ArcLight version 1.0.0 has been released

[Dinah Handel]

The Stanford team is pleased to announce that ArcLight version 1.0.0 has been released. Major changes include:

• Drop Rails 6 support, require Ruby 3.0.3+ and Rails 7.0
• Bootstrap 5
• Blacklight 8
• New customization options / componentization: increased use of view component pattern to ease customizations
• Indexing: add hierarchical indexing, remove unused fields
• Display and styles: refine, improve accessibility and mobile views. Implement collection navigation in sidebar (hat tip to Duke).
• Javascript refactoring and front end assets: add importmaps compatibility, remove babel and webpacker

The full release notes are available in GitHub: https://github.com/projectblacklight/arclight/releases/tag/v1.0.0. A huge thank you to the DLSS Access team: Cory Lown, Chris Beer, Marlo Longley, Nick Budak, Justin Coyne, Huda Khan, and former designer Gary Geisler, as well as all the ArcLight implementors who have led the way with research, design, and developments to the ArcLight product. 

all best, 

Dinah

Dinah Handel (she/her) | Digital Library Services Manager

Stanford Libraries | Digital Library Systems and Services

(650) 885-1222

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