ChangeLog.md

ChangeLog

JNativeHook 2.2.2 (Mar 18, 2022)

• Fixed Java module issue.
• Fixed crash when using getNativeMonitors on Windows.
• Fixed deadlock issue on Windows.
• Fixed deadlock issue on OS X.
• Fixed event posting issues on all platforms.
• Fixed mouse button issues on Linux.
• Fixed mouse horizontal scroll direction on Windows.
• Fixed key character issues on Linux.
• Fixed key typed event issues on Windows.
• Fixed invalid system properties on OS X.
• Updating system property sources on OS X.
• Updated compile documentation.

JNativeHook 2.2.1 (Nov 19, 2021)

• Added support for Java 17
• Fixed crash on Linux with xkb-file and pc105.
• Fixed crash on OSX with capslock and media keys.
• Fixed pom versioning issue with revision property.
• Fixed library location issues with folders that contain spaces.

JNativeHook 2.2.0 (Sep 27, 2021)

• Complete CI/CD overhaul using GitHub Actions.
• Dropping Ant support in favor of CMake and Maven.
• Changed Maven group id to com.github.kwhat.
• Namespace migration due to Maven group id change.
• Added support for Arm on Windows.
• Added support for Arm 64 on OS X and Linux.
• Added support for multi-release jars.
• Added wiki docs to the project.
• Added VoidDispatcher class.
• Fixed logging to be less verbose by default.
• Fixed native library extraction location.
• Fixed issue with unregistering the hook.
• Fixed could not find keyboard map for locale on Windows.
• Fixed issue with setEventDispatcher being overridden on hook registration.
• Fixed issue with dead keys not working in some situations.
• Deprecated all adaptor classes.
• Deprecated NativeInputEvent.setModifiers() and NativeInputEvent.setReserved().
• Removed support for Java 1.5.

JNativeHook 2.1.0 (Jan 25, 2015)

• All events now use the native time source instead of the Unix epoch.
• Added adapter classes.
• Added native monitor properties.
• Added method calls for global properties.
• Added support for keyboard lock masks.
• Added support for Swing event conversion.
• Relaxed GlobalScreen scope restrictions.
• Fixed a major issue with UTF-16 support on Linux.
• Fixed key mapping for the number pad on Linux.
• Fixed language support on X11 platforms.
• Code refactoring and organization.

JNativeHook 2.0.3 (Nov 02, 2015)

• Added support for media keys on OS X.
• Added wiki pages to the project.
• Fixed caps-lock key release on OS X.
• Fixed posting mouse coordinates on Windows and Linux.
• Fixed posting number keys on Windows.
• Fixed segfault with multiple instances on Linux.
• Fixed SetWindowsHookEx failed with 0X7E error on Windows.
• Fixed the coordinates of posted mouse events for Windows.
• Small documentation updates.

JNativeHook 2.0.2 (Jun 28, 2015)

• Added support for Maven central repository.
• Added modifier polling to hook start procedure.
• Fixed a bug on OS X where the hook would always succeed.
• Fixed event timing issues for all platforms.
• Fixed issue with build.property file included in the release package.
• Various cleanups throughout the code base.

JNativeHook 2.0.1 (Mar 21, 2015)

• Added support for dispatch_sync_f when available on OS X.
• Added libuiohook as a git submodule.
• Changed hard coded dlsym() paths to RTLD_DEFAULT on OS X.
• Fixed a memory leak in event posting on OS X.
• Fixed an LTO related crash on Linux.
• Fixed missing button number of mouse pressed events on Windows.

JNativeHook 2.0.0 (Jan 27, 2015)

• Total rewrite and fork of the native code to its own standalone project.
• Transitioned to virtual keycodes backed by scancode set 1.
• Added Java's ExecutorService support for event delivery.
• Added the ability to post NativeInputEvent's back to the Operating System.
• Added support for multi-head hosts.
• Countless bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Fixed a long-standing RDP capture issue.
• More flexible library loading.
• More accurate event timestamps.
• Removed the vestigial singleton API.
• Vastly improved the build process.

