lbry-desktop/CHANGELOG.md

Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

The LBRY Web UI comes bundled as part of LBRYApp. Web UI version numbers should always match the corresponding version of LBRY App.

[Unreleased]

Added

• Identity verification for new reward participants
• Support rich markup in publishing descriptions and show pages.
• Release past publishing claims (and recover LBC) via the UI
• Added transition to card hovers to smooth animation
• Use randomly colored tiles when image is missing from metadata
• Added a loading message to file actions
• URL is auto suggested in Publish Page

Changed

• Publishing revamped. Editing claims is much easier.
• Daemon updated from v0.13.1 to v0.14.2
• Publish page now use claim_list rather than file_list

Fixed

• Fixed bug with download notice when switching window focus
• Fixed newly published files appearing twice
• Fixed unconfirmed published files missing channel name
• Fixed old files from updated published claims appearing in downloaded list
• Fixed inappropriate text showing on searches
• Stop discover page from pushing jumping vertically while loading
• Restored feedback on claim amounts
• Fixed hiding price input when Free is checked on publish form
• Fixed hiding new identity fields on publish form
• Fixed files on downloaded tab not showing download progress
• Fixed downloading files that are deleted not being removed from the downloading list
• Fixed download progress bar not being cleared when a downloading file is deleted
• Fixed refresh regression after adding scroll position to history state
• Fixed app not monitoring download progress on files in progress between restarts

Deprecated

Removed

• Removed bandwidth caps from settings, because the daemon was not respecting them anyway.

[0.13.0] - 2017-06-30

Added

• State is persisted through app close and re-open, resulting in faster opens
• Desktop notifications on downloads finishing
• Support webm, ogg, m4v, and a few others
• Translations added to build process
• Claim IDs are shown in your published files

Changed

• Upgraded to lbry daemon 0.13, including updating API signatures
• Channels resolve much faster
• Resolve is no longer cancelled on navigate
• Updated API and authentication used by rewards process
• Improved security of reward credential storage
• Additional information submitted in DMCA reports
• Switched packaging to yarn

Removed

• The author metadata field is no longer shown, in favor of first-class identities
• Availability is no longer checked before showing Download options, due to unreliability

Fixed

• Fix help menu force reloading whole app
• Show page updates correctly when navigating from show page to another show page
• NSFW setting respected on show page
• URI handling navigates to correct page if app is closed
• URI handling issues specific to Windows (maybe)
• Changing the NSFW setting refreshes properly (previously required app restart)

[0.12.0] - 2017-06-09

Added

• More file types, like audio and documents, can be streamed and/or served from the app
• App is no longer gated. Reward authorization re-written. Added basic flows for new users.
• Videos now have a classy loading spinner

Changed

• All UI strings are now rendered according to gettext standard, in prep for i18n
• Switched to new fee metadata format

Fixed

• If a daemon is running but unresponsive, startup is no longer blocked indefinitely
• Updated deprecated LBRY API call signatures
• App scrolls to the top of the page on navigation
• Download progress works properly for purchased but deleted files
• Publish channels for less than 1 LBC

[0.11.9] - 2017-06-01

Fixed

• Windows upgrade process fixed
• Upgrade process on Mac and Linux will open the file rather than the folder

[0.11.8] - 2017-05-31

Fixed

• Verified access from two different installation ids
• Version upgrade check on help page

[0.11.7] - 2017-05-30

Changed

• Video player switched from plyr to render-media

Fixed

• Video player should behave better on streaming
• Daemon times out more quickly when it cannot start
• Connection should fail more cleanly, rather than get stuck entirely
• Closing modal dialogs was broken on some download and stream errors
• Discover landing page improperly showed loading error when it was loading correctly

[0.11.6] - 2017-05-29

Changed

• Do not use a separate claim cache for publishes

Fixed

• Upgrade process should now works on Windows
• Crudely handle failed publishes missing outpoints

[0.11.5] - 2017-05-28

Fixed

• Eliminated instance of costs being double fetched
• Fixed issue preventing file re-download
• Fixed race condition that could prevent file playbac
• Fixed issue with batch actions and thunk

[0.11.4] - 2017-05-26

Added

• New reward for watching weekly featured content

Fixed

• Video playback will always properly fetch cost info (this was a big playback bug)
• Fixed view rewards

[0.11.3] - 2017-05-26

Fixed

• Fixed always showing welcome message on run
• "Fixed" upgrade process
• Version info now shows properly on Help page
• Claim info is properly accessed on Publish page

[0.11.0] - 2017-05-25

Added

• Entire app re-written to use Redux as state store. Far saner and faster. Will also increase productivity moving forward.
• Channel page shows content published in channel.
• URI handling. Clicking lbry:// links should open the app and appropriate URI on all OSes.
• File cards have an icon indicating you posses that file.
• Download directory setting now uses a proper dialog.
• Movie player automatically shows if the file has already been downloaded.

Changed

• Plyr replaces mediaelement as the movie player.

Fixed

• Publisher indicator on show pages and file cards/tiles will now always show the proper channel name.
• Performance improvements related to avoiding duplicate fetches.
• Fix incorrect prompt on empty published page

[0.10.0] - 2017-05-04

Added

• The UI has been overhauled to use an omnibar and drop the sidebar.
• The app is much more responsive switching pages. It no longer reloads the entire page and all assets on each page change.
• lbry.js now offers a subscription model for wallet balance similar to file info.
• Fixed file info subscribes not being unsubscribed in unmount.
• Fixed drawer not highlighting selected page.
• You can now make API calls directly on the lbry module, e.g. lbry.peer_list()
• New-style API calls return promises instead of using callbacks
• Wherever possible, use outpoints for unique IDs instead of names or SD hashes
• New publishes now display immediately in My Files, even before they hit the lbrynet file manager.
• New welcome flow for new users
• Redesigned UI for Discover
• Handle more of price calculations at the daemon layer to improve page load time
• Add special support for building channel claims in lbryuri module
• Enable windows code signing of binary
• Support for opening LBRY URIs from links in other apps

Changed

• Update process now easier and more reliable
• Updated search to be compatible with new Lighthouse servers
• Cleaned up shutdown logic
• Support lbry v0.10 API signatures

Fixed

• Fix Watch page and progress bars for new API changes
• On Windows, prevent opening multiple LBRY instances (launching LBRY again just focuses the current instance)

[0.9.0rc15] - 2017-03-09

Added

• A way to access the Developer Settings panel in Electron (Ctrl-Shift and click logo)
• Option in Developer Settings to toggle developer menu

Changed

• Open and reveal files using Electron instead of daemon

[0.9.0rc12] - 2017-03-06

Changed

• Improved ability to style FormFields and form field labels
• Refactored Publish page to use form field changes

[0.9.0rc11] - 2017-02-27

Added

• "Back to LBRY" button on Watch page

Changed

• In error modal, hide details in expandable section

Fixed

• On load screen, always show Cancel link if a previous page is available
• When user hits "Watch," don't check balance if download already started
• Restore UI version on Help page
• Fix sorting on My Files page

[0.9.0rc9] - 2017-02-22

Changed

• Use local file for publishing
• Use local file and html5 for video playback
• Misc changes needed to make UI compatible with electron