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Constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)

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Martin Grønbekk Moen
Martin Grønbekk Moen
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Posted on 20/12/2017 14:32:04
Do you have any plans regarding updating the constraint of Newtonsoft.Json from 8.0.3 to 10.x.x?
 
Error Unable to resolve dependencies. 'Newtonsoft.Json 10.0.3' is not compatible with 'Dynamicweb 9.3.10 constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)', 'Dynamicweb.Core 2.1.0 constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)', 'Dynamicweb.Core.UI 1.0.6 constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)', 'Dynamicweb.Security 2.10.1 constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)', 'Dynamicweb.UI.Elements 2.2.5 constraint: Newtonsoft.Json (= 8.0.3)'.

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Martin Vang
Martin Vang
Posted on 21/12/2017 09:09:13
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Hi Martin,

Excelent question. Currently we have no plans for doing so. Can you explain why you need this reference updated? (we have referenced newtonsoft.json in ALOT of projects, and making a task for updating the usage in all of them is a bit daunting - and 8.0.3 is incompatible with 10.x.x).

BR

Martin

 
Martin Grønbekk Moen
Martin Grønbekk Moen
Posted on 21/12/2017 09:14:39
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We have a few third party components that require 10.x.x, and it would be great to be able to use them.
Also we look into making a project using DW + Dotnetify/React (http://dotnetify.net/react/Installation) which require 10.x.x.

Would be great if the dependency was >= 8.0.3 and not =8.0.3, but as you say it is incompatible.
But I hope you strive to make sure DW is up to date with as many dependencies as possible, or else it will be hard to use any kind of third party components together with DW.

 
Martin Vang
Martin Vang
Posted on 21/12/2017 10:28:10
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Hi Martin,

We will never be able to support you updating from newtonsoft.json from one major version to another major version. We made the requirement enforced to help you not try to update this package, as it will break everything in Dynamicweb.

Currently I see no possiblity for upgrading to newtonsoft.json 10.x.x until Dynamicweb10, as it will be a potential breaking change for all existing installations with custom code that use Newtonsoft.Json 8.x.x. I will look into making it possible to update within the same major version of our dependencies, for the dependencies that actually adher to semantic versioning, but I dont think this will in any way help you. The best I can do, is to discuss if we should make this change possible between minor version changes in dw9, with a clear release-note explaining the change.

BR

Martin

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Martin Grønbekk Moen
Martin Grønbekk Moen
Posted on 21/12/2017 11:16:09
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Guess I will have to wait in excitement for DW 10.
Thanks anyway for taking the time to find out/explain :)

 

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