v4.0-beta1 - 2024-04-03 #15601
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Having imported a v3.7.4 pg_dump and trying to upgrade to v4-beta, there are some problems. Firstly, migrations fail if you have any existing scripts but they are invalid or not compatible with Netbox 4. For example: (Note: that's a script not a report, so it shouldn't need to be changed anyway) You can Then you do Next error I got was a missing sequence: The actual objects I have in the original Netbox database are: I'm guessing it really wants to refer to "extras_customfield_obj_type_id_seq". I could manually rename that sequence, but I decided to leave it there. EDIT: actually I can see from logs[^1] that it's trying to do a rename: possibly that rename took place as part of one of the earlier failed migrations. Maybe it will work if I restore and start from scratch. (Aside: the migration gives a rename target of "extras_customfield_object_types_id_seq", and what I actually have is "extras_customfield_obj_type_id_seq") [^1] I have in my configuration.py: EDIT 2: nope, after dropping and restoring the database, and starting (Aside: this is postgres 12 I'm running with) |
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One more hack to try and get a bit closer: New error: There is no table called "users_group_object_permissions" in the source v3.7.4 database, but I see I see there's a previous step in the migration: This particular table has: |
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I needed a couple more frigs to make it migrate. Here's the full set: It does seem to run (using runserver.py). It looks a bit weird: the left-hand navigation pane is in dark mode, regardless of whether the main section is dark or light mode, and the ability to shrink the navigation pane seems to have gone. |
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@candlerb admittedly I only skimmed your reply so far, but I think it feels as though you have enough material here to open one of the first bug issues, maybe more than one 🥇 |
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The root issue seems like the one captured in #15605, though I haven't been able to reproduce it. |
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I had one more users_objectpermission* I needed to comment before mine would build, but otherwise I had the same string of migration errors as @candlerb. With that said, it finally finished migrating and is running now. The only other thing I noticed in the first few minutes is that I had to log out and back in to switch from dark to light mode, while dark mode took effect as soon as I hit save. |
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Does this mean that there is a specific upgrade path to follow, for old NetBox users? |
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I think you need to migrate to v3.7.x first, before going to v4.x. It says so, but not in those words, here. |
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The link does not work |
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https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/feature/docs/plugins/development/migration-v4.md until there is better fix |
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https://docs.netbox.dev/en/feature/plugins/development/migration-v4/ |
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What's the configuration setting edit that is needed to fix the datetime format back to earlier format?
In earlier version:
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Is this beta1 going to be made available at https://beta-demo.netbox.dev/ ? |
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Yes, the beta demo instance is live now. |
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Thanks! |
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Nice that now the footer links and NetBox version number are visible also on iPad/Safari, previously it was a pain to remember what is the link again to see the swagger UI... Thanks! |
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I see the "Staff" flag is stronger than "Superuser": 
What's the use case for Staff role currently again? I think it was related to Django admin access, but now the admin app is disabled by default (or something like that). |
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With the new UI there is no more graphical highlighting of/differentiation between interfaces that are unconnected, connected, virtual, disabled, etc. Is this final? |
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What does this mean? |
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It means that when you have installed the beta version, there is no possibility to upgrade it to any non-beta version later. I presume the database migrations (or something like that) will prevent it. So be sure to keep your original non-beta NetBox still running and up to date so that you can later upgrade it to 4.0 when released. |
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I like the new UI, but find the new dark theme hard to read. In general, its okay but blue links on blue background are harder to distinguish as blue on black as before. The WCAG accessibility standard therefore requires a bare minimum contrast ratio of 3:1, the current colors have 2.92:1. Can we address this in a feature request before release? |
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@alehaa you're certainly welcome to submit an issue proposing specific changes to the styling. I'd start by evaluating our upstream theming library Tabler to see if we've made any unintentional deviations. |
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In the demos of Tabler I see the link color is lighter for dark mode, so they'll get a contrast ratio of |
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I was loosely testing the Strawberry Graphql endpoint and ran across an error. I'm not sure if this is a bug or if my query needs revision. Results: The query is successful with NetBox v3.7.0. |
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@atownson The query looks correct, please open a bug for it and I will take a look. |
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#15809 created. Thanks. |
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Warning
This is a beta release of NetBox intended for testing and evaluation. Do not use this software in production. Also be aware that no upgrade path is provided to future releases.
Tip
Plugin maintainers: Please see the dedicated plugin migration guide for a checklist of changes that may be needed to ensure compatibility with NetBox v4.0.
Breaking Changes
device_role&device_role_idfilters for devices have been removed. (Useroleandrole_idinstead.)device_rolefield has been removed from the REST API serializer for devices. (Useroleinstead.)parentandparent_idfilters for locations now return only immediate children of the specified location. (Useancestorandancestor_idto return all descendants.)object_typefield on the CustomField model has been renamed torelated_object_type.utilities.utilsmodule has been removed and its resources reorganized into separate modules organized by function.NullableCharFieldclass has been removed. (Use Django's stockCharFieldclass withnull=Trueinstead.)New Features
Complete UI Refresh (#12128)
The NetBox user interface has been completely refreshed and updated. This massive effort entailed:
Dynamic REST API Fields (#15087)
The REST API now supports specifying which fields to include in the response data. For example, the response to a request for
will include only the four specified fields in the representation of each site. Additionally, the underlying database queries effected by such requests have been optimized to omit fields which are not included in the response, resulting in a substantial performance improvement.
Strawberry GraphQL Engine (#9856)
The GraphQL engine has been changed from using Graphene-Django to Strawberry-Django. Changes include:
Advanced Form Rendering Functionality (#14739)
New resources have been introduced to enable advanced form rendering without a need for custom HTML templates. These include:
Legacy Admin UI Disabled (#12325)
The legacy admin user interface is now disabled by default, and the few remaining views it provided have been relocated to the primary UI. NetBox deployments which still depend on the legacy admin functionality for plugins can enable it by setting the
DJANGO_ADMIN_ENABLEDconfiguration parameter to true.Enhancements
htmx_talbletemplate tag to simplify the rendering of embedded tablesfacilityfield to Location modeldescriptionfield in "brief" REST API serializationsnestedkeyword argument allowing it to represent a related objectOther Changes
DJANGO_ADMIN_ENABLEDto True to enable it)extras.plugins(nownetbox.plugins)ActionsMixinprocess_webhook()fromextras.webhooks_worker(nowextras.webhooks.send_webhook())BootstrapMixinform mixin classready()method of individual app configs, rather than relying on theclass_preparedsignaldevice_roleanddevice_role_idfilters for devicesNullableCharFieldclasspsycopglibrarydevice_roleattribute from Device model (this field was renamed torolein v3.6)object_typefield on the CustomField model has been renamed torelated_object_typeto avoid confusion with itsobject_typesfieldutilities.utilsmoduleThis discussion was created from the release v4.0-beta1 - 2024-04-03.
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