Release Calendar
GeoBlacklight release and technology dependency matrix.
| GBL v3 LTS | GBL v4 | GBL v5 • Current Major Release | GBL v6 • Next Major Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Status | Released 2020; Ends 2025 | Released 2022; Ends 2026 | Released 2025 | ETA 2026 |
| Metadata | GBL 1.0 | Aardvark | Aardvark | Aardvark |
| Ruby | v3+ | v3+ | v3.3+ | v4 |
| Ruby on Rails | v6-v7 | v6-v7 | v8+ | v8+ |
| Blacklight | v7 | v7 | v8+ | v9 |
| Bootstrap | v4 | v4 | v5 | v5 |
| ViewComponents | Few | Few | Many | Many |
| JavaScript (JS) | jQuery / ES5 | jQuery / ES5 | ES6 (Modern JavaScript) Published to NPM | ES6 delivered via Importmaps |
| JS Map Library | Leaflet | Leaflet | Leaflet and OpenLayers | ogm-viewer |
| Asset Management | Sprockets | Sprockets | Vite Ruby / Import Maps + Bundling | Importmaps + pure CSS via Propshaft |
| Apache Solr | <= v8 | v8-v9+ | v9+ | v9+ |
| Production RDBMS | N/A | N/A | Recommended PostgreSQL | Recommended PostgreSQL |
| Background Queue | N/A | N/A | Solid Queue | Solid Queue |
| GeoServer | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional |