feature(REPORT-478182): Bold Reports 12.1 Release Changes

Controllers/ExternalReportServer.cs

@@ -94,10 +94,109 @@ public override List<CatalogItem> GetItems(string folderName, ItemTypeEnum type,
                     _items.Add(catalogItem);
                 }
             }
+            else if (type == ItemTypeEnum.File)
+            {
+                var dataSourceProvider = new Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(targetFolder, "Files"));
+                foreach (var file in dataSourceProvider.GetDirectoryContents("").Where(f => !f.IsDirectory))
+                {
+                    CatalogItem catalogItem = new CatalogItem();
+                    catalogItem.Name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file.Name);
+                    catalogItem.Type = ItemTypeEnum.File;
+                    catalogItem.Id = Regex.Replace(catalogItem.Name, @"[^0-9a-zA-Z]+", "_");
+                    catalogItem.Extension = Path.GetExtension(file.Name);
+                    _items.Add(catalogItem);
+                }
+            }
 
             return _items;
         }
 
+        public override BoldReports.RDL.DOM.Server.ItemDefinition GetItemDefinition(string itemName)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(itemName)))
+                    return null;
+
+                BoldReports.RDL.DOM.Server.ItemDefinition itemDefinition = new BoldReports.RDL.DOM.Server.ItemDefinition();
+                itemDefinition.FileContent = this.GetFileContent(itemName);
+                itemDefinition.FilePassword = this.GetFilePassword(itemName);
+                itemDefinition.Extension = Path.GetExtension(itemName);
+
+                return itemDefinition;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unable to load the report resource '{itemName}'. Please check the resource name and ensure the file exists", ex);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private string GetFilePassword(string itemName)
+        {
+            if (itemName.EndsWith(".pfx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                string passwordFile = Path.Combine(this.basePath, "resources", "Files", "CertificateCredentials.xml");
+
+                if (File.Exists(passwordFile))
+                {
+                    XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
+                    xml.Load(passwordFile);
+
+                    foreach (XmlNode certNode in xml.SelectNodes("//CertificateCredentials/Certificate"))
+                    {
+                        if (certNode == null)
+                            continue;
+
+                        string name = certNode.SelectSingleNode("name")?.InnerText?.Trim() ?? string.Empty;
+                        string password = certNode.SelectSingleNode("password")?.InnerText?.Trim();
+
+                        if (!name.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(itemName), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            continue;
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
+                        {
+                            return password;
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private byte[] GetFileContent(string itemName)
+        {
+            string imagePath = Path.Combine(this.basePath, "resources", itemName);
+            string[] fileExtensions = { ".pfx", ".pdf", ".html" };
+
+            if (fileExtensions.Any(extension => itemName.EndsWith(extension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            {
+                imagePath = Path.Combine(this.basePath, "resources", "Files", itemName);
+            }
+            if (File.Exists(imagePath))
+            {
+                using (Stream stream = this.ReadFiles(imagePath))
+                {
+                    if (stream == null)
+                        return null;
+
+                    using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
+                    {
+                        stream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
+                        if (memoryStream.Length == 0)
+                            return null;
+
+                        return memoryStream.ToArray();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public override bool CreateReport(string reportName, string folderName, byte[] reportdata, out string exception)
         {
             return base.CreateReport(reportName, folderName, reportdata, out exception);

Controllers/ReportViewer/HrPayrollController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace ReportsCoreSamples.Controllers
+{
+    [Route("report-viewer/hr-payroll")]
+    public class HrPayrollController : PreviewController
+    {
+        [HttpGet("")]
+        public IActionResult Index()
+        {
+            this.updateMetaData();
+            return View();
+        }
+    }
+}

