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Skipper 3.2.15: migrations management and plans for Laravel

Sent January 17, 2019 · Release · Skipper 3.2.15

Doctrine2
Laravel
Migrations

Skipper 3.2.15 was released in January 2019. It added migrations management in the application, custom templates for new fields and a duplicate field button. For Doctrine2 it added explicit MappedSuperclass entities and orphan removal on many-to-many associations. The newsletter also asked for beta testers of the coming Laravel support.

New Skipper version is here. Download Skipper 3.2.15 version

Hello,

Today we again bring you new Skipper update but first of all, we would like to wish you all the best for 2019. We hope you enjoyed your vacation and now you are looking forward to new projects and work challenges.

But now, back to the update. As usual, you can download the new version from Skipper download site or launch the application and auto-update system will do it for you.

And what are our plans for 2019?

The 3.2.15 version brings a huge bulk of little improvements. A lot of them concern new framework support.

Many of you were asking for Laravel, and in short time we will be able to satisfy you. In the meanwhile, those of you, who cannot wait and would like to give us a helping hand, can join us in Laravel support development as beta-testers. Just send an email to [email protected]!

Changes in 3.2.15 version

  • Support for new Php optional return types (during export to annotations and callbacks)
  • New "duplicate field" button in Entity editor
  • Ability to mark the entity as explicit MappedSuperclass (Doctrine2)
  • Migrations management in the application
  • Ability to define a custom template for new fields created by entity editor
  • Orphan removal support for Doctrine2 ManyToMany associations
  • Default export formats and paths for new modules
  • Improved singular/plural converter for better English support
  • A lot of other small bugfixes and enhancements (changelog here)

Have you any suggestion?

Do you miss something in Skipper? Write to us on our support forum or send an email to [email protected]. We will be happy if you let us know!

Skipper Team

Changes in version 3.2.15.1478

  • Added support for new Php optional return types (during export to annotations and callbacks) (New!)
  • New "duplicate field" button in Entity editor (New!)
  • Improved recovery function after application crash (improved project snapshots)
  • Shortcut for field duplication (CTRL+N)
  • Improved handling of duplicated field names in entity editor
  • New visual symbol for unique null / not-null columns in diagram
  • Abilty to define custom template for new fields created by entity editor
  • Added missing field type validator for Entity editor
  • Orphan removal support for Doctrine2 ManyToMany associations
  • Migrations management in the application
  • Upgraded Qt Ribbon library to 4.18.0 to support latest Qt 5.11
  • Default export formats and paths for new modules (Doctrine,Doctrine2,CakePhp,Propel,Laravel)
  • Removed ending ?> from generated Php files
  • Ability to mark entity as explicit MappedSuperclass (Doctrine2)
  • Improved Singluar/Plural converter for better English support
  • Allow import of invalid namespaces starting with "\" in Php
  • Fixed issue with invalid signed package on latest macOS
  • Fixed issue in entity editor when new field editor is opened and application lost focus
  • Propel2 bugfix for associations to inherited entities. Do not duplicate primary key with same name with base class
  • Fixed field row selection in entity editor after inserting/updating/duplicating row
  • Fixed themes distribution through Windows installer
  • Fixed wrong redistributable in windows installer package
  • Fixed issue with internal unique counter after previous project recovery
  • Fixed Qt tabstop bug in new Qt 5.11
  • Fixed exception when selected "do not remove entity" in MN entity removal dialog
  • Fixed issue in entity editor when duplicate field is added and deleted in editor
  • Fixed issue with quotation mark escaping in annotations (Doctrine2)

Build 3.2.15.1478, released January 17, 2019. All previous releases

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