Spree v4.8 :fire: :fire: :fire: :fire:

🌎 This release includes some big changes in how we handle translations previously even if you had only one language you still had to use the translations database tables - now we fall back to the original values, eg. for Products to spree_products.name, which makes upgrading from older versions much easier (especially if you have a big product catalog)

📖 New Documentation website completely rewritten, updated, patched, integrated with API docs, and much easier to navigate - we're still working on adding missing sections/pages - stay tooned!

✨ both Admin Panel and Storefront now use Importmap, so you don't need node or any other build tool at all

🎨 both Admin Panel and Storefront received a new updated look and feel

🏎️ Storefront now uses Hotwire/Turbo

💻 easier to develop, easier to contribute - dev sandbox now runs on SQLite and doesn't require to install any additional tools

How to upgrade

Please follow Spree 4.8 upgrade guide

Spree Core

• Move Spree Backend and Spree Frontend configurations out of Spree Core. by @MatthewKennedy in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11805
• Remove default_country_id from Spree::Config by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11964
• Pin factorybot version by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11970
• Add runtime configuration class by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11965
• Bump active_storate_validations version by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11982
• Sp-115/Unified CircleCI test pipeline template by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11966
• Run tests with Ruby 3.3 by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11984
• Fix translation_table_alias to be valid for locales with a dash (e.g.… by @mrbrdo in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11989
• Directly use Mobility's locale normalization method by @mrbrdo in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11990
• Fix creating a new extention by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11992
• Bulk Promo Codes by @tomdonarski in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11959
• Bulk promo codes improvements by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11999
• Update copyright year to 2024 by @devcamke in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11981
• Always preserve User ID when creating a copy of non-editable address … by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11768
• Remove unused alias_attribute raising deprecation message by @fdocr in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11976
• Change license header to match OSI format by @elliotwutingfeng in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11868
• Do not use redis for tests by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12000
• Loosen up the dev dependencies by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12001
• Fixed sandbox generation script by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12002
• Use sqlite for local development to easen the setup of the project by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12004
• Move away from Node to Importmap by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12006
• Fixed Spree CDN on localhost by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12007
• Bump version to 4.8.0.beta by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12011
• Fixed Spree Stock Items unique index by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12012
• Simplify Circle CI config and use .ruby-version by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12013
• Use port 3000 by default, set only by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12016
• Fix Spree CDN when no host is set at all by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12017
• Disable webhooks during seed / sample load to speed up the process by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12018
• New Spree Documentation website by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12021
• Documentation - new Upgrade Guides pt1 by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12023
• Feature/docs upgrade guides 2 by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12025
• Add git submodules of all Spree gems to make it easier to develop it … by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12027
• Update stores.mdx by @rahul2103 in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12028
• Update 4.5-to-4.6.mdx doc with additional fixes and hints by @mad-eel in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12029
• Update architecture.mdx by @rahul2103 in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12031
• Making sure we're always including Spree concerns with Spree namespac… by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12032
• Improve AuthorizationHelpers for admin panel by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12033
• Update highline requirement from ~> 2.0 to >= 2, < 4 in /sample by @dependabot in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11988
• relax mobility dependencies by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12034
• Relax active_storage_validations dependency by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12035
• Added weight/dimensions unit to Variants by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12036
• Added Comparable mixin to Spree::Money by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12037
• Allow Rails 7.2 by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12038
• fixed rails 7.2 deprecations by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12039
• Use column_fallback plugin for storing default locale's translations in original columns by @mad-eel in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12040
• Add more model and API specs for translations by @mad-eel in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12043
• Fix custom authentication generators and update docs by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12044

Spree Backend (Admin Panel)

• Add generic tabs partial by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/286
• Add generic tabs partial - Spree 4.7 by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/287
• Remove Spree::Config[:default_country_id] usages by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/288
• Remove setting Spree::Config.default_country_id in a spec by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/289
• Use runtime configuration for admin_path by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/290
• Hide preferences side panel when creating a new payment method by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/292
• Display webhook secret key in admin panel by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/293
• Fix an issue with missing variants when adding a new product with a prototype by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/295
• Add lists plugin for TinyMCE by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/299
• Sp 145/unified circleci test pipeline by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/291
• Allow PaymentMethod to register a custom partial view to display above "Payment Provider Settings" by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/294
• Fix Promotions#index view when a promotion has expires_at set by @tomdonarski in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/302
• Corrected typo in translation key by @mateus-po in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/304
• Replace Node with Importmap by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/308
• Fixed request utility import by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/309
• Improve the importmap setup, inspired by the excellent mission contro… by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/310
• Update jquery-ui-rails requirement from ~> 6.0 to >= 6, < 8 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/311
• [skip ci] Update license.md by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/314
• added new admin branding by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/315
• Update sqlite3 requirement from ~> 1.4 to ~> 2.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/316
• Don't call spreecloud in test env in admin by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_backend/pull/317

Spree Frontend (Storefront)

• Remove default_country_id from Spree::Config by @rafalcymerys in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/58
• SP-176 Run specs with ruby 3.3 by @tomdonarski in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/60
• Trigger change event for cart form variant_id by @mbajur in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/51
• Remove jsbundling-rails dependency by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/62
• fixed: don't overwrite the manifest.js file during installation by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/63
• fixed turbo integration with importmap by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/64
• Disable HTTP caching by default by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/65
• Setup importmap by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/66
• general gem cleanup to prepare for v4.8 by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/70
• Feature/new design by @damianlegawiec in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/74

New Contributors

• @mateus-po made their first contribution in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11970
• @devcamke made their first contribution in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11981
• @elliotwutingfeng made their first contribution in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/11868
• @rahul2103 made their first contribution in https://github.com/spree/spree/pull/12028
• @mbajur made their first contribution in https://github.com/spree/spree_rails_frontend/pull/51

Full Changelog: https://github.com/spree/spree/compare/v4.7.0...v4.8.0