webOS OSE 1.8.0 Release
June 17, 2019
We are pleased to announce the new release of webOS Open Source Edition (OSE)! This release includes the following changes:
- Completion of ACG migration
- Change on the application life-cycle management policy
- Flow Manager
- Base components upgrade
Please refer to the release notes for more details on changes for this release.
Completion of ACG migration
ACG (Access Control Groups) is a new security model that provides fine-grained access control of security permissions for services running on Luna Bus. This allows developers to define separate security groups with different set of methods based on functionality or security level.
This release marks the completion of migration from the legacy model (public/private) to ACG, which means developers need to set appropriate ACG information when configuring apps or services, as follows:
- For web apps, QML apps, and native apps
- If methods of the external services are used, specify the group information of the external methods in the
requiredPermissionsfield ofappinfo.json.
- If methods of the external services are used, specify the group information of the external methods in the
- For external JS services
- If methods of the external services are used, add the group information of the external methods to the
requiredPermissionsfield inappinfo.jsonof the web app used for packaging the JS service.
- If methods of the external services are used, add the group information of the external methods to the
- For built-in JS services and native services
- If methods of the external services are used, specify the group information of the external methods in the client permission file.
- Specify relevant group and permission information in the role file and API permission file.
For details, check the updated app/service development guides under the Tutorials section.
Change on the application life-cycle management policy
Due to improvement in the platform stability, the application life-cycle management policy has been changed from single-app policy to multi-app policy. webOS OSE now allows multiple apps to be launched, with one app running in the foreground while the other apps are suspended in the background. For more information, see Application Lifecycle.
Flow Manager
This release adds the Flow Manager service. Flow Manager allows users to easily plan and perform a series of tasks in the webOS environment. It is implemented based on Node-RED, and its behavior is controlled by a flow consisting of nodes.
webOS custom nodes are provided under the “webos” category. With these custom nodes, users can bring in the functionalities of webOS services. Available custom nodes are as follows:
- ls2
- sam:launch
- tts:start
- tts:stop
To open the Flow Manager editor, access “http://{webOS-device-IP}:8000/red” on a web browser. An example flow, webos intro signage, and examples of using the custom nodes are preloaded in the editor. The webos intro signage uses the mediaviewer app to show the signage content.
Click a node to see the help or double-click to edit. For more details on how to use the editor, visit https://nodered.org/docs/.
Base components upgrade
With this release, the following base components have been upgraded in order to enhance compatibility.
- Node.js has been upgraded from v6.11.2 to v8.12.0.
- GStreamer has been upgraded from v1.14.0 to v1.14.4.