October 09, 2024

Features

• Added admin features for user management and Discord role assignment @kaisersakhi, @irajsuhail, @harigopal in #1627.

• Added support for the JFIF image format - @mabras, @harigopal in #1657.
• Read affiliation from user on school user page - @maciej-ka in #1678.

UI and UX

• Fixed the UI overlapping issue with emoji picker - @ramzieus, @vinutv in #1664.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the course sort index - @kaisersakhi in #1658.
• Fixed a bug in the was_last_target service - @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1675.
• Fixed a translation bug in the sync-profile service - @kaisersakhi in #1671.
• Enforced uniqueness of cohort name within in a course - @ramzieus, @harigopal, @bodhish in #1666.
• Resolved an issue with accessing the files attached in discussion submissions - @kaisersakhi, @yash-learner in #1660.

Development

• Upgraded Rails to version 7.1 - @mabras, @kaisersakhi, @yash-learner in #1564.
• Fixed CI failures after merging Rails 7.1 - @yash-learner in #1669.
• Expanded documentation related to DigitalOcean deployment - @harigopal in f1db12a.

New Contributors

• @maciej-ka made their first contribution in #1678.

Full Changelog: v2024.1.ed6af2d...v2024.2.1efffc4

August 7, 2024

Features

• Added an OTP-based sign-in option to redesigned sign-in pages - @harigopal, @vinutv in #1650

UI and UX

• Fixed missing padding on the account deletion page - @ramzieus, @vinutv in #1663

Full Changelog: v2024.1.3ee6460...v2024.1.ed6af2d

July 10, 2024

Features

• Enabled content discovery via Beckn network - @bodhish in #1633
• Added support for Brazilian-Portuguese locale - @yash-learner & Victor Silva in #1653

Bug Fixes

• Fixed update_certificate_mutator to update active status correctly - @mabras @harigopal in #1641.

Development

• Implemented shared key authentication for requests from Beckn protocol server - @yash-learner in #1656.

Improvements

• Display the calendar name on event cards in the course calendar, making it easier for coaches to differentiate events associated with different cohort calendars @developedbysaad @kaisersakhi in #1639.

Full Changelog: v2024.1.80c0eb1...v2024.1.3ee6460

June 10, 2024

Features

• Allow ordering of courses show on the home page - @ramzieus, @irajsuhail, @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1532.

order_courses_on_home_page.mp4

• Notify students for activity on their discussion submissions - @yash-learner in #1631.

notify_students_for_activity_on_their_submission.mp4

UI and UX

• Enhanced student report pages with separate progress cards for assignments completed and targets read - @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1605.

separate_progress_cards_for_assignments_completed_and_targets_read.mp4

• Resolved the scroll issue occurring under certain conditions when users visit the target page via comment or reaction notifications. - @yash-learner in #1637.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue where course thumbnails failed to display correctly on the school courses index page - @yash-learner in #1532.
• Sanitize target title for Vimeo video uploads - @bodhish in #1611.
• Fixed reference to files in assignment discussion entries - @harigopal, @bodhish in #1613.
• Corrected the scope used in calculating the percentage of completed assignments - @yash-learner in #1617.
• Handle nil case when removing reaction - @yash-learner in #1620.
• Submissions sheet in course export now include only targets with assignments @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1622.

Development

• Corrected a mistake in schema - @harigopal in 80070df.
• Allow disabling of the GPU for Chrome-based tests - @harigopal in 1ee401b.
• Updated naming conventions in the codebase and user documentation to align with the enhancements in Pages Phase 2 - @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1605.
• Add CI config to build and deploy to staging - @bodhish in #1634.

Full Changelog: v2024.1.f3d3971...v2024.1.80c0eb1

May 10, 2024

Features

• Fallback Localization: The system now correctly sets the i18n fallback locale for situations where English isn't configured as the default (@harigopal in #1416)
• Progress Reset: You can use the new ResetProgressService to reset student progress as needed (@bodhish in #1587)
• Course Export Enhancement: Course exports for students now include a standings sheet providing a comprehensive overview (@yash-learner @harigopal in #1591)

course_export_with_user_standings_demo.mp4

UI and UX

• Rejection Indicator Change: Removed the exclamation triangle icon for rejected submissions, streamlining the interface (@vinutv @kaisersakhi in #1597)

Bug Fixes

• Accurate Progress Calculation: Progress calculation now ignores archived student submissions for a more accurate representation (@bodhish in #1589)
• Cohort and Student Page Clarity: Archived submissions are discounted in cohort and individual student overviews (@harigopal in #1595)

Development

• Dependency Management: Multiple dependencies have been updated to the latest (@yash-learner @harigopal in #1583)

Full Changelog: v2024.1.7f297d7...v2024.1.f3d3971

April 3, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Removed stale assignment columns from target to streamline the database structure; this also resolved an issue related to the display of incorrect milestone numbers on the submission review interface - @harigopal and @shilendras in #1575.
• Fixed an issue that caused quiz-type assignments to become resubmittable - @shilendras and @harigopal in #1573.
• Addressed a case of unnecessary querying for discussion info on assignments with discussion disabled - @shilendras and @harigopal in #1573.

Development

• Allow API access for the ArchiveUserStanding mutation - @yash-learner in #1577.
• Added the rubocop-performance gem to enhance code performance checks - @mabras in #1563.
• Use create_or_find_by to avoid race conditions, enhancing database integrity - @shilendras in #1576.

Full Changelog: View the complete changelog

March 1, 2024

Features

• Introduced the Assignment discussion feature to enhance student engagement and collaboration - @shilendras, @vinutv, @harigopal in #1531.

assignment_discussion.mp4

• Added frontend validation and an error message for repeated email addresses in uploaded CSV-s used for importing students - @ramzieus, @harigopal in #1552.

UI and UX

• Reverted to the previous colour scheme in Tailwind to address incompatibility with some browsers - @irajsuhail in #1567.
• Updated RGB colour channels to support opacity modifiers, enhancing design flexibility - @vinutv in #1568.
• Made footer links completely optional, allowing for a cleaner footer design if desired - @ramzieus in #1561.
• Fixed stroke and fill colours in doughnut charts on student report pages - @vinutv in #1570.

Bug Fixes

• Addressed issues with the Assignment discussion feature to ensure smooth functionality - @shilendras, @harigopal, @bodhish in #1569.
• Disabled the Mark as read button under specific conditions to enhance user experience and prevent unintended actions - @harigopal in #1569.
• Resolved an issue where the Mark as read button did not maintain the correct state while navigating between targets - @shilendras, @harigopal in #1569.
• Resolved an issue with email obfuscation in the user/standing page - @yash-learner in #1562.

Development

• Resolved an issue with usage of headless Firefox driver for running automated tests - @mabras in #1559.
• Loaded default configuration of Rails 7.0 - @kaisersakhi in #1551.
• Upgraded several Node.js dependencies - @harigopal in #1534.

Full Changelog: v2024.1.87f9a7d...2024.1.82d20ec

February 12, 2024

Features

• Introduced customizable themes, including a dark theme option for improved user interface aesthetics and nighttime usability - @ramzieus, @irajsuhail, @vinutv, @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1483.

• Implemented the initial version of the Student Standing feature - @yash-learner, @irajsuhail, @harigopal in #1468 and #1557.
• Released Pages: Phase 2, separating and lessons - @shilendras in #1448

Pages.Phase.2.mp4

UI and UX

• Resolved the course cover image overlap issue on the school admin page and utilized thumbnails for course images on the curriculum nav to enhance visual consistency and reduce clutter - @vinutv, @yash-learner in #1505.
• Enhanced Markdown support to make links clickable within checkbox items - @developedbysaad, @harigopal in #1503.
• Implemented notification stacking to manage user alerts more effectively - @ramzieus, @irajsuhail, @yash-learner in #1511.
• Corrected the orientation issue within the certificate page for better preview and printing - @vinutv in #1524.
• Fixed navigation bar overlap on sign-in pages - @irajsuhail, @yash-learner, @vinutv in #1544
• Enhanced enrollment emails by incorporating the recipient's name for a personalized touch - @harigopal in #1535.

