NocoBase v2.2.0-alpha.2: Added an external vector store configuration form for AI knowledge bases

🎉 New Features

• [client-v2] Add an environment variable to configure legacy and modern route entry modes. (#9891) by @Molunerfinn

• [ai] Added support for using current user variables in remote MCP client URLs and headers. (#9828) by @cgyrock

• [cli] support install hook scripts (#9824) by @chenos

• [Notification: Email] Migrated the workflow notification node client to v2, restored channel-specific notification forms, and kept legacy workflow route compatibility for migrated notification configuration. (#9817) by @jiannx

• [Workflow: mailer node]

  • Added v2 client support for configuring the workflow mailer node. (#9825) by @jiannx
  • Add attachment support to the workflow mailer node. (#9724) by @mytharcher

• [UI layout] Add support for mobile layout (#9641) by @zhangzhonghe

• [Backup manager] Support backup and restore for KingBase as the primary database (#9791) by @2013xile

• [Workflow]

  • Migrate the Workflow settings page to the v2 client and share a reusable draggable category-tabs component via @nocobase/client-v2. (#9645) by @Molunerfinn
  • Added workflow database transaction scope support. (#9742) by @mytharcher Reference: Database Transaction

• [AI employees]

  • Added an external vector store configuration form for AI knowledge bases. (#9723) by @cgyrock

• [Multi-portal] Add Multi-Portal plugin by @zhangzhonghe

• [Workflow: Database transaction node]

  • Added a client-v2 implementation for the workflow database transaction node while preserving the legacy client entry. by @katherinehhh
  • Added the database transaction workflow node plugin. by @mytharcher

• [AI: Knowledge base] Added an external vector store configuration form for AI knowledge bases. by @cgyrock

• [Migration manager] Support migrations for KingBase as the primary database. by @2013xile

• [Email manager] Migrated the email manager client to v2. by @jiannx

🚀 Improvements

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  • Refined Russian documentation translation for improved wording, readability, and terminology consistency. (#9816) by @sembaev-a-a
  • Improved AI knowledge base retrieval and documentation. (#9765) by @cgyrock
  • Updated the Chinese documentation label for the Version Control plugin. (#9776) by @cgyrock
  • Added Russian translations for new UI strings. (#9771) by @sembaev-a-a
  • Refined Russian documentation translation for improved wording, readability, and terminology consistency. (#9754) by @sembaev-a-a
  • Add a version control scenario to the AI builder quick start (#9748) by @Molunerfinn Reference: AI Builder Quick Start
  • Improved the version control documentation with AI Builder automatic revision guidance. (#9745) by @cgyrock

• [flow-engine] Automatically refreshed related data blocks when RunJS closes a popup after updating data through resource APIs (#9873) by @gchust

• [client-v2]

  • Fixed missing Settings entries for Client V2 plugin manager cards when a plugin uses a shared or legacy settings path. (#9852) by @katherinehhh
  • Adjusted the v2 System settings menu order and page panel height to match the standard settings layout. (#9849) by @katherinehhh
  • Show field-level validation rules as read-only inherited rules in UI field validation settings. (#9819) by @katherinehhh
  • Add override value option for field value settings. (#9578) by @gchust
  • Supported current item variables in the data scope of association field columns within form sub-tables. (#9444) by @gchust

• [cli]

  • add env config schema version (#9782) by @chenos
  • normalize app compat build versions (#9763) by @chenos
  • support updating skills to a specified version (#9760) by @chenos
  • clarify init setup wording (#9750) by @chenos

• [Workflow: JSON calculation] Migrated the workflow JSON calculation node configuration UI to the v2 workflow canvas while preserving v1 canvas compatibility. (#9902) by @mytharcher

• [Workflow]

  • Simplified workflow v2 create/update field assignment, improved selected variable display, and avoided generating unused assign-form model data. (#9887) by @katherinehhh
  • Exported workflow v2 canvas extension APIs for downstream workflow node plugins. (#9834) by @katherinehhh
  • Stabilize update options test (#9773) by @mytharcher
  • Migrate the workflow output node configuration to v2 and align v2 workflow result viewers with the legacy display behavior for string results. (#9813) by @Molunerfinn
  • Migrate the workflow end node to the v2 implementation. (#9795) by @Molunerfinn
  • Improved workflow metadata editing by allowing descriptions to be edited from the details modal and pre-filling duplicate workflow metadata. (#9766) by @mytharcher

