Workflow Integration Editor (Workflow as Component)

• Implementation of a graphical editor to guide users through the workflow integration process
  • Supports the integration ("wrapping") of a complete workflow or parts of a workflow as a component by
    • selecting the workflow file in the Project Explorer or
    • selecting components of a workflow in the Workflow Editor
  • The usual metadata can now be added to integrated workflow components: version, icon, group, documentation, description, limit parallel execution, contact information
  • A specific workflow editor supports removing/deselecting individual connections or components that should not be part of the integrated workflow
  • Inputs and Outputs of the integrated workflow component can be selected and individually renamed
  • Context-sensitive help supports the user during the integration process
  • Integrated workflow components can be edited again after integration

Command Parser

• Reworked the infrastructure that parses and executes console commands (e.g. "wf run ...")
  • Command parsing is now done centrally, which allows for better help output and behavior
  • In particular, commands have a consistent way of defining parameters now; list parameters are also handled more consistently
  • Named parameters and flags are now accepted in any order
  • Added support for more specific help output, e.g. "help wf"
  • More parts of the command help output are now generated automatically, improving consistency
  • Likewise, the command reference in the User/Developer Guide is now generated directly from code, improving consistency
• Please note that some of the new help descriptions are not completely reviewed yet; this will be improved in the next releases

Event Log (Preview)

• Added a first draft of the RCE Event Log, which is meant to give users and administrators a concise and helpful overview of relevant events in an RCE instance
  • This preview does not cover all planned event types yet; in particular, workflow and component/tool execution is not fully covered yet
  • For this reason, there is no prominent Event Log access in the GUI yet - this will be added in a future release
  • To access the preview data, see the "Event Log" section in the User Guide

Optimization Algorithm API

• The optimization algorithm documentation has been completely revised, completed and added to the Optimizer Component help
• Several methods have been added to the API
• New GUI options have been added to display the algorithm properties on different setting tabs if desired

Third-Party Artifact Management

• In the near future, we will split our project repository into two parts: One primarily containing custom code and files, and one containing third-party artifacts, to allow more lightweight development and independent versioning. Internal changes have been made to support this.
• Additionally, internal changes were made to improve future flexibility regarding third-party libraries, e.g. for specialized RCE distributions.

Internal Network Connection

• Redesigned the "Add Network Connection" dialog, including an explicit option for reconnecting after a disconnect

Update/Security Information for RCE Releases

• Added a single point of reference for update recommendations and known security issues to our website at https://rcenvironment.de/update-status.html
  • This is intended for users and administrators and will be updated whenever new information becomes available
  • This page also provides Java runtime (JRE) version compatibility information

Other Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed a bug in the Component Palette that caused inconsistent behavior after renaming custom groups
• Fixed a bug concerning the update behavior on the Fault Tolerance tabs
• Fixed a bug affecting the filter behavior in the Workflow Console view
• Fixed a bug that caused incorrect saving behavior of some configurations when adding network connections
• Some minor fixes in the Script, Design of Experiments, Optimizer and Output Writer Component
• Fixed Linux specific GUI issues (invisible checkmarks; table columns could not be restored after resizing to zero width)
• Fixed a bug that leads to incorrect calculations of total steps within the Parametric Study component
• Fixed non-standard JSON comments in example and reference configuration files
• Added support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography SSH keys for outgoing connections; for technical reasons, this is not supported for incoming connections yet
• Added support for XML namespaces to the mapping features of CPACS components
• The Optimizer's algorithm selection has been updated to no longer allow invalid configurations for discrete design variables
• In some dialogs, better feedback is now provided when the ok button is disabled (e.g. add/edit Input/Output dialogs)
• Removed deprecated 'Remote Workflow Access' example and documentation content
• Various minor fixes, general documentation and usability improvements

Internal and Technical Changes

• Updated Checkstyle and its configuration
• Added support for rendering documentation content (User/Developer/Admin Guides and integrated Eclipse Help) from AsciiDoc sources
• Third-party library upgrades
  • Upgraded ActiveMQ to 5.16.5
  • Upgraded Jackson Core and Jackson Databind to 2.14.0
  • Upgraded SSHD to 2.9.1
  • Upgraded JSch fork by mwiede to 2.4.0
  • Upgraded Commons-Codec to 1.15
  • Upgraded Commons-IO to 2.11.0