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Upgrading maatwebsite/excel 3 to 4

Breaking3.1.70 → 4.0.6Breaking1Security1Platform1New10Changed3Fixed21Other32

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1 breaking change and a platform requirement change and a security fix.

In plain terms
  • The OnEachRow class now inherits from Import, which may affect code relying on its previous parent class.
  • This release requires newer versions of PHP and Laravel than before.
  • Prevents HTML injection when rich text is converted to HTML by escaping font names and plain values.
Must act 3 items need code or config changes

PHP requirement changed in 4.0.0: ^7.0||^8.0 → ^8.3.

What you must change

Breaking1
Makes OnEachRow extend Import, changing its inheritance hierarchy.
OnEachRowImport
4.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Security1
Escapes font names and plain values in RichTextReader::toHtml().
RichTextReader::toHtml()
4.0.4GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Platform1
Bumps required PHP and Laravel versions.
4.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source