• [Backup manager]

  • Fixed version-control restore failures when selected-collection backups contain database views or related database objects. (#9827) by @cgyrock
  • Improved backup manager table styling and long file name display. (#9864) by @katherinehhh
  • Tables whose collection dataCategory is marked as 'runtime' are now excluded from backups automatically. (#9804) by @cgyrock

• [Public forms] Separated v1 and v2 public form lists and fixed the v2 Configure page to open a configurable form detail page. (#9851) by @katherinehhh

• [Workflow: Custom action event] Migrated workflow triggers and bind-workflow settings to client-v2, including action trigger, custom action trigger, request interception trigger, and submit/update action workflow binding settings. (#9845) by @mytharcher

• [User data synchronization] Added modern UI support for user data synchronization settings (#9837) by @2013xile

• [Flow engine]

  • Open runjs browser globals. (#9841) by @gchust
  • Added the current block to the user context by default when building AI employees using the Flow Surface API. (#9840) by @gchust

• [Workflow: HTTP request node] Migrated the workflow HTTP request node to client-v2. (#9806) by @jiannx

• [Access control] Aligned the v2 Users & Permissions settings pages with v1 behavior, including pagination totals, department tree behavior, selected styles, and internal permissions-panel scrolling. (#9810) by @jiannx

• [Workflow: JavaScript] Migrated the JavaScript workflow node to client-v2 (#9805) by @jiannx

• [File manager]

  • Improved PDF previews by using the browser-native viewer for cross-origin PDF files while keeping same-origin PDF files rendered with PDF.js. (#9796) by @mytharcher
  • Added selectable text support to the file manager PDF preview when the PDF contains embedded text. (#9781) by @mytharcher

• [Users] Improved the Users & Permissions v2 page layout and department tree behavior. (#9780) by @jiannx

• [Action: Batch edit] Improved v2 action plugin loading and kept migrated action buttons in a stable order. (#9778) by @katherinehhh

• [Action: Import records] Improved import and async task error dialogs so long error messages can be fully read without breaking the layout. (#9746) by @katherinehhh

• [Locale tester] Added a client v2 settings page for the locale tester. (#9744) by @jiannx

• [Version control] Updated the Chinese display name of the Version Control plugin. by @cgyrock

• [Action: Import records Pro] Improved import dialogs so long error messages remain readable and v2 processing mode can be selected directly from the settings menu. by @katherinehhh

• [AI: Knowledge base] Improved AI knowledge base document segmentation, segment management, hit tests, and document workflow node support. by @cgyrock

• [WeCom] Added modern UI support for WeCom authentication, sync, and notification settings by @2013xile

• [DingTalk] Added modern UI support for DingTalk authentication, sync, and notification settings by @2013xile

🐛 Bug Fixes

• [client-v2]

  • Fixed a brief no-pages prompt flash when refreshing in UI Editor mode. (#9918) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed v2 form submit success redirects so they can reference the saved response record. (#9907) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed table blocks failing when a configured drag sorting field has been deleted, and allowed clearing the drag sorting field setting. (#9867) by @jiannx
  • Fixed v2 table row action buttons changing row height. (#9866) by @jiannx
  • Fix assigning values to display association fields in filter forms (#9875) by @zhangzhonghe
  • Fixed an issue where union roles could not be correctly resolved by variables in v2. (#9611) by @gchust
  • Fixed block did not refresh after blocks settings updated. (#9843) by @gchust
  • Fixed custom action workflow trigger buttons sending custom context JSON under an extra values property or as a serialized string. (#9815) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed an issue where configuring an association field value as a fixed value or default value would not take effect. (#9820) by @gchust
  • Fixed an issue where event flows on sub-table columns would execute incorrectly. (#9821) by @gchust
  • remove unexpected updateAssociationValues from association fields (#9812) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed an issue where form submission would show incorrect message when a subform contained a sub-table. (#9807) by @gchust
  • Fixed untranslated Yes/No options in v2 filter form checkbox dropdowns. (#9792) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed incorrect display and format settings when v2 table association title fields use time, date-only, or datetime fields. (#9785) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed the issue that not able to update event flow settings after saving block as template. (#9585) by @gchust
  • Fixed migration progress not showing its dedicated progress view (#9761) by @2013xile
  • Fix the issue where v2 pages could keep loading after signing in (#9738) by @zhangzhonghe

