V9.0.0-beta.7

Release 378

Features

• [#13103]Account request form: No need to CC the email 'Acknowledgement of Instructor Account Request' by @Ashwinn11 in #13116
• [#13102] Admin rejecting account request: give actual account in the email template by @Andy-W-Developer in #13118
• [#13105] Admin managing account requests: use spinners to indicate actions in progress by @Respirayson in #13135
• [#12872] Warn instructors not to share link with students by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in #13137
• [#13104] Accounts request form: auto-unify country names by @franciscoSavala in #13117
• [#12655] Instructor Edit Session Page: If make session visible is later than submission opening time, automatically default to opening time by @Respirayson in #13143
• [#12749] Autosave and restore progress if user navigates away by @Respirayson in #13140
• [#12664] - Instructor's Student Records Page: Accessibility issue for comment buttons by @NeoHW in #13155
• [#13122] Create cancel button for instructor request form by @NeoHW in #13156
• [#12375] Update phrasing of contact page by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in #13157
• [#13104] Add mappings by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in #13166
• [#13235] Admin -> account request management page: make action icons buttons by @sanjyot242 in #13252
• [#12508] Give respondents a way to reset a rubric question submission by @NeoHW in #13145
• [#12653] Copy course modal: Mandatory fields not highlighted by @AaronToh in #13411
• [#13472] Instructor session results page: Multiple retry buttons by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13512
• [#13638] Ambiguous delete button for deadline extension by @viictor1 in #13655
• [#13470] Notification Banner: only one notification banner shown at a time by @lthoedt in #13665
• [#12142] Recovering session links: misleading error message when CAPTCHA doesn't show up by @viictor1 in #13666
• [#13455] Allow real email providers in dev server, and implement SMTP sender by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13575
• [#13605] Normalize email addresses to lowercase by @PhoebeY05 in #13630
• [#13471] Notifications page: Add Mark All as Read button by @christinalegaki in #13687
• [#13066] Merge result table with pending account requests table by @AaronToh in #13619
• [#13787] Copy instructors modal: primary action should be rightmost button by @NurSenaKaraduman in #13788

Bug Fixes

• [#13109]-IndexOutOfBoundsException encountered by LogsProcessor by @Ashwinn11 in #13120
• [#12875] Some feedback sessions duplicated in student home page by @Respirayson in #13130
• [#12578] @ sign is shown as @ when viewing essay question submission page by @Respirayson in #13142
• [#12779] Fix notifications update logic by @marquestye in #13083
• [#12894] Calculate msq totals by student email instead of name by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in #13141
• [#13147] Didn't Account for the Timezone in Session Edit Form component tests by @Respirayson in #13148
• [#13331] Remove extra underline under whitespace by @mufaddal404 in #13332
• [#13334] Fix NullPointerException while creating FeedbackSessionData by @DhiraPT in #13335
• [#13338] Radio button selection syncs across Constant Sum questions by @twhjames in #13352
• [#11754] Instructor creating course: 'Institute' drop-down is empty if there are no active courses by @samuelfangjw in #13437
• [#13439] Instructor Notifications Page: Notifications sometimes show as unread despite being read by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13444
• [#13446] Instructor Student Records Page: race condition causes unnecessary data to be fetched by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13457
• [#13524] When copying from previous feedback sessions, unable to type more than 38 characters in feedback session name by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13525
• [#13526] Question details for text, mcq-single, rubric, and numerical scale not preserved when copying from previous session by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13527
• [#13545] Application crashes due to empty build chunk with wrong MIME type by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13549
• [#12679] Fix whitespace-only copied session name validation in copy modal by @YuF-9468 in #13564
• [#13119] Allow instructor account creation when email exists as student account by @AaronToh in #13629
• [#13656] Preserve hyperlink in plaintext email by @Nsohko in #13676
• [#13596] Saved text responses with trailing spaces are incorrectly displayed as unsaved by @Samarth07-ctrl in #13707
• [#12774] Fix feedback sessions not fetched by deadline extensions by @TobyCyan in #13727
• [#13590] Fix fetching and creation of session access activity logs by @samuelfangjw in #13779
• [#13594] Question incorrectly displayed as saved when there are submission errors by @samuelfangjw in #13595
• [#13777] Dynamically generated MCQ/MSQ options are persisted resulting in duplicates by @samuelfangjw in #13778
• [#13590] Fix logs not populating when not logged in by @samuelfangjw in #13785
• [#13552] Copy instructors from other course modal is empty when there are no valid courses to copy from by @Joseph1276 in #13770
• [#13586] Fix student edit form accepts whitespaces in team field by @ishani-das in #13783
• [#13710] Admin Search: Unable to expand account requests row by @BAIZIKING in #13786
• [#13738] Fix broken links without feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13817
• [#12596] Instructor extending individual deadlines: table doesn't sort by team by @Gambit-02 in #13792

