search_api 8.x-1.38

This is release 1.38 of the Search API module, containing several bug fixes and new features.

This is the first release of the module fully compatible with PHP 8.4.

Please note that this release also has a change record, relevant for any code that implements ItemInterface or PostRequestIndexingInterface directly.

Complete list of changes since release 1.37:

• #3505734 by drunken monkey: Fixed inconsistent processing of numbers in database backend.
• #3505316 by drunken monkey: Fixed reliance on deprecated .MODULE.inc files for hooks.
• #3274158 by drunken monkey: Fixed handling of exceptions in RenderedItem processor during immediate indexing.
• #3489598 by drunken monkey: Fixed incompatibility with older Drush versions.
• #2874641 by drunken monkey, knurg, manuel.adan, ressa, joshmiller, Grayside, borisson_: Added option to pick filter type for text fields in Views.
• #3030868 by acbramley, drunken monkey: Fixed problems due to item tracking during config sync.
• #3497469 by drunken monkey: Fixed inconsistency in handling of HTML in entity descriptions.
• #3497473 by drunken monkey, scott_euser: Fixed failing pipelines.
• #3495139 by tobias märz, drunken monkey: Added support for seeds to random sorting with the Database backend.
• #3495876 by dieterholvoet, drunken monkey: Removed VERSION from libraries.yml.
• #3488844 by drunken monkey: Added improvement for properties with a single child to the "Add fields" UI.
• #3305392 by bradjones1, berdir, drunken monkey: Added the new getOriginal() and setOriginal() interface methods to UnsavedIndexConfiguration.
• #3492380 by nickdickinsonwilde, drunken monkey: Fixed implicit deprecation warnings about nullable types in PHP 8.4.
• #3494226 by drunken monkey: Fixed PHPStan warning.
• #3486765 by drunken monkey: Fixed superfluous “Expand” buttons in “Add fields” form.
• #3472847 by drunken monkey: Removed our custom ViewsDisplayCachingTest::assertViewsCacheTags() override.
• #3492854 by borisson_, drunken monkey: Fixed GitLab CI configuration.
• #3485287 by mably, drunken monkey: Fixed Views cache plugins to not include the full serialized view.
• #3414725 by prudloff, drunken monkey, kasperg: Added the “Time and tag-based” Views cache plugin.
• #3485260 by drunken monkey: Deprecated negative item scores/boosts.
• #3483959 by drunken monkey: Fixed some deprecation warnings.
• #3313569 by drunken monkey, dieterholvoet: Fixed warnings that items could not be loaded when using “Index items immediately” on a multilingual site.