• [cli]

  • support pnpm and yarn global self update (#9912) by @chenos
  • prepare npm source dev dependencies (#9882) by @chenos
  • require Node.js 22 for nb (#9749) by @chenos

• [client]

  • Corrected several copy and typo issues across locales, related UI text, and documentation. (#9905) by @Molunerfinn
  • Fix the issue where fields in horizontal subforms are too narrow to display data (#9755) by @zhangzhonghe

• [flow-engine]

  • Fixed an issue where some parameters of ctx.openView in RunJS would not take effect. (#9883) by @gchust
  • Fix the issue where resizing fields closes the detail popup (#9850) by @zhangzhonghe
  • Fix the issue where the block toolbar may not reappear after dragging a field (#9848) by @zhangzhonghe
  • Fixed Vietnamese and Chinese IME input handling in v2 single-line text and textarea fields. (#9764) by @katherinehhh

• [ai]

  • Added support for using NocoBase request variables in user-bound MCP configurations and prevented user-bound MCP connection failures from interrupting AI employee conversations. (#9888) by @cgyrock
  • Fixed incompatible LangChain dependency resolutions for AI plugins. (#9831) by @cgyrock
  • Locked @langchain/openai to patch-level updates for AI packages. (#9829) by @cgyrock

• [app] Ignore unrelated currentScript when inferring plugin public path (#9839) by @chenos

• [auth] Encrypted password data is no longer included in sign-in status responses (#9836) by @2013xile

• [cli-v1] Fix the yarn dev error after upgrading projects created by create-nocobase-app from 2.0 to 2.1. (#9775) by @Molunerfinn

• [server] Fixed unsafe plugin name handling in pm:enable to prevent local file inclusion through plugin resolution. (#9701) by @mytharcher

• [Backup manager]

  • Fixed inconsistent bold labels on the v2 Backup manager settings page. (#9908) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed a security issue where unsafe PostgreSQL schema names could be accepted during backup restore (#9758) by @2013xile

• [AI employees]

  • Fixed AI employee chat failures caused by replaying malformed tool calls. (#9900) by @cgyrock
  • Fixed AI employee shortcut task triggers so attachments from the current work context are included when running a task from the shortcut profile. (#9808) by @cgyrock
  • Fixed an issue where AI employees could not correctly fill sub-table data. (#9801) by @gchust
  • Fixed loss of message configuration in workflow LLM nodes. (#9743) by @cgyrock
  • Fixed an issue where attachments pasted into the AI employee dialog could not be removed. (#9753) by @cgyrock

• [Workflow]

  • Fixed the workflow v2 add-node menu so unavailable node types are disabled according to workflow and branch rules (#9855) by @mytharcher
  • Restored debounced remote search for workflow collection trigger manual execution and aligned the selector with the v1 200-record fetch behavior. (#9870) by @Molunerfinn
  • Fixed workflow dispatcher recovery after unexpected dispatch errors. (#9783) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed workflow last modifier tracking after workflow nodes are changed. (#9769) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed workflow timeout handling so aborted executions and their pending jobs are updated atomically. (#9768) by @mytharcher

• [Block: iframe] Fixed 403 errors for normal users when viewing v2 iframe blocks in HTML mode. (#9889) by @jiannx

• [UI templates]

  • Fixed an issue where association field block templates could not be used. (#9406) by @gchust
  • Fixed incorrect default context for ctx.openview. (#9811) by @gchust

• [Workflow: Custom action event]

  • Fixed the v2 custom action workflow binding selector so enabled workflows are filtered with boolean values and can be listed correctly. (#9865) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed custom-context trigger workflow actions so frontend variables in request payloads are resolved before submission in v2 action buttons (#9853) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed action panel v2 trigger workflow buttons showing success and sending a request when no workflow is bound. (#9798) by @mytharcher

• [Data source manager]

  • Added a warning and quick setup for v2 data source collections without a primary key or record unique key. (#9872) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed an issue where deleting the active collection category in the v1 data source manager could leave the All collections tab empty. (#9757) by @katherinehhh
  • Fixed the blank edit field drawer caused by repeated rerenders on the v1 external data source Configure fields page. (#9759) by @katherinehhh

