the Wiki for users logging in the first time has been removed. Instead, feel free to check out individual tool tutorials that you can find on our [[documentation page.>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.WebHome]]
63.1	81
	82	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-11-10) (Released) ===
	83
53.1	84	Collaboratory.Drive
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	86	* We are deploying an upgrade to the Drive which should resolve multiple issues and adds new features including:
59.1	87	** It improves Drive performance which had caused issues with Lab sessions left idling by users.
	88	** Its web interface updates dynamically when new files are created/deleted/renamed in a sub-folder of a collab's Drive.
62.1	89	** It adds a new search file by filename in a given collab's Drive.
58.1	90	** It adds a new "column view" in the web UI for browsing files in a collab's Drive.
	91	** Its web UI groups the public (shared) links and smart (internal) links to be managed via a common button and pop-up.
	92	** Its web UI adds color tagging to individual files.
53.1	93
54.1	94	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
	95	Collaboratory.Lab
	96
	97	* The new version provides access to Lab sessions with more RAM for authorized users. Authorization can be requested by contacting [[https:~~/~~/ebrains.eu/support>>https://ebrains.eu/support]] with a motivation.
	98
53.1	99	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-10-19) (Released) ===
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50.1	101	Collaboratory.Lab
	102
52.1	103	* We have now added the ability for users to request larger amounts of memory for notebooks. For now, the best way to gain access to these larger notebooks is to [[contact support>>https://ebrains.eu/support/]] to request access.
51.1	104
	105	Collaboratory.Bucket
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	107	* Users now have the ability to copy files from one bucket to another. You can do this when initially creating a bucket or at any time after creation via the Bucket UI.
	108
	109	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-10-11) (Released) ===
	110
	111	Collaboratory.Lab
	112
50.1	113	* We are adding a new Python kernel to the Collaboratory Lab in which pre-installed neuroscience tools are readily available. The new kernel is the one with "//EBRAINS//" in its name. Available tools in that kernel can be listed with the command "//module avail//". The new kernel will be available in the experimental Docker image of the Lab.
	114
	115	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-09-14) (Released) ===
	116
47.1	117	Collaboratory.Wiki
	118
48.1	119	* Collabs will now have a "Contact Administrator" button that allows users to send a message to the administrators of a collab. The administrators will receive the message along with the details of the user that has sent the message.
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50.1	121	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-09-03) (Released) ===
48.1	122
	123	Collaboratory.Wiki
	124
47.1	125	* A new API is available to retrieve users emails based off a username, this is only available to users with the appropriate rights and will be detailed in the [[Wiki API>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.Documentation Wiki.API.WebHome]] .
	126	* The User API will now also return the "mitreid-sub", a unique identifier carried over from Collaboratory 1 that will be maintained in Collaboratory 2.
	127	* The GET Users endpoint is now only available for authenticated users.
	128
50.1	129	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-08-31) (Released) ===
47.1	130
43.1	131	Collaboratory 1
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	133	* Account creation has been removed from Collaboratory 1 in preparation for Collaboratory 1 shutdown.
	134
	135	Collaboratory.IAM
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46.1	137	* Users registering on Collaboratory 2 will now have a 16 digit numerical "Mitreid-sub" generated. This allows services using the "mitreid-sub" on Collaboratory 1 to continue using this field on Collaboratory 2.
43.1	138
	139	Collaboratory.Wiki
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45.1	141	* The collab creation form has been updated. When users click on "Create" they will now see a popup window informing them of the progress of the collab creation.
43.1	142
50.1	143	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-08-17) (Released) ===
35.1	144
38.1	145	Collaboratory.IAM
35.1	146
38.1	147	* Users can check in the Wiki for their [[past login events>>https://iam.ebrains.eu/auth/realms/hbp/account/log]] (or from the wiki > user profile icon > basic profile > logs). The IAM update will pass the correct IP address from which the user logged in, instead of displaying the IP address 127.0.0.1.
35.1	148
	149	Collaboratory.Lab
	150
38.1	151	* Added a form for the user to select the Fenix site to run notebooks on.
	152	* Activated the Fenix Jülich Supercomputing Centre execution site.
	153	* Users visiting the Lab before visiting the Drive will now receive an appropriate error message.
	154	* New environment variables have been added in the Notebook environment with:
	155	** the notebook filename,
	156	** the name of the collab containing the notebook file in its Drive,
	157	** the Fenix site where the notebook is executed, and
	158	** the Docker image in which the notebook is executed.
42.1	159	* View our [[sample notebook>>https://lab.ebrains.eu/user-redirect/lab/tree/shared/The%20Collaboratory/lab_env.ipynb?LAB_TEST=1]] on how to access these variables. NOTE: This notebook will not work until after tonight's deployment.
41.1	160	* Read the [[FAQ>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.Documentation Lab.FAQ.Creating and accessing environment variables .WebHome]] for creating your own custom environment variables.
