v3.16.0

WARNING!

This release source code contains a code that downloads an untrusted GeoLite2 database file during a unit test run. Please use the 3.17.0 release or manually ignore/delete org.prebid.server.hooks.modules.greenbids.real.time.data.v1.GreenbidsRealTimeDataProcessedAuctionRequestHookTest file to avoid downloading the untrusted file.

Docker images are safe to use.

General Updates

• Modules: Implemented AB testing (#3576) - PBS issue, Prebid documentation
• Modules: Fix NPE that can occur during hooks execution (#3593)
• Privacy: Fix GDPR being ignored when in COPPA scope (#3565)
• Core: Add support for Exitpoint Stage (#3564) - PBS issue
• Core: Refactor file syncer (#3539)
• Core: Module Execution Host Config Check (#3566)
• Core: Add module-execution config on the host level (#3594) - PBS issue, Prebid documentation
• Core: Add support for setting cache TTL for native and audio (#3543)
• Core: Add plcmt logic to bid adjustment media type determination (#3572)
• Core: Update consented providers settings support (#3590)
• Core: Add Debug Metrics (#3548)
• Documentation: Update pull_request_template.md (#3585)
• Documentation:Update code-reviews.md (#3560)
• Documentation:Add code highlighting (#3557)
• Dependencies: Remove redundant Logback dependency (#3552)
• Test: Increase test coverage for consented_providers_settings (#3577)

Bidder-Specific Updates

• IX: Fix adapter handling of paapi config (#3563)
• Krushmedia: Usersync update (#3556)
• AlgoriX: Add GVL vendor ID (#3571)
• Unruly: Remove GZIP compression as this breaks the bidder (#3553)
• Gothamads: Update account passing (#3555)
• Sharethrough: Declare support for oRTB 2.6 (#3561)
• Richaudience: Add Redirect Sync (#3578)
• Medianet: Support iframe usersync (#3586)

Contributors

@And1sS, @AntoxaAntoxic, @Bugxyb, @CTMBNara, @Compile-Ninja, @Net-burst, @bretg, @jefftmahoney, @marki1an, @muuki88, @oronno, @osulzhenko and @rishi-parmar