search_api 8.x-1.16

This is release 1.16 of the Search API module, containing several bug fixes and new features.

Caution: As this release changes a service definition, clearing the cache a second time after deploying (via drush cr or running update.php again) might be necessary. (See #3126367: TypeError: Argument 2 passed to SearchApiConverter::__construct() must implement EntityRepositoryInterface.)

This will be the last release compatible with Drupal 8.7, the next scheduled release will require Drupal 8.8 and be fully compatible with Drupal 9.0. (Unless a security release is urgently required.)

Some further things of note:

• Due to #3111635: Duplicate dependencies, new index exports will differ substantially from earlier versions after this release. It is advised to re-export all exported search indexes, stored in any config directory or the like, after updating to this release, to avoid confusion when actual changes are later made.
• Users of the Database server backend plugin are encouraged to review #2873023: Special characters are always ignored in searches on DB backend and see whether it improves or impairs their fulltext search capabilities. (Especially if searching for special characters should be allowed.)
• Additional feedback (from all module users) would also be helpful for #3110348: Values overwritten when multiple aggregated fields exist on same data source, to make sure this change doesn’t break any existing setups.

Complete list of changes since release 1.15:

• #3120997 by thalles, drunken monkey: Updated the "source" composer value.
• #3117171 by claudiu.cristea, drunken monkey, pfrenssen: Added support for the Views Bulk Form field.
• #3115214 by mpp, drunken monkey: Added Search API support for the Behat Drupal extension.
• #3118224 by JeroenT, drunken monkey: Fixed DisplayPluginManager no longer implementing DisplayPluginManagerInterface.
• #3111130 by bwaindwain, drunken monkey: Fixed reference to out-dated "Drupal.WhiteSpace.OperatorSpacing" PhpCs sniff.
• #3106515 by drunken monkey, nbaosullivan: Added support for Views filters on any bundle entity type.
• #3056940 by drunken monkey: Fixed error handling in the "Add hierarchy" processor.
• #3102603 by drunken monkey: Deprecated EntityDatasourceInterface.
• #3103594 by drunken monkey: Cleaned up the Database backend plugin code.
• #3103585 by drunken monkey: Converted hook_search_api_db_query_alter() to an event.
• #3044782 by drunken monkey, stefvanlooveren: Increased PHP version requirement to 7.0.
• #3100556 by JeroenT, drunken monkey: Fixed "Rendered entity" Views row style not immediately available when creating first index.
• #3101607 by manuel.adan, drunken monkey: Added support for nested data properties.
• #3109755 by Vladimirrem, drunken monkey: Added $view property to entities when viewed via the Views "Rendered entity" row plugin.
• #3111635 by alexpott, drunken monkey, borisson_: Fixed duplicate dependencies in index config.
• #3098350 by abrar_arshad, drunken monkey: Fixed immediate indexing of items marked during indexing.
• #3102662 by drunken monkey: Declared IndexingItemsEvent class as final.
• #3099001 by drunken monkey, mkalkbrenner: Marked PluginDependencyTrait methods in ConfigurablePluginBase as deprecated.
• #3099048 by andreyjan, drunken monkey, Berdir: Fixed Drupal 8.8 deprecations that do not require Drupal 8.8.
• #3096581 by andreyjan, drunken monkey: Converted TaxonomyTermArgumentTest to a unit test.
• #3101998 by lostkangaroo, drunken monkey: Fixed small bug in "results alter" event processing.
• #3004270 by stefvanlooveren, drunken monkey: Fixed caching of the "Execute pending tasks" local action.
• #3092347 by drunken monkey: Fixed batch size when indexing for multiple indexes via Drush.
• #3091785 by cedric_a, drunken monkey, borisson_: Improved styling of disabled servers/indexes in overview.
• #3096573 by mudassar774, drunken monkey: Fixed warning in Highlight processor in some edge cases.
• #2824640 by pfrenssen, drunken monkey, sardara, idimopoulos, geek.merlin aka axel.rutz, borisson_, claudiu.cristea: Fixed caching of Views results.
• #3001743 by drunken monkey: Adapted to use the new ConditionInterface::alwaysFalse() method.
• #3098722 by drunken monkey, milindk: Increased the Core version requirement to 8.7.
• #3065112 by gdejonghe, mbovan, wengerk, drunken monkey: Adapted the SearchApiTerm Views argument plugin to use dependency injection for loading terms.
• #2381823 by cedric_a, drunken monkey, borisson_: Added a link to the documentation to the Processors tab.