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This is a pre-release for the Vaadin 24.7. We appreciate if you give it a try and report any issues you notice. To use this release, you'll need to have following repositories declared in your project (Vaadin pre-releases are not pushed to Maven central) :

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>vaadin-prereleases</id>
        <url>
            https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases/
        </url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

<pluginRepositories>
    <pluginRepository>
        <id>vaadin-prereleases</id>
        <url>
            https://maven.vaadin.com/vaadin-prereleases/
        </url>
    </pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>

TIP: If you are regularly testing pre-releases, add a profile to your Maven centtings. Check this example GIST.

New and Noteworthy Since Vaadin 24.6

Notable Changes

  • Use Spring Boot 3.4.1 or newer: Due to the issue from Spring Framework, we recommend you to use Spring Boot 3.4.1 or newer to build Vaadin 24.7 projects
  • Vaadin 24.7 is compatible with React Router v7: When upgrading application from v24.6, please change TypeScript imports from the react-router-dom npm package to react-router and remove the opt-in feature flag, i.e.: future={{ v7_startTransition: true }}, from custom routing file.
  • Change supported Node from 18 to 20: Node 20 is the active LTS version for Node. Node 18 will be end of life soon and new libraries like React 19 support Node 20+

Flow

  • Fault-tolerant messaging for server-client communication: This enhancement ensures reliable communication between server and client, improving the robustness of Vaadin applications.
  • Add support for native image build Quarkus-based applications.
  • Add support for OAuth2 logout configuration.

Hilla

  • File upload enhancements: Improved file upload capabilities for Hilla applications.
  • React 19 support: Ensures compatibility with the latest version of React, enabling modern front-end development.
  • Add way to disable/configure progress indicator: Provides developers the flexibility to manage UI loading indicators.
  • Form validation fix for Kotlin: Resolves issues with Hilla form validation in Kotlin projects that are built with Gradle.
  • JSpecify nullability support: Enables using JSpecify standard @Nullable and @NonNull annotations and deprecates Hilla's non-standard annotations.
  • Data binding enhancements: New useComboBoxDataProvider and useGridDataProvider React hooks that simplify setting data provides with filtering.

Design System

  • New Card component: The new Card component provides a great looking, accessible and configurable implementation of this modern UI pattern, without writing a single line of CSS.
  • Gantt chart: Vaadin Charts now supports Gantt charts, providing a clear visualization of project schedules, timelines, and task dependencies, complete with drag & drop editing.
  • Layout enhancements: New alignment helpers in Horizontal Layout, spacing size API, and experimental tweaks to setWidthFull/setHeightFull API (behind a feature flag).
  • Grid enhancements: Shift-click multiselect and tooltip positioning API.
  • Menu Items support custom properties: Menu item types can be extended to add custom properties to them.
  • Accessibility improvements: Optionally show mouse focus rings on input fields; aria-label API for Grid; disabled buttons optionally focusable & hoverable.
  • SideNav support for HasUrlParmeter: SideNavItems now support views implementing the HasUrlParameter interface, in addition to route templates.
  • Configurable min/max rows in Text Area: Developers can now set minimum and maximum row count for Text Area components, including single-row support.
  • Spring Data API for Grid and ComboBox: A new Spring Data API simplifies connecting Grid and ComboBox to Spring Data repositories, reducing boilerplate code.

Copilot

  • React 19 support.
  • Custom Components.
  • Customizable Palette: Provides an enhanced developer experience with a customizable command palette.
  • Impersonation - quick user switching: Facilitates easier testing and management of user roles by allowing quick user switching.
  • Show a dismissable notification when a variable is renamed: Improves user feedback mechanisms in the IDE.
  • Version upgrade helper: Copilot's version upgrade helper assists in identifying and updating outdated dependencies, ensuring your projects remain up-to-date with minimal effort.
  • Generate chart example data (Hilla only): For our Hilla users, we've added the ability to generate example data for charts. This feature simplifies the process of creating and testing data visualizations, allowing developers to focus on refining the user experience.

Control Center

  • Control Center GA: version 1.2 is a major milestone marking the general availability of Control Center.
  • Log viewer: Introduces a new feature for viewing and analyzing application logs directly within Control Center, streamlining debugging and monitoring processes.
  • Passkey (WebAuthn) authentication: Adds enhanced security with support for WebAuthn, allowing users to authenticate using passkeys.
  • Automated domain name updates
  • Automated Certificate Creation and Renewal
  • Environment variable management for enhanced application configuration flexibility.

Modernization

  • Feature Pack: Wider Vaadin 7 component and API support.

Changelogs

Official add-ons and plugins:

  • Spring add-on (24.7.0.rc2)
  • CDI add-on (15.1.0)
  • Maven plugin (24.7.0.rc1)
  • Gradle plugin (24.7.0.rc1)
  • Quarkus plugin (2.1.3)
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