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Version 6.0
DSpace 6.0 is under active development, and is tentatively scheduled to be released in May 2016.
Where are the Release Notes?
DSpace 6.x Release Notes have been incorporated into the DSpace 6.x documentation wiki. The content of that page, and this one, is similar, but it's not a perfect duplicate. This page is for coordinating and planning DSpace Release 6.0, and for communicating this status information to the community. This Release Status page is a historical document, with much of the same material.
Table of Contents:
New Features in DSpace 6.0
DSpace 6.0 ships with a number of new features. Certain features are automatically enabled by default while others require deliberate activation. The following non-exhaustive list contains the major new features in 6.0 | |
<image?> | Major Java API refactor, supporting UUIDs and Hibernate. The DSpace Java API has been refactored significantly to make it more modular, and make it easier to achieve future RoadMap modularity goals. For more detailed information, see DSpace Service based api or DS-2701. This feature was contributed by Kevin Van de Velde of @mire, with support/help from the DSpace Committers.
Most sites will not notice this major API refactor, as the upgrade is seamless. However, if you've performed major (Java-level) customizations, you may need to refactor your own customizations to use this newly refactored API. Some examples are on the DSpace Service based api page. |
Enhanced (Reloadable) Configuration System. See Configuration Reference, Enhanced Configuration Scheme and DS-2654. This feature was contributed by Tim Donohue of DuraSpace.
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Enhanced file (bitstream) storage plugins, including support for Amazon S3 file storage. This feature was contributed by Peter Dietz of Longsight. | |
Configurable site healthcheck (i.e. repository status) reports via email. This feature was contributed by Jozef Misutka of Lindat.
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| XMLUI new features
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REST API new features
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RDF Interface to support Linked (Open) Data (NEW)
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OAI-PMH interface enhancements / bug fixes
See DS-1649 by João Melo | |
Enhanced Thumbnail Quality (disabled by default)
See DS-2105 by Terry Brady with the support of Georgetown University | |
Bug fixes / improvements to Biblio-Transformation-Engine (BTE)
Kindly contributed by the Greek National Documentation Centre/EKT | |
Enhancements to DOI Support (disabled by default)
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Apache Solr libraries were upgraded for all interfaces (JSPUI, XMLUI, and OAI) | |
Add a place for third-party JARs / plugins to be "found" by DSpace (disabled by default)
See DS-2107 by Mark H. Wood with the support of IUPUI University Library | |
All objects now have metadata support
See DS-1582 by Mark H. Wood with the support of IUPUI University Library and Kevin Van de Velde with the support of @mire |
The following is an (unordered) list of changes / new features that we'd like to see added to DSpace 6.0. If you have additional features to add, please feel free. We also NEED volunteers to make these features happen, so please do volunteer if you are willing to work on a particular change! Please note that we reserve the right to reschedule/reject any feature that may not align well with the longer term RoadMap.
Feature | Notes / Tickets | Priority | Volunteer(s) |
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Single Search / Browse System (SOLR) |
| High | Tim Donohue |
Service Based API / Hibernate |
| Medium/High | Kevin Van de Velde (Atmire) |
DSpace needs local object identifiers | UUIDs are provided as part of the Service Based API refactor (see above) | Medium | Mark H. Wood |
Enhance DSpace testing framework (for integration testing) |
| Medium | |
AWS S3 Bitstream Storage | A refactor of the Bitstream Storage Manager to allow different implementations for file/bitstream storage. The primary motivation is leverage a cloud service, such as Amazon S3, which offers easy management, infinite scalability, and low pricing. Other storage implementations could be built off of this work. This follows the DSpace 2.0 goal of having a Pluggable Assetstore. | Peter Dietz | |
Make configurable which PI to show in JSPUI item view | Low | Pascal-Nicolas Becker | |
Framework to better support metadata import from external sources | @mire | ||
Pubmed integration into XMLUI submission | Netherlands Cancer Institute | ||
Import of ScienceDirect metadata including embargo and linking to or embedding of the final version | Letitia Mukherjee | ||
Extensible Control Panel | Easier way to add custom tabs to control panel | ||
Reloadable / Dynamic Configurations | (Would also need a resolution to ) | ||
Metadata registry via REST API | Terrence W Brady | ||
REST API extensions to support interactive reports | https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/1239 | Terrence W Brady | |
CSV export of search results in XMLUI | |||
Indexing of right-to-left text in PDFs | |||
Default search to boolean AND | Andrea Schweer | ||
OAI deletion mode correction |
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REST API needs versioning | Peter Dietz | ||
Move LNI into a separate project | As LNI is not in wide use anymore, and it was disabled by default in 5.0, it probably would be best to migrate it to a separate GitHub Project. Anyone who wishes to still use LNI can still install it separately. But, it would no longer be provided out-of-the-box. | Robin Taylor | |
Changes to REST API | TODO: any changes go here | ||
Full text searching of Excel spreadsheets |
Pull Requests to review for possible inclusion
Changes
New Features in 6.0
General Improvements in 6.0
Bug Fixes in 6.0
Organizational Details
Release Coordination
Instead of a single "Release Coordinator", the DSpace 6.0 release will be managed by a "Release Team".
Release Team Members
Please volunteer (by emailing Tim Donohue), if you are interested in joining the team!
Timeline and Processing
Your contributions are welcome now! Code and documentation need not be finished, so long as it is working and we can all see what it is for. Time is set aside for fixing, polishing, and integration. We have some general Code Contribution Guidelines available, but you are also welcome to ask questions on the dspace-devel mailing list.
Release Timeline
Please note that the dates below are estimates of when particular activities may occur. As there are many factors involved in a major release, these are subject to change.
Date | Milestone | What it means |
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November 12 | Deadline for feature pull requests | If you wish to contribute features to DSpace 6.0, you must submit a pull request by this date. |
November - January | Review, merger and conflict resolution between pull requests | The entire hour's meeting will be used to discuss proposed features submitted by the deadline. |
March, 2016 | Feature freeze | DSpace 6.0 is considered feature-complete on this date. Only bugfixes will be pulled between this date and final release. |
March 31st (estimated) | Release Candidate 1 tagged | A DSpace 6.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing. |
April 25 through May 6 | Testathon | Intensive public testing of the 6.0 Release Candidate is invited. The Release Team will focus on getting problems resolved. |
~May 12 | Release Candidate 2 tagged | An updated DSpace 6.0 Release Candidate will be available for wider testing. |
~May 26 | DSpace 6.0 is publicly released | DSpace 6.0 is released for download and general use. |
Release Process needs to proceed according to the following Maven release process: Release Procedure