Structr 6.1.0 Release Notes

Release Date: January 29, 2026

Structr 6.1.0 is a feature release that introduces global search capabilities, S3 storage support, and numerous UI/UX improvements alongside important bugfixes.

New Features

Global Search: Added comprehensive global search functionality across the application, including the Pages area, with autofocus, improved positioning, enhanced result display, and prevention of multiple initialization on login
Navigate to Arbitrary DOM Node: New feature allowing navigation to any DOM node in the application (UI partially complete)
S3 Storage Provider: Experimental generic S3 storage provider implementation using the latest AWS SDK v2 with Netty async IO, tested with Hetzner S3 buckets
Script Path Configuration: Added configuration settings for scripts directory with optional lenient script path resolution checks
Config Function Improvements: The config() function now accepts optional null values for the default value argument

Enhancements

Files Area UI: Reduced element overlaying, improved alignment and table layout, added more space in front of file/folder names for easier selection, alternating row colors with reduced padding, and corrected function bar button behavior
Pages Area: Removed dedicated search slideout as global search now covers the Pages area
Search Results: Removed shadow documents from search results for cleaner display
Visual Hierarchy: Fixed z-index of version info to ensure popup messages display above page slideouts
Configuration Editor: Improved handling of empty custom config entries with proper persistence, reset functionality, and display of reset icons
ZIP Deployment: Now allows arbitrary paths in ZIP deployment imports with security checks for absolute paths and directory traversal
Entity Access Manager: Show all types in EAM dialog for “Create new object”

Bugfixes

Context Locking: Fixed context locking issues with doInNewTransaction function to prevent deadlocks and excessive locking
SecurityContext: Fixed access to request object in SecurityContext for certain code paths
Failed Login: Resolved error when failed login attempts redirect to error page with status 401
Importer: Fixed unwanted text attributes from importer
files.json: Allowed import of metadata-only folders in files.json for git compatibility with empty directories
Mail Functions: Updated advanced mail functions to camel case for proper accessibility
Config Persistence: Ensured proper persistence of deleted keys from config editor

Quality of Life

Logging: Reduced log output for index removal/creation to only show when changes occur
Documentation: Enhanced example documentation for assert function and added test for functionInfo functionality
Maintenance: Updated license headers to 2026 and updated year in pom.xml

Upgrade Notes:
- Recommended for all Structr 6.0.x users
- The new S3 storage provider is experimental - test thoroughly before production use
- Script path resolution can now be configured for more flexible deployment scenarios
- See the migration guide for general Structr 6.x upgrade information

Structr 6.0.1 Release Notes

Release Date: December 17, 2025

Structr 6.0.1 is a maintenance release that includes important bugfixes and documentation improvements.

Bugfixes

Core

Flow Execution: Fixed typo in flow execution method that could cause execution issues
Docker Configuration: Fixed sed --in-place failing on Docker-mounted config files, which caused duplicate entries and value concatenation on container restarts
URL Path Handling: Fixed URL path handling for Structr instances running on non-root paths
Working Directory: Restored working directory correctly after operations

Polyglot/Multi-Language Support

Context Locking: Fixed issue with context locking in scheduled jobs when exceptions occur
PolyglotFilesystem: Fixed various small bugs in PolyglotFilesystem
Python Support: Added python hint provider to prevent log spam on every keystroke
Token Handling: Added null check for lastToken to prevent potential null pointer exceptions

Enhancements

User Interface

Tab State Persistence: Enabled storage of active tab for each element with automatic localStorage cleanup to prevent indefinite growth
Documentation Navigation: Enabled back/forward navigation in documentation area
File List Display: Dynamically hide columns in files area depending on viewport width for better mobile/responsive experience
Type Inheritance: For overridden builtin types, show inherited properties in corresponding tab

File Handling

Direct File Writing: Added support for writing directly to a file node instead of OutputStream only

Permissions

Video Files: Added permission propagation to the POSTER_IMAGE relationship between VideoFile and Image, fixed relationship endpoints

Documentation

New Documentation

Fulltext Search: Added comprehensive documentation and examples for searchFulltext() function
Virtual Types: Added more information to virtual types documentation
Mail Templates: Enhanced mail templates documentation with additional details
Migration Guide: Added entries to migration guide for version 6.0

