2.8.0

OpenMRS Platform 2.8.0 Release Notes

🚀 Major Features

Cloud & Scaling Infrastructure

• TRUNK-6318: Complete S3 Storage Service implementation for cloud deployments by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6301: ElasticSearch backend for full-text search capabilities by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6302: Infinispan backend for distributed Hibernate/Spring caching by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6300: Storage service abstraction layer with Windows support by @rkorytkowski

Platform Modernization

• TRUNK-6311: Java 21 support added for improved performance and security by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6316: Hibernate Search upgraded to 6.2.4 by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6289: Liquibase updated to 4.31.0 by @k4pran

Provider Management Integration

• TRUNK-6354: ProviderRole domain object migrated to core by @mherman22
• TRUNK-6357: ProviderRole converted to use Hibernate annotations by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6377: Complete ProviderRole API implementation (getProviderRole, getProviderRoleByUuid) by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6385: Made ProviderRole auditable for better tracking by @wikumChamith

Enhanced Installation & Setup

• TRUNK-6329: Modernized installation wizard UI with current OpenMRS branding by @mherman22
• TRUNK-6343: PostgreSQL support added to simple setup wizard by @mherman22
• TRUNK-5870: Soundex and UUID extensions implemented for PostgreSQL by @mherman22
• TRUNK-6339: Removed confusing demo data option from setup wizard by @mherman22

Database & Performance Improvements

• TRUNK-6310: Platform 2.7 Liquibase snapshot files and PostgreSQL compatibility fixes by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6352: Improved BIT/BOOLEAN type handling in database migrations by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6306: Enhanced database update coordination for multi-replica deployments by @kb019
• TRUNK-6334: PropertySource configuration for flexible property management by @mherman22

🐛 Critical Bug Fixes

Core Platform Stability

• TRUNK-6278: Fixed visit overlap validation when ending visits by @jayasanka-sack
• TRUNK-6287: Resolved exception propagation in ServiceContext.getRegisteredComponent by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6308: Fixed database lock release issues in DatabaseUpdater by @mogoodrich
• TRUNK-6313: Corrected patient_identifier_type audit table generation by @wikumChamith

Testing & Development Experience

• TRUNK-6364: API cache cleanup for transactional tests by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6345: Fixed testing framework for module compatibility by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6337: Enabled Windows build support by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6382: Fixed Transactional annotation on classes without interfaces by @rkorytkowski

Performance & Reliability

• TRUNK-6370: Improved ElasticSearch readiness checks by @kb019
• TRUNK-6365: Added cache.stack system property for API and Hibernate by @kb019
• TRUNK-6360: Enhanced Cacheable functionality beyond OpenmrsService methods by @rkorytkowski
• TRUNK-6367: Removed hard dependency on OPENMRS_APPLICATION_DATA_DIRECTORY by @mherman22

🛠️ Technical Improvements

Domain Model Modernization (Hibernate Mappings → Annotations)

• TRUNK-5922: DrugReferenceMap by @UNCANNY69
• TRUNK-5912: ConceptClass by @Debbielou
• TRUNK-5803: ConceptAnswer by @ManojLL
• TRUNK-5865: FormResource by @Muta-Jonathan
• TRUNK-5893: VisitType by @WodPachua

Infrastructure Updates

• TRUNK-6252: Conditional resource path glob interpretation by @k4pran
• TRUNK-6309: Fixed logging issues in Listener.java by @wikumChamith
• TRUNK-6335: Removed legacy core modules concept by @mherman22
• TRUNK-5208: Fixed ModuleUtil version comparison for SNAPSHOT versions by @suniala
• TRUNK-5234: Enhanced concept setting for non-coded drug orders by @IamMujuziMoses

Docker & Development

• Create default complex_obs directory in Docker image for volume mounting by @enyachoke
• Fixed typo in README by @hith3sh
• Updated README with DPGA Badge by @gracepotma
• Updated README documentation by @JayadityaGit

📦 Dependency Updates

Major Security & Performance Updates

• Jackson: 2.18.1 → 2.19.1
• Guava: 33.3.1-jre → 33.4.8-jre
• PostgreSQL Driver: 42.7.4 → 42.7.7
• Commons IO: 2.17.0 → 2.19.0
• Commons BeanUtils: 1.9.4 → 1.11.0
• Hibernate Validator: 6.1.2.Final → 6.2.0.Final
• TestContainers: 1.20.3 → 1.21.3
• ByteBuddy: 1.15.10 → 1.17.6
• AspectJ: 1.9.22.1 → 1.9.24

Development Tools

• Maven Compiler Plugin: 3.13.0 → 3.14.0
• Maven Surefire Plugin: 2.22.1 → 3.5.3
• JUnit: 5.11.3 → 5.11.4
• Jacoco: 0.8.12 → 0.8.13
• SonarQube Scanner: 5.0.0.4389 → 5.1.0.4751

👥 New Contributors

Welcome to our new community contributors! 🎉

• @UNCANNY69 - DrugReferenceMap domain modernization
• @gracepotma - DPGA Badge documentation
• @hith3sh - README improvements
• @WodPachua - VisitType domain modernization
• @kb019 - Multi-replica database coordination and ElasticSearch improvements
• @JayadityaGit - README documentation updates

🔗 Additional Information

Full Changelog: 2.7.4...2.8.0

Total Changes: 130+ pull requests merged
Contributors: 20+ individual contributors from the global OpenMRS community

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