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[1.8.0] - 2023-06-26​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.1.0 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.1.0 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.1.2
  • rule-engine==5.1.0
  • heartbeat==5.0.5
  • control-panel==0.0.6
  • cecs==5.0.3

Noteable changes since 1.7.0:

CLI​

Fixed​

  • sometimes other services would accidentally pick up environment variables from the current service

Added​

  • forge check command which runs CECS checks on the project

CECS​

Added​

  • significant performance improvements

Java SDK​

Changed​

  • signal deserialization now uses class names to map the signals to correct classes (fixes replyTo)

Python SDK​

Changed​

  • API builders send messageType in PascalCase instead of UPPER_SNAKE_CASE
  • callbacks now support functions (in module root), and service methods can be passed in as static members or as strings

[1.7.0] - 2023-06-09​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.10 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.11 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.1.0
  • rule-engine==5.0.12
  • heartbeat==5.0.5
  • control-panel==0.0.6
  • cecs==5.0.2

Noteable changes since 1.6.1:

CLI​

Changed​

  • https is true by default now for exposed services (❗may be breaking)

Control Panel​

Fixed​

  • YAML wasn't loading on startup
  • terminal was not working

Rule Engine​

Fixed​

  • sending huge messages would freeze the producer
  • NullPointerException regarding sender in AgentIdLogPattern
  • Agents.deleteAgent(agentId) did not emit a data change signal

Added​

  • Rule fire limit reached exception prints which rules were fired

[1.6.1] - 2023-04-25​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.9 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.10 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.10
  • rule-engine==5.0.10
  • heartbeat==5.0.4
  • control-panel==0.0.3
  • cecs==5.0.2

Noteable changes since 1.6.0:

CLI​

Fixed​

  • hang after a failed build

Control Panel​

Added​

  • terminal (alpha)
  • send heartbeat action

Rule Engine​

Added​

  • Agents.deleteAgent(agentId)
  • Agents.getCreateOrDelete
  • Agents.getCreateOrDeleteByConnection
  • utilities for agent tests (assertRuleFired, assertRuleNotFired, getFactsOfType, ...)
  • Agent.removeConnection

Java SDK​

Added​

  • Utils.setFakeTime for tests

[1.6.0] - 2023-04-11​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.8 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.9 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.9
  • rule-engine==5.0.9
  • heartbeat==5.0.4
  • control-panel==0.0.1
  • cecs==5.0.2

Noteable changes since 1.5.5:

Control Panel​

Added​

  • initial version (beta)

[1.5.5] - 2023-03-29​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.7 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.9 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.8
  • rule-engine==5.0.9
  • heartbeat==5.0.4
  • cecs==5.0.2

Noteable changes since 1.5.4:

Rule Engine​

Added​

  • unit testing agents

Fixed​

  • PostHog losing some events

CLI​

Fixed​

  • bug where forge could sometimes only be run from the root of the project
  • correctly rebuilds Java services even when autobuild in VS Code is enabled
  • rebuilding API clients even for disabled services because of dependencies from other services

Added​

  • defining service limits in config
  • send-heartbeat, delete-agent and remove-pending-signals now accept multiple agent IDs

Java SDK​

Added​

  • Utils.datetimeInTimezone

[1.5.4] - 2023-03-06​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.6 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.6 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.7
  • rule-engine==5.0.6
  • heartbeat==5.0.4
  • cecs==5.0.2

Noteable changes since 1.5.3:

Java SDK​

Fixed​

  • serializing LocalTime to MongoDB
  • faking time
  • empty Store prefix

Changed​

  • replaced shutdown hooks with explicit close() calls

Added​

  • callbackData field to all Message signals

Python SDK​

Fixed​

  • logger replace error when logging non-str objects

Changed​

  • replaced shutdown hooks with explicit close() calls

Added​

  • callbackData field to all Message signals

Rule Engine​

Fixed​

  • IllegalStateException when shutting down

Added​

  • RuleEngineAPI.removePendingSignals to remove pending signals from an agent

CLI​

Fixed​

  • set-fake-now, reset-fake-now and delete-topics commands can now be run in sandbox environments

Added​

  • forge run and forge run-service now check if there's a hanging service process and kill it before proceeding
  • forge kill to kill all hanging processes
  • forge remove-pending-signals to remove pending signals from an agent

Heartbeat​

Fixed​

  • service freeze on database failure
  • graceful shutdown on interrupt signal

Changed​

  • heartbeats ignore fake time to provide consistent experience when testing

Cecs​

Fixed​

  • ignore markers in Java

[1.5.3] - 2023-02-02​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.4 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.3 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.4
  • rule-engine==5.0.3
  • heartbeat==5.0.1
  • cecs==5.0.1