ReportsCoreSamples.csproj

@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common" Version="4.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Bold.Licensing" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.AspNet.Core" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Barcode" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Signature" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Shape" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Html" Version="11.1.10">
+    <PackageReference Include="Bold.Licensing" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.AspNet.Core" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Barcode" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Signature" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Shape" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Html" Version="12.1.12">
       <ExcludeAssets>native</ExcludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Pdf" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Net.Core" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.WebData" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Csv" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Excel" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.ElasticSearch" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.SSAS" Version="11.1.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.CRI.Pdf" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Net.Core" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.WebData" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Csv" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Excel" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.ElasticSearch" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.SSAS" Version="12.1.12" />
     <PackageReference Include="BuildBundlerMinifier" Version="3.2.449" />
     <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.15" />
     <PackageReference Include="PuppeteerSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.MySQL" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Oracle" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.PostgreSQL" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Snowflake" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.GoogleBigQuery" Version="11.1.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.MongoDB" Version="11.1.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.MySQL" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Oracle" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.PostgreSQL" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.Snowflake" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.GoogleBigQuery" Version="12.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BoldReports.Data.MongoDB" Version="12.1.12" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Controllers\**" CopyToOutputDirectory="Always" />

Startup.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
             {
                 app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
             }
+            // Add trailing slash middleware - dynamically skip ALL API routes
+            app.Use(async (context, next) =>
+            {
+                var pathBase = context.Request.PathBase;
+                var path = context.Request.Path.Value;
+                string[] reportKeywords = ["report-viewer", "report-designer", "report-writer"];
+                bool isReportRoute = reportKeywords.Any(keyword => path.Contains(keyword, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                if (isReportRoute  && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && path != "/" && !path.EndsWith('/') && !Path.HasExtension(path) && !path.Contains("report-writer/generate", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    var query = context.Request.QueryString.Value;
+                    var destination = $"{pathBase}{path}/{query}";
+                    context.Response.Redirect(destination, permanent: true);
+                    return;
+                }
+                await next();
+            });
             app.UseMiddleware<CSRFHandler>();
             app.UseResponseCompression();
             app.UseFileServer();

Views/HrPayroll/Index.cshtml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@inject Globals globals;
+@section control {
+    <bold-report-viewer id="reportviewer" report-service-url="@Globals.SERVICE_URL" report-path="hr-payroll.rdl" toolbar-rendering="onToolbarRendering" tool-bar-item-click="onToolBarItemClick" export-item-click="onExportItemClick" />
+}
+@section description {
+    <div id="description">
+        <p>
+            The HR Payroll report provides a comprehensive overview of employee compensation, departmental performance, and leave management. It helps HR teams analyze payroll trends and make informed decisions.
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+            <li>Displays <code>gross salary</code>, <code>net salary</code>, and <code>deductions</code> across departments.</li>
+            <li>Visualizes <code>Loss of Pay (LOP)</code>breakdown by leave type: sick, good, and compensation leave.</li>
+            <li>Includes <code>employee demographics</code> such as gender distribution and contract types.</li>
+            <li>Summarizes leave availability for sick and casual leave by department.</li>
+            <li>Highlights <code>average performance</code> and employee count per department.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>
+            For more information on how dynamic image report items enhance customization in multi-company HR reports, refer to this 
+            <a href="https://help.boldreports.com/enterprise-reporting/designer-guide/report-designer/image-manager/"
+                target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a> section.
+        </p>
+    </div>
+}

Views/MultiLanguageReport/Index.cshtml

@@ -46,14 +46,31 @@
     $("#update").on("click", function () {
         updateViewer();
     });
+    const tooltipLocales = {
+        "en-US": { header: "Edit Report", content: "Edit this report in designer" },
+        "fr-CA": { header: "Modifier le rapport", content: "Modifier ce rapport dans le concepteur" },
+        "de-DE": { header: "Bericht bearbeiten", content: "Bearbeiten Sie diesen Bericht im Designer" },
+        "hi-IN": { header: "रिपोर्ट संपादित करें", content: "इस रिपोर्ट को डिज़ाइनर में संपादित करें" },
+        "es-ES": { header: "Editar informe", content: "Editar este informe en el diseñador" },
+        "nl-NL": { header: "Rapport bewerken", content: "Bewerk dit rapport in de ontwerper" },
+        "ko-KR": { header: "보고서 편집", content: "디자이너에서 이 보고서를 편집합니다" },
+        "he-IL": { header: "ערוך דוח", content: "ערוך דוח זה במעצב" },
+        "ru-RU": { header: "Редактировать отчет", content: "Редактировать этот отчет в дизайнере" }
+    };
     function updateViewer(){
         const reportViewer = $("#reportviewer").boldReportViewer("instance");
         const selectedLanguageId = languages.value.toString();
+        const tooltipData = tooltipLocales[selectedLanguageId];
         const selectedLanguage = languagesList.find(lang => lang.languageId === selectedLanguageId);
         const parameters = [{ name: 'Language', labels: [selectedLanguage.Name], values: [selectedLanguage.Name] }];
         reportViewer.model.parameters = parameters;
         reportViewer.reload();
         reportViewer.setModel({'locale': selectedLanguageId});
+        const item = reportViewer.model.toolbarSettings.customGroups[0].items[0];
+        item.tooltip = {
+            header: tooltipData.header,
+            content: tooltipData.content
+        };
     }
 </script>
 }

