Release Notes for Grouper 2.2

Grouper v2.2.1 includes 55 fixes and improvements over v2.2.0. See the full list in Jira

Grouper v2.2.0 includes 56 fixes and improvements over v2.1.5. See the full list in Jira.

New Features in v2.2.1

Grouper upgrader

Automatically upgrade Grouper to the latest version.

Loader performance improvements

New indexes and loader jobs run in threads.

AWS SNS/SQS and encryption for ESB

ESB improvements with compatibility for AWS messaging

New Features in v2.2.0

New UI

There is a new more usable UI which makes Grouper easy to use by end users and administrators. It co-exists with the legacy Admin UI and the Lite UIs.

Legacy attribute migration

Migrate from legacy attributes to the new attribute framework in a transparent way.  The API, WS, and UI work similar as they did before.

SCIM events

SCIM events can be sent from Grouper to keep SCIM compatible systems in sync with Grouper.

Improved configuration

Grouper config files can have hierarchical overlays to make Grouper easier to deploy and upgrade across multiple environments.

Unix GID management

Grouper objects now have a unique integer ID which can be used in GID management

Services in Grouper

Ability to tag folders in Grouper (via the attribute framework) so that folders, groups, permissions can be grouped into a "service".  The API/UI/WS can filter search results based on the service to make it easier for users to perform tasks in Grouper.

For more information about upcoming plans, see the Grouper Product Roadmap.

Many other fixes and improvements were also made to all components of the Grouper Toolkit: Grouper API, Administrative & Lite UIs, Grouper Web Services, Grouper Client, Grouper Shell, Grouper Loader, PSP, and the Subject API.

v2.2.1 patches

patch wiki (installed with the grouper installer)

note: if a java file is included in a patch, then all associated classfiles are there too

Patch

Description

Files affected

grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_0

GRP-1095: hibernate exception handling masked original exception if rolling back transaction

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/hibernate/HibernateSession.java

grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_1

GRP-1096: Use threads for 2.2 upgrade to decrease time of upgrade

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/internal/dao/hib3/Hib3StemSetDAO.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/misc/MigrateLegacyAttributes.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/misc/AddMissingGroupSets.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/misc/SyncPITTables.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/misc/SyncStemSets.java
classes/grouper.base.properties

grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_2

GRP-1083: cannot set enabled/disabled dates in ui

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/Group.java

grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_3

GRP-1100 grouper new ui not showing unresolvable subjects correctly

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/membership/MembershipSubjectContainer classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/subj/LazySubject
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/subj/UnresolvableSubject

grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_4GRP-1109: problems with inherited privileges ruleclasses/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/rules/RuleThenEnum
grouper_v2_2_1_api_patch_5GRP-1112: problems with 'edit memberships and privileges' buttonclasses/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/Group
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/entity/EntitySourceAdapter
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/subj/UnresolvableSubject
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/subject/SubjectUtils
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/subject/provider/SubjectImpl

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_0

GRP-1080: browse folders refresh button only works in chrome, not other browsers

files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/index/index.jsp

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_1

GRP-1082: grouper paging tag2 has one word not externalized

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/ui/tags/GrouperPagingTag2
classes/grouperText/grouper.text.en.us.base.properties

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_2

GRP-1086: extra system out print in ui

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouperClient/config/GrouperUiTextConfig

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_3

Empty patch due to refactor

 

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_4

GRP-1087: edit membership page shows large H as icon in title

files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/editMembership.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/traceAttributeDefPrivileges.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/traceMembership.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/tracePrivileges.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/traceStemPrivileges.jsp

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_5

GRP-1088: attribute def left menu link throws error

files/grouperExternal/public/assets/js/grouperUi.js

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_6

GRP-1097: grouper logout management

classes/grouper-ui.base.properties
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/ui/actions/LogoutAction.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/ui/util/GrouperUiUtils.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/serviceLogic/Misc.java
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/index/index.jsp

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_7

GRP-1100 grouper new ui not showing unresolvable subjects correctly

classes/grouperText/grouper.text.en.us.base.properties
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/beans/api/GuiSubject.java
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/stem/stemPrivilegeContents.jsp

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_8GRP-1109: problems with inherited privileges rule

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/ui/actions/SaveStemAction.java
files/WEB-INF/jsp/stemLinks.jsp

grouper_v2_2_1_ui_patch_9GRP-1112: problems with 'edit memberships and privileges' button

classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/beans/api/GuiGroup.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/beans/api/GuiMembershipContainer.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/beans/api/GuiObjectBase.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/grouperUi/beans/api/GuiSubject.java
classes/edu/internet2/middleware/grouper/membership/MembershipPathGroup.java
classes/grouperText/grouper.text.en.us.base.properties
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/externalEntities/invite.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/groupContents.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/groupMoreActionsButtonContents.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/groupPrivilegeContents.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/thisGroupsGroupPrivilegesContents.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/thisGroupsMembershipsContents.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/group/viewGroup.jsp 

files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/membership/editMembership.jsp
files/WEB-INF/grouperUi2/subject/subjectContents.jsp 

See Also

Grouper Downloads

Grouper Changes v2.2