GUI
- Added a view to execute RCE console commands
- Added miscellaneous context menu entries for faster access to key features (such as integrating a new tool or creating the workflow examples project)
- Fixed short cut for renaming workflow nodes (it is just F2 now)
- Improved visibility of self-connections of components in the workflow editor
- Component names are shortened from the center if the entire name is too long to fit in the workflow node box
- Further improved the GUI's responsiveness, especially when RCE is connected to remote instances
- Placeholders (such as Python installation path, cluster component credentials) are not shared between copied workflow files anymore
- Various bug fixes
Workflow components
- Cluster component
- Absolute paths to the cluster queuing system commands are now configurable
- Added support for indicating failed cluster jobs
- Converger component
- The number of iterations to consider in the convergence check is now configurable (not only the current and previous, but the current and n previous values can be considered now)
- Optimizer component
- Starts dispatching initial design variable values for evaluation not before it gets the first explicit evaluation request from the optimization algorithm
Tool integration
- Tools can be published and unpublished on the file-system level without restarting RCE (especially useful for non-GUI server nodes)
- Miscellaneous improvements
Command interface
- The "wf run" command can now be used to run workflow files containing placeholders (Python path etc.) as well; this is done by specifying a JSON file containing the required placeholder values
- Added the "wf verify" command for batch testing of workflow files; placeholder files are supported as with the "wf run" command
Administration
- When installing RCE as a Linux daemon, the RCE instance can now be run as a non-root user (which is highly recommended); note that the installation process still requires root permissions
- Added a startup check to detect missing temporary folder permissions early
Network
- Active connection attempts can now be cancelled by pressing "stop/disconnect" in the Network View, or by using the "cn stop" console command
- Failed connections waiting to auto-reconnect can now be made to reconnect immediately (without stopping them first) by pressing "start/connect" in the Network View, or by using the "cn stop" console command
Remote access / Tool Access
- In addition to the remote execution of single tools, complete workflows can now be invoked through the SSH/SCP interface
Documentation
- Added contextual help for all workflow components
- Removed the standard Eclipse platform's help content from the integrated help center and replaced it with information about RCE's user guide
- Extended the user guide with help for integrating tools in RCE