Code Quality Improvements

• [#13064] Use AccountRequestUpdateRequest as parameter by @Stain19 in #13068
• [#13228] Standardize the Naming Conventions for FeedbackSession Actions by @DhiraPT in #13229
• [#13263] Add null checks to methods in Student class by @DhiraPT in #13264
• [#13592] Enforce unit of work pattern for hibernate sessions by @samuelfangjw in #13626
• [#11760] Decouple deadline extension from feedback session update request by @TobyCyan in #13631
• [#13673] Move PR Request Checker script to a separate js file by @Nsohko in #13686
• [#13662] Add ability to set backend env explicitly by @Nsohko in #13668
• [#13682] Remove parseToEmail from EmailSenderService interface by @DuckyGuy in #13685
• [#13716] Decouple deadline extensions maps from feedback session data by @TobyCyan in #13728
• [#13717] Clean up usages of getUuidFromString by @eduardo-kurek in #13724
• [#13721] Refactor StudentData to have non-nullable userId by @samuelfangjw in #13736
• [#13721] Optimize ReadNotification actions by @samuelfangjw in #13732
• [#13441] Enforce uniqueness constraint for read notifications by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13689
• [#13718] Replace InstructorCommentsComponent inheritance with composition by @eduardo-kurek in #13754
• [#13721] Remove getCopyForUser in FeedbackSession entity by @samuelfangjw in #13797
• [#13721] Convert feedback missing response to a DTO by @samuelfangjw in #13798
• [#13721] Enforce silent deletion at logic layer by @samuelfangjw in #13799
• [#13747] Remove unknown properties from data bundles by @samuelfangjw in #13800
• [#13721] Add getQuestionType to FeedbackQuestion by @samuelfangjw in #13801
• [#13773] Refactor duplicate instructor tab creation by @malconsimbi in #13804
• [#13834] Replace Observable with generics in HTTP service methods by @maniyoussef in #13835
• [#13721] Standardize data bundle relationship ids by @samuelfangjw in #13844
• [#13850] Optimize GetNotificationsAction with DB-level unread filtering by @techvoyager-varun in #13849

Testing Related Improvements

• [#12588] Test coverage improvements for InstructorResponsesViewBase by @justinsegawa in #13087
• [#13304] Refactoring for Unit Test Access Controls by @arnav-goel05 in #13357
• [#13326] Poor data cleanup after the SQL E2E tests leads to unexpected errors when running E2E tests by @larrywangggg in #13377
• [#12588] Improve test code coverage of LogsDetails by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13413
• [#12588] Add tests for LogsHistogramComponent by @ekamsinghahuja in #13423
• [#13461] Remove dev server login page usage in E2E tests by @revi-iit in #13555
• [#13304] Refactor access control tests in GetCourseSectionNamesActionTest by @logancribbs in #13571
• [#13606] Fix flaky date-time spec test in session edit form component by @TobyCyan in #13607
• [#13304] Refactoring for Unit Test Access Controls by @Rockernun in #13404
• [#12048] Clean up E2E tests by @samuelfangjw in #13625
• [#13627] Remove redundant and low value E2E tests by @samuelfangjw in #13628
• [#12588] Improve test code coverage for LogsTableComponent by @pabniecor in #13632
• [#12588] Improve test code coverage of core components by @Joseph1276 in #13775
• [#13814] Fix timing dependent tests by @samuelfangjw in #13815
• [#13832] TypeScript cannot find describe even with jest types installed by @samuelfangjw in #13833
• [#13836] Fix failing email generator test by @samuelfangjw in #13837
• [#13829] Fix flaky InstructorFeedbackReportPageE2ETest by @samuelfangjw in #13838
• [#13845] Update session end time for open sessions in data bundles by @samuelfangjw in #13846
• [#13847] E2E test suite optimisation and cleanup by @samuelfangjw in #13848

