Changelog

Release 1.4.0 · Forge 3.2.0

✨ New Feature: ZIP Compression

• New Compress tab: Now you can group multiple ticket attachments into a single .zip file quickly and easily.
  • Select the files you need and compress them into a single file.
  • Customize the name of the resulting file.
  • View compression progress in real time.
  • Download the compressed file or attach it directly to the ticket.

🛡️ Visual Validations in Staging

• Warnings before processing: The system warns you when there are files that cannot be processed.
  • Badge, tooltip, and visual highlight when a file exceeds the configured maximum size.
  • The same visual warnings when a file has an incompatible format.
  • The action button is automatically disabled while there are invalid files in the preparation area.

⚙️ Stability Improvements

• Error Boundary: If an unexpected error occurs, you will see a recovery screen with clear options to retry or reload.
• Automatic retries: On connection problems, the system retries the operation with exponential backoff.
• Actionable error messages: Useful information for 4xx/5xx errors from Jira and CloudConvert.

✨ User Experience Improvements

• Reusable confirmation modal: Consistent confirmation dialog before sensitive attachment actions.
• Always visible attach button: Permanent access to upload new files to the ticket from any tab.
• Visual adjustments: Improvements in the design of lists and footer for a smoother experience.

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Release 1.3.0 · Forge 3.1.0

✨ User Experience Improvements

• Flag Notifications: Floating success, error, and information messages for merge and conversion flows.
  • Success and information messages close automatically.
  • Error messages require manual closure by the user.
  • Up to 3 simultaneous notifications are handled on screen.
  • The skipped files notice no longer repeats after completing an operation.
• Guide for scenarios without files: Guidance screen when the ticket has no attachments or the staging area is empty.
  • Includes contextual messages per tab: Merge and Convert.
  • Includes the "Attach file" button that opens Jira's native dialog.
  • The Process button remains disabled when there are no files in staging.

Release 1.2.0 (pre)

✨ New Features

• Conversion Module:
  • Individual conversion of Word (.doc, .docx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), and image (.jpg, .png, .jpeg) files to PDF format.
  • Integration with external provider Cloud Convert for Word and Excel conversion using a custom API Key.
  • Parallel processing of up to 3 files simultaneously, including individual progress bars and dynamic action button locking.
  • Smart auto-completion of the resulting file name with .pdf extension.
  • Support for the same output and destination options (attach, replace originals, or download).

Release 1.1.0 (pre)

• Merging Module:
  • Support for including images (.png, .jpg, .jpeg) in the merge, with automatic conversion to PDF.

⚙️ System Improvements and Deployment Control

• Feature Flags System: Implementation of a technical mechanism to enable or disable tabs and interface features in real time without the need to reinstall the application. This ensures that the Conversion and Compression modules remain hidden in the interface until they are fully developed, guaranteeing a clean and confusion-free user experience.

Release 1.0.0 (pre)

✨ New Features

• Work Desk: Launch of the centralized modal for managing attachments from the work item actions menu.
• Multi-Theme Interface: Native support for Jira Cloud Light and Dark themes.
• Merging Module:
  • Support for combining PDF files.
  • Drag & Drop system to select and reorder files in real time.
  • Minimum file validation for processing.
• Output Management:
  • Option to attach the result directly to the ticket.
  • Option to clean the ticket by deleting the source files after merging.
  • Direct download option to the browser.
  • Customization of the output file name with a dynamic prefix.

🚀 Coming Soon (In development)

• New features: We continue working on improvements and new tools for attachment management.