v2.19.0 - Persistent filters, auto-generated resources, better STI support, and more callable field options

Hey everyone,

Before we dive into this rich release, I want to take the time to thank all of you for making this community unique.
This release has about 30 PRs added, and only 10 of them issued by me. So, thanks for sharing the same amount of excitement I have for Avo.

🎸 Features

1. Make placeholder and help callable
2. Make sign-out path name configurable
3. Add favicon to branding
4. Issue of showing custom label for actionlist
5. Persistent filters
6. Generate resource from model attributes
7. Filter visibility
8. Default executes in host
9. Extend field API with linktochild_resource attribute

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fallback to resources class / link to child resource feature
• nil exception, wrong class name was assigned
• resource generator option
• malformed root url for javascript
• don't raise errors on community when pundit is missing
• destroy the search modal when disconnected
• Support virtualattributes in keyvalue field
• visibility issues for tabs panels and sidebars
• sidebar field visibility block
• readonly vulnerability
• placeholder to public dir
• move cards controller to avoid conflicts
• Don't swallow errors with labels and descriptions
• may-download-file data attr missing on action form
• include pundit if available

🤖 Maintenance

• bump loader-utils from 2.0.0 to 2.0.3
• remove comment from tempalte file and remove manifester gem
• init script may be run repeatedly without error
• update the default sign in form

💡 Refactor

• refactor: zeiwerk eager load resource dir

Breaking changes

You should look out for one breaking change in the upgrade guide. There's an upgrade script too.
https://docs.avohq.io/2.0/upgrade.html#remove-the-params-from-the-visible-block-in-actions

New Export to CSV action in recipes

We've had some talks with users regarding export to CSV. Even though we don't have a first-party feature like that, we made an action that supports column selection.

https://docs.avohq.io/2.0/recipes/export-to-csv.html

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https://github.com/avo-hq/avo/milestone/1

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Release notes: https://avohq.io/releases/2.19
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That's it for this week 🙌
Thank you for being awesome,
Adrian & Paul

Release notes

🎸 Features

• Make placeholder and help callable @rickychilcott (#1406)
• feature: make sign-out path name configurable @nkriege (#1408)
• feature: add favicon to branding @Paul-Bob (#1400)
• fix: issue of showing custom label for actionlist @sarvaiyanidhi (#1395)
• feature: persistent filters @elassadi (#1379)
• feature: generate resource from model attributes @Paul-Bob (#1244)
• feature: filter visibility @Paul-Bob (#1298)
• feature: default executes in host @adrianthedev (#1389)
• feature: Extend field API with linktochild_resource attribute @elassadi (#1347)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fallback to resources class / link to child resource feature @elassadi (#1398)
• Fix nil exception , wrong class name was assigned @elassadi (#1399)
• Fix/resource generator option @adrianthedev (#1391)
• fix: malformed root url for javascript @adrianthedev (#1388)
• fix: don't raise errors on community when pundit is missing @adrianthedev (#1387)
• fix: destroy the search modal when disconnected @nkriege (#1385)
• Support virtualattributes in keyvalue field @rickychilcott (#1381)
• fix: visibility issues for tabs panels and sidebars @Paul-Bob (#1378)
• fix: sidebar field visibility block @Paul-Bob (#1377)
• fix: readonly vulnerability @Paul-Bob (#1376)
• fix: placeholder to public dir @Paul-Bob (#1375)
• fix: move cards controller to avoid conflicts @adrianthedev (#1373)
• Don't swallow errors with labels and descriptions @iainbeeston (#1359)
• fix: may-download-file data attr missing on action form @adrianthedev (#1368)
• fix: include pundit if available @adrianthedev (#1369)

🤖 Maintenance

• chore: add rails to dummy deps @adrianthedev (#1415)
• chore(deps): bump loader-utils from 2.0.0 to 2.0.3 @dependabot (#1411)
• chore: remove comment from tempalte file and remove manifester gem @adrianthedev (#1402)
• init script may be run repeatedly without error @dhnaranjo (#1392)
• chore: update the default sign in form @adrianthedev (#1393)

💡 Refactor

• refactor: zeiwerk eager load resource dir @adrianthedev (#1333)