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New features

All the new features that have been added to this version. Any changes in best practice.

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Model states are a new class​

File: libraries/src/MVC/Model/State.php Description: The state of a model is not anymore a CMSObject. Instead of, it is a new class libraries/src/MVC/Model/State.php which inherits from a Registry. Like that are all functions available a state registry should have. The class itself is deprecated as only features from the registry should be used. In version 7.0 we are going to remove the state class all together and use then only the registry class.

For backwards compatibility, the state class supports direct property access though magic methods which will throw a deprecated warning when used.

Support for ESM importmap​

Support of ESM importmap provides a possibility to keep the code modular, flexible and allows to use existing ES modules with minimum recompilation. For more detail about how to register your module in to importmap look for Working with ESM importmap in Web Asset Manager.

System events have own classes​

Each system event now have own event class, PR: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/40522. The event class allows to retrieve an active application form the event:

public function onAfterDispatch(Joomla\CMS\Event\Application\AfterDispatchEvent $event)
{
    dump($event->getApplication()->getName());
}

New plugin events​