Markdown

This build includes a brand new markdown pod based on the commonmark spec, along with GitHub flavored tables. Over time we will be reworking doc modules like docLang, etc from fandoc to this new API.

Console

There is a new util::Console API that can be used in several ways to unify console output:

• output to Browser console with tree/table support
• output to terminal via stdout (with jline installed you can query width/height)
• wrap any output stream

SQL

Several sql pod changes related to Postgres support including:

• TEXT[] type
• change to how @ works with escape sequences
• new sql::Statement.executeBatch

We have also added a new sql::SqlConnPool class to provide out-of-the-box connection pooling.

Static Once Methods

You can now declare static once methods. This is the logical continuation of adding once methods to const classes per #2820.

Change Log

Build 1.0.81 (6 Dec 2024)

• New markdown pod
• New util::Console API
• Rewrite fant in Fantom as new util::TestRunner class
• Add dom::Storage.keys to iterate all keys
• Add new SqlConnPool API
• Add support for postgres TEXT[] type
• Support for static once methods
• StrBuf.addRange
• Add double checked locking into ClassType.java reflect and finish
• Add sql escape syntax for "@" and "\"
• Deprecate old, undocumented sql escape syntax (This is a breaking change)
• Add sql::Statement.executeBatch method
• Add concurrent::ActorMsg
• Add List/Map setNotNull
• Fix PathEnv via fan.props to order path correctly
• Unit db change sec and hr primary symbol to match Duration format

That new Console class seems interesting! Kudos to the team

Yeah, it's modelled after the JS Console API for browsers - it's really useful! Happy to have a Fantom version!

Thank you Fantom team!

One thing I forgo to mention - this build is the last build where the old style JS APIs will receive new features. Starting in 1.0.82, new APIs will only be available in the new ES JavaScript implementation. However, we will ship with the old JS implementation for a while longer.

Congrats!