7.2.0

Release 7.2.0

You can consume all the Activiti artifacts for this release from Alfresco Nexus:

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>activiti-releases</id>
    <url>https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/repositories/activiti-releases</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Activiti Cloud:

<dependencyManagement>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.activiti.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>activiti-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
       <version>7.2.0</version>
       <scope>import</scope>
       <type>pom</type>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </dependencyManagement>

Activiti Core

  <dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
      <dependency>
        <groupId>org.activiti</groupId>
        <artifactId>activiti-dependencies</artifactId>
        <version>7.2.0</version>
        <scope>import</scope>
        <type>pom</type>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
  </dependencyManagement>

In release 7.2.0 you will find the following main fixes & features:

• Fix [Query service] EntityExistsException when executing a process with cycles
• Create a JUEL simulator starter:

JUEL Simulator Starter allows applications using it to simulate JUEL expressions. Providing sample data, the JUEL simulator checks whether the expression works as expected. For this new functionality, a new endpoint has been created located at /v1/juel in the modeling back end. This feature uses the JuelExpressionResolver and needs authentication. The endpoint receives two inputs variables:

• expression: String containing the JUEL expression.

• variables: Map with the names and values of the variables used in the expression (Expression context). Example:

{
  "expression": "${var1} + ${var2}"
  "variables": {
      "var1": 10,
      "var2": 20
  }
}

Output:

{
  "result": 30
}

In order to use the JUEL simulator in an application (e.g. The modeling application):

1. Add de maven dependency: org.activiti.cloud:activiti-cloud-starter-juel:${activiti-cloud.version}

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.activiti.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>activiti-cloud-starter-juel</artifactId>
  <version>${activiti-cloud.version}</version>
</dependency>

2. Include the @EnableActivitiJuel annotation

This feature has been integrated into the Modeling app:

Open "Edit dialogue" on "Expression" tab

Click on "Open tester'

Enter the values for the variables and click on "Test" button

• Add task assignee to expression resolver: in the scope of user tasks, it's possible to use the expression ${assignee} that is available out of the box.
• [Query] User should be able to see all the tasks when he is the initiator or involved in the process: see section API changes.
• Only the initiator should be able to see processes: see section API changes.
• Only the initiator can access a process instance and perform actions on it: see section API changes.
• Add information about current user allowed operations when retrieving a task by Id: the endpoint GET /query/v1/tasks/{taskId} returns one extra property (permissions) that identifies which are the permissions the current user has on the given task:

  • VIEW: the user can view the task

  • CLAIM: the user can assign the task to himself

  • RELEASE: the user can release the task that it's currently assigned to him

  • UPDATE: the user can update information related to the task

{
  "entry": {
    "name": "Claimable task",
    "permissions": [
      "VIEW",
      "CLAIM"
    ]
  }
}

Changes from previous versions

Versioning

Activiti is changing the way the project is released: so far the pattern 7.x.y was used for internal releases (created every time a new commit is merged on the develop branch). For instance, 7.1.364 is an internal release. In addition to the internal releases, intermediate milestones were published on regular bases, (e.g. 7.1.0-M17), and eventually, a general availability (GA) version would be released (e.g. 7.1.0-GA).

In order to simplify the management of the releases and avoid confusion, it has been decided that internal versions should use pre-releases suffixes, i.e. -alpha (7.2.0-alpha.1, 7.2.0-alpha.2). In addition to that, milestones releases will no longer be published and will be replaced by a new minor version that will be released more often. It has also been decided that the version 7.1.0-GA will be skipped and the project will go straight to the version 7.2.0.

API changes

This version comes with the following changes in the APIs:

• Query service: the behavior of the endpoint GET /query/v1/task/{taskId} has changed allowing a user to retrieve by id all the tasks where he is the initiator of the process or he is involved in at least 1 task of the process (he is a candidate, the assignee, in a candidate group). Previously only the tasks for which the user was the assignee or a candidate were returned.

• Query service: the behavior of the endpoint GET /query/v1/process-instance/{process-id}/tasks has changed allowing a user to retrieve only the tasks where he is the initiator of the process or he is involved in at least 1 task of the process (he is a candidate, the assignee, in a candidate group). Previously all the tasks were returned.

• Query service: new endpoint GET query/admin/v1/process-instance/{process-id}/tasks allowing an admin to retrieve all the tasks in the scope of a given process instance.

• Query service: GET /query/v1/process-instances will return only the instances started by the current user. Use the admin API in the case where all the process instances should be returned.

• Query service: GET /query/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}. Only the initiator and users involved in the process will be able to to retrieve the process by id.

• Runtime bundle: POST /rb/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}/suspend. Only the initiator can suspend the process.

• Runtime bundle: POST /rb/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}/resume. Only the initiator can resume the process.

• Runtime bundle: DELETE /rb/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}. Only the initiator can cancel a process instance he started.

• Runtime bundle: PUT /rb/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}. Only the initiator can update the properties of a process instance.

• Runtime bundle: GET, POST /rb/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}/variables. Only the initiator can retrieve and update process variables.

• Runtime bundle: new endpoint GET /rb/admin/v1/process-instances/{processInstanceId}/variables to list all the variables of a process instance as admin.