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 = Release notes for Gerrit 2.1.4

 Gerrit 2.1.4 is now available in the usual location:

 link:https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download/index.html[https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download/index.html]

 == Schema Change

 *WARNING* This release contains multiple schema changes.  To upgrade:
 ----
   java -jar gerrit.war init -d site_path
 ----

 == New Features

 === Change Management

 * issue 504 Implement full query operators
 +
 The search box now implements a wide range of operators and boolean
 expressions, permitting complex queries such as `is:open CodeReview>=1
 (has:draft OR is:starred)` to locate open changes that have been code
 reviewed, but still have unpublished drafts or were starred by the
 current user.  The full range of supported operators is documented
 in the user guide.

 * Change lists now use query operators
 +
 All current change lists have been reimplemented using query
 operators, so selecting 'All open changes' actually performs the query
 'is:open'.  This is to help end-users learn the different operators
 that are supported, and simplifies the internal implementation
 considerably by removing redundant code.

 * issue 51 Tag changes with topic branches
 +
 Changes can be tagged with a topic name during upload.  To add the tag
 'query' when pushing to branch 'master', use `git push URL
 HEAD:refs/for/master/query`.  To add a topic name with `repo upload`
 use the `-t` command line flag.  Topic names are displayed next to the
 branch name in the web UI, and can be searched for with the `topic:`
 query operator.

 * Filter the list of open changes by watched projects
 +
 The query operator `is:watched` matches changes matching the user's
 watched project list, and a new menu item was added under the My menu
 to select open changes matching these watched projects.

 === Web UI

 * issue 579 Remember diff formatting preferences
 +
 Formatting options at the top of a side-by-side or unified diff page
 are now remembered by saving the current preferences into the user's
 account whenever 'Update' is clicked.

 * issue 680 Show commit message on the per-file review pages

 * issue 498 Improved keyboard navigation
 +
 More keyboard bindings have been added, reducing the need to switch to
 the mouse while navigating through a change and performing a review.

 * issue 395 Open new window/new tab for all files in a change
 +
 New buttons permit opening all modified files of a change into
 new windows or tabs.

 * issue 440 Add copy to clipboard button for change-id
 +
 The Change-Id field in the upper left side of a change now support to
 copy "Change-Id: I...." onto the clipboard, making it easier to paste
 into a commit message.

 * issue 559 Allow copying user public ssh key to clipboard

 * issue 509 Make branch columns link to changes on that branch

 === Email Notifications

 * issue 311 No longer CC a user by default
 +
 The user who causes a notification to be sent is no longer CC'd on the
 email when it is sent.  This reduces the number of messages sent to a
 user, but can be re-enabled through a checkbox in the Settings >
 Preferences panel.

 * issue 535 Enable watching of all projects
 +
 Adding the magic `\-- All Projects \--` to the watched project list
 permits the user to be notified of any change occurring in any
 project.  Project specific entries override the notification settings
 for all projects.

 * issue 492 Allow watching specific branches or any other search query
 +
 In addition to watching a project, users can register a query string
 to match specific changes, reducing notifications to be a smaller
 subset of the changes that occur in a project.

 * issue 70 Allow file:^regex to match affected files
 +
 The file:^path operator can be used in a watch filter to receive
 notifications only when files matching the regular expression are
 modified by the change.

 * issue 623 Include Gerrit-Owner, Gerrit-Reviewer in email footers
 +
 New fields in the email footer provide additional detail, enabling
 better filtering and classification of messages.

 === Access Control

 * Support regular expressions for ref access rules
 +
 References in an access rule can now be specified by regular
 expression by prefixing the reference name with ^.

 * issue 577 Support $\{username\} in access rules
 +
 Adding `$\{username\}` into a reference causes the current username to
 be inserted at that position.  When combined with the Push Branch
 permission this creates a per-user branch namespace feature, giving
 each user their own "sandbox" to push changes to.

 * issue 313 ssh gerrit create-group
 +
 Groups can now be created over SSH by administrators using the
 `gerrit create-group` command.

 === Authentication

 * Remove password authentication over SSH
 +
 Adding password authentication over SSH turned out to be a major
 mistake.  Users primarily use SSH public keys, and the password
 prompt just got in the way or confused them.  Password support has
 been removed from the SSH server.

 * Username cannot be changed once assigned
 +
 Once a username has been selected for a user account, it
 cannot be modified by the user.

