Aug 07, 2021·2 min read

Monthly Digest: Major highlights of July in Appmaster.io

July 2021: Monthly report on the main changes that occured on our no-code platform over the past month.

The month of July was indeed hot. We've added even more modules, elements, and settings. We fixed a whole bunch of bugs. Improved interface design and interaction with elements, and finally (drum roll)

Updating Guides and Manuals!

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Great news for the Appmaster.io RU community

We have created a documentation section, a telegram channel, and a tech support chat! Join us!

Let's talk about the changes in the platform's functionality.

General changes and fixes

Added the External API Request (Beta) editor to the basic functionality.
Added support for multiple parameters in endpoint URLs.
Added PATCH method for REST interface.
The mechanism of work of forms in web applications has been improved: the disclosure of data models is available.
Removed the functionality of automatic linking of records from different models in the model link settings of the data model editor
Launched Swagger for the generated apps.
Fixed several bugs related to changing, renaming, and saving elements.
Improved the message UI system.

Modules

Modules can now be configured not only before, but also after installation.
iCalendar: A new Create Event block creates a calendar event.
Crypto: added blocks for key generation, AES encryption/decryption, EDS generation, and verification.
Auth has become part of the basic functionality, now it cannot be removed.
Custom SMTP has been updated to version 1.1.: full-fledged work with message fields, supports copies, and blind copies of letters.
Autodesk Partner API updated to version 1.2: added support for new endpoints removed Maintenance to Subscription Switch.

New modules:

IP Filter - provides IP filtering settings for endpoints via Middleware.
Zoom- makes it possible to conduct video conferencing.
Universal Map, MapBox Map, Google Maps - map modules for mobile applications.
Image - a module for image processing: creating, resizing, cropping, converting.

Data models

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Fixed a bug with saving the schema when there is a Grid element on the automatically generated page.

Data types

Design business logic drag and drop

Automate flows with the Business Process Editor and reusable building blocks.

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TimeSpan is a new type for a time interval (a single variable and an array).
The Date and Time data types now support range filtering.

Business processes

Added information about the type of the current publication plan to the App Info block (now you can set conditions on the current plan in business processes.
Added support for milliseconds for operations with DateTime and Time types
Added automatic generation of Patch methods for data models.
Improved the logic of the Write Log block for writing arbitrary messages to the log of the application backend.
Fixed several minor bugs in the work of the Business logic designer.
Improved the mechanism for linking endpoints and business processes.

New building blocks:

Mod - performs integer division with remainder.
Parse CSV file, Parse XLS file, Parse XLSX file - extract data from CSV, XLS and XLSX files.
Array Element - accepts an array (of any type) and an index as input, returns an array element with a given index at the output.
to Email - checks if the received data is an e-mail address and converts it to the email type.
Get Request Header reads an arbitrary request header from the endpoint context.
Set Response Header writes an arbitrary response header to the endpoint context.
Validate String (Regex) - checks if the string matches the specified pattern.
Split String - splits one string into an array of strings.
FromBase64 block - converts data from base64 format to string.

Web Apps

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Fixed several errors that occurred while configuring and generating applications.
Restored the onRequestSuccess and onRequestError triggers for the Server request event to work properly.

Mobile Apps

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Model PostgreSQL data and generate REST endpoints with clean code output.

Create Backend

Several minor bugs in functionality have been fixed.
Added auto-naming for widgets and icons when creating / cloning.
Fixed bugs in push notifications.
Updated the default map functionality.

New widgets:

Video player
Audio player
Modular map widgets.
Bar Chart, Line Chart, Pie Chart chart widgets.

Appmaster mobile application (Android, IOS)

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Coming Soon

Groups for sorting business processes.
The diverse design of Enum widgets for Mobile Apps and Android apps.
Google Translate and Google Sheets modules.
New scheme for updating modules.
Improved mechanism for working with endpoints for web application components.

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FAQ

The July update adds new platform features, modules, data types, business process blocks, and mobile widgets. It also includes interface improvements and fixes across generated web and mobile apps.

The External API Request editor is now part of the basic functionality in beta. You can use it to connect your app logic with external APIs without building that connection from scratch.

Yes. Generated apps now include Swagger, which documents available API endpoints and makes them easier to test and share with developers.

You can now use several parameters in an endpoint URL and use the PATCH method with REST interfaces. AppMaster also generates PATCH methods for data models automatically.

Installed modules are now configurable after installation, so you can adjust their settings later. The update also adds IP Filter, Zoom, map modules for mobile apps, and an Image processing module.

The IP Filter module lets you set IP filtering rules for endpoints through middleware. Use it when you want to restrict endpoint access to approved addresses or networks.

The new blocks can parse CSV, XLS, and XLSX files, split strings, validate text with regular expressions, read request headers, set response headers, and more. They help you handle common backend tasks visually.

TimeSpan stores a time interval as a value or an array of values. Date and Time fields also now support range filtering, which helps when users need to search between two dates or times.

Mobile apps now offer video and audio players, modular map widgets, and bar, line, and pie charts. The update also improves widget naming, push notifications, and default map behavior.

AppMaster has expanded its guides, tutorials, examples, and video instructions. The Russian-speaking community also has a documentation section, Telegram channel, and technical support chat.