Noteable changes since 1.5.2:

CLI​

Fixed​

  • build doesn't crash if there's an empty clients/java/ folder
  • logs are streamed live into forge.log
  • forge run doesn't build excluded services

Changed​

  • config, dockerfiles and manifests are now rendered with the basic set of built-in values and filters (project, env, os, json, read_file, file_hash, b64encode and b64decode)

Added​

  • forge run got the -ll/--log-level option

Rule Engine​

Fixed​

  • UnsupportedOperationException when there were pending signals
  • IllegalStateException when shutting down
  • emitting agent data changes only when there were changes

Python SDK​

Fixed​

  • Module now works correctly during migration to Environment

Java SDK​

Changed​

  • updated pulsar-client dependency to 2.11.0
  • removed netty and aircompressor version overrides

[1.5.2] - 2023-01-16​

❗ This release contains important fixes. Please update as soon as possible.

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.3 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.2 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.2
  • rule-engine==5.0.2
  • heartbeat==5.0.1
  • cecs==5.0.1

Noteable changes since 1.5.1:

Java SDK​

Fixed​

  • reverted to using exact dependency versions since intervals caused build issues

Python SDK​

Fixed​

  • Pulsar consumer now properly processes all pending messages and closes gracefully
  • Pulsar producers are now flushed before closing

CLI​

Fixed​

  • consume-message command
  • commands that send messages or events no longer need to sleep in order for messages to be flushed

Added​

  • produce-message now has --num-messages option

[1.5.1] - 2023-01-11​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.2 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.1 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.1
  • rule-engine==5.0.1
  • heartbeat==5.0.1
  • cecs==5.0.1

Noteable changes since 1.5.0:

CLI​

Added​

  • create-agent command that makes it easier to create new agent types
  • new-agent, update-agent, delete-agent, send-heartbeat commands that make it easier to manage agents
  • send-event, send-message and send-agent-message commands for manual interaction with the platform
  • list and add-service commands that use the central service registry (experimental)

Changed​

  • create-project now accepts project name as an argument
  • Secrets utility for changing the .env file now handles comments correctly

Heartbeat​

Changed​

  • deprecated HeartbeatDisabled feature toggle (use HeartbeatEnabled instead)

Fixed​

  • warning log when the feature toggle was not set (now defaults to heartbeat enabled)

Rule Engine​

Added​

  • logs now include the agent ID during agent evaluation
  • when running locally, all agents are now unlocked when the rule engine starts
  • Salience enum to allow for more readable salience values

Changed​

  • most dependencies are now intervals instead of exact versions
  • agent IDs have 16 characters by default (instead of 8)

Removed​

  • CutelogLayout

Python SDK​

Fixed​

  • callbacks are now also async functions

Added​

  • datetime.time (de)serialization support
  • time_to_str and str_to_time utils

Changed​

  • deprecated random_generator (use random_string)
  • deprecated get_datetime, get_utc_datetime, get_utc_date, get_utc_datetime_str and get_utc_date_str (use now, today, now_str and today_str)
  • deprecated MongoClientKeeper (use Mongo instead)
  • deprecated Module (use Environment instead)
  • logs now escape the \n and \r characters

Java SDK​

Added​

  • (de)serialization support for Java 8 java.time types (including LocalTime) and Optional types
  • strToTime and timeToStr utils

Fixed​

  • RejectedExecutionException when shutting down the service
  • serializing only fields of a class and ignoring any additional get* methods

Changed​

  • most dependencies are now intervals instead of exact versions
  • deprecated Utils.randomGenerator (use Utils.randomString)
  • deprecated getDatetime, getUtcDatetime, getUtcDate, getUtcDatetimeStr and getUtcDateStr (use now, today, nowStr and todayStr)
  • deprecated MongoClientKeeper (use Mongo instead)
  • deprecated Module (use Environment instead)
  • logs now escape the \n and \r characters

[1.5.0] - 2022-12-21​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.0 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.0 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.0
  • rule-engine==5.0.0
  • heartbeat==5.0.0
  • cecs==5.0.0

Noteable changes since 1.5.0 beta:

CLI​

Fixed​

  • loading env variables in JSON form

Added​

  • locking/unlocking all agents
  • overriding any Kubernetes manifest file

Changed​

  • prebuilt Django services are started with <service-name> runserver instead of <service-name>-admin runserver

