Beta release is here!!!

We are excited to announce the official release of the Beta Version of ApiOpenStudio!

We have worked very hard on this release, and the release includes a lot of bug-fixes, enhancements and requested features. Here is a quick overview up the updates:

Beta release features

• Updated the wiki:
  • Updated the wiki at https://wiki.apiopenstudio.com. This is using wiki.js at its core
  • Merged the core, admin and docker documentation into one place.
• Fixed issues in https://phpdoc.apiopenstudio.com.
• Fixed caching:
  • Caching supports single and cluster cache servers, or on-server caching.
  • Added support for Redis.
  • Deprecated support for APC.
  • Implemented optional caching for individual processors.
• Remote server and email outputs via plugins.
• Created multiple plugins for remote output, see https://packagist.org/packages/apiopenstudio
• Automated OpenApi document generation, supporting 1.x, 2.x, 3.x.
• Ability to manage 3rd party packages and repositories within ApiOpenStudio.
• Created two sample processor plugins
  • https://gitlab.com/laughing_man77/hello_world
  • https://gitlab.com/laughing_man77/hello_world_with_install
• Implemented Fragments (process repeated calculations only once).
• Added new processors to core:
  • JsonPath & XmlPath.
  • Cast.
  • Logic processors:
    • Do…While.
    • For…Each.
    • If…Then…Else.
    • Sequential.
  • Math.
  • Modules CRUD.
  • OpenApi CRUD.
• Added more unit tests (all core functionality is now fully tested).
• Added command line scripts (and API – so that it can be done using the GUI) to manage plugins.
• Integrated the ApiOpenStudio CLI commands (install, update, module) with Composer.
• Added a new page to the admin GUI to manage plugins.

We still have some known issues, and features that we want to build:

Tasks in the immediate roadmap

• Begin the re-design and rebuild for the admin GUI with better UX and UI. This will include a drag ‘n’ drop interface to building resources.
• Create a production docker for easier and secure installation.
• Fix minor issues in the automated OpenAPI document generation
• Add scanning for GET and POST variables to be automatically added to the OpenAPI documentation.
• Mechanisms to upgrade or downgrade OpenAPI versions.
• A mechanism to update OpenAPI if the domain is changed.
• Add testing for PHP 8.1.
• Add groups to permissions.