V7.11.0-RC1

This release introduces the tag system in Tribler where you can add tags on torrents. This helps to improve the discoverability and search of torrents in Tribler. Besides the tag system, there are several bug fixes and improvements included in this release.

Changelog

• Refactoring: network utils by @drew2a in #6150
• Refactor random ports assignation in tribler config by @drew2a in #6152
• Remove generated test data from gitignore by @drew2a in #6159
• Remove references of json_util by @xoriole in #6161
• Adopt AppStream by @overflw in #6056
• Refactoring: tribler_config.py by @drew2a in #6160
• Refactoring: path_utils.py by @drew2a in #6163
• Updated IPv8 pointer by @qstokkink in #6165
• [macOS] Fix display name capitalization by @da2x in #6162
• Disable EVA timeout in test_dynamically_changed_window_size by @drew2a in #6170
• Add pydantic by @drew2a in #6168
• Disable EVA terminate by timeout in test_multiply_duplex by @drew2a in #6173
• Refactor structure of tribler communities by @drew2a in #6175
• Delete test artifacts by @drew2a in #6178
• Add shutdown call to each mds instance created inside RQC tests by @drew2a in #6179
• Removed unused print statement by @devos50 in #6193
• Extract loaders from ipv8_module_catalog.py by @drew2a in #6182
• Showing individual overlay peers in the debug panel by @devos50 in #6191
• Remove obsolete database_blob type by @ichorid in #6196
• Add missing documentation dependencies by @xoriole in #6102
• Remove DateAxisItem custom implementation by @xoriole in #6198
• Disable EVA timeout in test_duplex by @drew2a in #6207
• Update token balance graph data axis by @xoriole in #6215
• Add pydantic dependency check by @xoriole in #6225
• Fix removing all peers for channel instead of the failing one by @ichorid in #6231
• Silently pass when user tries to add duplicate torrents to channel by @ichorid in #6236
• [Snyk] Fix for 4 vulnerabilities by @snyk-bot in #6204
• Bash script to build documentation by @xoriole in #6240
• Basic component tests added by @kozlovsky in #6242
• Remove Session god-mediator-object by @ichorid in #6206
• Fixes #6245: Wrong target peers for DiscoveryCommunity by @kozlovsky in #6246
• Fixes #6250, fixes #6251: each community should use a separate bootstrapper by @kozlovsky in #6252
• Fixes #6257: restore lint checks for tests by @kozlovsky in #6258
• Fixes #6262, fixes #6268: correct delayed initialization of endpoints by @kozlovsky in #6277
• Refactoring/session logic outside of session by @kozlovsky in #6275
• Fixes #6255: make faifast an option of the Session.start() method by @kozlovsky in #6276
• Fixes #6265: start Tribler with ipv8 disabled by @kozlovsky in #6278
• Fixes #6266: uncaught error when starting with tunnel_community disabled by @kozlovsky in #6279
• Fixes #6267: crash when clicking in channel with torrent_checking disabled by @kozlovsky in #6280
• Fixes #6269, fixes #6270: DiscoveryCommunity and DHTDiscoveryCommunity disregards config setting by @kozlovsky in #6281
• Remove IPv8 hidden imports in tribler.spec by @xoriole in #6256
• Don’t filter any groups of people out of existence by @da2x in #6259
• Don’t create a Tribler subfolder in the Start by @da2x in #6239
• Allow optional dependencies between components by @kozlovsky in #6291
• Fix run tunnel helper by @kozlovsky in #6292
• Fix tunnel helper arguments by @kozlovsky in #6293
• Update Debian build script and changelog by @xoriole in #6302
• Remove DEBIAN directory from the build by @xoriole in #6310
• Fix #6284 by @drew2a in #6315
• Fix #6283 by @drew2a in #6316
• Fix #6285 by @drew2a in #6317
• Merge fixes from 7.10 into main by @ichorid in #6319
• Fix #6296 by @drew2a in #6314
• Update development_methodology.rst by @drew2a in #6312
• Update readme.rst by @drew2a in #6313
• Fix #6295 by @ichorid in #6320
• Set exit node cache path on Tunnel community by @xoriole in #6318
• Fix 6264 by @ichorid in #6322
• Fix #6290 by @ichorid in #6324
• Fix #6271 by @ichorid in #6323