Datastore to PostgreSQL Migration

• [#12048] Migrate FeedbackRubricQuestionsE2E by @yuanxi1 in #13078
• [#12048] Migrate SubmitFeedbackResponseAction tests by @FergusMok in #13033
• [#12048] Remove null default section by @FergusMok in #13040
• [#12048] Migrate InstructorCourseStudentDetailsEditPageE2ETest by @weiquu in #13069
• [#12048] Migrate tests for DeleteAccountActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13200
• [#12048] Migrate tests for DeleteFeedbackQuestionActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13218
• [#12048] Migrate tests for DeleteNotificationActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13201
• [#12048] Migrate tests by @mingyang143 in #13206
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for DeleteStudentsActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13205
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for DeleteStudentActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13204
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetAccountsAction.java by @mingyang143 in #13214
• [#12048] Migrate tests for MarkNotificationAsReadActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13222
• [#12048] Migrate tests for DeleteAccountRequestActionTest by @peasantbird in #13213
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetReadNotificationsActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13220
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetNotificationActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13210
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateNotificationActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13209
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetUsageStatisticsActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13245
• [#12048] Refactor tests for DeleteFeedbackQuestionActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13246
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetTimeZonesActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13244
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetNotificationsActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13219
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for DeleteInstructorActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13207
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetAccountActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13212
• [#12048] Migrate tests for UpdateFeedbackQuestionActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13231
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateFeedbackQuestionActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13240
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CalculateUsageStatisticsAction by @InfinityTwo in #13247
• [#12048] Migrate tests for UpdateNotificationActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13224
• [#12048] Migrate tests for UpdateInstructorActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13256
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackSessionPublishedRemindersActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13223
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateInstructorActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13255
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CompileLogsActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13233
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetCoursesActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13232
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateFeedbackSessionLogActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13239
• [#12048] Migrate tests for QueryLogsActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13234
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetStudentActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13241
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackSessionClosedRemindersActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13208
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for SearchInstructorsActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13259
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for RegenerateStudentKeyActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13258
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for RegenerateInstructorKeyActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13226
• [#12048] Migrate tests for JoinCourseActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13265
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetSessionResultsActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13216
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateAccountRequestActionTest by @peasantbird in #13253
• [#12048] Migrate tests for SendErrorReportActionTest by @jasonqiu212 in #13280
• [#12048] Migrate tests for SendLoginEmailActionTest by @jasonqiu212 in #13276
• [#12048] Migrate tests for JsonResultTest by @InfinityTwo in #13274
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetAuthInfoActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13273
• [#12048] Migrate tests for SearchAccountRequestsActionTest by @peasantbird in #13272
