Release of Version 1.6.0 - API Integration of Octopart, Digikey and more

[jbtronics]

Part-DB 1.6.0

Like announced before now offers an information provider system, which allows you to query various cloud sources for part information.
For now only creation of new parts is possible based on cloud providers, in later versions it will be possible to also merge the information in existing parts.

The system is built to be universal, with just a little provider specific "driver" and the remain is done by Part-DB. That way it is pretty easy to integrate new data providers (so most likely other vendors and databases which offers APIs) into Part-DB.
For now the following data sources (which use the distributor APIs) are available:

• Octopart
• Digikey
• TME
• Farnell / Element 14

Depending on the provider, your created parts will automatically have a name, description, manufacturer and footprint info, part parameters, datasheets, pictures and shopping information/prices.

See documentation for more info, especially on the configuration.

You can test the new features in the demo (you need to login as user first).

Changelog:

Database schema changed: You need to run php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate after upgrade!

New features

• New part information provider system, which allows to create parts from various data sources, like Octopart, Digikey, etc.
• Allow administrators to impersonate other users (act like they were logged in as that user)

Improvements

• Optimized part table queries, so that part pages should be more performant
• Optimized some general queries, to improve the overall performance
• Fixed some visual bugs related to images and attachments
• Allow to sort by user in log table

Bugfixes

• Whitelist the SAML domain for external redirect (issue Uncaught PHP Exception when redirect to SAML SSO #318)
• Fixed issues with undoing/reverting changes from log
• Correctly fetch history for all related elements of a part
• Fixed bug on PartKeepr import (issue Import assistant for partkeepr throws critical error and stops #333)

Miscellaneous

• Updated dependencies

Full Changelog: v1.5.2...v1.6.0

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This discussion was created from the release Version 1.6.0.