Request: Extend API Changelog to list all changes since v4.20
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Description
Overview of the Feature Request
With the API changelog introduced in #10060 we now have a place to list important changes to the API.
We should go through the release notes since and including v4.20 to list important events like APIs added, deprecated, broken, fixed, etc.
What kind of user is the feature intended for?
API User
What inspired the request?
#10060 as well as users asking for such an overview.
What existing behavior do you want changed?
None
Any brand new behavior do you want to add to Dataverse?
Nope
Any open or closed issues related to this feature request?
- #10060
- #9549
- #9544
- #5724
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the API changelog introduced in #10060 and the release notes from v4.20 onward. Identify important API additions, deprecations, breakages, and fixes, then add them to the changelog; done means the requested historical coverage is complete and each entry is accurate.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- api, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100