• Fix #6289 by @ichorid in #6326
• Fix documentation build issue by @xoriole in #6329
• Fix #6172 by @ichorid in #6325
• Increase EVA tests timeouts by @drew2a in #6332
• Fix #6237 by @ichorid in #6321
• Fix #6333 by @drew2a in #6334
• Change gaierror import by @drew2a in #6330
• Fix community component shutdown leaving stuff behind by @ichorid in #6338
• Fix notifier not working from a thread by @ichorid in #6337
• Fix #6307 by @ichorid in #6336
• Various GUI test mode improvements by @devos50 in #6343
• Switch to modern IPv8 Community addition by @drew2a in #6346
• Add CODEOWNERS by @drew2a in #6347
• Fix adding FFA entries on torrentinfo calls by @ichorid in #6349
• Removed unused TickWidgetItem by @devos50 in #6353
• Fixed on_report_sent callback in GUI tests by @devos50 in #6364
• Fixed width and vertical text alignment in table headers by @devos50 in #6367
• Demote some logging messages to debug level by @ichorid in #6363
• Increase maximum request size for AIOHTTP to 2MB by @ichorid in #6361
• Fix crash on trying to go back on empty Channels stack in the GUI by @ichorid in #6357
• Fix crash on race condition on show results button in GUI by @ichorid in #6355
• Fix #6263 by @ichorid in #6354
• Fix random fails in chunk splitting test by @ichorid in #6350
• Fix corner-case bump amount problem in VSIDS by @ichorid in #6351
• Merge bandwidth_accounting module and component by @drew2a in #6371
• Update experiments regarding to the latest changes in tribler-core by @drew2a in #6374
• Various small fixes by @ichorid in #6372
• Merge mds module and component by @drew2a in #6378
• Fix #6299 by @drew2a in #6380
• Implement row deselection on mouse leave by @devos50 in #6376
• Significantly reduced the number of redraws in GUI tables by @devos50 in #6384
• Fixed test_popular_page by @devos50 in #6387
• Fixes #6360: Optional dependency on REST manager in components by @kozlovsky in #6381
• Add @pytest.mark.asyncio to test functions by @drew2a in #6383
• Components cleanup by @kozlovsky in #6391
• Fixed scrolling in GUI tables by @devos50 in #6392
• Merge masterkey module and component by @drew2a in #6385
• Remove table redraw on mouse movement by @devos50 in #6393
• Remove unused variables from utilities.py by @devos50 in #6394
• Add PR policies by @drew2a in #6390
• Rename BandwidthAccountingCommunity file by @drew2a in #6400
• Remove test-gatekeeper.sh by @xoriole in #6404
• Fix disseminator.py by @drew2a in #6398
• Fix #6397 by @drew2a in #6399
• Fix #6238 by @drew2a in #6401
• Component fixes by @kozlovsky in #6405
• Remove empty comment by @Solomon1732 in #6403
• Introduce "default init" and "unload" methods for Ipv8Component by @drew2a in #6402
• Move Network overwrite from community to component by @drew2a in #6408
• Added search box focus, increased width of 'health' column in GUI by @devos50 in #6411
• Merge ipv8 module and component by @drew2a in #6410
• Fixes #6407: RESTManager.get_endpoint(endpoint_name) should return … by @kozlovsky in #6418
• Minor GUI updates by @devos50 in #6417
• Removed channels from metadata endpoint docstring by @devos50 in #6422
• Fixes #6358: correct component's shutdown by @kozlovsky in #6419
• Merge libtorrent module and component by @drew2a in #6421
• Update development_on_linux.rst by @Dmole in #6424
• Merge Payout module and component by @drew2a in #6426
• Fixed GUI dialog position on show by @devos50 in #6425
• Fixed status code check in REST API tests by @devos50 in #6432
• Add anyio-based happy eyeballs select to GigaChannel by @ichorid in #6415
• Fixed page title color inconsistency by @devos50 in #6437
• Fixed escape signal in the GUI by @devos50 in #6438
• Merge Popularity module and component by @drew2a in #6436
• Merge Resource Monitor module and component by @drew2a in #6442
• Removed popular torrents explanation box by @devos50 in #6435
• Fixed Marshmallow REST schemas by @devos50 in #6445
• Merge Reporter module and component by @drew2a in #6446
