Part-DB 1.11.0 - LCSC info provider, improved search and API

[jbtronics]

Part-DB 1.11.0

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LCSC info provider

Part-DB now can use import part information from LCSC distributor. See documentation on how to use it.

Improved search bar

The search bar now makes suggestions for parts while typing. This should make searching much quicker in many cases.

API improvements

It is now possible to properly create new attachments and parameters on elements using the API like you would expect.

Also, it is now possible to upload files to attachments via API and let Part-DB download URLs. See API docs for more info.

Full changelog

New features

• Added LCSC info provider (thanks to @meganukebmp and @frank-f) in PR Add LCSC Info Provider using their public API #526 and Fix RegEx to handle negative values and Ohms without prefix #530
• The search bar now shows Part suggestions while typing, allowing for a much quicker part selection in many cases
• Added a search form to the homepage
• Added a button to upload multiple files for attachments at once (see issue Multiple image upload #481)
• Added a column to part table to show in which projects a part is used (issue Added filter option: "Project" #516)
• Added various project related filters to part tables
• Attachments and parameters can now be properly created via API (see issue Adding an attachment via API doesn't work #502)
• Allow to upload files and let Part-DB download urls for attachments via API

Improvements

• Optimized certain SQL queries. Part tables should now load faster in many cases.
• Upgraded hotwire/turbo. The new instaclick feature, already preloads pages on link hover. Link clicks appear much quicker now
• Improved Russian and other translations
• Fixed documentation typos (thanks @codeman256)
• Selection checkboxes in part tables are now real checkboxes which allow for better styling and easier keyboard navigation

Bugfixes

• Fix problems, if info providers returned attachment urls containing invalid characters (issue "This value is not a valid URL" on an URL from DigiKey #521)

Miscellaneous

• Upgraded GNU Unifont to latest version
• Updated dependencies

New Contributors

• @meganukebmp made their first contribution in Add LCSC Info Provider using their public API #526
• @codeman256 made their first contribution in Update eda_integration.md #528
• @frank-f made their first contribution in Fix RegEx to handle negative values and Ohms without prefix #530

Full Changelog: v1.10.7...v1.11.0

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This discussion was created from the release Part-DB 1.11.0.

[influx3k]

There's no way to close the new parts suggestions window that opens when searching for a part. Even reloading the page or navigating to another page does not get rid of it.

[tadejg]

I enabled this info provider last night and got instantly banned - can't even open LCSC in my browser anymore, hours after disabling the provider - responds with 403 Forbidden. Anyone else experiencing any similar issues? I emailed their support to see what they say. It may be a good idea to mention the possibility of a ban in the documentation.

[jbtronics]

Maybe you should try a different browser (or incognito tab). In my normal chrome I get an error message from LCSC, in an incognito tab everything works fine.

LCSC seems to behave a bit weird.

[tadejg]

Yeah, I literally just thought of that 🙂 turns out that fixes the issue. So it's not the IP being banned, it has something to do with the state of the browser. Looking at the cookies, I found one that seems out of place. It's called "action_track" and contains JSON with a reference to my Part-DB instance.

{"from":"http://127.0.0.1:8585/","to":"/"}

Deleting this cookie fixes the issue. I wonder why and how that cookie gets created. It's not present, if you use LCSC without Part-DB. If you say your default browser also has similar issues, maybe this is something to look into.

[frank-f]

I don't have that problem. I have actually used the provider to grab dozens of parts just yesterday and it's worked every single time.

[tadejg]

Interesting. I guess I'll wait for a reply from their support, see what they say about the ban. It just feels like too much of a coincidence to happen right after enabling the info provider.