search_api 8.x-1.0-rc1

This is the first release candidate for the Search API module's 8.x-1.0 version.

It is supposed to be ready for release and contains no known (major) bugs. Unless such a bug is discovered before then and cannot be fixed in time, the first stable release, Search API 8.x-1.0, will be released next weekend, April 15 or 16.

Complete list of changes since the Beta 5 release:

• #2776659 by drunken monkey, drholera: Removed the deprecated Utility methods.
• #2268809 by drunken monkey: Converted all arrays in the code to use the short syntax.
• #2863736 by fran seva, drunken monkey: Added a setDataDefinition() method to the Field class.
• #2867118 by drunken monkey: Fixed reported coding standards problems.
• #2839932 by drunken monkey, borisson_, bmcclure, jacktonkin: Fixed Views problems with "Rendered item" fields.
• #2765317 by vasike: Added a "Last" aggregation for aggregated fields.
• #2861657 by drunken monkey: Removed remaining usages of "e.g.".

Please also see the release notes for the Beta 5 release – especially regarding two potentially disruptive changes for your site.