Client Libraries Release Notes

This page documents high-level release notes for SkillTree Client libraries - JS libraries used by the SkillTree integrated applications

To obtain deployable artifacts please visit Distributions page.

Important Note:

To enable seamless integration with Skills Display, this library utilizes an iFrame wrapper to retrieve the necessary views and data from the skills-service application. This deliberate architectural design choice is a key aspect of the SkillTree Platform, as it minimizes the need for frequent upgrades to the skills-client library.

By decoupling the Skills Display functionality from the skills-client library, we've achieved a significant advantage: most updates and improvements to Skills Display will be automatically reflected in the skills-client library whenever the skills-service application is upgraded. This means that skills-client integrators can enjoy the benefits of new features and enhancements without the need for manual library updates.

As a result, the skills-client libraries are intentionally designed to be relatively static, with infrequent releases. This approach ensures that integrators can rely on a stable and consistent library, while still benefiting from the ongoing evolution of the SkillTree Platform.

3.6.0

Oct. 2024

• Added the ability to place the skills-client library in a dormant state. When the library is in a dormant state, it becomes inactive and does not perform authentication, network communication, skill reporting, or any other activities.
• Upgraded JS libraries
• Bug Fixes

3.5.0

Sep. 2022

• Ensure that skills-client react libraries work with React 18
• Removed history package dependency
• Addressed 3rd party library security vulnerabilities
• Allowed options to be passed to the Skills Display component for future configuration options
• Added ability to respond to scroll events from the Skills Display component

3.4.1

Dec. 2021

• Detect when the web-socket connection errors, and if the message indicates an invalid_token, then obtain a new token and reconnect

3.4.0

Nov. 2021

• Ensure that skills-client react libraries work with React 17

3.3.1

Jul. 2021

• Implemented (navigate) method for programmatic navigation in the SkillsDisplay component

3.3.0

Jun. 2021

• Improved resilience of skill event reporting. Failed attempts are stored in browser's local cache and are retried
• Enhanced SkillsDisplay component to support browser's native back button as well as deep linking; this feature was added in all of the libraries
• Implemented route changed event (handleRouteChanged) in the SkillsDisplay component
• Bug Fixes

3.2.0

Apr. 2021

• Allow SkillsConfiguration.configure to be called multiple times
• Disabled automatic OAuth redirection by default
• Improved Cypress.io tests

3.1.1

Dec. 2020

• Upgraded axios

3.1.0

Dec. 2020

• Added full OAuth support for the SkillTree platform (dashboard as well as client libraries)
• Upgraded maven and npm dependencies

3.0.1

Sep. 2020

• Added JS-based logging
• Improved error messages
• Bug fix where Existing Authorization headers can cause client-display rendering to fail

3.0.0

Sep. 2020

• Implemented Angular SkillTree Integration libraries
• Implemented process to publish releases to Npmjs
• Implemented extensive GitHub Actions Continuous Integration (CI)
• Native JS Level Component implementation
• Improved error handling and enhanced error messages when bad configuration is supplied
• Improved documentation
• Changed Native JS SkillDisplayJS component to allow construction without specifying parameters
• Added numerous new tests, fixed multitude of bugs and and improved overall stability