Daily Digest: 2026-04-04

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Highlights

• Major enhancements to import/export mapping: added microflow actions, redesigned syntax v2, fixed attribute type resolution and test roundtrips.
• JSON structure improvements: added FOLDER support, implemented SHOW/DESCRIBE/CREATE/DROP JSON STRUCTURE, and enriched DESCRIBE NANOFLOW with activity/flow details.
• Nightly release & integration tests are currently failing and need attention.

Code Changes

• Import/Export Mapping: Added IMPORT FROM MAPPING/EXPORT TO MAPPING microflow actions, v2 syntax redesign, fixed attribute data type resolution from entities, corrected ObjectHandling handling, and resolved integration test issues.
• JSON Structure: Added FOLDER support to CREATE JSON STRUCTURE, implemented full SHOW/DESCRIBE/CREATE/DROP JSON STRUCTURE commands, and enhanced DESCRIBE NANOFLOW to include activities, control flows, and return types.
• REST & Microflows: Earlier work added SEND REST REQUEST support with related mapping fixes.
• CI & Testing: Fixed macOS Unix socket test paths (short temp paths), resolved Mendix version compatibility (10.24 nightly, replaced unreleased 11.9.0 with 11.8.0 in workflows), and addressed nightly failures.
• Other: Added setup mxcli subcommand for binary download, Podman as Docker alternative, GRANT/REVOKE entity access improvements, and documentation updates (MDL examples, i18n design, Javadoc).

Pull Requests

• Merged: none in the last 24h.
• Opened: none in the last 24h.
• Currently open: 8 PRs, including dependency bumps (TypeScript, esbuild, SQLite, etc.) and feature proposals for workflow improvements (docs: workflow improvements design proposal #88), JSON Structure/Import/Export Mapping (feat: add JSON Structure, Import Mapping, Export Mapping, and SEND REST REQUEST #84), WidgetDemo baseline (feat: WidgetDemo baseline #69), and pluggable widget engine v2 (feat: pluggable widget engine v2 #68).

Issues

• New (last 24h): 5 issues (Add support for json snippets. #100–Use import and export mappings in rest calls #102, mxcli init copies Windows binary into project, making devcontainer unusable on Windows #91, GRANT with partial member list silently destroys existing access rules #89) covering JSON snippet support, import/export mapping in REST calls, Windows devcontainer binary issue (mxcli init copies Windows binary into project, making devcontainer unusable on Windows #91), and GRANT access rule side‑effects (GRANT with partial member list silently destroys existing access rules #89).
• Closed (last 24h): 3 issues (Daily Digest: 2026-04-03 #90, http://www.mxcli.org/ need a valid tls certification #86, Add support for JSON snippets #74) – daily digest, TLS cert for mxcli.org, and JSON snippet support.
• Total open: 1 (per repository stats).

Repository Health

• Stars: 58, Forks: 15, Watchers: 5.
• CI Status: Nightly Release & Integration Tests failing; Push on main and Daily Digest workflows successful.

Action Items

• Investigate the failing nightly release & integration tests.
• Address newly opened issues, prioritizing mxcli init copies Windows binary into project, making devcontainer unusable on Windows #91 (Windows devcontainer binary) and GRANT with partial member list silently destroys existing access rules #89 (GRANT access rule concerns).
• Monitor open dependabot PRs for updates (though automated).

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