BEdita 4.0.0-alpha2 Cactus Release announcement

BEdita 4.0.0-alpha2 codename "cactus" released

We are happy to announce the immediate availability of BEdita 4.0.0-alpha cactus*.

BEdita 4 is a complete rewrite featuring a new API-first architecture.

BEdita 4 is a ready to use back-end API to handle the data of your mobile, IoT, web and desktop applications. In other words: the core server part of your application.

It provides also an extensible framework to build your custom back-end API via plugins.

BEdita 4 provides a complete content management solution with:

an HTTP driven server application with a complete REST API to model, create, modify and retrieve your data
a default admin web application (to be released soon)

Here the main changes on this alpha2 release, see also the complete changelog.

API changes

Link to available objects to add in related objects view ara now available
Model /relations endpoint and /admin endpoint have been implemented
/auth/user endpoint to modify logged user own profile data was introduced
fields query string is now available
common query string filter support has been added to /trash endoint

Core changes

Relation parameters JSON SCHEMA validation
Read and write operations on custom properties JSON field
HTML rendering moved to middleware layer
Admin role and user not removable (403 Forbidden response)
hidden core properties for object types
Include relations in object types cache

Integration changes

Official Docker image and Docker Compose template
Updated CakePHP to version 3.5 and migrations plugin
CodeClimate introduced, Travis CI updated with coverage fix
HHVM support removed

Development is currently in alpha stage - DON'T USE IT ON A PRODUCTION SYSTEM

(*) “cactus” is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera. The word "cactus" derives from the Ancient Greek κάκτος, kaktos, a name originally used for a spiny plant whose identity is not certain. (from Wikipedia)