• [Workflow: mailer node] Fixed workflow v2 test failures caused by missing mocks for trigger workflow action registration. (#9863) by @jiannx

• [Embed NocoBase] Fixed v2 embed pages losing token-based access after the URL token is removed and the page is refreshed. (#9857) by @katherinehhh

• [Workflow: Response message] Migrated the workflow response message node to the v2 canvas and fixed unsupported workflow types being able to add it. (#9830) by @jiannx

• [Block: Gantt] Fixed Gantt task popup template settings not applying or clearing correctly. (#9835) by @jiannx

• [Action: Print] Fixed v2 detail block printing so empty detail blocks no longer print the whole page. (#9832) by @katherinehhh

• [Workflow: JavaScript] Fixed JavaScript workflow node registration failure in the legacy workflow client. (#9826) by @jiannx

• [File manager]

  • Fixed 404 errors when uploading files to attachment URL fields in external data sources (#9809) by @2013xile
  • Fixed PDF preview failures caused by the pdf.js worker module not loading correctly. (#9779) by @mytharcher
  • Fix PDF previews missing CJK/CID font text after switching to pdf.js. (#9737) by @mytharcher

• [Action: Custom request] Fixed V2 custom request actions showing an extra error when request settings are not configured. (#9802) by @katherinehhh

• [Flow engine] Fixed an issue where current record forms and details in popup could contain incorrect data if built by AI. (#9788) by @gchust

• [Async task manager]

  • Fixed async task file download errors when the task id is missing from filterByTk. (#9705) by @mytharcher
  • Fixed incorrect request IDs in async task worker logs (#9686) by @2013xile

• [Action: Import records] Store import uploads on disk to reduce memory pressure during large imports. (#9739) by @mytharcher

• [Workflow: SQL node] Fixed SQL workflow legacy template-variable migration being skipped for some beta-version users. (#9762) by @mytharcher

• [Block: Kanban]

  • Fixed unexpected hidden popup action persistence and repeated destroy requests when opening calendar, gantt, and kanban blocks outside edit mode. (#9772) by @jiannx
  • Fixed URL support for calendar and related popups. (#9751) by @jiannx

• [API documentation] Fixed the API documentation package declaration build failure. (#9752) by @katherinehhh

• [Version control]

  • Fixed version-control restore failures when selected-collection backups contain database views or related database objects. by @cgyrock
  • Adjusted the Version control topbar shortcut to appear next to the UI editor in both legacy and v2 admin layouts. by @cgyrock

• [AI: Knowledge base]

  • Fixed AI knowledge base document table and hit-test result cards overflowing on narrow screens or with long filenames. by @cgyrock
  • Fixed incompatible LangChain dependency resolutions for the AI knowledge base plugin. by @cgyrock
  • Fixed unclear failures when enabling the AI knowledge base plugin without the AI plugin available. by @cgyrock

• [Multi-space]

  • Fixed the spaces settings page so it can load spaces beyond the first 20 records. by @jiannx
  • Fixed authentication recovery requests being blocked by stale multi-space headers. by @jiannx
  • Fixed permission errors when space managers add users without access to the users email field. by @jiannx

• [Data source: External NocoBase] Proxy NocoBase external data source file upload and storage actions by upload data source by @2013xile

• [Action: Export records Pro] Improved v2 import/export pro Processing mode settings and tooltip descriptions. by @katherinehhh

• [Action: Import records Pro] Avoid parsing large pro import files on the request node before async task creation. by @mytharcher

• [Workflow: Subflow] Fixed asynchronous subflows so parent workflows can resume after worker restart or in-memory event mapping loss. by @mytharcher

• [Migration manager] Fixed failures when importing large migration data files by @2013xile

• [Template print] Rejected unsupported template file types before template printing starts by @2013xile

• [Workflow: Approval]

  • Fixed approval action node validation to allow null for applyDetail or approvalUid and skip processing unless a string reference is provided by @mytharcher
  • Fix the issue where related approvals do not load or refresh correctly by @zhangzhonghe
  • Fix the issue where related data is not displayed in v2 approval forms by @zhangzhonghe

• [App supervisor] Fixed a crash when remote WebSocket proxy responses fail by @2013xile