What’s New in Rapid Ext JS 1.1.1

July 8, 2025 122 Views

The Sencha team is excited to announce the latest Sencha Rapid Ext JS 1.1.1 release – designed to accelerate development, enhance maintainability, and empower you to build exceptional user experiences with ease.

Following the Rapid Ext JS 1.1.0 release, which included highly requested features with seamless Visual Studio Code integration, and effortless migration for Sencha Architect projects, Rapid Ext JS 1.1.1 includes numerous quality enhancements for customer requests focused on streamlining workflows, improving the UI design experience, and much more.

This release brings meaningful quality-of-life updates across development tooling, app management, and the design view experience – backed by improvements that make working with large, complex applications even smoother.

Recap of Key Features Introduced in Version 1.1.0

Features

Sencha Architect Integration: Open and manage your existing Sencha Architect projects directly within VS Code, simplifying your workflow and maximizing code reuse with Rapid features support like design view, drag and drop components, ease update configuration, etc.
Multi-Project Support: Enable Rapid Ext JS across multiple projects within your VS Code workspace, offering unparalleled flexibility and control.
Enhanced Stability & Compatibility: Improved CPU usage in the Designer, enhanced compatibility with other VS Code extensions, and stabilized “Split View” and “Design View” functionalities contribute to a smoother, more productive development experience. Migrated applications are fully compatible, ensuring a seamless transition.
Support for the Sencha Visual Studio Code Plugin: Alongside Rapid Ext JS, now supports the Sencha Visual Studio Code Plugin, providing Ext JS IntelliSense, code inspection, and documentation lookup for a smoother and more efficient development experience.

Highlights of Rapid Ext JS 1.1.1

Build Faster with New Developer Tools

Streamline Multi-Project Workflows with VS Code App Path View

You can now easily view the full path of your Rapid Ext JS app within VS Code settings. This gives teams clearer context when navigating across multi-project workspaces, and simplifies configuration for large-scale enterprise environments.

Project path in visual studio code extension settings

Shown: Project path in visual studio code extension settings

One-Click Builds: Choose Development or Production for Dynamic Packages

A new “Choose the Build Script” option has been added, enabling developers to easily switch between development and production build modes directly from the interface. This simplifies workflows by making it faster and more intuitive to optimize performance or debug during development.

Additionally, dynamic packages defined in app.json help optimize large applications by splitting them into separate bundles. This ensures only essential code loads initially, while additional resources are loaded on demand, improving load times and scalability.

Build Options Available for User Selection

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Auto-Resizing Help Tooltip

Our floating help panel just got smarter. The tooltip now auto-sizes based on content, making it easier to read documentation within the context of your project – no more scrolling or resizing manually.

Smoother Interactions in the Design Environment

TabPanel Context Menu

Adding tabs is now even more convenient. Right-click on any TabPanel tab bar to open a context menu and instantly add new tabs. It’s a small detail – but one that saves time in everyday usage.

Quality and Performance Updates

We’ve rolled out several key fixes and enhancements in this release to boost stability, usability, and the overall developer experience. Here’s a quick look:

Projects migrated to Rapid Ext JS now run smoothly without layout freezes, ensuring consistent performance.
The combobox package update ensures correct selection and proper dependency loading.
Grid Column Quality Improvements to ensure stable and reliable grid interactions.
Enhanced drag-and-drop experience for locked grids to perform smoothly within locked grid sections, making layout adjustments more intuitive and efficient.
Sparkline pie charts tooltips now display accurately, providing instant access to key data insights.
Improved startup stability during app launches, enhancing overall reliability across projects.
Improved design view flexibility for configuration definitions, allowing them to be removed directly within Design View for quicker and more streamlined UI adjustments.