RapidSMS 0.15.0 release notes

Welcome to RapidSMS 0.15.0! These release notes cover the new features in 0.15.0.

What’s New

• The major changes for 0.15.0 include:

  • Added a four-part RapidSMS Tutorial.
  • Created a The RapidSMS Community section in the docs that provides an overview of the community, including the core team.
  • Added a Developing RapidSMS section that outlines how to contribute to the RapidSMS codebase.

• Messages to Users are displayed at the top of the page if you’re using the RapidSMS base template.
• RAPIDSMS_HANDLERS is a simpler way to control which handlers are loaded. INSTALLED_HANDLERS, EXCLUDED_HANDLERS, and RAPIDSMS_HANDLERS_EXCLUDE_APPS are deprecated, and INSTALLED_APPS are no longer searched automatically for handlers. For more information see Handler Discovery.
• Added example of Submitting changes back to the project.
• Test class documentation now includes inheritance references. See rapidsms.tests.harness.RapidTest for an example.
• Expanded documentation on Contacts.
• Added a documentation stub for packaging reusable apps.
• Updated README with latest Python dependencies.