Merge pull request #17350 from netbox-community/develop

Release v4.1.0

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox Version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v4.0.11
+      placeholder: v4.1.0
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v4.0.11
+      placeholder: v4.1.0
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown

docs/configuration/graphql-api.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# GraphQL API Parameters
+
+## GRAPHQL_ENABLED
+
+!!! tip "Dynamic Configuration Parameter"
+
+Default: True
+
+Setting this to False will disable the GraphQL API.
+
+---
+
+## GRAPHQL_MAX_ALIASES
+
+Default: 10
+
+The maximum number of queries that a GraphQL API request may contain.

docs/configuration/index.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Some configuration parameters are primarily controlled via NetBox's admin interf
 * [`CUSTOM_VALIDATORS`](./data-validation.md#custom_validators)
 * [`DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES`](./default-values.md#default_user_preferences)
 * [`ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE`](./miscellaneous.md#enforce_global_unique)
-* [`GRAPHQL_ENABLED`](./miscellaneous.md#graphql_enabled)
+* [`GRAPHQL_ENABLED`](./graphql-api.md#graphql_enabled)
 * [`JOB_RETENTION`](./miscellaneous.md#job_retention)
 * [`MAINTENANCE_MODE`](./miscellaneous.md#maintenance_mode)
 * [`MAPS_URL`](./miscellaneous.md#maps_url)

docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md

@@ -122,16 +122,6 @@ The maximum amount (in bytes) of uploaded data that will be held in memory befor
 
 ---
 
-## GRAPHQL_ENABLED
-
-!!! tip "Dynamic Configuration Parameter"
-
-Default: True
-
-Setting this to False will disable the GraphQL API.
-
----
-
 ## JOB_RETENTION
 
 !!! tip "Dynamic Configuration Parameter"

docs/configuration/security.md

@@ -20,19 +20,29 @@ A list of permitted URL schemes referenced when rendering links within NetBox. N
 
 ## AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS
 
-This parameter acts as a pass-through for configuring Django's built-in password validators for local user accounts. If configured, these will be applied whenever a user's password is updated to ensure that it meets minimum criteria such as length or complexity. An example is provided below. For more detail on the available options, please see [the Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/passwords/#password-validation).
+This parameter acts as a pass-through for configuring Django's built-in password validators for local user accounts. These rules are applied whenever a user's password is created or updated to ensure that it meets minimum criteria such as length or complexity. The default configuration is shown below.
 
 ```python
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
-        'OPTIONS': {
-            'min_length': 10,
-        }
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "min_length": 12,
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "utilities.password_validation.AlphanumericPasswordValidator",
     },
 ]
 ```
 
+The default configuration enforces the follow criteria:
+
+* A password must be at least 12 characters in length.
+* A password must have at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one numeric digit.
+
+Although it is not recommended, the default validation rules can be disabled by setting `AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []` in the configuration file. For more detail on customizing password validation, please see [the Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/passwords/#password-validation).
+
 ---
 
 ## CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL

docs/configuration/system.md

@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ addresses (and [`DEBUG`](./development.md#debug) is true).
 
 ---
 
+## ISOLATED_DEPLOYMENT
+
+!!! info "This feature was introduced in NetBox v4.1."
+
+Default: False
+
+Set this configuration parameter to True for NetBox deployments which do not have Internet access. This will disable miscellaneous functionality which depends on access to the Internet.
+
+!!! note
+    If Internet access is available via a proxy, set [`HTTP_PROXIES`](#http_proxies) instead.
+
+---
+
 ## JINJA2_FILTERS
 
 Default: `{}`
@@ -143,7 +156,7 @@ LOGGING = {
 
 ## MEDIA_ROOT
 
-Default: $INSTALL_ROOT/netbox/media/
+Default: `$INSTALL_ROOT/netbox/media/`
 
 The file path to the location where media files (such as image attachments) are stored. By default, this is the `netbox/media/` directory within the base NetBox installation path.
 

docs/customization/custom-fields.md

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ If a default value is specified for a selection field, it must exactly match one
 
 An object or multi-object custom field can be used to refer to a particular NetBox object or objects as the "value" for a custom field. These custom fields must define an `object_type`, which determines the type of object to which custom field instances point.
 
