GroupDocs.Metadata for Java 20.10 Release Notes

Major Features

There are the following features, enhancements and fixes in this release:

  • Implement the ability to work with repeatable IPTC properties
  • Implement the ability to generate image previews for EPUB files
  • Implement the ability to generate image previews for supported CAD formats
  • Implement the ability to preview EML and MSG files
  • Exception: Could not read the PSD file

Full List of Issues Covering all Changes in this Release

KeySummaryCategory
METADATANET-2639Implement the ability to work with repeatable IPTC propertiesImprovement
METADATANET-3547Implement the ability to generate image previews for EPUB filesImprovement
METADATANET-3546Implement the ability to generate image previews for supported CAD formatsImprovement
METADATANET-3553Implement the ability to preview EML and MSG filesImprovement
METADATANET-3280Exception: Could not read the PSD fileBug

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Implement the ability to work with repeatable IPTC properties

This improvement allows the user to add multiple datasets with the same number to an IPTC record

Public API changes

The getByLines method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setByLines method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getByLineTitles method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setByLineTitles method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getContentLocationCodes method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setContentLocationCodes method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getContentLocationNames method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setContentLocationNames method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getReferenceDates method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getContacts method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setContacts method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getAllKeywords method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The setAllKeywords method has been added to the IptcApplicationRecord class

The getDestinations method has been added to the IptcEnvelopeRecord class

The setDestinations method has been added to the IptcEnvelopeRecord class

The getProductIds method has been added to the IptcEnvelopeRecord class

The setProductIds method has been added to the IptcEnvelopeRecord class

The add method has been added to the IptcRecordSet class

Use cases

Read repeatable IPTC datasets

try (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("D:\\input.psd")) {
    IIptc root = (IIptc) metadata.getRootPackage();
    if (root.getIptcPackage() != null) {
        for (IptcDataSet dataSet : root.getIptcPackage().toDataSetList()) {

            // Check if the dataset is repeatable
            if (dataSet.getValue().getType() == MetadataPropertyType.PropertyValueArray) {
                System.out.println(dataSet.getRecordNumber());
                System.out.println(dataSet.getDataSetNumber());
                System.out.println(dataSet.getAlternativeName());
                for (PropertyValue value : dataSet.getValue().toArray(PropertyValue.class)) {
                        System.out.print(String.format("%s, ", value.getRawValue()));
                }
                System.out.println();
            }
        }
    }
}

Add repeatable IPTC datasets

try (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("D:\\input.psd")) {
    IIptc root = (IIptc)metadata.getRootPackage();

    // Set the IPTC package if it's missing
    if (root.getIptcPackage() == null) {
        root.setIptcPackage(new IptcRecordSet());
    }

    root.getIptcPackage().add(new IptcDataSet((byte)IptcRecordType.ApplicationRecord, (byte)IptcApplicationRecordDataSet.Keywords, "keyword 1"));
    root.getIptcPackage().add(new IptcDataSet((byte)IptcRecordType.ApplicationRecord, (byte)IptcApplicationRecordDataSet.Keywords, "keyword 2"));
    root.getIptcPackage().add(new IptcDataSet((byte)IptcRecordType.ApplicationRecord, (byte)IptcApplicationRecordDataSet.Keywords, "keyword 3"));

    metadata.save("D:\\output.psd");
}

// Check the output file
try (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("D:\\output.psd")) {
    IIptc root = (IIptc)metadata.getRootPackage();
    MetadataProperty keywordsProperty = root.getIptcPackage().getApplicationRecord().get_Item((byte)IptcApplicationRecordDataSet.Keywords);
    for (PropertyValue value : keywordsProperty.getValue().toArray(PropertyValue.class)) {
        System.out.println(value);
    }
}

Implement the ability to generate image previews for EPUB files

This improvement allows the user to generate image previews for EPUB files

Public API changes

None

Use cases

Generate document preview

Implement the ability to generate image previews for supported CAD formats

This improvement allows the user to generate image previews for DWG and DXF files

Public API changes

None

Use cases

Generate document preview

Implement the ability to preview EML and MSG files

This improvement allows the user to generate image previews for EML and MSG files

Public API changes

None

Use cases

Generate document preview