 * issue 555 Make LDAP sessions persistent for the session age
 +
 Web sessions are now persistent for the cache.web_sessions.maxAge
 setting, rather than expiring when the browser closes.  (Previously
 sessions expired when the browser exited.)

 === Misc.

 * Add topic, lastUpdated, sortKey to ChangeAttribute
 +
 Additional change fields are now exported as part of the
 stream-events output.

 * issue 504 gerrit query SSH command
 +
 Queries to lookup change information can be executed over SSH through
 the `gerrit query` command, with results output in either human
 readable text or machine readable JSON.  Change queries can also be
 run over HTTP with the `/query?q=<query>&format=JSON` URL.  Both
 interfaces are intended for automated tools.

 * Remove git diff-tree dependency
 +
 Gerrit no longer requires `git` in the PATH; differences are now
 constructed in pure Java code.  Remote repository initialization over
 SSH still requires `git` on the remote host's PATH.

 * Internal dependencies updated
 +
 Updated JGit to 0.8.4.89-ge2f5716, log4j to 1.2.16, GWT to 2.0.4,
 sfl4j to 1.6.1, easymock to 3.0, JUnit to 4.8.1.

 == Bug Fixes

 === Web UI

 * issue 352 Confirm branch deletion in web UI
 +
 Deleting a branch now presents a confirmation dialog to give the user
 a second chance to abort the destructive operation.

 * Fix some JavaScript errors under Chrome
 +
 The GWT compiler started to define symbols in the same namespace as
 the prettify syntax highlighting library.  We moved the prettify
 library into its own iframe so it has a different JavaScript namespace
 in the browser.

 * Close button on OpenId register / sign-in dialog
 +
 There was no obvious way to leave the sign-in dialog. Fixed.

 * Links in OpenId sign-in dialog not focusable
 +
 Keyboard navigation to standard links like 'Google Accounts'
 wasn't supported.  Fixed.

 === Misc.

 * issue 614 Fix 503 error when Jetty cancels a request
 +
 A bug was introduced in 2.1.3 that caused a server 503 error
 when a fetch/pull/clone or push request timed out.  Fixed.

 == Version

 ae59d1bf232bba16d4d03ca924884234c68be0f2
	= Release notes for Gerrit 2.1.4

	Gerrit 2.1.4 is now available in the usual location:

	link:https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download/index.html[https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download/index.html]

	== Schema Change

	WARNING This release contains multiple schema changes. To upgrade:
	----
	java -jar gerrit.war init -d site_path
	----

	== New Features

	=== Change Management

	* issue 504 Implement full query operators
	+
	The search box now implements a wide range of operators and boolean
	expressions, permitting complex queries such as `is:open CodeReview>=1
	(has:draft OR is:starred)` to locate open changes that have been code
	reviewed, but still have unpublished drafts or were starred by the
	current user. The full range of supported operators is documented
	in the user guide.

	* Change lists now use query operators
	+
	All current change lists have been reimplemented using query
	operators, so selecting 'All open changes' actually performs the query
	'is:open'. This is to help end-users learn the different operators
	that are supported, and simplifies the internal implementation
	considerably by removing redundant code.

	* issue 51 Tag changes with topic branches
	+
	Changes can be tagged with a topic name during upload. To add the tag
	'query' when pushing to branch 'master', use `git push URL
	HEAD:refs/for/master/query`. To add a topic name with `repo upload`
	use the `-t` command line flag. Topic names are displayed next to the
	branch name in the web UI, and can be searched for with the `topic:`
	query operator.

	* Filter the list of open changes by watched projects
	+
	The query operator `is:watched` matches changes matching the user's
	watched project list, and a new menu item was added under the My menu
	to select open changes matching these watched projects.

	=== Web UI

	* issue 579 Remember diff formatting preferences
	+
	Formatting options at the top of a side-by-side or unified diff page
	are now remembered by saving the current preferences into the user's
	account whenever 'Update' is clicked.

	* issue 680 Show commit message on the per-file review pages

	* issue 498 Improved keyboard navigation
	+
	More keyboard bindings have been added, reducing the need to switch to
	the mouse while navigating through a change and performing a review.

	* issue 395 Open new window/new tab for all files in a change
	+
	New buttons permit opening all modified files of a change into
	new windows or tabs.

