2023 12 05 release notes (core)

Release summary

The information detailed on this page refers to updates included in the following releases to the Patchworks Production environment:

Patchworks core (backend)

Release version
Release date

1.8.4

5th December 2023

Patchworks dashboard (frontend)

Release version
Release date

1.6.3

5th December 2023

New features, updates, and enhancements of note are summarised by product area, below:

General

Type
Summary
Ref #
New

Patchworks marketplace The Patchworks marketplace is now your one-stop stop for all resources that you may want to install to streamline your integrations. You can now browse and install apps, connectors, process flows, and cross-reference lookups. The Patchworks marketplace

CPT-1576

New

Patchworks apps This release introduced apps - install everything you need (connectors, process flows, scripts, etc.) to perform a specific task. The Patchworks marketplace

CPT-1576

Process flows

Type
Summary
Ref #
Bug

Forward slashes in cache keys Fixed issue where the forward slash character was not permitted when defining cache keys. Cache shapes

CPT-1524

Bug

Incorrect mapping structure Fixed issue where mapping a flat array to an indexed array resulted in an incorrect structure. Map shape

CPT-1524

Enhancement

Filter logs by process flow It's now possible to filter process flow run logs by process flow. Documentation coming soon

CPT-905

Update

All shapes now support manual input for payload fields All shapes have been updated to include a manual input option wherever the user has the option to select a payload field. Shapes

CPT-1419

Bug

Empty payloads Fixed issue passing 'empty' payloads into a shape (which can happen if a null is returned from a script, or if a cache expires). As part of this fix, a new string length option is available on the filter shape. The filter shape

CPT-1763

New

Custom string transform now supports payload metadata The custom string field mapping transform now supports payload metadata values using [[meta.unique_key]] syntax. Referencing flow & meta variables in mapping transformations

CPT-1440

New

Inbound API now supports flow variables When initialising a process flow using the Inbound API, it's now possible to pass in flow variables. Initialising a process flow manually with a payload

CPT-1519

Connectors & instances

Type
Summary
Ref #
Enhancement

Installing a connector includes required scripts If a marketplace connector requires pre/post scripts, these are now included when a user chooses to install the connector (previously these would be added manually). Installing a connector

CPT-821

Bug

URL parameters excluded from POST requests Fixed issue where URL parameters were not being passed in POST requests. URL parameters

CPT-1436

Dashboard UI

Type
Summary
Version & Ref #
Bug

Field select UI Fixed issue where the dropdown for payload field selection could be partially hidden.

CPT-35

Prebuilt connectors

The following prebuilt connectors have been added to the Patchworks marketplace since our previous release:

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