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Features and Enhancements
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- Updates to the ``geo`` model.
(`2872 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2872>`_)
``geo:telem``
Add an ``accuracy`` property to record the accuracy of the telemetry reading.
- Add Nexus support to the Axon, to enable mirrored Axon deployments.
(`2871 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2871>`_)
- Add Nexus support for HTTP API sessions.
(`2869 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2869>`_)
- Add support for runtime string formatting in Storm. This is done with
backtick ( ``) encapsulated strings.
An example of this is ``$world='world' $lib.print(`hello {$world}`)``
(`2870 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2870>`_)
(`2875 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2875>`_)
- Expose user profile storage on the ``auth:user`` object, with the
``profile`` ctor.
(`2876 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2876>`_)
- Storm package command names are now validated against the same regex used
by the grammar. The ``synapse.tools.genpkg`` tool now validates the compiled
package against the same schema used by the Cortex.
(`2864 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2864>`_)
- Add ``$lib.gen.newsByUrl()`` and ``$lib.gen.softByName()`` to help generate
``media:news`` and ``it:prod:soft`` nodes, respectively.
(`2866 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2866>`_)
- Add a new realtime event stream system to the Cell, accessible remotely via
``CellApi.behold()`` and a websocket endpoint, ``/api/v1/behold``. This can
be used to get realtime changes about services, such as user creation or
modification events; or layer and view change events in the Cortex.
(`2851 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2851>`_)
- Update stored user password hashing to use PBKDF2. Passwords are migrated
to this format as successful user logins are performed.
(`2868 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2868>`_)
- Add the ability to restore a backup tarball from a URL to the Cell startup
process. When a Cell starts via ``initFromArgv()``, if the environment
variable ``SYN_RESTORE_HTTPS_URL`` is present, that value will be used to
retrieve a tarball via HTTPS and extract it to the service local storage,
removing any existing data in the directory. This is done prior to any
Aha based provisioning.
(`2859 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2859>`_)
Bugfixes
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- The embedded Axon inside of a Cortex (used when the ``axon`` config option
is not set) did not properly have its cell parent set to the Cortex. This
has been corrected.
(`2857 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2857>`_)
- Fix a typo in the ``cron.move`` help.
(`2858 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2858>`_)
Improved Documentation
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- Update Storm and Storm HTTP API documentation to show the set of ``opts``
and different types of message that may be streamed by from Storm APIs.
Add example HTTP API client code to the Synapse repository.
(`2834 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2834>`_)
- Update the Data Model and Analytical model background documentation.
Expand on the discussion of light edges use. Expand discussion of tags
versus forms, linking the two via ``:tag`` props.
(`2848 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2848>`_)
Deprecations
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- The Cortex HTTP API endpoint ``/api/v1/storm/nodes`` has been marked as
deprecated.
(`2682 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2682>`_)
- Add deprecation notes to the help for the Storm ``splice.undo`` and
``splice.list`` commands.
(`2861 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2861>`_)
- Provisional Telepath support for Consul based lookups was removed.
(`2873 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/2873>`_)