OnTopic 5.1.0 is a minor release which introduces support for mapping constructor parameters (#35) and defining what model to use when mapping associations via the [MapAs()] attribute (#41). Primarily, however, it is focused on bug fixes, and resolves a number of priority issues.

Features

• #37 Reference configuration posted to OnTopic-Schema
• #41 [MapAs()] attribute for specifying the mapping type of a property or collection
• #35 Map constructor parameters

Improvements

• #83 TopicMappingService: Proactively check type compatibility
• #72 Sitemap: Exclude Private or System Branches with IsProtected
• #77 Validate !IsNew on TopicRepository methods
• #42 ReverseTopicMappingService: Overwrite existing topic references

Bugs

• #47 Delete() throws exception if topic references are present
• #46 Load() treats deleted references as unresolved
• #76 Unable to move first child after a sibling
• #53 Existing Topics w/ Parent marked IsDirty()
• #73 Implicitly IsDirty() topics not being saved
• #86 Versions getting saved even if no attributes have been modified
• #71 Null values overwrite initialized defaults
• #38, #52 IncomingRelationships are not being removed from TopicReferenceCollection.Clear() or SetValue() w/null
• #79 Remove() and Clear() offer a backdoor to enforceBusinessLogic
• #50 TopicRenamed event not being raised
• #75, #88 Factor associations into ConsolidateVersions, DeleteOrphanedLastModifiedAttributes
• #78 VersionHistoryIndex should account for all versioned tables, not just Attributes
• #60, #61 Prioritize area views over regular views, and fall back
• #61 Views should fall back to using the controller action, if available
• #63 TopicViewResultExecutor fails if there are multiple HTTP Accept Header values

For a comprehensive list of bug fixes and improvements, see Pull Request #85.