Documentation Improvements

Function Signatures: Updated signatures for sendPlaintextMail(), functionInfo(), and error() functions
Code Examples: Fixed mult() example in code documentation
Usage Documentation: Minor fix in usage documentation of find.contains()
Methods Section: Updated section regarding methods
Mail Template Names: Fixed mail template names (underscores were interpreted as markdown)
Version Organization: Moved outdated documentation to a subsection “Older versions”
References Chapter: Updated markdown files for References chapter
General Fixes: Fixed various minor issues and in-docs links
Content Updates: Changed content to better reflect Structr’s capabilities with improved formatting

Testing

Test Updates: Fixed tests by hosting example page on structr.org
Function Properties: Added test for function property sorting, fixed some issues in FunctionProperty

Quality of Life

Code Quality

Logging: Improved logging and enabled native logging output for polyglot contexts
Error Messages: Updated error message from “does not exist” to “not found” for consistency
Tokenizer: Silenced StructrScript tokenizer when generating hints to eliminate warning messages in the log
Naming: Renamed “declaring class” to “declaring trait” for better terminology

Upgrade Notes:
- This is a maintenance release with no breaking changes
- Recommended for all Structr 6.0.0 users
- See the migration guide for general Structr 6.0 upgrade information

Structr 6.0.0 Release Notes

Release Date: December 8, 2025
Previous Version: 5.2.1

Overview

Structr 6.0.0 is a major release featuring a complete architectural overhaul with the new Traits System, migration to GraalVM 25 / JDK 24, Jetty 12, significant performance improvements, and a modernized user interface. This release includes breaking changes that require migration steps for existing applications.

Breaking Changes

Architecture

Traits System: Complete rewrite of the type system using traits instead of Java class inheritance. Dynamic schema classes are now static Java code with trait-based composition.
Static Schema Migration: Most dynamic schema classes moved back to static Java code
Removed Dynamic Java Code Generation: NodeExtender and related classes removed

Removed Features

GraphQL Support: Completely removed (was based on outdated graphql-java v12)
Content Area: Removed entirely (ContentItem, ContentContainer)
Crawler Module: Removed
Working Sets: Removed
Edit Mode Binding: Legacy edit-mode-binding removed in favor of Event Action Mapping
Windows Support: Removed Windows-related scripts and start.cmd
R Integration: Removed R references (not available in Graal)

Removed Functions & Properties

batch() function removed (use doInNewTransaction() instead)
keys() and values() functions removed (use Object.keys() and Object.values())
slice() expression removed from StructrScript
validate_email() function removed (use is_valid_email())
restQuery property removed from DOMNode (use functionQuery)
debug() function removed
includeAsJavaScript attribute for files removed
includeJs function removed (use actual JavaScript imports)
xpathQuery, hideOnIndex, hideOnDetail, renderDetails properties removed

API Changes

All built-in functions renamed to camelCase (backwards compatibility conversion provided)
Resource access “grants” renamed to “permissions”
Method parameter handling changed for REST calls
set() function: third call-style removed

Configuration

memory.config renamed to memory.conf (graceful fallback with deprecation warning)
Default upload folder changed to /._structr_uploads
Removed settings for deployment servlet anonymous deployments
Removed force-arrays setting

Major New Features

Traits System

Complete type system rewrite using trait-based composition
Multiple inheritance support through traits
Improved schema flexibility and extensibility
Service Classes: New concept for stateless service types that cannot be instantiated

Integrated Documentation

Built-in documentation system with searchable content
Inline documentation for all built-in functions
Documentation for system types, lifecycle methods, and services
Autocomplete hints from system types documentation
Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K for documentation search

Event Action Mapping Enhancements

Flow (FlowContainer) selector in EAM dialog
Confirmation dialog feature for Event Mapping
Two-factor authentication support
Custom event names support
CSS class structr-action-running automatically added during action execution
Events structr-action-started and structr-action-finished dispatched on trigger elements

Page Paths & URL Routing

Dynamic paths for pages (PagePath objects)
URL routing dialog in UI
Methods callable via configurable HTTP verbs (GET, POST, etc.)
Private methods support

Fulltext Search

New fulltext indexing using Neo4j fulltext indexes
searchFulltext() and searchRelationshipsFulltext() functions
Fulltext search UI in files area with context display