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetAccountRequestActionTest by @peasantbird in #13270
• [#12048] Migrate tests for ResetAccountRequestActionTest by @peasantbird in #13271
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetDeadlineExtensionActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13266
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetSessionResponseStatsActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13277
• [#12048] Migrate tests for ResetAccountActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13279
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetRegkeyValidityActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13278
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetInstructorsActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13267
• [#12048] Migrate tests for DeleteFeedbackResponseCommentActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13249
• [#12048] Migrate tests for CreateFeedbackResponseCommentActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13248
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for SearchStudentsActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13269
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackSessionClosingSoonRemindersActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13211
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackSessionOpenedRemindersActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13215
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackSessionOpeningSoonRemindersActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13221
• [#12048] Migrate tests for ActionFactoryTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13283
• [#13287] Fix GetHasResponsesAction by @BunnyHoppp in #13288
• [#12048] Migrate tests for UpdateFeedbackResponseCommentActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13251
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetActionClassesActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13285
• [#12048] Migrate tests for BinFeedbackSessionActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13284
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetHasResponsesActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13289
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetStudentsActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13243
• [#12048] Migrate tests for SessionLinksRecoveryAction by @domoberzin in #13281
• [#12048] Migrate Student Search Indexing Worker Action Test by @domoberzin in #13295
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetFeedbackSessionSubmittedGiverSetActionTest by @peasantbird in #13294
• [#12048] Migrate GetInstructorPrivilegeActionTest by @yuanxi1 in #13297
• [#12048] Migrate tests for RestoreFeedbackSessionActionTest by @jasonqiu212 in #13300
• [#12048] Migrate tests for InstructorSearchIndexingWorkerActionTest by @BunnyHoppp in #13286
• [#12048] Migrate GetCourseJoinStatusActionTest by @domoberzin in #13299
• [#12048] Migrate tests for GetFeedbackResponsesActionTest by @mingyang143 in #13268
• [#12048] Migrate GetFeedbackQuestionRecipientsActionTest by @domoberzin in #13301
• [#12048] Migrate GetFeedbackResponseCommentActionTest by @yuanxi1 in #13302
• [#12048] Migrate tests for PublishFeedbackSessionActionTest by @peasantbird in #13298
• [#13275] Fix potential incorrect sending of closing soon email by @DhiraPT in #13293
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for UpdateStudentActionTest by @DhiraPT in #13303
• [#12048] Migrate InstructorCourseStudentDetailsPageE2ETest by @InfinityTwo in #13310
• [#12048] Migrate tests for UnpublishFeedbackSessionActionTest by @peasantbird in #13296
• [#12048] Migrate InstructorFeedbackEditPageE2ETest by @mingyang143 in #13314
• [#12048] Migrate InstructorCourseEnrollPageE2ETest by @domoberzin in #13311
• [#12048] Abstract Access Controls to BaseActionTest by @InfinityTwo in #13254
• [#13324] Migrate to InstructorFeedbackEditPageSql by @DhiraPT in #13325
• [#12048] Migrate FeedbackResultsPageE2ETest by @domoberzin in #13308
• [#13324] Migrate to FeedbackSubmitPageSql by @DhiraPT in #13336
• [#13324] Migrate to AdminSearchPageSql by @DhiraPT in #13337
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackConstSumRecipientQuestionE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13318
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for AdminAccountsPageE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13340
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for AdminNotificationsPageE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13341
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for AdminSessionsPageE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13342
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for AutomatedSessionRemindersE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13343
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackConstSumOptionQuestionE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13344
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackContributionQuestionE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13345