Views/RDLC/Index.cshtml

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
         List<BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule> extensions = new List<BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule>(){
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="barcode",ClassName="EJBarcode",ImageClass="customitem-barcode",DisplayName="1D Barcode",Category="Barcodes"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="matrixbarcode",ClassName="EJQRBarcode",ImageClass="customitem-qrbarcode",DisplayName="2D Barcode",Category="Barcodes"},
-            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="ESignature",ClassName="EJSignature",ImageClass="customitem-signature",DisplayName="Electronic",Category="Signature"},
+            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="ESignature",ClassName="EJSignature",ImageClass="customitem-signature",DisplayName="Electronic",Category="Signatures"},
+            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="PDFSignature",ClassName="EJPDFSignature",ImageClass="customitem-pdfsignature",DisplayName="PDF",Category="Signatures"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="Shape",ClassName="EJShape",ImageClass="customitem-shape",DisplayName="Shape",Category="Shapes"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="pdfdocument",ClassName="EJPdfDocument",ImageClass="customitem-pdfdocument",DisplayName="PDF",Category="Documents",AllowHeaderFooter=false},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="htmldocument",ClassName="EJHtmlDocument",ImageClass="customitem-htmldocument",DisplayName="Html",Category="Documents"}

Views/ReportDesigner/Index.cshtml

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
         List<BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule> extensions = new List<BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule>(){
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="barcode",ClassName="EJBarcode",ImageClass="customitem-barcode",DisplayName="1D Barcode",Category="Barcodes"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="matrixbarcode",ClassName="EJQRBarcode",ImageClass="customitem-qrbarcode",DisplayName="2D Barcode",Category="Barcodes"},
-            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="ESignature",ClassName="EJSignature",ImageClass="customitem-signature",DisplayName="Electronic",Category="Signature"},
+            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="ESignature",ClassName="EJSignature",ImageClass="customitem-signature",DisplayName="Electronic",Category="Signatures"},
+            new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="PDFSignature",ClassName="EJPDFSignature",ImageClass="customitem-pdfsignature",DisplayName="PDF",Category="Signatures"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="Shape",ClassName="EJShape",ImageClass="customitem-shape",DisplayName="Shape",Category="Shapes"},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="pdfdocument",ClassName="EJPdfDocument",ImageClass="customitem-pdfdocument",DisplayName="PDF",Category="Documents",AllowHeaderFooter=false},
             new BoldReports.Models.ReportDesigner.ReportItemExtensionsModule{Name="htmldocument",ClassName="EJHtmlDocument",ImageClass="customitem-htmldocument",DisplayName="Html",Category="Documents"}

bundleconfig.json

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/qrbarcode.reportitem.js",
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/signature.reportitem.js",
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/signature.dialog.js",
+      "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/pdf.signature.reportitem.js",
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/shape.reportitem.js",
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/pdfdocument.reportitem.js",
       "wwwroot/scripts/extensions/htmldocument.reportitem.js",
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@
       "wwwroot/extensions/barcode.reportitem.css",
       "wwwroot/extensions/signature.reportitem.css",
       "wwwroot/extensions/signature.dialog.css",
+      "wwwroot/extensions/pdf.signature.reportitem.css",
       "wwwroot/extensions/shape.reportitem.css",
       "wwwroot/extensions/document.reportitem.css",
       "wwwroot/css/bold-reports/v2.0/tailwind-light/bold.report-viewer.min.css",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aspnet-core-samples",
-  "version": "11.1.10",
+  "version": "12.1.12",
   "author": "Syncfusion",
   "license": "Syncfusion",
   "scripts": {