Get ready for 0.7.0 in April

[gtsteffaniak]

Hey everyone who's keeping an eye on this repo! The 0.7.0 release will be a big feature update for FileBrowser Quantum, and I wanted to create some awareness and set expectations.

PSA: the best way to track real-time status is now on the feature roadmap, which will show stories that are selected for development and their estimated timeline and status.

Since 0.6.x is mostly finalized with bugfix releases, there won't be any more updates until 0.7.0. And unlike 0.6.0 -- 0.7.0 will not be likely to cause regressions because everything will be new features.

Stay tuned for 0.7.0 features! These should move FileBrowser Quantum from being a "better" Filebrowser to being God-tier:

1. Additional Previews for office documents and videos.
2. OpenID Connect authentication (LDAP will come in followup)
3. Real-time events for live reactions to filesystem changes, such as changes to the current directory and status of indexing.
4. UI improvements include :
   • replacing checkboxes with more mobile-friendly toggles
   • actions menu for preview
   • new scrollbar.
   • refreshed icons and styles to provide more contrast
   • breadcrumbs style update
   • A popup window preview when hovering over the image of a file preview

Note: An intuitive directory-level access control system will come later in followup release.

Depending on the timeline and commitment, all of these features may not fully make it into 0.7.0, but they are all currently planned and expected for an April release.

0.6.x may see small bugfixes, but is considered final.

[gtsteffaniak]

Update:

Things are coming along nicely for 0.7.0, I expect it will be ready in 2 weeks with all of the features mentioned here.

I also expect a 0.7.x version will eventually make the first stable release. This will probably happen sometime around June.

I also plan to have a demo site available along with a documentation site around the same time.

[gtsteffaniak]

It's looking really great -- there are a ton of changes that just make everything feel a lot more polished. I'm now in the cleanup phase of the release: fixing bugs, error handling, etc.

Two features were dropped so I can get it out sooner and focus on stability:

1. LDAP login support
2. Directory-level access control

Sorry for anyone excited for those features, they will still come soon in a followup release. But since this update is packed with so many great changes already I want to get it out for everyone to use and provide feedback on.

This will be by far my favorite update! I think you will agree once you use it. I'll post here with a "release spotlight" write-up showcasing all of the changes.

[baur]

looking forward,
Is 0.7.0 will support OIDC auth?

[gtsteffaniak]

Yes.

[heyitsme-milan]

Yes.

Awesome! Will definetly try it out with your next release!

[gtsteffaniak]

Here is the spotlight wiki for the features. This should be released in the next couple of days!