35.1	161
50.1	162	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-08-03) (Released) ===
34.1	163
	164	Collaboratory.Wiki
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	166	* Change 2 endpoints of the Collaboratory [[Wiki API>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.Documentation Wiki.API.WebHome]] to also accept a Keycloak sub unique identifier as a search parameter.
	167
50.1	168	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-07-20) (Released) ===
22.1	169
33.1	170	Collaboratory.Wiki
	171
37.1	172	* Collaboratory deletion now removes the associated Drive from the name, preventing duplicate Drives.
	173	* Copying links from the Identity manager now works correctly.
33.1	174	* Backend changes made in preparation for future releases.
	175	* Complete redesign of the Documentation which you will find in [[The Collaboratory>>doc:Collabs.the-collaboratory.WebHome]] collab.
	176
	177	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-07-06) (Released) ===
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25.1	179	Collaboratory.Lab
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28.1	181	* Fixes and improvements to pyplot and matplotlib.
	182	* Added NGL Viewer to interactively view molecular structures.
31.1	183	* Fixed permission issues in the notebook docker images that was were causing some libraries to throw warnings, the .cache dir is now writeable.
30.1	184	* Images have been cleaned by removing unnecessary libraries.
28.1	185
	186	Collaboratory.IAM
	187
	188	* Fixed an issue where a user would occasionally be unable to delete a newly created collab.
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29.1	190	Collaboratory.Drive
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28.1	192	* Fixed an issue where linking directly to a document in a newly created private collab would provide an "Unable to view file" error.
	193
	194	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-06-22) (Released) ===
	195
	196	Collaboratory.Lab
	197
	198	* Official EBRAINS Docker image~: Added R and rpy2.
27.1	199	* Experimental Docker image for EBRAINS tool developers: NFS Mount will now be available for developers. Added gcc10 and image optimisations.
25.1	200
	201	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-06-14) (Released) ===
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22.1	203	Collaboratory.Wiki
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23.1	205	* Fixed an issue causing new collabs to not have a Drive present.
22.1	206
23.1	207	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-06-10) (Released) ===
21.1	208
	209	Collaboratory.Wiki
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	211	* A small bug fix for the collab search page.
	212
18.1	213	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-06-08) (Released) ===
11.1	214
17.1	215	As well as individual services, we have also changed how announcements are made, if more than one announcement is being made you now see an arrow to the left of the announcement banner that you can use to switch between announcements.
12.1	216
19.1	217	Collaboratory.Wiki
11.1	218
	219	* Added more filters to Collab search, you can now filter on collabs where you are a viewer, an editor or an admin.
	220	* Collab Creation and collab settings forms have been updated, more descriptions have been added and the private or public collab choice is now a radio button.
	221	* Instructions on how to get your collab as a highlighted collab have been published, if you visit the collab search page you will find a link to this new page just above the highlighted collabs.
12.1	222	* The collab page editor has been replaced by a full page editor instead of the current inline editor being used.
11.1	223
	224	Collaboratory.Lab
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	226	* Users can now choose between 2 different images when launching a notebook, most users should keep using the Official EBRAINS image, however tool developers can now work on the experimental image.
	227
	228	Collaboratory.Bucket
	229
	230	* The ability for users to create permanent links is now available via the UI by right clicking on any file and choosing "Manage public link".
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10.1	232	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-05-11) (Released) ===
4.1	233
8.1	234	The Collaboratory release on 11th May represents a large change in the functionality of the collab search page. Please [[contact support>>https://ebrains.eu/support/]] if you encounter any issues with this new functionality, thank you.
6.1	235
4.1	236	Collaboratory.Wiki
	237
8.1	238	* Large update to the collab search page functionality
4.1	239	** Look and feel has been improved
	240	** You will now see "Highlighted collabs" when initially arriving on the page
	241	** You can now filter by "My favourite" collabs - Showing only those collabs that you have favourited (Small heart symbol on top right of a collab page)
	242
	243	Collaboratory.Lab
	244
8.1	245	* Neuron installation has been fixed and updated to latest version.
	246	* The "Copy shareable link" menu entry in the file browser of the Lab should now produce a correct URL without manual intervention.
9.1	247	* You can now use Environment variables populated from a URL, [[more information>>https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/the-collaboratory/how-to/Adding%20environment%20variables%20to%20Jupyter%20Notebooks/]]
4.1	248
7.1	249	Collaboratory.Bucket
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8.1	251	* The ability for users to create permanent links is now available (Via API only for now): [[API Documentation>>https://data-proxy.ebrains.eu/api/docs#/permalinks]]
7.1	252
3.1	253	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-04-28) (Partially released) ===
1.1	254
	255	Due to the problem described in the "Drive issue" announcement, the Collaboratory release was delayed from 27th April to the 28th April
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	257	Collaboratory.Wiki
	258
	259	* The new "Bucket" menu is now available in all collabs
	260	* Various UI fixes.
	261	* Collapsible macro styles have been updated.
	262	* Fixed some issues with our Search functionality.
