RocketChat/Rocket.Chat 8.0.0-rc.0

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Engine versions

• Node: 22.16.0
• Deno: 1.43.5
• MongoDB: 8.2
• Apps-Engine: 1.59.0-rc.0

Major Changes

• (#36829) Removes the deprecated sendConfirmationEmail method

• (#37460) Removes deprecated livechat:removeUnit method

• (#36836) Removes the deprecated livechat:getTagsList method

  Removes the deprecated livechat:getUnitsFromUser method

  Removes the deprecated livechat:getFirstRoomMessage method

  Removes the deprecated livechat:getDepartmentForwardRestrictions method

• (#37672) Removes deprecated VoIP permissions

• (#36941) Makes Voice Calls enabled by default when available

• (#37672) Removes deprecated VoIP from Omnichannel

• (#37461) Removes deprecated livechat:saveUnit method

• (#36864) Removes the deprecated authorization:removeUserFromRole method

• (#36976) Promotes Timestamp Parser from preview state to stable

• (#37123) Removes ecdh functionality and related settings

• (#35436 by @blackmamba1231) Removes deprecated canAccessRoom meteor method

• (#36925) Removes deprecated Realtime API method: livechat:getAnalyticsChartData

• (#37392) Removes deprecated livechat:returnAsInquiry method

• (#37390) Removes deprecated removeCustomField method

• (#37672) Removes Deprecated FreeSwitch integration

• (#36851) Removes the deprecated getUserRoles method in favor of the /v1/roles.getUsersInPublicRoles endpoint.

• (#37388) Removes deprecated setAdminStatus method

• (#35961) Removes support of MongoDB versions 5.x and 6.x

• (#36823) Removes deprecated meteor method muteUserInRoom

• (#36825) Removes the deprecated method createToken

• (#37022) Promotes Resizable Contextualbars from preview state to stable.

• (#36837) Removes the deprecated setReaction meteor method

• (#36824) Removes deprecated Realtime API method: livechat:closeRoom

• (#36832) Removes the deprecated setCustomFields method

• (#36931) Removes deprecated Realtime API method: livechat:removeAllClosedRooms

• (#36830) Removes the deprecated getAvatarSuggestion method

• (#37462) Removes deprecated livechat:saveDepartment method

• (#37397) Removes deprecated livechat:setUpConnection method

• Removes the deprecated getRoomRoles method

• Removes the deprecated authorization:deleteRole method

• (#37391) Removes deprecated livechat:removeRoom method

• (#36849) Removes deprecated appId parameter from the oauth-apps.get endpoint.

• (#37463) Removes deprecated sendFileLivechatMessage method

• (#32590) Removes the setting API_Use_REST_For_DDP_Calls. Turning this on meant websocket was only used for realtime data/events, and any other meteor method calls goes over method.call endpoint. For microservice deployments, this had to be turned on. Now method calls will always happen over http endpoints.

• (#36966) Promotes quick reactions from preview state to stable

• (#36821) Removes /api/v1/banners.getnew deprecated endpoint

• (#36871) Removes the livechat:transfer deprecated method
  Removes the livechat/room.transfer deprecated endpoint
  Creates the livechat/visitor.department.transfer for visitors department transfer use

• (#36924) Removes deprecated Realtime API method: livechat:getRoutingConfig

• (#36809) Removes deprecated Realtime API method: livechat:changeLivechatStatus

• (#36951) Removes the deprecated param hideRoomsWithNoActivity and adjust the api tests accordingly. Endpoint always returns rooms that are not empty.

• (#36838) Removes the deprecated insertOrUpdateUser meteor method

• (#37406) Removes deprecated livechat:removeTag method

• (#37810) Fixes role assignment precedence in SAML provisioning, ensuring that SAML-specific default roles take priority over global registration roles, and preventing role merging when both are configured.

• (#36831) Removes the deprecated setUsername method

• (#37446) Removes deprecated removeCannedResponse method

• (#37405) Removes deprecated saveCannedResponse method

• (#37396) Removes deprecated livechat:sendTranscript method

• (#36857) Removes the deprecated /api/v1/rooms.upload endpoint

• (#36908) Removes the deprecated livechat:resumeOnHold method

• (#36935) Removes addUserToRole and removeUserFromRole type declaration and deprecation logger

• (#37393) Removes deprecated livechat:saveAgentInfo method

• (#36907) Removes the deprecated GET Method from /api/v1/apps

• (#37114) Removes stdout logging functionality, related components and settings

• (#36647) Removes deprecated 'e2e.updateGroupKey' method and related type declarations

• (#37421) Removes deprecated livechat:saveCustomField method

• (#36896) Removes the deprecated roleName parameter from /api/v1/roles.addUserToRole and /api/v1/roles.removeUserFromRole

  Removes the ability to pass a role name to the role parameter type from /api/v1/roles.getUsersInRole

• (#36828) Removes the deprecated setUserPassword method

• (#37285) Promotes Enhanced Navigation from preview state to stable.

• (#37464) Removes deprecated livechat:takeInquiry method

• (#36865) Removes the deprecated authorization:addUserToRole method

Minor Changes

• (#36570) REST endpoint /v1/users.createToken is not deprecated anymore. It now requires a secret parameter to generate a token for a user. This change is part of the effort to enhance security by ensuring that tokens are generated with an additional layer of validation. The secret parameter is validated against a new environment variable CREATE_TOKENS_FOR_USERS_SECRET.

• (#37719) Adds a new method to the Apps-Engine that allows apps to retrieve multiple rooms from database

• (#37659) Changes the position of the buttons in Unique ID change detected modal in order to highlight configuration update instead of new workspace

• (#37233) Validates attachment fields to require title and value properties on APIs chat.postMessage and chat.sendMessage.

