Major Enhancements
Automatically import certificates to Java trust store
The latest universal developer image and universal developer base image will detect and add custom TLS certificates to the Java trust store automatically. This feature is useful when following Importing untrusted TLS certificates to Che from the official documentation.
By default, certificates will be read from /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem, but can be configured by setting the JDK_CA_BUNDLE environment variable.
Improve the connection instructions landing page for VS Code (SSHD)
Improve the presentation of the landing page with better styling, copy-to-clipboard functionality, links for tools/authentication, and instructions for Windows (where applicable).
DevWorkspace Operator 0.38.0
The DevWorkspace Operator 0.38.0 has been released, providing new functionality to Eclipse Che. View the changelog here.
Change order of the editors on the User Dashboard
The Choose an Editor view has been improved - editors are now neatly grouped and sorted for better usability.
Show Downloading IDE binaries... (it can take a few minutes) only when relevant to avoid confusion
With this release, the Downloading IDE binaries… (it can take a few minutes) message is now shown only when applicable. It no longer appears for the default VS Code editor on the Starting workspace page.
Support Gitlab base URL with pattern "https://host/scm"
With this release, Eclipse Che now correctly handles GitLab Server instances hosted under additional path segments (for example, https://host/scm).
Bug Fixes
"Close and Stop" button should always stop the active Dev Workspace
When closing the IDE, The "Close and Stop" button on the prompt to close the IDE backend should always stop the active Dev Workspace.
Tools running in terminal should prevent workspace idle termination
When a tool performs a long-running task, the workspace idling configuration should take such tasks into account.
Connect button should be disabled for a started Dev Workspace
It should not be possible to connect to a Dev Workspace that already has an existing connection.
Fix critical CVE in form-data package
Updated form-data across various packages to avoid use of unsafe random function.
Removed Functionalities
Remove deprecated API services from che-server
With this release, several deprecated services have been removed from the che-server, reducing maintenance overhead and improving overall stability.