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Standalone Transpile and Deploy Enters Beta Phase

· 3 min read
Werner Glanzer
Werner Glanzer
Circle Lead Designer @ ADITO Platform

With the update of the ADITO Designer plugin "Standalone Transpile and Deploy" to 1.2.0, Transpile v2 is now officially released in beta.

Most importantly, v2 is no longer limited to dev systems and can now be used on production systems.

This is the release step many teams were waiting for.

What comes with the beta release​

This beta release is not just a label change. It brings concrete improvements you can use immediately:

  • Production-ready v2 usage. The previous limitation to dev systems is removed. You can now run Transpile v2 in production environments.
  • Project-level version control. The transpile version is now configured per project in .aditoprj via transpile.version.
  • Project-level overrides are supported again. Files that exist in both module and project can now be overridden by the project version again, which makes many existing setups compatible with v2. See Project-level overrides of module content.
  • Guided first-run selection. On the first transpile after the update, you will see a dialog to choose v1 or v2, including a short explanation.

Dialog for selecting the transpile version Figure: Choose between Transpile v1 and v2 on the first build.

  • Built-in fallback. If the first transpile build fails, you will be prompted to switch back to v1.
  • Automatic tool updates. The tools used by this plugin are now kept up to date automatically.
note

Most users will mainly see plugin version 1.2.0.
The current Transpile v2 tool release is 1.1.4.
Because automatic updates are now enabled, the tool version will evolve over time.

Beta status, performance, and feedback​

For this release, beta means we expect transpile to work for most use cases, but known issues and limitations still exist.

So far, those limitations affect only a small number of projects. That is why we are opening this step now for broader usage.

You should still validate deploy results carefully while running in beta.

Current average times are around 20-30 seconds for a full transpile. If your results differ significantly, please share feedback.

Known functional differences and remaining limitations of Transpile v2 are documented here:

Functional Compatibility and Expected Differences

What is planned next​

The beta release is one major step, not the final one. Next on our roadmap:

  • Linux and macOS support for Transpile v2
  • A dedicated Docker image

And many more fancy things to keep improving the developer experience.

./Werner