v0.9.0 - Reading List Overhaul and Spring Cleaning #4659
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It seems almost like a hard rule that the 2nd release of the year is always a spring cleaning release and this time, we've really put the new knowledge we've built up back into Kavita to clean up old systems, rebuild foundations, and then deliver some massive improvements on top of it. This release is packed with nearly 200 change log items and overhauled 2 major UI systems that have already allowed some amazing enhancements.
Highlights
Performance and Security
This is first and foremost. Kavita had a few security issues brought against it and we've ensured that we fixed those issues (CVEs will be requested after the release) but also hardened more of the API to ensure no other issues. These issues are likely not going to be abused, but I would encourage everyone to update.
In addition, we fixed one oversight around how often Kavita was writing to the DB (noticeable on non-SSD setups) and fixed the database is locked error (mostly) by changing how transactions are created in Kavita and implementing some extra waiting when concurrent writes are occurring. For me, I was seeing them a lot in the webtoon reader (which also got some nice love) and now I don't.
Reading List
There is a lot to cover but the long story short is, I redesigned the screens to bring forward more information, I added the ability to filter against reading lists by a number of fields, I added tags which are user-defined (or can come from CBL v2 lists), and I made Smart Filters work with Reading Lists, so you can bind them to your Side Nav/Dashboard. You can also export them as CBL (v1/v2) if you want to apply some arbitrary sorting in another program then re-import them.
CBL
ImportManagerThis has been on my mind since I first saw the v2 CBL spec and that is an overhaul to the CBL Import flow. Here's what I did:
Of course there is more to the story, but overall I feel like the Reading List and CBL Flow is in a great place.
Multi-download Support
This has been an item I've been wanting for 2 years now and I finally got to finish it off. You can now multi-select series, collections, chapters, volumes, whatever and Kavita will deconstruct down to the individual items, queue them up and process one by one. For me, a bit problem was FF on Android, I had to deal with a prompt on every download, but no more! The download manager is smart and remembers what you've downloaded and will show a mark on the card to let you know you've synced it to the device. We got retry and cancel support and just a ton of polish. I hope you'll enjoy this as much as me.
Misc
Mihon and Panels users rejoice, the reading session system now works with these apps out of the box. In addition, users that want to stay on older versions of Kavita can without the nagging version update modal popping up. I've overhauled the system to a) use a backoff system when you dismiss before it pops again and b) allow you to stay on an older version without Kavita pinging you again (but I don't recommend this due to security patches).
Lastly, the scanner got some bug fixes that might affect you:
What's next
Next up, we will be focusing on Kavita+ and giving it it's own spring cleaning along with bringing some much needed provider changes (Hardcover, MangaBaka) and new features. While we don't have anything else planned, I'm sure something fun will come up for non-Kavita+ users.
I want to also extend a special thanks to @falo2k and @DieselTech from the CBL Group and @LegendaryLass for the massive amount of work designing and testing the Reading List Overhaul project.
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