Rule Engine​

Fixed​

  • getByConnection and getOrCreateByConnection now return the correct agent instance instead of a generic Agent
  • ConncurrentModificationExeption when clearing entry points

Added​

  • GetAgentByConnection for signals.yaml
  • stopping agent evaluation with Agents.stopEvaluation()
  • unlockAllAgents and lockAllAgents APIs

Changed​

  • deprecated Agent.addConnection (use Agent.setConnection)
  • upgraded dependency io.github.classgraph==4.8.151

Removed​

  • json-simple dependency

Python SDK​

Fixed​

  • service API functions no longer get signal metadata (id, timestamp...) in **kwargs

Changed​

  • LOGGING, REGISTRY_CONFIG, CONSUMER_CONFIG and PRODUCER_CONFIG settings are now loaded as JSON to supported advanced configuration
  • upgraded dependencies (redis<4.5.0, fakeredis<3.0)

Java SDK​

Added​

  • getVariant in UnleashFeatureToggle

Changed​

  • requires self-hosted Sentry >=v21.9.0 (!)
  • updated dependencies

Project template​

Changed​

  • cleaned up project root
  • using CI v5.x

Fixed​

  • MONGO_CLIENT_CONNECTION_STRING secret would throw an error if not set
  • rule-engine depends on the mongo database

Docs​

Added​

  • technical documentation for CLI and Heartbeat

Fixed​

  • minor tutorial fixes

[1.5.0 beta] - 2022-10-19​

This release contains the following service versions:

  • forge-sdk==5.0.0b0 (Python)
  • forge-sdk==5.0.0b0 (Java)
  • forge-cli==5.0.0b0
  • rule-engine==5.0.0b0
  • heartbeat==5.0.0b0
  • cecs==4.0.0a3

These are the most important changes when compared to v1.4. Aside from the ones mentioned, there were lots of bug fixes and improvements.

Concepts​

Changed​

  • Communication

    • Instead of BaseMessage that had configuration and payload, there are now 5 clearly defined signal types:
      • Message - when agent/service wants to send a message to a specific agent/service. Triggers functions annotated with @api
      • Event - when agent/service wants to notify its surroundings that something happened. Other agents/services can subscribe to a specific event
      • Reply - a subtype of Message that can only be sent as a response to a previous Message signal
      • ErrorReply - a subtype of Reply that signalizes that the received Message couldn't be properly processed
      • DataChangeEvent - a special type of event that is sent when an "emittable" data model is created, updated or deleted. Other agents/services can subscribe to the changes of a specific data object
    • All signals must contain the following fields:
      • id - a unique string representing this signal
      • timestamp - the datetime when this signal was created
      • signalType - one of: MESSAGE, EVENT, REPLY, ERROR, DATA_CHANGE
      • from - sender's ID (service/agent ID)
    • These signals are meant to be subclassed (additional fields can be added)
    • Signals are serialized into a flat JSON structure
    • Message
      • must define messageType which defaults to the name of the class (e.g. RegisterUser) - used in deserialization
      • must define to - the recipient's ID
      • can define returnAddress to which the reply should be sent
    • Event
      • must define eventType which must be unique in the whole system - defaults to the name of the class, used in deserialization
      • events no longer have a "service owner"
    • Reply (extends Message)
      • must define replyTo - the Message to which this is a response to, defaults to the message that's currently being processed
      • if no address is specified when sending, defaults to replyTo.returnAddress, and if that's not defined defaults to an address generated from replyTo.from
    • ErrorReply (extends Reply)
      • must define code and description
      • can define help
    • DataChangeEvent
      • must define changeType - one of: CREATED, UPDATED, DELETED
      • must define objectType - the type of object that has changed, defaults to the data model class name (e.g. User) - used in deserialization
      • must define object - the new version of the object if created or updated, the last version of the object if deleted

  • Data models

    • there is no longer a concept of separate data "model" and "view" because it created unnecessary complexity
    • there is now only a single DataModel class which enabled the model to be saved to the database
    • if you want data object changes to be emitted automatically, inherit EmittableDataModel in Python, or set @DataModel(emit = true) in Java

Added​

  • Addresses

    • Every service and agent now has an address on which it receives signals
    • The service's default address is its name
    • All agents have the same address (agents)
    • The signal has from and to fields which define the specific recipient on that address (e.g. agent's ID)
    • Message signals can define a returnAddress where they expect a reply