+By default, an object choice field will make all objects of that type available for selection in the drop-down. The list choices can be filtered to show only objects with certain values by providing a `query_params` dict in the Related Object Filter field, as a JSON value. More information about `query_params` can be found [here](./custom-scripts.md#objectvar).
+
 ## Custom Fields in Templates
 
 Several features within NetBox, such as export templates and webhooks, utilize Jinja2 templating. For convenience, objects which support custom field assignment expose custom field data through the `cf` property. This is a bit cleaner than accessing custom field data through the actual field (`custom_field_data`).

docs/customization/custom-validation.md

@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ CUSTOM_VALIDATORS = {
 
 #### Referencing Related Object Attributes
 
-!!! info "This feature was introduced in NetBox v4.0."
-
 The attributes of a related object can be referenced by specifying a dotted path. For example, to reference the name of a region to which a site is assigned, use `region.name`:
 
 ```python
@@ -104,8 +102,6 @@ CUSTOM_VALIDATORS = {
 
 #### Validating Request Parameters
 
-!!! info "This feature was introduced in NetBox v4.0."
-
 In addition to validating object attributes, custom validators can also match against parameters of the current request (where available). For example, the following rule will permit only the user named "admin" to modify an object:
 
 ```json

docs/development/adding-models.md

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Add the relevant navigation menu items in `netbox/netbox/navigation/menu.py`.
 Create the following for each model:
 
 * Detailed (full) model serializer in `api/serializers.py`
-* Nested serializer in `api/nested_serializers.py`
 * API view in `api/views.py`
 * Endpoint route in `api/urls.py`
 

docs/development/extending-models.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you're adding a relational field (e.g. `ForeignKey`) and intend to include th
 
 ## 5. Update API serializer
 
-Extend the model's API serializer in `<app>.api.serializers` to include the new field. In most cases, it will not be necessary to also extend the nested serializer, which produces a minimal representation of the model.
+Extend the model's API serializer in `<app>.api.serializers` to include the new field.
 
 ## 6. Add fields to forms
 

docs/development/models.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Depending on its classification, each NetBox model may support various features
 | [Custom links](../customization/custom-links.md)           | `CustomLinksMixin`      | `custom_links`     | These models support the assignment of custom links                                     |
 | [Custom validation](../customization/custom-validation.md) | `CustomValidationMixin` | -                  | Supports the enforcement of custom validation rules                                     |
 | [Export templates](../customization/export-templates.md)   | `ExportTemplatesMixin`  | `export_templates` | Users can create custom export templates for these models                               |
-| [Job results](../features/background-jobs.md)              | `JobsMixin`             | `jobs`             | Users can create custom export templates for these models                               |
+| [Job results](../features/background-jobs.md)              | `JobsMixin`             | `jobs`             | Background jobs can be scheduled for these models                                       |
 | [Journaling](../features/journaling.md)                    | `JournalingMixin`       | `journaling`       | These models support persistent historical commentary                                   |
 | [Synchronized data](../integrations/synchronized-data.md)  | `SyncedDataMixin`       | `synced_data`      | Certain model data can be automatically synchronized from a remote data source          |
 | [Tagging](../models/extras/tag.md)                         | `TagsMixin`             | `tags`             | The models can be tagged with user-defined tags                                         |
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ These are considered the "core" application models which are used to model netwo
 * [circuits.Provider](../models/circuits/provider.md)
 * [circuits.ProviderAccount](../models/circuits/provideraccount.md)
 * [circuits.ProviderNetwork](../models/circuits/providernetwork.md)
+* [core.DataFile](../models/core/datafile.md)
 * [core.DataSource](../models/core/datasource.md)
+* [core.Job](../models/core/job.md)
 * [dcim.Cable](../models/dcim/cable.md)
 * [dcim.Device](../models/dcim/device.md)
 * [dcim.DeviceType](../models/dcim/devicetype.md)
@@ -44,12 +46,14 @@ These are considered the "core" application models which are used to model netwo
 * [dcim.PowerPanel](../models/dcim/powerpanel.md)
 * [dcim.Rack](../models/dcim/rack.md)
 * [dcim.RackReservation](../models/dcim/rackreservation.md)
+* [dcim.RackType](../models/dcim/racktype.md)
 * [dcim.Site](../models/dcim/site.md)
 * [dcim.VirtualChassis](../models/dcim/virtualchassis.md)
 * [dcim.VirtualDeviceContext](../models/dcim/virtualdevicecontext.md)
 * [ipam.Aggregate](../models/ipam/aggregate.md)
 * [ipam.ASN](../models/ipam/asn.md)
 * [ipam.FHRPGroup](../models/ipam/fhrpgroup.md)
+* [ipam.FHRPGroupAssignment](../models/ipam/fhrpgroupassignment.md)
 * [ipam.IPAddress](../models/ipam/ipaddress.md)
 * [ipam.IPRange](../models/ipam/iprange.md)
 * [ipam.Prefix](../models/ipam/prefix.md)
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ These are considered the "core" application models which are used to model netwo
 
 Organization models are used to organize and classify primary models.
 
