Release Notes

08 Jun 2026: ver. 4.0.8 Beta

Theming

• User-selectable theme: set Theme/UserSelection: True and drop a Controller: ThemeSwitcher anywhere in the GUI — the end user picks Light / Auto / Dark live, persisted per-app in localStorage, FOUC-safe boot, no page reload
• Theme is now a structured config block discoverable by KIDE^x: Theme/Mode (Auto/Light/Dark), shared font/icon settings, and per-mode Light:/Dark: palettes (each with its own Primary-Color) — replaces the old flat Theme: <mode> value (existing configs still load)

Login

• Full-width footer and side-panel layout refinements; optional per-section theme switcher

KIDE^x

• Boolean [YamlNode] defaults now carry the inverse of the runtime default, so the "Add node" menu writes the meaningful value instead of a no-op

MCP-KittoX

• Many new tools added — full CRUD on Models / Views / Layouts, database introspection (connections, tables, columns), config read/update, locale (.po) reading, metadata validation, and grid/list view scaffolding (40+ tools total, up from 16)

18 May 2026: ver. 4.0.7 Beta

• Controller/AutoOpen and Controller/PagingTools based on model's IsLarge flag
• A Reference field whose target Model has IsLarge: True renders as a searchable lookup popup

JWT / ACL hardening

• Auth: JWT no longer emits the legacy <AppName> session-id cookie nor kx_db — the JWT sid and db claims carry the same info
• Server-side ACL enforcement on every HandleKX* route (view/data/save/delete/form/lookup/blob/upload/tool/detail*/wizard)
• New auth gate in DoHandleRequest returns 404 on protected routes for unauthenticated requests (public views excluded)
• Toolbar Add/Edit/Delete/Dup stay disabled for ACL-denied users
• Per-thread JWT context cache uses TObjectDictionary<TThreadID, ...>

IDE / wizard

• New RAD Studio IDE plugin gallery: KittoXIDE.bpl registers 4 entries under File > New > Other > KittoX Projects (Standalone .exe / Desktop .exe / ISAPI .dll / Apache .dll)
• Three paths to scaffold a new app: KIDE^x standalone, the new IDE gallery, and MCP-KittoX project_create_app
• New project default: Auth: TextFile with a ready-to-use Home/FileAuthenticator.txt (admin/admin demo accounts) so the generated app authenticates out of the box, no users table required. JWT envelope kept as default. AccessControl default switched to Null to avoid deny-all post-login on a brand-new project. DB.FD.yaml template now sets ODBCAdvanced: TrustServerCertificate=yes so SQL Server ODBC Driver 17/18 connects on first try
• Model Wizard Beautify names option now also handles DB names with spaces (Northwind-style: Quarterly Orders → QuarterlyOrders, Sales by Category → SalesByCategory); the original name is preserved in PhysicalName for the SQL layer
• Model Wizard — new editable DisplayLabel and Hint fields on every Add/Update Field action: auto-populated from the database's native column comment when present (MSSQL MS_Description, PostgreSQL pg_description, Firebird RDB$DESCRIPTION, MySQL COLUMN_COMMENT, Oracle USER_COL_COMMENTS), fully editable before Apply
• Action "New TreeView..." on the Views folder is now idempotent: pointing it at an existing MainMenu.yaml merges the Models that aren't yet referenced under the Folder: Menu block, preserving every hand-edited entry, instead of raising a duplicate-object error

MCP-KittoX

• New tool models_create_from_db — the headless equivalent of the Model Wizard. AI agents can reverse-engineer Models from a database connection conversationally: defaults to dry_run: true (preview only); pass dry_run: false to commit. Output is byte-identical to what the visual wizard writes. DisplayLabel auto-populated from the database's native column comments; optional field_descriptions array lets the agent inject labels from a non-DB source (CSV, glossary, prior YAML) with per-property override precedence
• New tools models_list / models_read / views_list / views_read / resources_list / resources_read — enumerate and read project metadata and static resources headlessly
• New tool menu_generate_main_menu — create or refresh MainMenu.yaml with one entry per Model under a top-level Folder: Menu; idempotent (existing entries preserved, only missing Models appended)
• Database column comments are now auto-fetched for all 5 supported engines (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, MySQL, Oracle) and flow into both the KIDE^x wizard and the MCP tool
• 16 tools now implemented (was 9)
• Better error reporting from MCP tools: errors are now propagated verbatim to the JSON-RPC client (class name + message) instead of being replaced by a generic fallback

Setup / tooling

• Setup installer ships MCPKittoX.exe alongside KIDEX.exe sharing OnGuard license
• Tools/SetVersion.ps1 now also bumps the 12 dprojs of the 3 official examples (HelloKitto, TasKitto, KEmployee — 4 deployment variants each), and inserts <VerInfo_Release> and other VerInfo tags when the .dproj has them stripped (Delphi removes VerInfo tags whose value is 0)

