CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

[0.7.1] - 2022-10-31

Fixed

• Compilation of symlinks

[0.7.0] - 2022-10-23

Added

• Rumbas execution with absolute paths.
• Rumbas execution within project subfolder.
• Support for symlinks
• Default value support for templated values
• Load templated questions directly from exam files
• Recursive templates: a template can have a template as parent.

Changed

• BREAKING: template files should now placed in the normal folders (exams and questions) instead of specific ones (question_templates and exam_templates)
• Imported files are now formatted after import

Removed

• Support to update from version 0.4.0

[0.6.3] - 2022-09-23

Added

• The editor_output command

Changed

• Order of keys in a map are now sorted in numbas exam outputs

Fixed

• Order of default file application. It used to be random due to the usage of a HashMap which removed the ordering.

[0.6.2] - 2022-08-08

Fixed

• Minifying in docker works again

[0.6.1] - 2022-08-08

Fixed

• Executing in docker works again

[0.6.0] - 2022-08-07

Added

• Support for rulesets.
• Some builtin jme functions.
• Support for superscript powers in jme.
• Support for the new variable naming restrictions in jme. (Can start with a $ and _ now).
• Better error messages on failing import of numbas exams. A formatted file of the exam is saved and the failing line is shown for this formatted line.
• Support for restricted option in CustomPartAvailability

Changed

• rumbas now checks whether the version in the rc file equals the version of the rumbas binary.
• Version of Numbas (now uses 7e0f0f9ec332ad9c00ee32386b85eb845f9da166)
• Version of the quantities extension.
• startpassword is now a noneable field (startpassword: none is the same as startpassword: "")

Fixed

• Importing of (older) numbas exams.
  • Use default values used by numbas when the exam file doesn't specify a value for the field.
  • Support \( and \) for latex blocks.

[0.5.4] - 2022-02-12

Added

• fmt command: basic command to format the rumbas yaml files, currently only fixes strings to be multiline if useful

[0.5.3] - 2022-02-04

Fixed

• Using µ for \var works again

[0.5.2] - 2022-02-03

Changed

• numbas version
• Statements and answers in match answer parts are content area's instead of EmbracedJMEStrings.

[0.5.1] - 2022-02-01

Added

• Support for || as or in jme
• A Translation text without translation can now be written as plain text instead of needing a map with content and placeholders keys.

Changed

• Feedback in multiple choices are content area's instead of EmbracedJMEStrings.
• check and compile command do now accept multiple paths, which will all be checked / compiled.
• Some debug prints are changed from INFO level to DEBUG level (default file logs).

[0.5.0] - 2022-01-30

Added

• answer_display field to jme part type.
• sqlite extension
• text extension
• --no-minification flag for compile command to suppress the js and css minification of Numbas. Before this addition, minification was not performed, now it is enabled by default.

Changed

• Renamed custom_marking_algorithm to custom_marking_algorithm_notes
  • The type is changed from a string, to a map
• Validation of JME fields
  • Previously they were parsed as strings
  • Now they are parsed as JME expressions / ContentAreas
• Better error message when there is something wrong in the yaml of a question_part
• Moved use_times_dot field from JMEAnswerSimplification to JMEAnswerDisplay and renamed it to always_show_multiplication_sign.
• Renamed fields of JMEAnswerSimplification:
  • The new names should be much more clear
  • The old names are still valid
• Dockerfile: updated numbas version (so minify_css is supported)
• Syntax for TranslatableString is changed.
  • Instead of a map that contains content, some locale fields and some placeholders that are surrounded with brackets ({<placeholder>})
  • It now is a map with fields content and placeholders
    • content is either a map (with locales mapping to strings) or just a string (not locale dependant)
    • placeholders is a map that maps placeholders (strings) toTranslatableStrings
• Improved Input support
  • Enums that have multiple variants with a type that is an Input struct, work
    • Previously the first variant was always used
    • Now parsing an Input struct fails when all fields are None
• removed has_to_select_option from choose_one.
• display in choose_one parts is now an object:
  • type is either dropdown or radio
  • if it is radio is also has a columns field
  • previously this was flattened and the columns field was set at the higher level
• display in match_answers parts is now an object:
  • type is either check or radio
  • if it is check is also has a marking_method field
  • previously this was flattened and the columns field was set at the higher level
• Added minimal_achievable_marks and maximal_achievable_marks to match_answers part types.
• Added minimal_achievable_marks, maximal_achievable_marks and marking_method to choose_multiple part types.

