Medusa v1.20.4 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

<!--  # Version 1.20.4 This version introduces Worker Mode to start Medusa instances for background job execution separate from the main application process. CMS_BREAK --> ## Highlights ### Introducing Worker Mode This release ships Worker Mode, a new runtime mode for Medusa instances. Worker Mode allows you to start a Medusa instance in a process separate from the main application process. An instance running in Worker Mode is useful for executing long-running or resource-heavy tasks in the background. Those tasks are offloaded to a separate process and will not affect the performance of the main application. Examples of tasks are importing data or updating a search index. While Worker Mode is especially good for resource-intensive tasks, we recommend always starting an instance in this mode if possible. Worker Mode introduces three new runtime modes for your Medusa instance: - `server`: API Routes are registered, and no workers are started. - `worker`: API Routes are not registered, and workers are started. - `shared`: API routes are registered, and workers are started (the regular runtime mode + default). The worker mode is configured in `medusa-config.js`: ```ts // medusa-config.js const projectConfig = { ..., database_url: "...", worker_mode: "worker", }; ``` In this release, the Redis Event Bus has been updated to leverage the worker architecture. Instantiating a Medusa instance with `worker_mode: "server"` and a different one with `worker_mode: "worker"` will separate background job processing from the public-facing main application, given that the Redis Event Bus module is installed. ## Features * feat: Update the signatures for variants and options to follow convention by @sradevski in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6748 * feat(fulfillment): Events management by @adrien2p in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6730 * feat: Init. v2 implementation in admin by @olivermrbl in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6715 * feat(medusa, core-flows): add Update inventory item endpoint in api-v2 by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6735 * feat(utils): autogenerates create and update methods when dto is provided by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6751 * feat: Align the product module HTTP API to follow our conventions by @sradevski in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6759 * feat(pricing): pricing models are made soft deletable by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6732 * Feat(workflows-sdk): additional properties to context by @carlos-r-l-rodrigues in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6760 * feat: shard modules and API integration tests by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6775 * feat: v2 - add worker mode by @srindom in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6739 * Feat(user): Invite expiration fix by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6758 * feat: List products middleware by @olivermrbl in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6769 * feat(core-flows): Use remote link methods to dismiss all links related to inventory item by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6737 * Feat(orchestration,workflows-sdk,core-flows): workflow cancel by @carlos-r-l-rodrigues in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6778 * feat(dashboard) admin 3.0 return creation by @fPolic in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6713 * feat(core-flows, types, medusa): Add Update location level endpoint for api-v2 by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6743 * feat: Add `successRedirectUrl` to auth options by @olivermrbl in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6792 * update prefix for inventory-next reservation item by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6816 * feat(dashboard): Price List configurations section by @kasperkristensen in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6663 * feat(dashboard, ui): Product image modals by @kasperkristensen in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6779 * feat(core-flows, medusa): add create stock location endpoint for api-v2 by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6787 * feat(create-medusa-app): Added --v2 option by @shahednasser in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6729 * feat(core-flows,medusa,types,utils): rename psma to prices by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6796 * feat(medusa-payment-paypal,medusa-payment-stripe): speed up unit tests in CI by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6806 * feat(dashboard): Order timeline by @kasperkristensen in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6815 * feat(types, medusa, core-flows): add delete-stock-location endpoint to api-v2 by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6801 * feat(medusa, core-flows): add retrieve stock location endpoint to api-v2 by @pKorsholm in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6791 * feat(dashboard): Draft orders create by @kasperkristensen in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6680 * feat(medusa): migrate medusa unit tests / plugins integration tests to swc jest by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6820 * feat: Create user account by @olivermrbl in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6819 * chore(dashboard): render main layout as home page for v2 by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6823 ## Bugs * fix(orchestration): Properly handle select all by @adrien2p in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6742 * fix(link-modules): recreate dismissed link by @carlos-r-l-rodrigues in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6764 * fix: revert no server start by @srindom in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6790 * fix: make module test runner configurable by @srindom in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6803 * fix(medusa-oas-cli): fix tool not working in Medusa backends by @shahednasser in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6812 * Fix/pricing create price lists by @adrien2p in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6818 * fix(medusa): migrate with feature flag by @srindom in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6771 ## Chores * chore: Deprecate extra in favor of driver options by @adrien2p in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6772 * chore: merge money amounts and price set money amounts by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6768 * chore: pricing models uses standardized relationships attributes by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6767 * chore: update naming in abstract service to dto specifics by @riqwan in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6763 * chore: add TSDocs to the API Key Module by @shahednasser in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6785 * chore(docs): Updated UI Reference by @github-actions in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6754 ## Documentation * docs: Update example-logged-in-user.mdx by @Deveosys in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6780 ## New Contributors * @Deveosys made their first contribution in https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/6780 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/compare/v1.20.3...v1.20.4