Change history

The current section provides an overview of new and notable changes in the latest GITB TDL documentation release as well as access to all previous documentation versions.

What’s new in release 1.26.0

The table that follows summarises the notable changes in the latest documentation release that matches the latest GITB TDL and GITB software release. In each case the “type” indicates whether the change applies to the GITB TDL as a whole or specific improvements in the GITB software (or both) . In addition, references are provided to the relevant sections for more information.

Description	Type	Relevant sections
New JsonValidator handler for verify steps to validate JSON against JSON Schema.	GITB TDL	JsonValidator
New ShaclValidator handler for verify steps to validate RDF models against SHACL shapes.	GITB TDL	ShaclValidator
New YamlValidator handler for verify steps to validate YAML against JSON Schema.	GITB TDL	YamlValidator
Support the delegation of an interact step to an external handler service instead of the default UI-based approach, that will be conditionally triggered to complete the interaction.	GITB TDL	Delegating to external handler services
Extend all test steps with a skipped attribute to allow them being conditionally skipped during test execution.	GITB TDL	Skip test steps
Introduce a RdfUtils handler for process steps to manipulate (merge, convert) and query (ask, construct, select) RDF models.	GITB TDL	RdfUtils
Add a find operation to CollectionUtils to support searching for and returning a value from a list or map (with case-sensitive matching or not).	GITB TDL	CollectionUtils - find
Extend the contains operation of CollectionUtils to support lookups that ignore casing.	GITB TDL	CollectionUtils - contains
Extend the append operation of CollectionUtils to support appending only missing items (case-sensitive or not) to the target map or list.	GITB TDL	CollectionUtils - append
Support the generation of multiple test case output messages based on condition matching logic defined by the match attribute (set as first, all or cascade).	GITB TDL	Output
Consider the type of test case and scriptlet imports optional, with binary as the default.	GITB TDL	Imports
Extended the StringValidator, NumberValidator, ExpressionValidator, RegExpValidator and XPathValidator with optional successMessage and failureMessage inputs to add user-friendly messages in the resulting report.	GITB TDL	StringValidator, NumberValidator, ExpressionValidator, RegExpValidator, XPathValidator
Applied consistent naming (with backwards compatibility through aliases) for the NumberValidator, StringValidator, XPathValidator, XsdValidator, SchematronValidator, XsltProcessor and JsonPointerProcessor built-in step handlers.	GITB TDL	Built-in handlers
Allow scriptlet inputs for flags used at test case load time to refer to configuration properties.	GITB TDL	Dynamic presentation in scriptlets, Dynamic steps in scriptlets
Extend the interact step with a blocking attribute (by default “false”) to automatically proceed to the next step in case only instruct elements are defined.	GITB TDL	Displaying data using instruct elements
Extend the request elements of interact steps to allow specifying inputs as required (optional remaining the default).	GITB TDL	Requesting inputs using request elements
Consider as optional the from and to of receive steps defaulting, respectively, to the SUT and non-SUT actors.	GITB TDL	Explicitly specifying from and to actors
Consider as optional the from and to of send steps defaulting, respectively, to the non-SUT and SUT actors.	GITB TDL	Explicitly specifying from and to actors
Extend the assign step with the byValue attribute to allow choosing by-value or by-reference assignment for maps and lists.	GITB TDL	Assignment by-reference and by-value
Remove the scope isolation requirement for remotely loaded scriptlets, making them identical behaviour-wise to local ones.	GITB TDL	Scriptlets

Previous documentation versions

The following table provides the main highlights introduced in each previous documentation release as well as its access link.

