Kiwi TCMS 4.1.3

We're happy to announce Kiwi TCMS version 4.1.3! This is a bug-fix and enhancement update which upgrades to the latest Django version, provides easier way for Docker administrators to override SSL certificates and access httpd log files and resolves several issues. This release also includes lots of internal code refactoring which removes code duplication and brings down CodeClimate metrics to 26.9% of technical debt or 10 months to fix.

We've pushed the new kiwitcms/kiwi docker image to Docker Hub and updated the demo instance at https://public.tenant.kiwitcms.org. Starting forward the demo will use the info-at-kiwitcms.org email address for all communication sent. There are real people behind this address so if you write to us we will reply!

Changes since Kiwi TCMS 4.1.0

Enhancements

Upgrade to Django 2.0.3
Show date_joined column for user admin
Expose httpd logs to the host running docker. Fixes Issue #191

Bug fixes

Move SSL keys under common directory in the container. Fixes Issue #231
Always select active builds for TestRun. Fixes Issue #245
Swap escape and escapejs filters. Fixes Issue #234
Globally disable delete_selected action in Admin, this removes the drop down selection widget! Fixes Issue #221
Fix error in TestCase view when from_plan is empty string. Fixes Sentry KIWI-TCMS-Z
Fix sorting issue when None is compared to int. Fixes Sentry KIWI-TCMS-V
Validate form field as integer, not char. Fixes Sentry KIWI-TCMS-W
[docs] Remove information about importing test cases via XML. This functionality was removed in version 3.49

Refactoring

Refactor inner class CaseActions. Fixes Issue #21 (Chenxiong Qi)
Only use get_cases.html template. Fixes Issue #176
Unify get_details_review.html and get_details.html templates
Remove internal Prompt.render class and replace with Django messages
Remove mail/delete_plan.txt template
Remove handle_emails_pre_plan_delete signal handler
Remove the Export button from TestPlan view, use Case->Export sub-menu item in the Cases tab. Also remove the export buttons from search and advanced search result templates. If you'd like to export the cases from a given plan you have to open it in a new browser window and use the menu
Remove the Print button from plan search form
Remove TestRun cloning from search results and plan details, use sub-menu
Remove unnecessary JavaScript handling for EnvGroup edit view

Settings

Remove PLAN_DELELE_EMAIL_TEMPLATE setting (not used)

Models and database migrations

Use Django's own DurationField, instead of custom one. Fixes Issue #183

API clients must now send values for estimated_time which must be in a format that parse_duration() understands, for example 'DD HH:MM:SS'! See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/utils/#django.utils.dateparse.parse_duration

IMPORTANT: this release introduces new database migrations!

Translations

There are new translatable strings introduced with this release! At this moment translating Kiwi TCMS in languages other than English is purely a community effort. If you'd like to help consult our translations contribution page.

How to upgrade

If you are using Kiwi TCMS as a Docker container then

cd Kiwi/
git pull
docker-compose down
docker pull kiwitcms/kiwi
docker pull centos/mariadb
docker-compose up -d
docker exec -it kiwi_web /Kiwi/manage.py migrate

Help us make Kiwi TCMS better

According to our 2018 roadmap the Kiwi TCMS team is investing a great deal of our time to make the code base more maintainable! For the past few releases we've been balancing code refactoring with bug-fixing and minor enhancements and we have lots of ideas down the line.

We want to hear your voice! Tell us how you use Kiwi TCMS inside your organization. We want to know what works for you and what doesn't so we can make it better. Feel free to comment below, file GitHub issues or send us an email.

Happy testing!