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Upgrade to v8
The purpose of this note is to help developers to upgrade their agent from v7 to v8. Please read carefully and integrate the following breaking changes to ensure a smooth update.
Please be aware that while Forest Admin make every effort to ensure that our platform updates are broadly compatible and offer detailed instructions for upgrading, Forest Admin cannot guarantee that custom code developed by the developers will always be compatible with new versions of our software. This includes any custom modifications or extensions to core functionalities, such as method overrides or custom integrations. It is the responsibility of the developers to review and test their custom code to ensure compatibility with each new version. Our team provides comprehensive upgrade guides to assist in this process, but these cannot encompass the unique customizations that may be present in each customer's environment. Therefore, Forest Admin strongly recommend establishing a thorough testing protocol for your specific customizations to safeguard against potential issues during the upgrade process.
This upgrade unlocks the following features:
- Use templating in the filters of Chart components
- Add conditions to your role permissions
As for any dependency upgrade, it's very important to test this upgrade in your testing environments. Not doing so could result in your admin panel being unusable.
To upgrade to v8, update the version in your Gemfile, then run the following and update your project as shown in the Breaking Changes section below.
bundle install
In case of a regression introduced in Production after the upgrade, a rollback to your previous agent version 7 is the fastest way to restore your admin panel.
This new version (v8) does not support the old role system. If you are still using the old role system, please follow this procedure in order to migrate to the new role system before you attempt to upgrade to version 8.
How do I know if I'm using the old or new role system?
If you have access to roles (Project settings > Roles) as designed below...
then you are using the new role system and can go ahead with the upgrade to v8.
In your code, if you were using the
ForestLiana::PermissionsChecker for check the permission on overriding route. You need to replace PermissionsChecker.new(...) by ForestLiana::Ability::forest_authorize!(action, forest_user, @resource).Last modified 4d ago