Bug Fixes

• Enabled selection of a maximum grade of 1 from the UI - @shilendras, @harigopal in #1509.
• Made sure that filenames passed to CloudFront via signed URLs are escaped properly - @harigopal in #1475.
• Fixed incorrect message in submission feedback mailer - @yash-learner, @harigopal in #1518.
• Corrected student submission validation logic - @yash-learner in #1527.
• Fixed a logical flaw where archived assignments remained as prerequisites - @shilendras in #1536.
• Improved error messaging for users uploading malformed CSV files - @ramzieus, @bodhish, @yash-learner in #1478.
• Resolved a bug affecting the undo functionality for submissions - @shilendras in #1537.
• Fixed inaccuracies with milestone numbering - @shilendras, @harigopal, @vinutv in #1540.
• Addressed an authorization issue within SubmissionDetailsResolver - @bodhish in #1555.
• Handled session ID being nil in auth_callback - @harigopal in #1515.
• Corrected a migration issue in Pages: Phase 2 - @shilendras, @harigopal in #1528.
• Fixed spacing issues in translations - @ramzieus in #1533.
• Updated assignment table defaults for archived and milestone columns to false - @harigopal, @yash-learner in #1516.
• Implemented localization for error messages shown when creating evaluation criteria - @hammaazarok, @harigopal in #1512.
• Improved the visibility of notifications in dark mode - @irajsuhail in #1547

Development

• Prioritize node install from nodesource - @yash-learner in #1526.
• Added ability to synchronize missing translation keys through a Rails task - @ramzieus, @shilendras, @kaisersakhi in #1489.
• Integrated Supercronic to manage scheduled jobs - @harigopal in #1543.
• Included the cloudflare-rails gem - @harigopal in #1556.
• Fixed some intermittent spec failures - @harigopal, @yash-learner in #1558 and @shilendras, @bodhish in #1513.

New Contributors

• @developedbysaad made their first contribution in #1503.
• @hammaazarok made their first contribution in #1512.

Full Changelog: v2023.6.451f5ac...v2024.1.87f9a7d

December 1, 2023

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the visibility of tool-tip on colour picker for calendar events - @chahmedejaz in #1476.
• Resolved a UI overlap issue on agreement pages - @irajsuhail in #1484.
• Addressed a bug in course export when students have failed grades - @mahesh-krishnakumar, @harigopal in #1482.
• Fixed a failure to delete user accounts when the user has team submissions with file attachments - @mahesh-krishnakumar in #1492.
• Resolved an issue caused by not cleaning up Discord messages when deleting a user account - @mahesh-krishnakumar in #1493.
• Corrected the style applied to cells of exported sheets for all kinds of submissions - @harigopal in #1496.
• Added specs for the CreateGrading mutations checking for, and enabling input validations - @kaisersakhi, @harigopal in #1437.
• Updated our use of the Discord API for assigning roles, to avoid sending duplicate role IDs in a request - @mahesh-krishnakumar in #1497.

UI & UX

• Added support for semicolons and tabs as separators in CSV files used for importing students - @ramzieus, @kaisersakhi in #1485.
• Improved i18n for some errors related to Vimeo - @ramzieus in #1477.

Development

• Enabled API access to the createFeedback mutation - @bodhish in #1481.
• Upgraded to Rails v7.0.8 - @mabras, @kaisersakhi, @harigopal in #1439.
• Updated our official Docker images to run the Rails app as a non-root user - @harigopal in #1487.

New Contributors

• @ramzieus made their first contribution in #1477

Full Changelog: v2023.5.dcd6566...v2023.6.451f5ac

November 1, 2023

Features

• Allow school admins to view all the students and the submissions without adding as a coach to a course/cohort - @yash-learner @harigopal in #1379
• Allow coaches to reject submissions without grading them. The concept of failing grades is removed from evaluation criteria - @shilendras @vinutv in #1318

UI and UX

• Show cohort name in student report pages - @yash-learner @irajsuhail in #1443
• Fix the styling of cohort name in multiple places when the name is too long. This change also fixes the styling of email in student footer - @yash-learner in #1465

Bug Fixes

• Fix missing student name in issued certificates and in certificate template editor - @mahesh-krishnakumar in #1461
• Resolved an issue where selecting an emoji in the student submissions builder would clear the form, and fixed broken rendering of multiple emojis in the same message. - @a-c-sreedhar-reddy @shilendras in #1455
• Disable the cleanup of unused tags to fix production job failures. - @harigopal in 53c083c

Development

• Add unique indices for the join table of course exports and cohort, and also the quiz table- @chahmedejaz in #1462
• Update documentation for applicants and cohorts features - @yash-learner @harigopal in #1436
• Upgrade ReScript to 10.1.4 - @shilendras in #1393

New Contributors

• @chahmedejaz made their first contribution in #1462

Full Changelog: v2023.4.e60724e...v2023.5.dcd6566