	263	* Favourite collabs API has been developed for future integration into the UI.
	264	* Added a report button to collabs, you can now report unused or inappropriate collabs.
	265	* Issue for some users getting permission denied messages when they should not has been resolved.
	266
	267	There was an issue during the release of the Lab, as such, the following has not yet been released and will be released on a different day.
	268
	269	Collaboratory.Lab
	270
	271	* Nueron installation has been fixed and updated to latest version.
	272	* The "Copy shareable link" button should now work without manual intervention.
	273
3.1	274	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-04-13) (Released) ===
1.1	275
	276	Collaboratory.Wiki
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	278	* The new "Bucket" menu will be available in every new collab created, and will be rolled out to existing collab's in the coming days.
	279	* Users logged into the wiki, should now automatically be logged into the lab in an iFrame instead of needing to login again.
	280
3.1	281	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-03-30) (Released) ===
1.1	282
	283	The release going ahead on the 30th March will contain numerous upgrades and fixes throughout the Collaboratory Drive, Wiki and Lab.
	284
	285	Collaboratory.Drive
	286
	287	* Incorrect name formats are now automatically fixed
	288	* Improvements to Automated tests.
	289
	290	Collaboratory.Lab
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	292	* Current Notebook image was rebuilt with extra extensions. These are : nbgitpuller,ipywidgets, jupyterlab-plotly, jupyter-matplotlib
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	294	Collaboratory.Wiki
	295
	296	* The "Favourite" button was moved to the top right of a collab page.
	297	* New API added, this will allow users to get the Collab(CollabObject) via the DriveId - [[More information>>url:https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/the-collaboratory/Technical%20documentation/For%20Developers/Collaboratory%20API/]]
	298	* Highlighted Collabs is now a responsive design.
	299	* Improvements to Automated tests.
	300
	301	Note: This release will cause all running containers to be reset.
	302
3.1	303	=== Wiki update (2021-03-02) (Released) ===
1.1	304
	305	As well as numerous bug fixes and small improvements to the Wiki, we are also upgrading the current version of XWiki(Version 10.11.9) to the most recent version of XWiki (Version 12.10.2). We are also adding a few fixes to its integration in the Wiki front end . A new feature was added: a new "Like" (Represented by a [[image:https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/13.0/google-medium/2764-fe0f.png\|\|alt=":heart:"]]) feature that is now available on Collab pages. For now, it can be used to show support and approval for any Collab page you like and use, in the future, we will be expanding upon this functionality.
	306
	307	If you would like to see new features or feel certain functionality is required to improve the Collaboratory, please [[join the Collaboratory user group>>url:https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/collaboratory-user-group/Joining%20the%20group/]], once joined, please do not hesitate to [[make your suggestions>>url:https://drive.ebrains.eu/lib/aac38e36-4bd9-48ee-9ae6-b876a65028aa/file/Collaboratory%20User%20Group%20-%20Suggestion%20box.docx]].
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3.1	309	=== EBRAINS ticketing system (2021-03-02) (Released) ===
1.1	310
	311	The categories of tickets are being aligned to the description of [[services on the EBRAINS.eu website>>url:https://ebrains.eu/services/]]. We are using this opportunity to also upgrade the ticketing system to a more recent version.
	312
3.1	313	=== Collaboratory 2 release (2021-02-17) (Released) ===
1.1	314
	315	The release going ahead on 17th February has the following enhancements.
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	317
	318	1. Mounting a new "Shared" drive for the ability to easily share links from Seafile. So going forward, any links that need to be shared should be generated in the "Shared " drive. The original "/drive" will be kept so it does not break any of the already existing links.
	319	1. OnlyOffice is being upgraded to the latest version. This should solve the issue listed below in the "Files locked in the Drive " section. The section will remain temporarily until it is verified this issue is fully fixed.
	320	1. Seafile file system is being increased
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3.1	322	=== Collaboratory 1 maintenance (Released) ===
1.1	323
	324	Collaboratory 1 services will be down from 18:00 CET [[(my timezone)>>url:https://everytimezone.com/s/4a9daa55]] Thursday Jan 7 for maintenance. The services are being re-hosted from the EPFL/BBP infrastructure to the Fenix infrastructure. The OIDC authentication service will be reactivated first (within 30 minutes); all other services will follow in the evening. Once the Collaboratory 1 services are back online, you may find that files added to the storage within the last days do not initially appear. This will be remedied overnight as we synchronize the storage. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
	325
	326	As a reminder the Collaboratory 1 services are deprecated and will be shut down in September 2021.
	327
	328	If you encounter issues with Collaboratory 1 after Friday 12:00 CET, please contact [[https:~~/~~/ebrains.eu/support>>url:https://ebrains.eu/support]]
	329
	330	The re-hosting was completed on Thursday evening. Some services relying on the Collaboratory 1 may need to be restarted to take into account the new DNS entries. Please notify [[support>>url:https://ebrains.eu/support]] of any issues you identify.

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