Version 0.8

Release Notes for v0.8.1

Release Date: 06/30/2025

BugFix:

  • #456 Issued with folders containing spaces

Changes:

  • #450 Update GoReleaser configurations (#453) Changes the patterns for brew installs from Formula to Cask: https://goreleaser.com/deprecations/#brews
  • #454 Adding a logo GDG logo (#454)
  • #445 Added a global –context to easy switch without needing a config change.

Release Notes for v0.8.0

Release Date: 06/25/2025

Major features in this release are:

  • Dropped the configuration flag for nested folders (nested_folders) as it is now the default behavior.
  • Dropped the configuration flag to ignore bad folders (nested_folders), instead special characters are handled by URL encoding the output.

aka. Folder named /t/'n / r'/booh/k & r will be stored locally as: t/n+%2F+r/booh/n+%2F+r.json

This should allow us to support any folder name but if you have a folder with special characters in its name any regex you are using should be updated accordingly.

While most behavior should be backward compatible gdg v0.8.x is tested with grafana 11 and 12. Anything older use at your own risk. Please use grafana +11.

Breaking Changes

  • #374 Removed Tooling around creating a token, service account has replaced this feature.
  • #412 Updates to library elements introducing a new data model. Previous backups will not be compatible with v0.8

Changes

  • #408 Nested Folder support added as a default behavior
  • #134 Adding support for Alerting entities. (rules, contact points, templates, policies)
  • #421 Added support for an auth file as well as secure location override.

Bug/Security Fixes

  • #425 Fixing behavior with missing trailing slash

Developer Changes

  • #411 [TechDebt] Removing references to InitTestLegacy (#411)
  • Upgraded to latest grafana openapi client.
  • #427 Re-enabling code coverage report uploading to cobertura

Tech Updates

  • updated to latest grafana-api client.
  • various golang/npm updates
  • removed and updated tests to no longer use a deprecated pattern.
  • gopls modernize tool updates