version v0.8

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.

Min Recommended Grafana Versions:#

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