Release camunda-modeler v5.22.0

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What's inside?

Features

• Update form section tooltip for Zeebe user task #4183
• Support for numeric and boolean input types #3622
• Support compensation events in C8 #3945
• JSON Editors scroll around when we don't want them to bpmn-io/form-js#1101
• Expression fields for data processing and output / Hidden fields bpmn-io/form-js#1073

Fixes

• Maximum call stack size exceeded in variable resolver #4139
• Shortcuts override the search input in template selection modal #3483
• When selecting a component in Form definition canvas the content area automatically jumps to the top bpmn-io/form-js#1106
• Draw dashed outline in editor for groups with outline disabled bpmn-io/form-js#1084
• Variables named duration cannot be used in feel expressions bpmn-io/form-js#975
• Breaking interaction between dynamic lists and tables bpmn-io/form-js#1064
• Forms editor crashes and requires restart if illegal group#path is used #4217
• Setting illegal key as form field key results in editor crash #4218
• It is possible to undo redo on the form output panel #4216

Release Checklist

To be done immediately after creating this issue.

• (optional) update release presentation page

To be done before the code freeze.

• inform QA about the release and its details so they can prepare for testing
• get in touch with the team (PM, UX and Engineering side), to clarify what topics will be included in the Release and their priority. Use this information to start preparing a concept for the blog post (see below) and release info (see below)
  • (optional) if possible, already create feature branch to update Release Info following our guidelines

To be done after code freeze to prepare and test the release.

• make sure changes in upstream libraries are merged and released
  • bpmn-js, dmn-js, *-properties-panel, *-moddle, camunda-bpmn-js, form-js, ...
• make sure dependencies to upstream libraries are updated and can be installed (rm -rf node_modules && npm i && npm run all works)
• verify develop is up to date with main: git checkout main && git pull && git checkout develop && git merge main
• close all issues which are solved by dependency updates
• ensure that the modeler is free of major security vulnerabilities via npm audit
• smoke test to verify all diagrams can be created
• update Release Info
  • create a draft following our guidelines and based on priorities which were aligned with the team (PM, UX, and Engineering side)
  • create PR to merge the draft into develop. Assign to PM, UX and Engineering for review
• update CHANGELOG
• compile a list of blog worthy changes as input to release blog
• merge to main: git checkout main && git merge develop
• create release candidate (npm run release:rc -- [preminor|premajor|prerelease]), cf. release schema
  • wait for release build to create the artifacts
• execute integration test on released artifacts
  • Works on Linux
  • Works on Mac
  • Works on Windows
• notify QA about the release so they can test it

To be done to build the release after release testing completed.

• create release (npm run release), cf. release schema
  • wait for release build to create the artifacts

To be done once the release is built.

• publish release on Github Releases
• update Camunda Modeler screenshots (and potentially text content) in the docs by running screenshots workflow. Download artifacts and create PRs for:
  • camunda-docs-static
  • camunda-docs-manual
  • camunda-docs
• provide content to the release presentation and notice
• trigger downloads page update via marketing request form
• add new version to update server releases
• (optional) update supported environments page

To be done once release is publicly announced on release day.

• publish release via update server (push to live)
• announce the release via the Camunda internal #c8-release-announcements channel
• close current milestone

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I updated the "What's inside section".

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Reported issues so far:

• Newly saved file (before reload) is not persisted  #4212
• Share feedback widget looks broken #4213

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#4212 is not a regression #4212 (comment)

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Regression in Forms found by @Skaiir #4216

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Non-regression crash issue found in Forms: #4217 (CC @Skaiir).

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Non-regression crash issue found in Forms: #4217 (CC @Skaiir).

This is a bigger issue: #4218

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MacOS part is done. Since we've found some regressions, we will built a second RC once #4216 is fixed and merged.

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Changelog update: https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#5220

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The release is published on GH, and I am generating screenshots via https://github.com/camunda/camunda-docs-modeler-screenshots/actions/runs/8598127424

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Screenshots updates:

• chore: update desktop modeler screenshots camunda-docs#3621
• chore: update desktop modeler screenshots camunda-docs-static#459
• chore: update desktop modeler screenshots camunda-docs-manual#1634

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Desktop Modeler v5.22.0 is officially released!

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Created follow up release issue.

Assigned @philippfromme as the next release commander.