JNativeHook 1.1.4 (Mar 17, 2013)

• Added no-strict-aliasing compiler option that is enabled by default for all platforms.
• Fixed 100% CPU utilization on Linux when using asynchronous XRecord API.
• Fixed a crash when re-registering the native hook on all platforms.
• Fixed the dead key interpretation for key typed events on Windows.
• Improved language support for multiple locales on Windows.
• Improved the memory utilization for the demo application.
• Updated the demo application to allow unregistering and re-registering of the global hook.
• Various cleanups throughout the native code base.

JNativeHook 1.1.3 (Jan 2, 2013)

• Fixed a JVM memory leak due to NativeInputEvent objects not being garbage collected.
• Fixed exception for assistive devices on OS X.
• Fixed JNLP and custom class loading issues in native code.
• Fixed mouse click events on Windows.
• Fixed key typed events for OS X, again. This should prevent the TSMProcessRawKeyCode failed (-192) errors from popping up.
• Fixed key typed events for tab, enter and number pad keys on X11 platforms.
• Improved key char lookup for OSX.
• Updated the author and license of the code used in WinUnicodeHelper.

JNativeHook 1.1.2 (Nov 5, 2012)

• Added asynchronous XRecord build option and enabled it by default for Unix.
• Fixed the click count for OS X.
• Fixed key character lookup including support for dead keys on OS X.
• Improved stability for synchronous XRecord on Unix.
• Improved thread startup and shutdown across all platforms.
• Improved thread safety for Unix and OS X.
• Various cleanups throughout the native code base.

JNativeHook 1.1.1 (Oct 17, 2012)

• Added an explicit exception if the native library not found.
• Added safety checks to the Windows unicode helper function.
• Changed to listen only tap for OS X.
• Fixed a few small memory leaks for OS X.
• Fixed click count for OS X.
• Fixed free() on static memory pointer for Unix and OS X.
• Fixed potential sscanf overflow on Unix.
• Fixed potential use of a null pointer in rare circumstances for Unix and OS X.
• Fixed several unicode conversions for Unix.
• Fixed ant run target java library path.
• Improved ant platform compatibility.
• Removed unneeded ActionListener from the NativeHookDemo.
• Various cleanups throughout the native code base.

JNativeHook 1.1.0 (Sep 10, 2012)

• Total rewrite and restructuring of the native code base.
• Added support for key typed events.
• Added support for action key checks.
• Added support for mouse click events.
• Added support for mouse drag events.
• Added support for mouse wheel events.
• Improved both native and Java thread safety.
• Improved unpacking of the native library from the Jar.
• Improved operating system compatibility.
• Optimized native code for all platforms.
• Removed Make dependency.
• Workaround for Java web start shortfalls.

JNativeHook 1.0.2288 (Sep 23, 2011)

• Added button masks to all platforms for consistency.
• Added checks for null on GlobalScreen listener addition and removal.
• Added WM_QUIT exit listener instead of isRunning boolean for Windows message loop.
• Changed Carbon constant for the Context Menu to a user defined value in OSXKeyCodes.h.
• Enabled sun.awt.enableExtraMouseButtons by default.
• Fixed an issue with Linux mouse buttons 4 and 5. Switched to using the standard virtual button codes for events.
• Fixed various typos.
• Fixed the termination order for Unix/Linux XRecord connection.
• Fixed an issue with the MouseEvent constructor id for all platforms. Used a separate id for mouse button and motion events.
• Fixed the double event registration issue with the demo.
• Fixed issue with Makefile error message not displaying if run outside of ant.
• Fixed issues with null pointer VM crashes due to garbage collection for all platforms.
• Fixed RunLoop termination on OS X.
• Fixed issues with the OS X button modifiers.
• Improved MinGW compatibility Windows.
• Improved event delivery performance for all platforms.
• Removed Carbon code from the keyboard rate and delay functions on OS X.
• Removed the Carbon HIToolbox requirement for key constants on OS X.
• Switch to async XRecord connection.
• Switch from Carbon to ApplicationServices framework for key hooking on OS X.

JNativeHook 1.0.1950 (Aug 30, 2011)

• Fixed a problem with the 32-bit OS X binary.
• Fixed various typos.
• Removed unneeded -framework JavaVM for OS X targets.
• Improved build file.

JNativeHook 1.0.1840 (May 11, 2011)

• Initial Release.