Vaadin Framework 8.1.0.alpha8

Vaadin Framework 8.1.0.alpha8 is a pre-release version for evaluating the enhancements mentioned below. With subsequent alpha releases we will change things based on your feedback, and that may lead to API breaking changes.

Notable Changes Since Alpha7:

Improvements to HTML5 Drag and Drop support

• All DnD extension, event and listener classes have been moved
  • com.vaadin.event.dnd.* classes are moved to com.vaadin.ui.dnd and com.vaadin.ui.dnd.event
  • com.vaadin.event.dnd.grid.* classed and GridDragSource & GridDropTarget are moved to com.vaadin.ui.components.grid
• Support drag and drop on touch devices Documentation, Sample
• Added support for any data transfer type for all drag sources and drop targets
  • previously only supported text because IE11 only supports that
• Added FileDropTarget Documentation, Sample
• Various fixes and small enhancements

Changes Based on API Review

• Renamed several methods and classes for new features in 8.1, including
  • HierarchyData -> TreeData, InMemoryHierarchicalDataProvider -> TreeDataProvider

Several Enhancements and Fixes for:

• HTML5 Drag-n-Drop
• TreeGrid component
• Tree component
• Miscellaneous fixes

See complete list of changes since 8.1.0.alpha7

For full list of new features in 8.1, please see the previous alpha versions' release notes.