  • Agent locking

    • when an agent is being evaluated, it is "locked" so that no other Rule Engine instances can start the evaluation of that agent
    • this prevents concurrency problems and enables horizontal scaling of Rule Engine
    • IMPORTANT: if an exception is thrown when an agent is being evaluated, it will stay locked and must manually be unlocked (either using CLI commands or the Rule Engine's API)

  • Concurrency

    • All services (Python and Java) can now concurrently process multiple requests, thereby increasing performance (sometimes significantly)
    • The level of concurrency is controlled with a CONCURRENCY setting (default: 1)

API Gateway​

Changed​

  • renamed from "Forge API"
  • changed /signal/{from}/{to}/{type} to /message/{to} and /message/{to}/{type}
  • changed /event/{from}/{type} to /event and /event/{type}

CLI​

Fixed​

  • build command would hang when build fails

Added​

  • lock-agents and unlock-agents commands

Heartbeat​

Changed​

  • moved to core services
  • there are no longer two sub-services (scheduler and sender) - there is now only a single heartbeat service
  • SentHearbeat view is now a Heartbeat event
  • Heartbeat view is now an emmitable HeartbeatModel data model

Fixed​

  • handles deletion of agents correctly

Removed​

  • backoff strategy - can be implemented as a custom strategy

Rule Engine​

Changed​

  • send_signal API is now evaluate_with_signals
  • Evaluation is now an event signal, use timestamp instead of evaluatedAt
  • project MUST include kmodule.xml
  • Signals.on is now either Events.on or DataChanges.on
  • using LocalDateTime instead of Date
  • when an event is received, the Rule Engine determines which agents should receive it, and sends a message to each of them, instead of evaluating them all immediately and blocking other messages
  • the agent's "summary" structure now has facts, pendingSignals and pendingUpdates
  • getOrCreateByConnection now automatically adds the connection when creating a new agent, so no need for the (connectionName, connectionId) constructor
  • getOrCreate now automatically sets the specified ID when creating a new agent

Added​

  • working with data changes is easier
  • AgentAlreadyExists exception if trying to create an agent with an already existing ID
  • GetOrCreateAgent signal mapping strategy
  • custom signal mapping strategies can be created and used in the yaml configuration
  • locking agents when they're being evaluated
    • any updates are queued as pending and applied after the evaluation
    • if there are any queued signals, the agent's evaluation is queued again
  • useful cron functions in DateUtil

Removed​

  • agent-created entry-point - use signals
  • agents cannot send messages to specific entry points
  • filters in subscriptions
  • feature toggling - moved to SDK

SDK​

Changed​

  • see also Concepts
  • Context renamed to ServiceContext
  • CurrentContext is now a thread-local Context which contains the signal that's currently being processed, and who's processing it (sender)
  • DBModel is now DataModel
  • there are now 3 functions to build topic names: get_input_topic_name, get_event_topic_name, and get_data_change_topic_name
  • forge.setup now accepts project_slug as an optional parameter

Added​

  • posthog integration
  • support for a custom MongoDB connection string
  • @on_change function decorator to listen to data changes
  • checks that an API is defined only once
  • utils.strings - convert strings to camel/pascal/kebab/snake case

Removed​

  • traceId and pipeline
  • REGISTERED_VIEWS setting - use service.register_for_changes()
  • constants PROCESS, CALLBACK, EXCEPTION
  • DBView - use data changes (EmittableDataModel)
  • EmitType - use DataChangeType
  • build_configuration and similar message building/parsing utils

Python SDK​

Changed​

  • API functions now must be async
  • structure refactored (some imports may change)
  • pydantic data-classes are now serialized by using the field's alias
  • bumped dependencies (pydantic<1.11, prometheus_client<0.16)

Added​

  • some missing performance metrics on Store and Cache
  • Store.delete and Cache.delete

Removed​

  • forge.api.send_event - just use requests
  • ServiceExtension

Java SDK​

Added​

  • Forge.setup, ServiceContext and Context to mirror the Python SDK
  • ReflectionUtils
  • ability to set a custom Jinjava template renderer
  • missing date-time and Base64 utilities to mirror Python SDK
  • feature toggling utilities
  • DistributedCache which equals to Python SDK's Cache(distributed=True)

Changed​

  • renamed BaseSettings to ForgeSettings
  • renamed DataUtils to Database and added lots of useful functions
  • @DataModel should now only be used on data models that are saved in the database (not on signals)
  • UnleashFeatureToggle is now a singleton

Fixed​

  • methods whose name starts with get are no longer evaluated and serialized to MongoDB
  • MONGO_REPLICA_SET_NAME setting name