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for FeedbackRankRecipientQuestionE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13346
• [#13324] Migrate to InstructorCourseDetailsPageSql by @DhiraPT in #13347
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for InstructorCourseEditPageE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13349
• [#12048] Migrate Tests for InstructorCourseJoinConfirmationPageE2ETest by @DhiraPT in #13350
• [#12048] Migrate tests for InstructorFeedbackSessionsPageE2ETest by @mingyang143 in #13330
• [#13415] Fix(sqllogic): Sort students by name in getStudentsForTeam by @DhiraPT in #13419
• [#13324] Migrate InstructorCoursesPage to SQL-based version by @WeeJean in #13414
• Refactor(db): Increase answer column size and add unique constraints by @DhiraPT in #13421
• [#12048] Migrate Unit Tests for SubmitFeedbackResponsesAction by @DhiraPT in #13424
• [#12048] Add SQL API DB unit tests and fix Javadoc links by @DhiraPT in #13431
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for SystemErrorEmailReportE2ETest by @AaronToh in #13427
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for InstructorSearchPage by @PhoebeY05 in #13422
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for InstructorCoursesPage by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13432
• [#12048] Migrate E2E tests for StudentNotificationsPage by @TobyCyan in #13434
• [#13449] Stabilise CompileLogsActionTest by @AaronToh in #13448
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for NotificationBanner by @PhoebeY05 in #13433
• [#13324] Migrate E2E Tests for InstructorSessionIndividualExtensionPage by @WeeJean in #13428
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for FeedbackSubmitPage by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13425
• [#12048] Add new sql logic/core unit tests by @Nsohko in #13429
• [#13464] V9 clean slate sql by @PhoebeY05 in #13464
• [#12048] Add SQL Search Unit Tests by @Nsohko in #13447
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for InstructorFeedbackReportPage by @TobyCyan in #13430
• [#12048] Migrate axe tests by @Nsohko in #13499
• [#12048] Migrate E2E Tests for InstructorStudentActivityLogsPage by @WeeJean in #13450
• [#12048] Migrate Axe Test by @WeeJean in #13501
• [#12048] Add account manager unit tests by @AaronToh in #13451
• [#12048] Migrate GetDeadlineExtensionActionTest by @Nsohko in #13601
• [#12048] Migrate FeedbackQuestionDetails test classes to SQL by @WeeJean in #13602
• [#12048] Migrate JsonUtilsTest.java by @TobyCyan in #13600
• [#12048][#11810] Remove datastore and archive courses feature by @mingyuancode in #13502
• [#13621] Add UserProvisionTest by @iZUMi-kyouka in #13622
• [#12048] Remove leftover dead code after migration by @samuelfangjw in #13648
• [#13663] Update id of FeedbackResponseComment to be UUID type by @Nsohko in #13671
• [#13700] Fix EmailGeneratorTestIT by @Nsohko in #13701
• [#12048] Rename some SQL-related classes and methods to remove 'Sql' prefix by @samuelfangjw in #13720
• [#13725] Remove dead code: AttributesDeletionQuery by @Copilot in #13726
• [#13721] Add entity IDs to API output by @samuelfangjw in #13731
• [#13738] Add feedbackSessionId to all session-related links by @WeeJean in #13744
• [#13714] Improve schema migration workflow by @AaronToh in #13748
• [#13714] Update Liquibase configuration and schema migration documentation by @samuelfangjw in #13771
• [#13738] Migrate GetFeedbackSessionAction to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13781
• [#13721] Refactor course ID accessors to optimize fetching logic by @samuelfangjw in #13789
• [#13721] Enforce bidirectional association consistency for Data Bundles by @samuelfangjw in #13795
• [#13738] Migrate Bin Feedback Session Action to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13803
• [#13738] Migrate Restore and Delete Feedback Session Action to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13805
• [#13738] Migrate publish and unpublish session actions to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13807
• [#13738] Migrate Get and Update Deadline Extensions actions to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13808
• [#13738] Migrate Update Feedback Session action to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13811
• [#13597] Migrate instructor pages and components away from Angular's Animations package by @viictor1 in #13806
• [#13738] Migrate remind session submission and result API to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13819
• [#13738] Migrate Session Results Action to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13820
• [#13738] Migrate feedback question Actions to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13822
• [#13738] Migrate GenerateEmailAction to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13823
• [#13738] Migrate CreateFeedbackSessionLogAction to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13824
• [#13738] Migrate Giver Set and Response Stats Actions to use feedbackSessionId by @samuelfangjw in #13826
• [#13721] Move teams from users to students table by @samuelfangjw in #13813
• [#13721] Add getUserType to User entity by @samuelfangjw in #13816

Decoupling from Google Cloud Services

• [#13644] Remove GAE Dependency for Cron Jobs by @Nsohko in #13658
• [#13634] Remove Admin/Maintainer Logs by @PhoebeY05 in #13633
• [#13590] Refactor student activity logs to write directly to PostgreSQL instead of parsing logs by @PhoebeY05 in #13692
• [#13644] Remove GAE Dependence for Cron Jobs by @Nsohko in #13690
• [#13839] Allow configuration of TaskQueueService by @mvanhorn in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13840

Angular 20 Upgrade

• [#13459] Migrate Angular build system to Vite and esbuild by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13462
• [#13466] Migrate angular frontend to use standalone components by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13467
• [#13473] Remove deprecated sass functions by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13474
• [#13452] Update tsconfig to follow fresh Angular 20 project, enforce strictTemplates by @wkurniawan07 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13491
• [#13484] Migrate frontend to use control flow syntax by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13550
• [#13495] Migrate to new angular handsontable wrapper by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13615
• [#13452] Remove intersection-observer polyfill by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13624
• [#13597] Migrate help and admin pages away from Angular's Animations package by @viictor1 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13776
• [#13597] Migrate student pages and notification banner away from Angular's Animations package by @viictor1 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13790
• [#13831] Fix ngbCollapse not calculating height correctly when using loading retry by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13857
• [#13597] Migrate instructor home, courses, and student components away from Angular's Animations package by @viictor1 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13831

Documentation

• [#13160] Update documentation to use Docker Compose v2 by @NeoHW in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13161
• [#13227] Improve testing docs by @jasonqiu212 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13242
• [#13291] PostgreSQL port conflict when running dev server by @myrilla12 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13355
• [#13309] Improve E2E Testing docs by @Max20205760 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13395
• [#13468] Docs: upgrade MarkBind to v6 by @Ayoub-glitsh in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13497
• [#12787] Update developer documentation by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13637
• [#13703] Invalid contributing guidelines link by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13704
• [#13066] Update documentation to reflect new changes to account request flow by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13709

Other Tasks

• [#12900] Gradle task componentTests should not stop entirely when only one task fails by @emrekenar in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/12963
• [#13126] Fix failing component test cases by @dishenggg in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13127
• [#13126] Update timezone db by @wkurniawan07 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13128
• [#12901] Check if the search service is active in account request search test by @cliu585 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13101
• [#11383] Add detection of PRs linking to closed issues by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13154
• [#12169] Update teammates-eslint.yml to mark trailing whitespaces as errors on Ubuntu by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13152
• [#13158] Change docker compose command by @domoberzin in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13159
• [#13164] Fix typo by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13165
• [#8557] Standardize locale by @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13162
• [#13261] Implement Email Sending Failure Behavior in MockEmailSender by @DhiraPT in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13262
• [#13363] Upgrade to Java 21 for Datastore Emulator compatibility by @DhiraPT in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13362
• [#13435] Remove unnecessary date calculation by @mingyuancode in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13436
• [#13356] Add manual workflow trigger to e2e tests by @madhav2348 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13379
• [#13438] Update tzdb version to 2025c by @singhal-ansh in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13442
• [#13452] Upgrade to Angular 20 and Node.js 24 by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13453
• [#13458] Query selector syntax error on page navigation by @ettoreciolli1 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13463
• [#12725] Make Java 21 the default version by @wkurniawan07 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13475
• [#13503] Broken L&P and JDK 25 Component tests by @mingyuancode in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13508
• [#13538] Remove remaining FileStorage traces from codebase by @arpit-jaiswal-dev in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13541
• [#13481] Replace file-saver with native browser APIs by @apoorvdarshan in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13553
• [#13556] Remove DevServerLoginPageAxeTest by @YuF-9468 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13565
• [#12749] Revert "Autosave and restore progress if user navigates away" by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13584
• [#12048] Disable l&p tests by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13610
• [#13611] Remove lnp tests by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13612
• [#13593] Remove entity JSON logging in EntitiesDb by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13617
• [#12048] Remove unnecessary SQL tests by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13618
• [#13356] Optimize GitHub Actions by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13616
• [#13591] Replace Solr-based search with PostgreSQL full-text search by @PhoebeY05 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13614
• [#13591] Remove remaining solr references by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13623
• [#13649] Deprecate legacy endpoints by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13650
• [#13643] Simplify task queue by consolidating to two queues by @AaronToh in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13664
• [#13675] Upgrade liquibase by @DhiraPT in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13680
• [#12048] Remove legacy privileges by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13651
• [#13471] Revert "Notifications page: Add Mark All as Read button" by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13696
• [#13642] Add script to reset and seed database with mock data by @iZUMi-kyouka in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13681
• [#13721] Remove unused readNotifications field from AccountData by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13734
• [#13719] Bot to auto-reply to assign me comments on issues by @iZUMi-kyouka in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13756
• [#13729] Remove unused SearchServiceException by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13730
• [#13591] Update frontend for new search by @PhoebeY05 in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13713
• [#13640] Upgrade encryption stack by @AaronToh in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13674
• [#13645] Adopt Jackson JSON library by @iZUMi-kyouka in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13688
• [#13735] Add API definitions to source control by @hyeonjijulialee in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13764
• [#13641] Hardcode application version number by @hyeonjijulialee in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13765
• [#13721] Remove unused logic layer methods by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13802
• [#13809] Add npm dependency caching to GitHub Actions by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13810
• [#13721] Remove isOpenedEmailEnabled from FeedbackSession Entity by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13812
• [#13738] Remove unused check feedback session responses API by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13818
• [#13721] Deprecate GetDeadlineExtensionAction by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13821
• [#13827] Upgrade ESLint from v8 to v9 by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13828
• [#13827] Update Stylelint and Prettier Configuration by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13830
• [#13842] Remove deprecated Google Cloud Storage references by @Copilot in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13843
• [#13854] Remove GetAccountsAction by @samuelfangjw in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13855