Release	Key highlights	Documentation link
1.25.2	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.25.2/
1.25.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.25.1/
1.25.0	Test case groups; severity levels and inverted outcomes for send, receive, process and verify steps; exit step and output messages for undefined results; stopOnChildError and hiddenContainer flags; new XPathProcessor processing handler.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.25.0/
1.24.4	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.24.4/
1.24.3	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.24.3/
1.24.2	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.24.2/
1.24.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.24.1/
1.24.0	New VariableUtils processor, new CollectionUtils operations, new HttpMessagingV2 timeout options, and optional scriptlet parameters.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.24.0/
1.23.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.23.1/
1.23.0	New HttpMessagingV2 and SoapMessagingV2 messaging handlers, new $SYSTEM{apiKey} usable in test cases, and INFO logging level set as the default.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.23.0/
1.22.0	Extended interact step for admin-only input, minimisation, asynchronous completion, and timeouts; normative references for test suites and test cases; configurable result for DisplayProcessor.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.22.0/
1.21.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.21.1/
1.21.0	New forceDisplay attribute for interact step, new embedded processing handlers and operations (DelayProcessor, JsonPointerProcessor, random operation of TokenGenerator), test case tags, test suite update metadata, optional and disabled test cases.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.21.0/
1.20.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.20.1/
1.20.0	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.20.0/
1.19.0	New operations for the CollectionUtils embedded processor, extensions to the STEP_SUCCESS, STEP_STATUS maps to refer to steps within scriptlets.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.19.0/
1.18.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.18.1/
1.18.0	New XmlValidator and ExpressionValidator; updates to TokenGenerator, SimulatedMessaging, DisplayProcessor, XsdValidator and SchematronValidator; static if steps, dynamic hidden settings in scriptlets, SESSION map with test session metadata.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.18.0/
1.17.0	Dynamic information display within scriptlets, new TemplateProcessor, XsltProcessor, DisplayProcessor and SimulatedMessaging handlers, non-transactional messaging steps, upgrade to XPath 3.0.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.17.0/
1.16.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.16.1/
1.16.0	Namespace support, introduction of STEP_STATUS variable, and supportsParallelExecution setting for test cases.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.16.0/
1.15.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.15.1/
1.15.0	Logging levels, simplified process and call steps, and styling of replies in messaging steps.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.15.0/
1.14.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.14.1/
1.14.0	Syntax-aware processing on interact steps via the mimeType attribute and support for several input types via the inputType attribute.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.14.0/
1.13.0	Support for steps to be defined as hidden and collapsed, display of group steps, and option to display process steps.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.13.0/
1.12.0	Support for sharing resources and scriptlets across test suites, new RegExpProcessor and CollectionUtils processors, extensions to the TokenGenerator and SchematronValidator.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.12.0/
1.11.1	Referencing a missing variable evaluates as an empty string.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.11.1/
1.11.0	Stop on errors, test case output messages, support for verify output data, new TEST_SUCCESS variable, and custom interact titles.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.11.0/
1.10.2	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.10.2/
1.10.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.10.1/
1.10.0	Dynamic test case imports, custom titles, new log step, imported documentation and extensions to endpoint parameters.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.10.0/
1.9.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.9.1/
1.9.0	Automatic variable creation from assign steps, rich documentation for test cases and test suites and new Base64Processor.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.9.0/
1.8.0	Support for hidden actors, warning-level verifications and extended test step documentation.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.8.0/
1.7.2	Support for any expression to be used as a template (asTemplate).	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.7.2/
1.7.1	Maintenance release with no changes.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.7.1/
1.7.0	Organisation and system properties and extended configuration options for parameters.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.7.0/
1.6.1	Extensions to the TokenGenerator to better handle timestamps and documentation on template file use.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.6.1/
1.6.0	New TokenGenerator and XmlMatchValidator handlers, optional processing transactions, and selection lists for the interact step.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.6.0/
1.5.0	Improved and new embedded validation handlers (XPathValidator, RegExpValidator), improvements to steps (exit, if) and management of reasonable defaults.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.5.0/
1.4.1	Extensions to HttpMessaging capabilities.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.4.1/
1.4.0	Significant configuration and parameterisation extensions, improved SOAP support and introduced timeouts.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.4.0/
1.3.0	Release 1.3.0 for the GITB TDL documentation.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.3.0/
1.2.0	First release for the GITB TDL documentation.	https://www.itb.ec.europa.eu/docs/tdl/1.2.0/