src/whatsnew/1.5.rst

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.. _release/1.5.x:

============
1.5.x Branch
============

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.. warning::
    :ref:`release/1.5.1` contains important security fixes. Previous `1.5.x`
    releases are not recommended for regular usage.

.. _release/1.5.1:

Version 1.5.1
=============

* Add the ``max_count`` option (:ref:`config/uuids`) to allow rate-limiting
  the amount of UUIDs that can be requested from the :ref:`api/server/uuids`
  handler in a single request (:ref:`CVE 2014-2668 <cve/2014-2668>`).

.. _release/1.5.0:

Version 1.5.0
=============

* :issue:`1781`: The official documentation has been overhauled. A lot of
  content from other sources have been merged, and the index page
  has been rebuilt to make the docs much more accessible.
  :commit:`54813a7`
* A new administration UI, codenamed Fauxton, has been included as an
  experimental preview. It can be accessed at ``/_utils/fauxton/``. There
  are too many improvements here to list them all. We are looking for
  feedback from the community on this preview release.
* :issue:`1888`: Fixed an issue where admin users would be restricted by
  the ``public_fields`` feature.
* Fixed an issue with the JavaScript CLI test runner. :commit:`be76882`,
  :commit:`54813a7`
* :issue:`1867`: An experimental plugin feature has been added. See
  ``src/couch_plugin/README.md`` for details. We invite the community to
  test and report any findings.
* :issue:`1894`: An experimental Node.js-based query server runtime
  has been added. See :ref:`experimental` for details. We invite the
  community to test and report any findings.
* :issue:`1901`: Better retry mechanism for transferring attachments
  during replication. :commit:`4ca2cec`