	* issue 440 Add copy to clipboard button for change-id
	+
	The Change-Id field in the upper left side of a change now support to
	copy "Change-Id: I...." onto the clipboard, making it easier to paste
	into a commit message.

	* issue 559 Allow copying user public ssh key to clipboard

	* issue 509 Make branch columns link to changes on that branch

	=== Email Notifications

	* issue 311 No longer CC a user by default
	+
	The user who causes a notification to be sent is no longer CC'd on the
	email when it is sent. This reduces the number of messages sent to a
	user, but can be re-enabled through a checkbox in the Settings >
	Preferences panel.

	* issue 535 Enable watching of all projects
	+
	Adding the magic `\-- All Projects \--` to the watched project list
	permits the user to be notified of any change occurring in any
	project. Project specific entries override the notification settings
	for all projects.

	* issue 492 Allow watching specific branches or any other search query
	+
	In addition to watching a project, users can register a query string
	to match specific changes, reducing notifications to be a smaller
	subset of the changes that occur in a project.

	* issue 70 Allow file:^regex to match affected files
	+
	The file:^path operator can be used in a watch filter to receive
	notifications only when files matching the regular expression are
	modified by the change.

	* issue 623 Include Gerrit-Owner, Gerrit-Reviewer in email footers
	+
	New fields in the email footer provide additional detail, enabling
	better filtering and classification of messages.

	=== Access Control

	* Support regular expressions for ref access rules
	+
	References in an access rule can now be specified by regular
	expression by prefixing the reference name with ^.

	* issue 577 Support $\{username\} in access rules
	+
	Adding `$\{username\}` into a reference causes the current username to
	be inserted at that position. When combined with the Push Branch
	permission this creates a per-user branch namespace feature, giving
	each user their own "sandbox" to push changes to.

	* issue 313 ssh gerrit create-group
	+
	Groups can now be created over SSH by administrators using the
	`gerrit create-group` command.

	=== Authentication

	* Remove password authentication over SSH
	+
	Adding password authentication over SSH turned out to be a major
	mistake. Users primarily use SSH public keys, and the password
	prompt just got in the way or confused them. Password support has
	been removed from the SSH server.

	* Username cannot be changed once assigned
	+
	Once a username has been selected for a user account, it
	cannot be modified by the user.

	* issue 555 Make LDAP sessions persistent for the session age
	+
	Web sessions are now persistent for the cache.web_sessions.maxAge
	setting, rather than expiring when the browser closes. (Previously
	sessions expired when the browser exited.)

	=== Misc.

	* Add topic, lastUpdated, sortKey to ChangeAttribute
	+
	Additional change fields are now exported as part of the
	stream-events output.

	* issue 504 gerrit query SSH command
	+
	Queries to lookup change information can be executed over SSH through
	the `gerrit query` command, with results output in either human
	readable text or machine readable JSON. Change queries can also be
	run over HTTP with the `/query?q=<query>&format=JSON` URL. Both
	interfaces are intended for automated tools.

	* Remove git diff-tree dependency
	+
	Gerrit no longer requires `git` in the PATH; differences are now
	constructed in pure Java code. Remote repository initialization over
	SSH still requires `git` on the remote host's PATH.

	* Internal dependencies updated
	+
	Updated JGit to 0.8.4.89-ge2f5716, log4j to 1.2.16, GWT to 2.0.4,
	sfl4j to 1.6.1, easymock to 3.0, JUnit to 4.8.1.

	== Bug Fixes

	=== Web UI

	* issue 352 Confirm branch deletion in web UI
	+
	Deleting a branch now presents a confirmation dialog to give the user
	a second chance to abort the destructive operation.

	* Fix some JavaScript errors under Chrome
	+
	The GWT compiler started to define symbols in the same namespace as
	the prettify syntax highlighting library. We moved the prettify
	library into its own iframe so it has a different JavaScript namespace
	in the browser.

	* Close button on OpenId register / sign-in dialog
	+
	There was no obvious way to leave the sign-in dialog. Fixed.

	* Links in OpenId sign-in dialog not focusable
	+
	Keyboard navigation to standard links like 'Google Accounts'
	wasn't supported. Fixed.

	=== Misc.

	* issue 614 Fix 503 error when Jetty cancels a request
	+
	A bug was introduced in 2.1.3 that caused a server 503 error
	when a fetch/pull/clone or push request timed out. Fixed.

	== Version

	ae59d1bf232bba16d4d03ca924884234c68be0f2