+* [circuits.CircuitGroup](../models/circuits/circuitgroup.md)
 * [circuits.CircuitType](../models/circuits/circuittype.md)
 * [dcim.DeviceRole](../models/dcim/devicerole.md)
 * [dcim.Manufacturer](../models/dcim/manufacturer.md)
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ Organization models are used to organize and classify primary models.
 * [tenancy.ContactRole](../models/tenancy/contactrole.md)
 * [virtualization.ClusterGroup](../models/virtualization/clustergroup.md)
 * [virtualization.ClusterType](../models/virtualization/clustertype.md)
+* [vpn.TunnelGroup](../models/vpn/tunnelgroup.md)
 
 ### Nested Group Models
 
@@ -131,3 +137,10 @@ These function as templates to effect the replication of device and virtual mach
 * [dcim.PowerOutletTemplate](../models/dcim/poweroutlettemplate.md)
 * [dcim.PowerPortTemplate](../models/dcim/powerporttemplate.md)
 * [dcim.RearPortTemplate](../models/dcim/rearporttemplate.md)
+
+### Connection Models
+
+Connection models are used to model the connections, or connection endpoints between models.
+
+* [circuits.CircuitTermination](../models/circuits/circuittermination.md)
+* [vpn.TunnelTermination](../models/vpn/tunneltermination.md)

docs/development/release-checklist.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 This documentation describes the process of packaging and publishing a new NetBox release. There are three types of release:
 
-* Major release (e.g. v2.11 to v3.0)
-* Minor release (e.g. v3.2 to v3.3)
-* Patch release (e.g. v3.3.0 to v3.3.1)
+* Major release (e.g. v3.7.8 to v4.0.0)
+* Minor release (e.g. v4.0.10 to v4.1.0)
+* Patch release (e.g. v4.1.0 to v4.1.1)
 
 While major releases generally introduce some very substantial change to the application, they are typically treated the same as minor version increments for the purpose of release packaging.
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Updated language translations should be pulled from [Transifex](https://app.tran
 
 ### Update Version and Changelog
 
-* Update the `VERSION` constant in `settings.py` to the new release version.
+* Update the version and published date in `release.yaml` with the current version & date. Add a designation (e.g.g `beta1`) if applicable.
 * Update the example version numbers in the feature request and bug report templates under `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATES/`.
 * Replace the "FUTURE" placeholder in the release notes with the current date.
 
@@ -117,16 +117,6 @@ Create a [new release](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/releases/new)
 
 Once created, the release will become available for users to install.
 
-### Update the Development Version
-
-On the `develop` branch, update `VERSION` in `settings.py` to point to the next release. For example, if you just released v3.3.1, set:
-
-```
-VERSION = 'v3.3.2-dev'
-```
-
-Commit this change with the comment "PRVB" (for _post-release version bump_) and push the commit upstream.
-
 ### Update the Public Documentation
 
 After a release has been published, the public NetBox documentation needs to be updated. This is accomplished by running two actions on the [netboxlabs-docs](https://github.com/netboxlabs/netboxlabs-docs) repository.

docs/features/event-rules.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Event Rules
 
-NetBox includes the ability to execute certain functions in response to internal object changes. These include:
+NetBox includes the ability to automatically perform certain functions in response to internal events. These include:
 
-* [Scripts](../customization/custom-scripts.md) execution
-* [Webhooks](../integrations/webhooks.md) execution
+* Executing a [custom script](../customization/custom-scripts.md)
+* Sending a [webhook](../integrations/webhooks.md)
+* Generating [user notifications](../features/notifications.md)
 
 For example, suppose you want to automatically configure a monitoring system to start monitoring a device when its operational status is changed to active, and remove it from monitoring for any other status. You can create a webhook in NetBox for the device model and craft its content and destination URL to effect the desired change on the receiving system. You can then associate an event rule with this webhook and the webhook will be sent automatically by NetBox whenever the configured constraints are met.
 

docs/features/facilities.md

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ A site typically represents a building within a region and/or site group. Each s
 
 A location can be any logical subdivision within a building, such as a floor or room. Like regions and site groups, locations can be nested into a self-recursive hierarchy for maximum flexibility. And like sites, each location has an operational status assigned to it.
 
