v2.8.0-rc.1

This release adds Prometheus metrics for mfiles, vhost-level data rate aggregation across all protocols, a RateLimiter with reduced clustering sync log verbosity, sorting on bindings tables, and several management UI improvements. It also brings a number of clustering and replication fixes alongside smaller bug fixes.

Added

• RateLimiter and reduced clustering sync log verbosity #1807
• Prometheus metrics for mfiles #1627
• Aggregate data rates at vhost level for all protocols #1699
• Sorting on bindings tables #1823
• Log "Deleting vhost" message when vhost deletion starts #1886

Changed

• Use policymaker role consistently for global-parameters endpoints #1695
• Store baked static assets in read-only memory #1742
• Align exchange type error message with RabbitMQ #1811
• Optimize all SVG assets using SVGO #1769
• Refactor menu to not need the active class (no JavaScript) #1709
• Show only I as feature for internal queue #1857
• Styling updates for tables #1848
• Use segment_position.bytesize in consumer deliver loop #1786
• Remove no longer needed media queries #1873

Fixed

• Deprecated --guest-only-loopback flag silently ignored #1824
• CSP hash for login page inline theme script #1876
• Recognize IPv4-mapped IPv6 loopback addresses #1838
• Shovel vhost permission check for named vhosts #1856
• Replicate .queue file #1858
• 404 on /metrics/detailed for follower nodes #1859
• Clean up empty directories on follower after full sync #1865
• Sorting by columns with nil values #1840