v0.3.2 Release

This release fixes several critical bugs that made the application hard to use.

Full Changelog: 0.3.1...0.3.2

v0.3.1 Release

This minor release includes a fix for our backup generation format.

Full Changelog: 0.3.0...0.3.1

v0.3.0 Release

Major Features

• LearningPathways implemented.
• All currently supported content types are now exported to Moodle.
• Switched to a command based architecture internally and implemented the Memento pattern to properly save versions of Worlds, Spaces and Elements for Undo and Redo.
• Implemented Undo and Redo on (most) UI commands.
• Switched internally from custom mapper implementations to using AutoMapper.
• Implemented text based elements.
• Implemented points on both LearningElements (points on completion) and LearningSpaces (required points to complete space).
• Removed LearningElements from World directly, they can now only be created in spaces. (If you want an element in the world, just make a space with one element.)
• Switched video based elements to use a URL instead of a file (for filesizes sake).
• Changed serialization format for saving Worlds, Spaces and Elements.
• Instead of loading learning content, we now save it into a special folder and use filepaths.
• Implemented a manager class for this purpose.
• Updated DSL format.
• Revisited which fields are required or optional when creating Worlds, Spaces and Elements.
• Marked required fields with a star.
• Added some validation when creating Worlds, Spaces and Elements.

What's Changed (autogenerated)

• Added missing entities and mapper for elements by @MarvinHo64 in #158
• Refactor SpaceView and ModalDialog, test SpaceView by @niklasstich in #160
• ModalDialog Tests by @niklasstich in #162
• INotifyPropertyRefactor by @MarvinHo64 in #166
• Finishing ModalDialogTests by @niklasstich in #167
• Split entities into BusinessLogic entities and Persistence entities by @niklasstich in #168
• Implemented CommandStateManager and UndoCommand by @niklasstich in #173
• Project structure refactor by @niklasstich in #176
• Automapper migration für ViewModel zu Entity by @niklasstich in #181
• Extract space commands by @MarvinHo64 in #188
• Bump System.IO.Abstractions from 17.1.1 to 17.2.1 by @dependabot in #196
• Bump System.IO.Abstractions from 17.2.1 to 17.2.3 by @dependabot in #201
• Bump bunit from 1.9.8 to 1.10.14 by @dependabot in #199
• Bump Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 by @dependabot in #203
• Bump SharpZipLib from 1.3.3 to 1.4.0 by @dependabot in #200
• Bump System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers from 17.2.1 to 17.2.3 by @dependabot in #202
• Learning pathways implementation by @MarvinHo64 in #215
• Fix Commands Viewmodel-Entity Mapping for Undo/Redo by @andreasweishaupt in #217
• Serialization Rework by @niklasstich in #214

Full Changelog: 0.2.0...0.3.0

v0.2.0 Release

The following new Features have been implemented:

Toolbox

• A Toolbox component has been implemented.
• The toolbox can contain Learning worlds, spaces and elements.
• Objects in this toolbox are loaded from a special system folder (e.g. ??? on Windows, /home/[user]/.config/AdLerAuthoring/Toolbox on Linux).
• Double clicking on a world loads it into the world selection dropdown.
• Double clicking on a space inserts it into the currently focused learning world.
• Double clicking on an element either inserts it into the currently focused learning world, or, if applicable, into the currently opened learning space.
• Searching in the toolbox filters objects and only displays objects which contain the search string.
• If the search string contains the special terms "world", "space" or "element", only elements of that type are displayed. If the term is followed by a colon (':') and another search term, only elements of that type that also contain the search term in the name are displayed.
• If the search term is surrounded by quotation marks, the term is taken literally and the rules above do not apply, instead elements are filtered only by name.

Learning elements

• There are now tighter restrictions on the combinations of type and content that are selectable when creating new learning elements or editing existing ones.
• The type system under the hood has been refactored to reflect these restrictions.
• When creating learning elements, you must now supply a file containing the content of the learning element.
• Only files corresponding to the selected type-content combination can be selected (e.g. .h5p files for H5P elements).
• You can now enter an estimated workload and a difficulty on learning elements.
  • For spaces and worlds, the sum of estimated workloads is calculated from the elements and displayed accordingly.

User Interface

• You can now add learning elements to worlds and spaces more quickly by simply dragging the desired content file onto the drop zone.
  • A new create element dialog will appear with some prefilled fields.
• You can also drop AdLer world, space and element files onto the drop zone to open or add them to the world/space, respectively.

Moodle Export

• It is now possible to export learning worlds with any number of H5P elements into a Moodle backup.
• The backup will now also contain a DSL file, describing the learning world, which is required for the 3D AdLer engine to properly display said world.
• Other elements types other than H5P are unfortunately not yet supported, but will be in future releases.

Other

• General bugfixes and improvements

v0.1.0: First prerelease!

This first prerelease consists of the following features:

• Create, Delete, Edit, Save and Load learning worlds, elements and spaces!
• Elements and spaces can currently be placed in worlds, placing elements inside of spaces will be implemented in the next version.
• Generation of an empty but valid Moodle backup file without use of templates or other temp files.

Known bugs and issues:

• Pressing cancel on the Save or Load dialogues crashes the application
• Loaded worlds/spaces/elements sometimes don't show up immediately and a new object of the same type must be created before it shows
• Startup times can vary widely

Installation:
Windows: Please use either the Setup .exe or unpack win-unpacked into a folder of choice, then start AuthoringTool.exe
Linux: It is highly recommended to unpack linux-unpacked into a folder of your choice and then run the file authoring-tool manually, as this method is by FAR faster than the AppImage or snap packages, which are also provided for your convenience.
MacOS: Either use the .dmg file or the provided -mac.zip below.