We are really excited to announce the new release of Spin, v0.2.0.
This release is packed with new features that simplify building and running WebAssembly components with Spin!

New features

• support for creating new Spin applications using templates (https://spin.fermyon.dev/quickstart)
• initial support for deploying Spin applications to Hippo (#353)
• a new Go SDK for building Spin components in TinyGo (https://spin.fermyon.dev/go-components)
• new mechanism for setting application and component configuration (https://spin.fermyon.dev/configuration)
• new command to simplify building multi-component applications (https://spin.fermyon.dev/developing)
• support for connecting to Redis from Spin components with the Rust and Go SDK (https://spin.fermyon.dev/rust-components, https://spin.fermyon.dev/go-components)

What's Changed

• Release .zip files only for Windows users by @bacongobbler in #301
• docs(index.md): remove redundant 'type' by @vdice in #303
• sip: Application Configuration by @lann in #202
• Add build info to spin version output by @dio in #308
• docs: add gzip content encoding for docs website by @radu-matei in #300
• Hello, Fermyon! by @bacongobbler in #306
• fix(spin/http): use URI with query as request URI by @radu-matei in #315
• chore(.github): uncomment macos build by @vdice in #317
• Rename config to manifest by @lann in #319
• Remove unused examples/spin-timer/Cargo.lock by @lann in #325
• docs: Refer to spin.toml as "manifest" by @lann in #326
• ci: Only run cargo fmt / clippy on Linux by @lann in #327
• List all languages that we believe work on Spin by @technosophos in #320
• Don't error if guest calls proc_exit with exit code 0 by @itowlson in #323
• Application Configuration by @lann in #307
• fix(docs): remove the content_encoding config for docs by @flynnduism in #329
• Object store iface by @lann in #165
• chore(templates): appease clippy by @vdice in #336
• Mitigate issue #337 by @lann in #339
• chore(styles): update styleguide so logo stop spinning by @flynnduism in #331
• Implement outbound-redis interface by @fibonacci1729 in #328
• ci(.github): add dispatch workflow by @vdice in #335
• Implement default value for --file by @bacongobbler in #350
• Diagnostic for running Wagi component under Spin executor by @itowlson in #351
• feat(sdk/go/redis): Tinygo sdk for outbound redis by @adamreese in #347
• feat(sdk/go/redis): Implement Redis handler for TinyGo by @adamreese in #355
• ref(sdk/go/http): Simplify code and free memory allocations by @adamreese in #356
• chore(ci): stop cancelling concurrent runs by @radu-matei in #358
• chore(sdk/go): consolidate redis and outbound_redis into single package by @radu-matei in #359
• fix(docs): stop the spin on the Fermyon logo on the docs website by @radu-matei in #360
• ci(dispatch.yml): only dispatch event if from fermyon/spin by @vdice in #361
• ci(release.yml): update canary release commit by @vdice in #364
• Add additional languages and toolchains by @0xcodeboi in #368
• Exit Spin when no Redis connection is available by @fibonacci1729 in #374
• Refactor ExecutionContext init out of triggers by @lann in #382
• feat(sdk/go): Implement spin-http for TinyGo by @adamreese in #375
• fix(http): Make spin http headers optional by @adamreese in #372
• feat(deploy): add spin deploy command by @michelleN in #353
• Fix link to contributing guide in doc's readme by @phaleth in #391
• feat: print available routes at startup of spin up by @toVersus in #392
• chore(tinygo): Add -no-debug build flag in examples by @adamreese in #387
• chore (devcontainer): remove the third-party as extension by @0xcodeboi in #395
• Validate component IDs are unique by @0xcodeboi in #370
• chore: go version suggestion in docs, go v1.17.9 in dev container by @0xcodeboi in #396
• Add support for "host components" by @lann in #381
• docs(*): add SIP for spin deploy by @michelleN in #304
• Improve config error formatting by @lann in #401
• Address feedback from host components PR by @lann in #403
• Rename config Path to TreePath by @lann in #405
• Migrate outbound-http to a HostComponent by @lann in #404
• feat: add spin build command to run local build command for components by @radu-matei in #352
• Only include the files for a component in its mount folder by @itowlson in #408
• Check for wasm32-wasi target in build script by @GeorgeHahn in #410
• feat(bindle push): add basic auth support by @vdice in #407
• fix(examples): Update examples to use current go SDK by @adamreese in #409
• feat: Remove ansi escape sequences when non-interactive by @adamreese in #416
• docs(*): fix links which result in 404: Not Found on GitHub by @dicej in #426
• added http OPTIONS by @Mossaka in #419
• feat(cli): add Wasmtime cache by @radu-matei in #424
• feat: print component id when spin up by @lianghanzhen in #420
• refactor: default Application generic type to CoreComponent by @Mossaka in #430
• feat: trigger crate by @Mossaka in #418
• fix(docs): update Bartholomew with fix for relative links by @radu-matei in #432
• fix(http/router): update router to contain an ordered component map by @radu-matei in #435
• feat: add C++ spin-http example by @dicej in #433
• doc: fix instructions in distributing-apps.md by @dicej in #439
• perf: reduce peak memory usage and open files when loading bindle by @dicej in #440
• chore: update spin-sdk to point to upstream wasi-experimental-http by @Mossaka in #423
• Basic template support by @itowlson in #400
• Documentation fixes for quickstart, rust component guide by @technosophos in #441
• SIP: Trigger Executors by @lann in #417
• docs: Clean up SIP index, metadata by @lann in #443
• Fix Go template to get SDK from Git by @itowlson in #442
• Switch from structopt to clap by @lann in #446
• Change spin up --server to --bindle-server by @lann in #452
• feat(sdk/go): Add SIP-002 "Application Configuration" to TinyGo SDK by @adamreese in #399
• Follow logs by @itowlson in #431
• fix(vscode): add templates directory to gopls ignore list by @radu-matei in #450
• Add update flag to spin templates install by @itowlson in #448
• add pub dev meeting info by @michelleN in #457
• Check if bindle already exists before pushing by @itowlson in #459
• docs(sip): add spin build SIP by @radu-matei in #384
• add with_wasmtime_engine() to Builder by @Mossaka in #437
• Doc comments for templates crate by @itowlson in #461
• Allow parcel ref in component source by @itowlson in #456
• Limit parallelism copying local assets by @lann in #465
• Confirm before writing template into directory with existing content by @itowlson in #467
• feat: Implement a wildcard in http allowed_domains to allow all domains by @Mossaka in #422
• test(sdk/go): Add integration tests for go sdk by @adamreese in #445
• Fix broken link in template docs by @itowlson in #470

New Contributors

• @dio made their first contribution in #308
• @0xcodeboi made their first contribution in #368
• @phaleth made their first contribution in #391
• @toVersus made their first contribution in #392
• @GeorgeHahn made their first contribution in #410
• @dicej made their first contribution in #426
• @Mossaka made their first contribution in #419
• @lianghanzhen made their first contribution in #420

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2