New Contributors

• @Stain19 made their first contribution in #13068
• @emrekenar made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/12963
• @Ashwinn11 made their first contribution in #13120
• @Respirayson made their first contribution in #13130
• @cliu585 made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13101
• @itstrueitstrueitsrealitsreal made their first contribution in #13137
• @franciscoSavala made their first contribution in #13117
• @justinsegawa made their first contribution in #13087
• @NeoHW made their first contribution in #13155
• @mingyang143 made their first contribution in #13200
• @BunnyHoppp made their first contribution in #13218
• @InfinityTwo made their first contribution in #13201
• @peasantbird made their first contribution in #13213
• @sanjyot242 made their first contribution in #13252
• @mufaddal404 made their first contribution in #13332
• @twhjames made their first contribution in #13352
• @myrilla12 made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13355
• @arnav-goel05 made their first contribution in #13357
• @larrywangggg made their first contribution in #13377
• @Max20205760 made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13395
• @madhav2348 made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13379
• @singhal-ansh made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13442
• @ekamsinghahuja made their first contribution in #13423
• @ettoreciolli1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13463
• @Ayoub-glitsh made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13497
• @arpit-jaiswal-dev made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13541
• @apoorvdarshan made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13553
• @revi-iit made their first contribution in #13555
• @YuF-9468 made their first contribution in #13564
• @logancribbs made their first contribution in #13571
• @Rockernun made their first contribution in #13404
• @pabniecor made their first contribution in #13632
• @viictor1 made their first contribution in #13655
• @lthoedt made their first contribution in #13665
• @christinalegaki made their first contribution in #13687
• @DuckyGuy made their first contribution in #13685
• @Samarth07-ctrl made their first contribution in #13707
• @eduardo-kurek made their first contribution in #13724
• @hyeonjijulialee made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13764
• @Joseph1276 made their first contribution in #13770
• @ishani-das made their first contribution in #13783
• @NurSenaKaraduman made their first contribution in #13788
• @BAIZIKING made their first contribution in #13786
• @Gambit-02 made their first contribution in #13792
• @malconsimbi made their first contribution in #13804
• @maniyoussef made their first contribution in #13835
• @mvanhorn made their first contribution in https://github.com/TEAMMATES/teammates/pull/13840
• @techvoyager-varun made their first contribution in #13849

Full Changelog: V9.0.0-beta.6...V9.00-beta.7