web2py v2.1.0 Release Notes
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- overall faster web2py
- when apps are deleted, a w2p copy is left in deposit folder
- 🔄 change in cron (it is now disabled by default). removed -N option and introduced -Y.
- faster web2py_uuid() and request initialization logic, thanks Michele
- static asset management, thanks Niphlod
- 👌 improved mobile admin
- request.requires_https and Auth(secure=True), thanks Yarin and Niphlod
- 👍 better custom_import (works per app and is faster), thanks Michele
- redis_sesssion.py, thanks Niphlod
- 👍 allow entropy computation in IS_STRONG and web2py.js, thanks Jonathan and Niphlod
- 🛠 fixed many aith.wiki problems
- 👌 support for auth.wiki(render='html')
- 👍 better welcome layout, thanks Paolo
- db.define_table(...,redefine=True)
- DAL, Row, and Rows object can now be pickled/unpickled, thanks to zombie DAL.
- admin uses codemirror
- 👍 allow syntax auth = Auth(db).define_tables()
- 👍 better auth.wiki with preview, thanks Alan
- 👍 better auth.impersonate, thanks Alan
- ⬆️ upgraded jQuery 1.8
- ⬆️ upgraded Bootstrap 2.1
- 🛠 fixed problem with dropbox_account.py
- 🛠 many fixes to cache.ram, cache.disk, memcache and gae_memcache
- cache.with_prefix(cache.ram,'prefix')
- db.table.field.epoch() counts seconds from epoch
- 👍 DAL support for SQL CASE, example: db().select(...query.case('true','false))
- DAL(...,do_connect=False) allows faking connections
- DAL(...,auto_import=True) now retieves some fiel attributes
- mail can specify a sender: mail.send(...,sender='Mr X <%(sender)s>')
- renamed gluon/contrib/comet_messaging.py -> gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py