• Remove unnecessary lines from components' tests. by @drew2a in #6447
• Modified shutdown procedure in GUI tests by @devos50 in #6448
• Merge Socks Server module and component by @drew2a in #6451
• Adding tag community, database and REST API endpoints by @drew2a in #6396
• READY: Add tree-based view for torrent files in download dialog by @ichorid in #6449
• Implemented customized checkbox style across the GUI by @devos50 in #6458
• GUI elements for the tagging system by @devos50 in #6453
• Move RQC to Metadata Store by @drew2a in #6461
• Fix losing selected files when switching to another download by @ichorid in #6463
• Expand toplevel dir by default in add torrent dialog and downloads by @ichorid in #6464
• Various improvements to the tags GUI by @devos50 in #6467
• Add Secondary Key to MasterKeyComponent by @drew2a in #6462
• Fixed row height calculation when tag height is changed by @devos50 in #6469
• Merge Torrent Checker module and component by @drew2a in #6472
• Implemented tag suggestions by @devos50 in #6470
• Tag System: Change threshold formula by @drew2a in #6473
• Tag System: Verify tag doesn't contain any spaces by @drew2a in #6476
• Tag System: Revert {pk, tag, infohash} clock by @drew2a in #6475
• Fix popular torrents by @xoriole in #6478
• Move restapi to the component by @drew2a in #6477
• Modified tag colors by @devos50 in #6479
• Changed keyword in add tags dialog by @devos50 in #6485
• Merge tunnel module and component by @drew2a in #6486
• Replace test torrent by @devos50 in #6487
• Remove bootstrap.py by @drew2a in #6488
• Merge Upgrade module and component by @drew2a in #6490
• Merge Version Checker module and component by @drew2a in #6492
• Merge Watch Folder module and component by @drew2a in #6493
• Merge the rest of modules by @drew2a in #6495
• Speed up tests for EVA protocol by @drew2a in #6491
• Add periodic checking of channel torrents health by @xoriole in #6406
• EVA: Add validation for on_acknowledgement and on_write_request by @drew2a in #6496
• Moved tag rect metadata to a separate dictionary in model by @devos50 in #6501
• Remove unused code by @drew2a in #6494
• Fix full text search autosuggestions & results by @kozlovsky in #6508
• Avoid modifying global category/filters in tests by @devos50 in #6503
• Fix and speedup hidden services test by @egbertbouman in #6512
• Fix components startup by @kozlovsky in #6507
• Improvements to Tribler window initialization by @devos50 in #6511
• Fixed emoji drawing in labels/combo box on Linux by @devos50 in #6497
• Fixes #6514: Move to_fts_query function from tribler_gui.utilities to tribler_common.utilities by @kozlovsky in #6515
• Make requirements.txt a single source of trust for dependencies by @drew2a in #6504
• Remove an unnecessary second connection to the /events endpoint from GUI by @kozlovsky in #6528
• Added social media links to README by @devos50 in #6529
• Refactor the error reporting chain by @drew2a in #6524
• Fixes #6263 - Tribler should open FeedbackDialog if error happend in Core during startup by @kozlovsky in #6530
• Changed click box of 'create tags' message by @devos50 in #6533
• Fix one click release build by @kozlovsky in #6545
• Make TEST_SENTRY_URL the single source of sentry test mode information by @drew2a in #6546
• Fixed crash when editing tag by @devos50 in #6550
• Fix bug with space inside filter field by @drew2a in #6555
• Add CoreRuntimeError to the error list that causes Tribler shutdown by @drew2a in #6556
• Update ru_RU translation by @ichorid in #6565
• Fixes 1-Click release for 7.11 by @kozlovsky in #6568
• Install pip dependencies during the build by @xoriole in #6534
• Add requirements.txt by @drew2a in #6572
• Add the check on the empty completions_list by @drew2a in #6584
• Revert changelog based on git commit by @xoriole in #6595

New Contributors

• @overflw made their first contribution in #6056
• @snyk-bot made their first contribution in #6204

Full Changelog: v7.10.0...v7.11.0-RC1