01 May 2026: ver. 4.0.6 Beta

• New Auth: JWT wrapper authenticator (signed kx_token cookie, sliding expiration, programmatic key registration)
• New AccessControl: JWT reading grants from kx_acl claim snapshotted at login, with optional DB fallback
• Updated examples to JWT Auth (TasKitto / HelloKitto / KEmployee)
• Updated TasKitto example with three-tier ACL (admin / user / viewer)
• Multi-database support on TasKitto and HelloKitto: SQL Server / PostgreSQL / Firebird
• Cross-dialect macros: %DB.TRUE% / %DB.FALSE%, %DB.DATEDIFF, %DB.DATETIME_FROM
• Login form with optional "Environment" combo for multi-database apps (Auth/DatabaseChoices)
• Native boolean types on the three sample DBs (BIT / BOOLEAN); Firebird setup is now SQL-script-only
• Firebird Activity Dashboard views translated from the SQL Server originals
• TasKitto SQL Server DDL split (tables / views in separate scripts because of T-SQL batch rules)
• New Tools/SetVersion.ps1: one-shot version bump across constant, dproj, README and Inno Setup
• New Projects/BuildAllPackagesD{10_4,11,12,13}.ps1 wrappers: rebuild Core + Enterprise per Delphi version
• YAML metadata files included in every .dproj (visible in Project Manager, KIDE^x highlighting)
• EF.Logger.TextFile active out-of-the-box for the standalone Indy hosts

23 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.5 Beta

• Architectural refactor: DB connection ownership unified in TKConfig
• New API TKConfig.DatabaseFor(Name) and TKConfig.CreateStandaloneDBConnection(Name)
• CreateDBConnection moved from public to protected
• ClearDatabase / DestroyInstance now clear both FDatabase and FDatabases
• New InDBConnection / InDBTransaction helpers

22 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.4 Beta

• Manual column resize in grids
• Tooltip on truncated grid cells (only when actually truncated)
• Fix: in-memory lookup popup closing on resize
• Tooltip on TreePanel menu nodes
• Multi-column sort in grids
• Multi-page form validation
• Edit-mode accent border for combobox and other non-text-editable fields
• SunEditor readonly rendering
• Checkbox styled like other form inputs
• DetailTables Style (Tabs/Bottom/Popup)
• Added CSS .disabled class

23 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.3 Beta

• Editing-mode field borders
• Form toolbar anchoring
• DateTime field fixes
• Fixed KittoEmailSenderSrvc
• Grid keyboard navigation
• SunEditor theming and resize
• Dialog focus
• DetailTables Style (Tabs/Bottom/Popup)
• ExportExcel / ExportFlexCel
• Fixed Date/time filters SQL conversion
• Date/time filter trigger
• Error dialog consistency
• Controller: Window restored backward-compatibility

19 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.2 Beta

• Simplified Apache/IIS deployment: static resources served internally, no RewriteRule needed
• New deployment mode: Windows Service + reverse proxy (nginx/Apache/IIS) with install/uninstall scripts
• Fixed ViewMode to EditMode save bug in master-detail forms
• Implemented Apply*Rules event chain (EditRecord, NewRecord, Duplicate, AfterShowEditWindow)
• Master-detail: "Confirm" button (save-cache) and "Save All" only visible in ViewMode
• HTTP error feedback (htmx:responseError) with Retry/Reset dialog
• Updated Italian localization (.po/.mo) with all KittoX strings
• Extensive documentation updates (deploy, proxy, localization, form state machine, routing)
• Added DDL and DML script for Example databases

09 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.1 Beta

• Fixed Field Rules client-side (ForceUpperCase, ForceCamelCaps, MinValue/MaxValue)
• Fixed PackageGroup
• Fixed modal lookup for Reference fields
• Fixed Example for Apache modules

07 Apr 2026: ver. 4.0.0 Beta (first public release)

First public release of Kitto^x, the fourth generation of the Kitto framework: complete rewrite of the client from ExtJS to HTMX + AlpineJS + TemplatePro, with a new modular server architecture.

• HTMX + AlpineJS client: server-generated HTML, partial page updates, no heavy JS framework
• Attribute-Based Routing via RTTI (MARS/WiRL-style), DI request context, dynamic JS/CSS injection
• Open Core licensing: Core (Apache 2.0), Enterprise (AGPL-3.0 / Commercial), KIDE^x (Commercial)
• Server-Side Store: record state tracking, transactional master-detail save, blob lazy-load
• Controllers: List, GroupingList, Form, Wizard, BorderPanel, TabPanel, FlexPanel, TreePanel, TilePanel, HtmlPanel, StatusBar, ToolBar
• Enterprise controllers: ChartPanel, CalendarPanel, GoogleMap, Dashboard
• Card View (List with custom HTML template) and Desktop Embedded Mode (WebView2)
• Database agnostic (FireDAC / DBExpress / ADO)
• Master-detail transactional save with in-memory detail CRUD
• Form state machine (ViewMode / EditMode) with save-cache + Save All workflow
• Custom Grid and Form layouts (multipage, collapsible regions)
• Mobile support: auto-detection, fullscreen dialogs, TilePanel, per-size Home views
• Filter Panel: FreeSearch, List, DynaList, ButtonList, Date/Time/Numeric/Boolean search
• Toast notifications, draggable dialogs, double-click to open, session-lost detection, timeout handling
• Authentication: DB, DBCrypt, TextFile, DBServer, OSDB, Null; BCrypt + Google OTP (2FA)
• Access control: DB, Null
• Tools: CSV / Excel export, file download/upload, FlexCel, ReportBuilder, Debenu PDF (Enterprise)
• Deployment: Standalone, Desktop Embedded, Console, IIS (ISAPI), Apache (module)
• KIDE^x visual IDE: RTTI property discovery, SVG icons, DB reverse engineering, project wizard, validators
• Examples: HelloKitto, TasKitto, KEmployee
• Supported on Delphi 10.4 → latest (Win64)