Release of v3.2.5

Add [AllowDynamicProperties] in the base view class for J5. Move the _prepareDocument  above the display call in the base view class. Remove all backward compatibility issues, so JCB will not need the [Backward Compatibility] plugin to run. Added new import powers for custom import of spreadsheets. Move the setDocument and _prepareDocument above the display in the site view and custom admin view. Update the trashhelper layout to work in Joomla 5. Add AllowDynamicProperties (Joomla 4+5) to view class to allow Custom Dynamic Get methods to work without issues. Fix Save failed issue in dynamicGet. #1148. Move all [TEXT, EDITOR, TEXTAREA] fields from [NOT NULL] to [NULL]. Add the DateHelper class and improve the date methods. Add simple SessionHelper class. Add first classes for the new import engine. Improve the [VDM Registry] to be Joomla Registry Compatible. Move all registries to the [VDM Registry] class. Fix Checked Out to be null and not 0. (#1194). Fix created_by, modified_by, checked_out fields in the compiler of the SQL. (#1194). Update all core date fields in table class. (#1188). Update created_by, modified_by, checked_out fields in table class. Implementation of the decentralized Super-Power CORE repository network. (#1190). Fix the noticeboard to display Llewellyn's Joomla Social feed.

admin/compiler/joomla_4/ADMIN_VIEWS_HTML.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace ###NAMESPACEPREFIX###\Component\###ComponentNamespace###\Administrator
  *
  * @since  1.6
  */
+#[\AllowDynamicProperties]
 class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 {
 	/**
@@ -89,9 +90,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// Assign data to the view
 		$this->items = $this->get('Items');

admin/compiler/joomla_4/ADMIN_VIEW_HTML.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace ###NAMESPACEPREFIX###\Component\###ComponentNamespace###\Administrator
  *
  * @since  1.6
  */
+#[\AllowDynamicProperties]
 class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 {
 	/**
@@ -113,9 +114,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// set params
 		$this->params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_###component###');

admin/compiler/joomla_4/CUSTOM_ADMIN_VIEWS_HTML.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace ###NAMESPACEPREFIX###\Component\###ComponentNamespace###\Administrator
  *
  * @since  1.6
  */
+#[\AllowDynamicProperties]
 class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 {
 	/**
@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// get component params
 		$this->params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_###component###');
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 
 		// Set the html view document stuff
 		$this->_prepareDocument();
+
+		parent::display($tpl);
 	}###CUSTOM_ADMIN_EXTRA_DIPLAY_METHODS###
 
 	/**

admin/compiler/joomla_4/CUSTOM_ADMIN_VIEWS_MODEL.php

@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ class ###SViews###Model extends ListModel
  	];
 
 	/**
-	 * A custom property for UIKit components. (not used unless you load v2)
+	 * A custom property for UI Kit components.
+	 *
+	 * @var   mixed  Property for storing UI Kit component-related data or objects.
+	 * @since 3.2.0
 	 */
-	protected $uikitComp;
+	protected $uikitComp = [];
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor

admin/compiler/joomla_4/CUSTOM_ADMIN_VIEW_HTML.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace ###NAMESPACEPREFIX###\Component\###ComponentNamespace###\Administrator
  *
  * @since  1.6
  */
+#[\AllowDynamicProperties]
 class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 {
 	/**
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// get component params
 		$this->params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_###component###');
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 
 		// Set the html view document stuff
 		$this->_prepareDocument();
+
+		parent::display($tpl);
 	}###CUSTOM_ADMIN_EXTRA_DIPLAY_METHODS###
 
 	/**

admin/compiler/joomla_4/CUSTOM_ADMIN_VIEW_MODEL.php

@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ class ###SView###Model extends ItemModel
 	/**
 	 * A custom property for UI Kit components.
 	 *
-	 * @var   array|null  Property for storing UI Kit component-related data or objects.
+	 * @var   mixed  Property for storing UI Kit component-related data or objects.
 	 * @since 3.2.0
 	 */
-	protected ?array $uikitComp;
+	protected $uikitComp = [];
 
 	/**
 	 * @var     object item

admin/compiler/joomla_4/DASH_VIEW_HTML.php

@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ namespace ###NAMESPACEPREFIX###\Component\###ComponentNamespace###\Administrator
  *
  * @since  1.6
  */
+#[\AllowDynamicProperties]
 class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 {
 	/**
 	 * View display method
+	 *
 	 * @return void
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @since   1.6
 	 */
-	function display($tpl = null)
+	function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// Assign data to the view
 		$this->icons          = $this->get('Icons');

admin/compiler/joomla_4/SITE_VIEWS_HTML.php

@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// get combined params of both component and menu
 		$this->app ??= Factory::getApplication();
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 		$this->scripts = $this->get('Scripts');
 		// get the user object
 		$this->user ??= $this->app->getIdentity();###SITE_DIPLAY_METHOD###
+
+		parent::display($tpl);
 	}###SITE_EXTRA_DIPLAY_METHODS###
 
 	/**

admin/compiler/joomla_4/SITE_VIEW_HTML.php

@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
 	 *
 	 * @return  void
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 * @since  1.6
 	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
+	public function display($tpl = null): void
 	{
 		// get combined params of both component and menu
 		$this->app ??= Factory::getApplication();
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ class HtmlView extends BaseHtmlView
 		$this->scripts = $this->get('Scripts') ?? [];
 		// get the user object
 		$this->user ??= $this->getCurrentUser();###SITE_DIPLAY_METHOD###
+
+		parent::display($tpl);
 	}###SITE_EXTRA_DIPLAY_METHODS###
 
 	/**