v1.2.1

What's Changed

• For multi-org setups, there's a new site switcher, with the choice of per-org logos.
• New API endpoints for managing installation and site configuration.
• Docker images are now built with Debian bookworm and Node 22
• The maximum size of a document's history is now configurable via environment variables
• New translations and miscellanous bugfixes

New Contributors

• @rtwfroody made their first contribution in #1208
• @tristanrobert made their first contribution in #1239
• @senk made their first contribution in #1286

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v1.2.0

What's Changed

• Two-way references are now available, which synchronize reference columns between two tables.
• New cards on the home page link to useful resources like the welcome video, tutorial, webinars, and the Help Center. They are shown by default to new and existing users, and may be hidden via a toggle.
• The default LLM provider is now gpt-4o. For useful results, any alternative LLM should be on par with GPT 3.5 or above.
• Backend changes for improving file handling in Grist Desktop.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and translations.

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v1.1.18

What's Changed

• New docker compose examples
• New markdown cell format
• Minor fixes and improvements

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v1.1.17

What's Changed

• There is a new set of formula functions to help with cumulative calculations, PREVIOUS, NEXT, and RANK. Read their documentation in our help center.
• As a result of the above, minimum supported Python 3 version is now 3.11
• Grist Enterprise can now be turned on by a toggle in the admin.
• Additional security options for OIDC authentication were added, improving security and enabling compatibility with new providers that have specific requirements. These are enabled by default, according to best practices.
• Minor fixes and translations.

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v1.1.16

Highlights

• There is a new Docker image, grist-oss. The existing grist image contains the extensions from the grist-ee image, but completely inert by default. For details, consult the README.
• Grist Electron has been renamed to Grist Desktop. Other Desktop improvements have happened, check them out!
• Webhooks can send an authorization header.
• The Docker images now use a non-root user to run Grist.
• External contributors can launch temporary Grist preview instances to showcase their changes.
• The Grist database schema has new documentation.
• Minor fixes and translations.

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v1.1.15

Highlights:

• A new environment variable, GRIST_TERMS_OF_SERVICE_URL is available, which can be used to display a link to your organization's terms of service.
• Improvements to the admin panel such as showing authentication method and reconciling functionality with the boot page. The boot page has been removed, as all of its features have been moved into the admin page.
• Pyodide is now another possible sandboxing mechanism available in our Docker images.
• Minor fixes and translations.

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v1.1.14

Highlights:

• A new environment variable APP_HOME_INTERNAL_URL for improving the self-hosted experience related to the URL of home servers behind a reverse proxy.
• Minor documentation improvements.
• Minor bug fixes.

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v1.1.13

Highlights:

• Grist Forms have a new design, and now support features like displaying text fields as text areas and copying an embed code for a published form.
• Support for importing and exporting TSV and DOO files. Read all about it in our monthly newsletter.
• The "Contact support" link is now customizable. Thanks @vviers!
• The export CSV and XLSX endpoints now support a title query parameter for specifying the filename of the downloaded file. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• An experimental environment variable, GRIST_SKIP_REDIS_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH, is now available which causes checksum check failures to be treated as warnings rather than errors. Thanks @fflorent!
• Date filter strings are now translatable in Weblate. Thanks @thomasweaver627!
• The GRIST_ALLOWED_HOSTS environment variable has been removed. Thanks @jonathanperret!
• Fix for Ctrl-C not working in Docker. Thanks @fflorent!
• A new row menu shortcut, "Use as table headers", for quickly copying the selected row’s values to their columns’ headers. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• Podman can now be used to build the grist-core image from the Dockerfile. Thanks @paulfitz!
• Portability improvements to various bash scripts. Thanks @tykling!
• HTTP long polling is now supported as an alternative to WebSockets. Thanks @jonathanperret!
• Doc workers now shut down automatically when they are no longer in use. Thanks @fflorent!
• Webhooks can now be configured to only trigger when a specific column changes. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• Additional team sites can now be created. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• Misc. bug fixes and improvements.

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v1.1.12

Highlights:

• An early version of a diagnostics page available at /boot. More to come later!
• Custom widgets will now only load once all required columns are mapped.
• Fix for hyphens not being escaped in snapshot URLs. Thanks @fflorent!
• Coaching call and contact urls are now configurable via environment variables. Thanks @CamilleLegeron and @vviers!
• The Access Rules page now uses more horizontal space when available. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• Post-release bug fixes and improvements for forms.
• Misc. bug fixes and improvements.

See newsletter at https://support.getgrist.com/newsletters/2024-02/.

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v1.1.11

Highlights:

• Forms are now available in Grist! Learn all about them in the monthly newsletter.
• The API console is now accessible from the Document Settings page.
• Fix for disabled webhooks continuing to fetch table data. Thanks @fflorent!
• Fix for deadlock with webhooks on document load. Thanks @fflorent!
• Support for overriding end_session_endpoint using environment variable GRIST_OIDC_IDP_END_SESSION_ENDPOINT. Thanks @jyio!
• Improved error message in document recovery modal. Thanks @fflorent!
• New createSite feature flag. Useful for disabling team site creation in the UI. Thanks @fflorent!
• Fix for server crash when client passes malformed JSON. Thanks @fflorent!
• Fixes for strings that were previously untranslatable. Thanks @CamilleLegeron!
• Fix for Grist process not shutting down gracefully in Docker. Thanks @fflorent!
• Support for longer TLDs in ISEMAIL and ISURL. Thanks @vviers!
• Performance optimizations for fetching workspace access. Thanks @fflorent!
• Misc. bug fixes and improvements.

See newsletter at https://support.getgrist.com/newsletters/2024-01/.

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