SDK Release Notes
2022 - November
Deprecated
Deprecation of Node.js v10 The deprecation phase of Node.js v10 was announced to extend until October 31, 2022. Node.js v10 is now officially deprecated. It will be retired on January 31, 2023, following which Catalyst will end its support for the runtime.
2022 - July
Enhancements
Enhancements in Catalyst Mail: You can now attach files in the emails you send from within your Catalyst application through Catalyst Mail . In addition to multiple file attachments, Mail now also supports multiple recipients, CC, BCC, and replies in a single send mail operation. You can send emails to your application users in the Java and Node.js platforms, as well as through an API .
2022 - June
New Feature
Identity Scanner: Catalyst introduces a new Zia AI-driven suite, Identity Scanner , that enables you to perform secure identity checks through E-KYC and document processing. Identity Scanner incorporates extended OCR, data extraction, face comparison, and other advanced AI functionalities that allow you to process various ID proofs and official documents. Catalyst provides Identity Scanner in the Java and Node.js environments, as well as through multiple APIs .
Enhancements
Anti-virus check during File Attachments/Uploads: Catalyst now provides an additional layer of security for your application files by implementing anti-virus checks on the files uploaded in the File Store, and on the attachments sent through Catalyst Mail.
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes in ZCQL: Fixes were made to resolve a bug in ZCQL where the scope criteria of the child table was considered over the scope of the parent table, in the case of Joins. The default limits for the number of rows fetched in SELECT operations are also updated to 300 from 200.
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes in Functions: Fixes were made to address the issue of including characters like “4d”, “2d”, or “56f” in function names that resulted in errors due to them getting converted to float or double values.
2022 - May
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes in File Store: Bug fixes were made to rectify minor duplication error throws during folder deletions in the File Store.
2022 - March
Enhancements
Extension of Node.js v10 Deprecation: The deprecation phase of Node.js v10 has been ongoing since April 2021. The retirement date was announced as July 31, 2022 for the version. However, we have planned to extend the deprecation period of the version until October 31, 2022. Following the deprecation period, Node.js v10 will be retired on January 31, 2023, and Catalyst will end its support for the runtime.
Enhancements
Node.js v12 Deprecation Announcement: Node.js v12 is currently in the deprecation phase. Following the deprecation period of one year until April 30, 2023, Node.js v12 will be retired on July 31, 2023, three months after the end of the deprecation period. Catalyst will then end its support for the runtime.
2022 - January
New Feature
Automation Testing API: Automation Testing enables you to automate the testing of any Catalyst or third-party API. You can trigger the execution of a configured test plan in Automation Testing through a Catalyst API .
New Feature
Support for Pagination in Java, Node.js, Web SDKs, and API: Catalyst has introduced support for Pagination in fetching all rows from a table in the Data Store, in the Java , Node.js , Web SDKs and the API . Pagination enables you to fetch the rows of a table in batches or pages through iterations. The support for the older methods of fetching all rows in the same response has been deprecated in all the SDKs and the API, and Pagination will now be the default.
2021 - October
Bug Fixes
Bug- Fixes in Catalyst Sign-up: Catalyst has now improved the user sign-up process through an SDK or API, by implementing validations to accept only the ZAID values of projects associated with existing Catalyst applications.
2021 - June
New Feature
Text Analytics API and SDK: Catalyst introduces Text Analytics as a Zia AI-driven service that processes textual content to perform these three operations on it: Sentiment Analysis, Named Entity Recognition, and Keyword Extraction. You can process text for these operations individually, or for all three together using the Java or Node.js SDK, and the APIs .
New Feature
Support for IN Data Center: Catalyst is now hosted in an IN data center and is accessible from an IN domain. The multi-DC support is reflected while implementing Catalyst OAuth 2.0 Authentication to access the REST APIs. The base API URI of Catalyst APIs are changed accordingly. Refer to the Multi-DC Support API documentation . You can also disable or enable access to your application to users of the IN DC from the Zoho API console after registering your client.
2021 - May
New Feature
Cliq SDK Package in Integration Functions for the Java and Node.js Platforms: Integration Functions will be initialized with Cliq Java SDK v1.0.0 or Cliq Node.js SDK v0.0.1 based on your selection for the Cliq integration, both in the CLI and in the Catalyst console.
Bug Fixes
Bulk Write API: Performance optimizations were made in Bulk Write API
2021 - March
New Feature
Support for EU Data Center: Catalyst is now hosted in a EU data center and is accessible from a EU domain. The multi-DC support is reflected while implementing Catalyst OAuth 2.0 Authentication to access the REST APIs. The base API URI of Catalyst APIs are changed accordingly. Refer to the Multi-DC Support API documentation . You can also provide access to your application to users of a specific DC from the Zoho API console after registering your client. Catalyst SDK packages are also now compatible with the EU DC.
Enhancements
Catalyst Web SDK version 2.0.0: We have now released a newer version of Catalyst Web SDK which comes with enhancements in the initialization script. You can now refer to an init.js file from your app’s domain which will automatically populate the essential details of your project, such as the Project ID and ZAID for the appropriate environment. You can find the latest Web SDK script in the Developer Tools settings and in the Sign-in Method section of Authentication .
2021 - February
Enhancements
Major upgrades in Catalyst Android and iOS SDK Packages: We have revamped the Catalyst Android and iOS SDK packages to include a host of tools for Authentication, Data Store, Functions, and more. You will also now be able to register your mobile app packages in the Catalyst console to download the configuration files to include in your mobile apps. Refer to our revamped Android SDK documentation and iOS SDK documentation for help.
Bug Fixes
Security bug-fixes in Node.js SDK: We have addressed security issues pertaining to the user scope, and provided enhancements to strengthen the security in the admin scope in Node.js SDK.
Bug Fixes
Minor bug-fixes in Java SDK Connectors: Fixes were made to rectify Connectors throwing null pointer exceptions in the Java SDK.
2021 - January
New Feature
Zia Facial Comparison: We have introduced Zia Facial Comparison to compare two faces in two different images and analyze the facial features to determine if they are the same individual. This is available as an API , and in Java and Node.js SDKs.
New Feature
Bulk Delete Rows: We have introduced the bulk delete feature for deleting records in bulk from a specific table in the Data Store. The feature is available as an API and in the Java and Node.js .
New Feature
Zia OCR PAN Card type support: Zia Optical Character Recognition can now process Indian PAN cards, in addition to Aadhaar cards, bank passbooks, and cheques. This feature is available as an API , and in Java and Node.js SDKs.
2020 - December
Bug Fixes
AutoML: Some API calls were throwing the 400 error response in AutoML . This has been fixed.
Bug Fixes
Data Store: Some Encrypted column creation operations were throwing the 400 error response. This has been fixed.
Bug Fixes
API: The HTTP PATCH request method was not supported earlier. Catalyst now supports PATCH requests for certain APIs.
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