+## Rack Types
+
+A rack type represents a unique specification of a rack which exists in the real world. Each rack type can be setup with weight, height, and unit ordering. New racks of this type can then be created in NetBox, and any associated specifications will be automatically replicated from the device type.
+
 ## Racks
 
 Finally, NetBox models each equipment rack as a discrete object within a site and location. These are physical objects into which devices are installed. Each rack can be assigned an operational status, type, facility ID, and other attributes related to inventory tracking. Each rack also must define a height (in rack units) and width, and may optionally specify its physical dimensions.

docs/features/notifications.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Notifications
+
+!!! info "This feature was introduced in NetBox v4.1."
+
+NetBox includes a system for generating user notifications, which can be marked as read or deleted by individual users. There are two built-in mechanisms for generating a notification:
+
+* A user can subscribe to an object. When that object is modified, a notification is created to inform the user of the change.
+* An [event rule](./event-rules.md) can be defined to automatically generate a notification for one or more users in response to specific system events.
+
+Additionally, NetBox plugins can generate notifications for their own purposes.

docs/integrations/graphql-api.md

@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ Authorization: Token $TOKEN
 
 ## Disabling the GraphQL API
 
-If not needed, the GraphQL API can be disabled by setting the [`GRAPHQL_ENABLED`](../configuration/miscellaneous.md#graphql_enabled) configuration parameter to False and restarting NetBox.
+If not needed, the GraphQL API can be disabled by setting the [`GRAPHQL_ENABLED`](../configuration/graphql-api.md#graphql_enabled) configuration parameter to False and restarting NetBox.

docs/integrations/rest-api.md

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ See the [filtering documentation](../reference/filtering.md) for more details on
 
 ## Serialization
 
-The REST API employs two types of serializers to represent model data: base serializers and nested serializers. The base serializer is used to present the complete view of a model. This includes all database table fields which comprise the model, and may include additional metadata. A base serializer includes relationships to parent objects, but **does not** include child objects. For example, the `VLANSerializer` includes a nested representation its parent VLANGroup (if any), but does not include any assigned Prefixes.
+The REST API generally represents objects in one of two ways: complete or brief. The base serializer is used to present the complete view of an object. This includes all database table fields which comprise the model, and may include additional metadata. A base serializer includes relationships to parent objects, but **does not** include child objects. For example, the `VLANSerializer` includes a nested representation its parent VLANGroup (if any), but does not include any assigned Prefixes. Serializers employ a minimal "brief" representation of related objects, which includes only the attributes prudent for identifying the object.
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The REST API employs two types of serializers to represent model data: base seri
 
 ### Related Objects
 
-Related objects (e.g. `ForeignKey` fields) are represented using nested serializers. A nested serializer provides a minimal representation of an object, including only its direct URL and enough information to display the object to a user. When performing write API actions (`POST`, `PUT`, and `PATCH`), related objects may be specified by either numeric ID (primary key), or by a set of attributes sufficiently unique to return the desired object.
+Related objects (e.g. `ForeignKey` fields) are included using nested brief representations. This is a minimal representation of an object, including only its direct URL and enough information to display the object to a user. When performing write API actions (`POST`, `PUT`, and `PATCH`), related objects may be specified by either numeric ID (primary key), or by a set of attributes sufficiently unique to return the desired object.
 
 For example, when creating a new device, its rack can be specified by NetBox ID (PK):
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ For example, when creating a new device, its rack can be specified by NetBox ID
 }
 ```
 
-Or by a set of nested attributes which uniquely identify the rack:
+Or by a set of attributes which uniquely identify the rack:
 
 ```json
 {

docs/models/circuits/circuitgroup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Circuit Groups
+
+!!! info "This feature was introduced in NetBox v4.1."
+
+[Circuits](./circuit.md) can be arranged into administrative groups for organization. The assignment of a circuit to a group is optional.
+
+## Fields
+
+### Name
+
+A unique human-friendly name.
+
+### Slug
+
+A unique URL-friendly identifier. (This value can be used for filtering.)