[0.4.0] - 2021-08-04

Fixed

• Multiple choice marking

Added

• Support for allow_printing in navigation
• Support for geogebra and eukleides extensions (you will need to add a default value to defauls/question.yaml for the these extensions)
• Support for diagnostic exams
• builtin_constants and custom_constants in question description
• diagnostic_topic_names in question description
• resources in question description
• Support for NumbasLike answers field for ChooseOne part (this means that a type has to be specified)
• Support for matrix part type
• Support for resources
• rumbas init: command to initialize a rumbas project
• rumbas import: command to import numbas .exam files
• wrong_nb_answers_warning_type field to all multiple choice part types

Changed

• Better messages when the yaml is invalid. The specific part that is invalid, is shown.
• Numbas version (v6.0)
• should_select_at_least in QuestionPartChooseOne is changed to a boolean has_to_select_option
• The command to compile a question or an exam is now rumbas compile <path> instead of just rumbas <path>.
• Change template folder names to question_templates and exam_templates (instead of template_questions and template_exams)
• Parsing of answer simplification types also handles the ! operation.
• checking_type and checking_accuracy fields in jme part are moved to a new field answer_check which is an object.
  • This object has a type (previously this was checking_type)
  • If the type is relative_difference or absolute_difference there is a second field max_difference (previously this was checking_accuracy)
  • If the type is decimal_places or significant_figures there is a second field amount (previously this was checking_accuracy)
• answers field in multiple choice parts in renamed to answer_data (old name is still allowed)
  • Added type field to answer_data
• Renamed and added some AnswerStyles. plain is renamed to english-plain etc
• allow_regenerate field in navigation is changed to can_regenerate (old name is still allowed)
• allow_steps field in navigation is changed to show_steps (old name is still allowed)
• show_frontpage field in navigation is changed to show_title_page (old name is still allowed)
• reverse field in navigation is changed to can_move_to_previous (old name is still allowed)
• prevent_leaving field in navigation is changed to confirm_when_leaving (old name is still allowed)
• Added type field to input_widget field of custom part types

Removed

• checking_type option in number_entry questionparts
• name and strings options in must_match_pattern, max_length and min_length option of jme questionparts
• name field in must_have and may_not_have option of jme questionparts

[0.3.1] - 2021-07-24

Added

• Support for stats extension (you will need to add a default value to defauls/question.yaml for the stats extension)
• Support for simplify_no_leading_minus, simplify_fractions, simplify_trigonometric, cancel_terms, cancel_factors, collect_like_fractions, order_canonical, use_times_dot and expand_brackets in answer simplification.
• value_generators support in JME

Changed

• Numbas version

[0.3.0] - 2020-12-17

Changed

• Numbas version

[0.2.3] - 2020-11-20

Fixed

• Creation of the _output folder and locale folders within

[0.2.2] - 2020-09-05

Added

• Support for questionpart.gapfill.gap.choose_one default file
• Support for jsx_graph extension
• Support for match_answers part type

Changed

• Type of marks in multiple choice answer (from float to primitive)
• Type of parameters in function (from HashMap to Vec to preserve order)

[0.2.1] - 2020-08-18

Added

• Support for choose_multiple part type

[0.2.0] - 2020-08-11

Changed

• Use yaml instead of json as file format
• Templating is much more robust now

[0.1.1] - 2020-07-08

Added

• Cli options: scorm and zip

[0.1.0] - 2020-07-08

Added

• First release