• (#37224) Enhance user's deactivated state handling to correctly distinguish between pending and deactivated users.

• (#37091) Adds Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) for private channels & private teams.

• (#37771) Introduces an info button to voice call's in-chat history message, which opens a contextual bar with more detailed information about the voice call.

Patch Changes

• (#37663) Removes the deprecated meteor method: livechat:saveTag

• (#37688) Adds deprecation warning for livechat:removeMonitor and new endpoint replacing it; livechat/monitor.remove

• (#37690) Adds a deprecation warning for livechat:saveBusinessHour and new endpoint replacing it; livechat/business-hours.save

• (#37612) Adds invitation request support to rooms

• (#37745) Fixes an issue where its not being possible to change the password in account security page

• (#37721) Disables read receipts indicators in federated rooms. This feature will be re-enabled when fully compatible with federation.

• (#37823) Fixes members tab > add members not removing selected items

• (#37791) Fixes an issue where cases of invites that were canceled or disinvited were not being handled.

• (#37874) Security Hotfix (https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/security-fixes-and-updates)

• (#36822) Removes deprecated meteor method unmuteUserInRoom

• (#37819) Removes deprecated method livechat:removeBusinessHour

• (#37654) Fixes an issue that could cause slashcommands to disappear for the user in certain high-availability scenarios

• (#37443) Fixes an issue where custom status is not updating immediately if the value is empty

• (#37730) Adds an execution flag to apps-engine runtime that helps prevent the publishing of faulty builds

• (#37722) Fixes an issue with the build that prevented Deno runtime to run on air-gapped environments

• (#37504) Fixes create channel modal not validating federated access permission

• (#37523) Fixes license add-on validations for federated rooms

• (#37061) Adds deprecation warning on livechat:addMonitor with new endpoint replacing it; livechat/monitors.create

• (#37713) Fixes a condition where the SAML_Custom_Default_default_user_role setting, used to define the default SAML role when none is provided, would fail when a role name was used instead of an ID.

• (#36827) Removes deprecated method saveUserProfile

• (#37643) Adds invitation badge to room members list

• (#37664) Removes the deprecated meteor method: livechat:addMonitor

• (#37829) Fixes an issue where iframe external commands sent via window.postMessage were not being handled correctly when Rocket.Chat was embedded inside an iframe.

• (#37717) Fixes incorrect URL generation in Global Search "Jump to message" feature, resolving navigation issues when jumping to messages across different channels.

• (#37845) Fixes push notifications continuing after logout due to missing token cleanup.

• (#37822) Fixes an issue where it‘s not being possible to configure department's chatClosingTags without enabling requestTagBeforeClosingTag

• (#37707) Fixes an issue that caused Third-party login to not work properly

• (#37662) removes the deprecated meteor method: livechat:removeMonitor

• (#37852) Adds improvements to the push notifications logic; the logic now truncates messages and titles larger than 240, and 65 characters respectively.

• (#37281) Adds deprecation warning for livechat:saveTag and new endpoint to replace it; livechat/tags.save

• (#37656) Fixes an issue where the client failed to load properly when the “First Channel After Login” setting began with a hash (#), ensuring users are routed to the correct channel.

• (#37846) Fixes /v1/users.logout not marking user sessions as logged out, leaving stale sessions active.

• (#37551) Ensures presence stays accurate by refreshing connections on heartbeats and removing stale sessions.

• (#37677) Fixes an issue where membership updates were not reflected when the user was the first member on their own server.

• (#37718) Fixes the missing dispatch of startup iframe event on client startup.

• (#37729) Fixes inconsistency in roomLeft event payload by aligning it to the standard outgoing events signature.

• (#37729) Removes sensitive data from outgoing events debug logs.

• (#37635) Adds invitation badge to sidebar

• (#37772) Removes deprecated method livechat:saveBusinessHour

• (#37775) Adds deprecation warning for livechat:removeBusinessHour and new endpoint to replace it; livechat/business-hours.remove

• Updated dependencies [347b8f9, 04d2484, b802430, 872da49, 0ccb969, 176d5ea, ac11ea0, 2de4547, ac11ea0, 1baa03c, 0c02586, f3f0b27, ac11ea0, a1d65f4, 7087289, bd5edfc, 94b87d9, ddc9357, 733c94b, d3538e7, a5a7343, 73d9eb2, 611e4cd, 476a070, 239f4b1, 9e03ed5, dc67590, be80b72, 4aa3634, 4793aca, 0b660a5, dccdcc5, 5ac1863, ec0f8b4, f056c45, cb3c5e3, 5b3f93c, 8bf0bab, 55dc368]:

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  • @rocket.chat/web-ui-registration@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/apps-engine@1.59.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/apps@0.6.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/core-typings@8.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/i18n@2.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/media-calls@0.2.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/model-typings@2.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-contexts@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-voip@16.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/models@2.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/core-services@0.12.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/message-types@0.1.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/federation-matrix@0.0.9-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/gazzodown@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-client@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/fuselage-ui-kit@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/media-signaling@0.1.1-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-kit@0.39.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/abac@0.1.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/jwt@0.2.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/tools@0.2.4-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/presence@0.2.47-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/logger@1.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/omnichannel-services@0.3.44-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/api-client@0.2.47-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/http-router@7.9.14-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/license@1.1.7-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/pdf-worker@0.3.26-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/cron@0.1.47-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-avatar@22.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/ui-theming@0.4.4
  • @rocket.chat/ui-video-conf@26.0.0-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/omni-core-ee@0.0.12-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/instance-status@0.1.47-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/omni-core@0.0.12-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/network-broker@0.2.26-rc.0
  • @rocket.chat/server-cloud-communication@0.0.2