User-Defined Functions

Global schema methods renamed to “user-defined functions”
Static methods callable via cron
Function signatures with method overloading support
functionInfo() built-in function for method introspection

New Built-in Functions

login() - Programmatically sign in a user
is_valid_uuid() - Validate UUID format
is_valid_email() - Email validation
createFolderPath() - Create folder hierarchies
searchFulltext() / searchRelationshipsFulltext() - Fulltext search
rollbackTransaction() - Manual transaction rollback
addLabels() / removeLabels() - Neo4j label management
set_log_level() - Runtime log level configuration
functionInfo() - Get method information

Performance Improvements

Transaction-based caching with prefetching replaces global node cache
Optimized HTML/DOM rendering performance
Improved prefetching for user authentication and permission propagation
Better handling of large data deployment exports
Optimized websocket commands
Reduced database queries through caching of user-defined functions

Security Enhancements

Upload Servlet Security

Default upload folder enforced to be non-empty
Write permissions required for parent/parentId targeting
uploadFolderPath restricted to authenticated users under default folder
Non-whitelisted properties blocked during file upload

Other Security

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) protection via whitelisting in HttpHelper
ZIP slip vulnerability fix in SyncCommand
Updated encrypt()/decrypt() functions to use more secure mode
Read-protection for configuration keys containing secrets
Bouncycastle updated to 1.81

User Interface Improvements

Schema Editor

Pan and zoom functionality (mouse wheel, middle-mouse drag)
Trait inheritance arrows displayed
Built-in types and relationships visible
Improved node selection and movement
Layout save/restore functionality
“Hide selected types” functionality

Code Area

Code navigation / “Go to definition”
Bulk edit mode improvements
Method parameters in run dialog
Usage examples with copy buttons
Monaco editor settings (auto-closing brackets/quotes, auto-surround)
Customizable monospace font/size

Dashboard

HTTP request statistics display
Available processors and memory info
Deployment wizard
Improved vis.js integration with drag/zoom
Update messages for script jobs

Data Section

Improved array type handling in create/edit dialogs
Date/DateTime picker improvements
ZonedDateTime support
Better handling of large array attributes
Column sort order persistence

General UI

Notification system with bell icon and message count
User settings for auto-removing time-limited notifications
SSO login buttons in login dialog
Configurable UI settings reset
Improved popup dialogs (grid-based layout)
Custom confirmation dialogs

Dependency Updates

Runtime

GraalVM: Upgraded to version 25.0.0 / JDK 24
Jetty: Migrated to Jetty 12
Neo4j: Support for Neo4j 2025

Libraries

Apache Commons Lang3: 3.18.0
Apache Commons Compress: Security update
Logback: 1.5.20
Bouncycastle: 1.81
Geotools: 32.4
vis.js: Latest version
Monaco Editor: 0.51
Various other dependency updates for security and compatibility

Configuration Changes

New Settings

structr.conf settings for heap and timezone configuration
Email validation regex configurable
FTP passive mode port range configuration
exec()/exec_binary() command logging configuration
Auto-closing brackets/quotes for Monaco editor
Default log level configuration
UUID format settings (compact/dashed/both)

Removed Settings

GraphQL servlet configuration
Legacy OAuth classes
Deployment servlet anonymous access
Various deprecated settings

Notable Bug Fixes

Fixed memory leak in scripting contexts
Fixed session timeout issues
Fixed thumbnail generation for images with alpha channel
Fixed permission propagation query performance
Fixed websocket initialization timing
Fixed circular group hierarchy resolution
Fixed cascading delete implementation
Fixed LDAP group configuration
Fixed deployment export/import for various edge cases
Fixed ransomware-style file recovery issues
Fixed email configuration problems

Migration Guide

Before Upgrading

Backup your database and deployment exports
Review breaking changes above
Test in a staging environment first

Function Name Changes

All built-in functions now use camelCase. A backwards compatibility layer is provided, but you should update your code:

// Old (deprecated)
get_or_create(...)
to_json(...)

// New
getOrCreate(...)
toJson(...)

restQuery Migration

The restQuery property has been removed. Migrate to functionQuery:

// Old
$.restQuery('/api/users')

// New  
$.functionQuery('find', 'User')