Change Log¶

Specification v1.4¶

upgrade scripts: Add search_components API
validation: Add search_components API
upgrade scripts: Add vendor, package_id, display_id, and is_selected to component APIs
validation: Add vendor, package_id, display_id, and is_selected to component APIs
extension/vendor: Introduce vendor field for SDK extensions
extension/index: Extensions can be referenced from anywhere on the file system
extension/id: Define the format of the id field for SDK extensions
Deprecate sdk field in extensions as extensions. Extensions are supported as a first class concept.
project/component: Replace from field with vendor and package to reference components from extensions
project/config_file: Introduce vendor and package fields to override config files from extensions
component/config_file: Introduce vendor and package fields for SDK extensions to override config files from other extensions
component/recommends: Introduce vendor and package fields for cross-extension component recommendations
extension/post_build_profile: Introduce post_build_profile for SDK extensions.
[project/post_build]: Allow post builds to be referenced from extensions.
[workspace/post_build]: Allow post builds to be referenced from workspaces.

project: Define new project transformation. Add support for condition to component, post_build and highlight
cloned components: Record SDK extension if cloned from one
workspace: Add workspace_name, package and filter keys
upgrade rules: Add status codes to upgrade rules
upgrade rules: Add description field for configuration upgrades
Add support for upgrade rules for SDK extensions

component/description: Add support for linking to other components using the <component_id> in angle brackets
workspace: Add support for workspaces
Add workspace description file
Add support for exporting contents from projects and components (config_file and template_file), and for other projects to import these
Add support for SDKs to declare post-build profiles
Add support for using the project_name as a variable in toolchain mapping files
Add post-build definition file that can be referenced from
projects
workspaces
Remove the deprecated folder property from project and component source, include and other_file
Add directory property to project source, include, library, other_file and readme.
Update list of available quality levels for components and projects
Add filter property to project.
Add description and quality properties to workspaces.
Extend SDK extension search locations to include project directory. Remove support for standalone components. Existing standalone components must be turned into SDK extensions by adding an .slce file.