Get rid of "News"

README.md

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ The installer has a global variable called DEVELOPER_MODE, which controls how it
 In developer mode, the installer will prefer local files (on disk) if they are present, instead of remote files (from github). This mode will Specifically: 
 
 - `installData.json`
-- all .md files in the `news` folder
 - `cachedDownloadSizes.json`
 
 ## Cached Download Sizes

common.py

@@ -591,23 +591,6 @@ def sevenZipTest(archive_path):
 	             ]
 	return runProcessOutputToTempFile(arguments, sevenZipMode=True)
 
-def tryGetRemoteNews(newsName):
-	"""
-	:param changelogName: the name of the changelog to retrieve, without file extension
-	There should be one for each mod, and one called 'news' for the index.html page
-	:return:
-	"""
-	localPath = 'news/' + newsName + '.md'
-	url = Globals.GITHUB_MASTER_BASE_URL + 'news/' + quote(newsName) + '.md'
-	try:
-		if Globals.DEVELOPER_MODE and os.path.exists(localPath):
-			with io.open(localPath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
-				return file.read()
-		else:
-			return downloadFile(url, is_text=True)
-	except HTTPError as error:
-		return """The news [{}] couldn't be retrieved from [{}] the server.""".format(newsName, url)
-
 def getDonationStatus():
 	# type: () -> (Optional[str], Optional[str])
 	"""

httpGUI.py

@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ def __init__(self):
 		self.threadException = None # type: Optional[Exception]
 		self.selectedModName = None # type: Optional[str] # user sets this while navigating the website
 
-		self.remoteNews = ""
 		self.donationMonthsRemaining = ""
 		self.donationProgressPercent = ""
 
@@ -736,9 +735,6 @@ def __init__(self):
 	def shutdown(self):
 		self.installRunningLock.release()
 
-	def loadNews(self):
-		self.remoteNews = common.tryGetRemoteNews('news')
-
 	def loadDonationStatus(self):
 		self.donationMonthsRemaining, self.donationProgressPercent = common.getDonationStatus()
 
@@ -897,7 +893,6 @@ def getSubModHandlesRequestHandler(requestData):
 							'installAlreadyInProgress': self.installAlreadyInProgress(), # This is true if the install is currently running. Use to resume displaying an ongoing installation if the user accidentally closed the browser tab.
 							'lastInstallPath': self.lastInstallPath, # The last path installed to - only valid if an install is currently running.
 							'lastSubModID': self.lastSubModID, # The ID of the last submod installed to - only valid if an install is currently running.
-							'news': self.remoteNews, # News across all mods, fetched from github
 							'donationMonthsRemaining': self.donationMonthsRemaining, # How many months the server can be paid for with current funding
 							'donationProgressPercent': self.donationProgressPercent, # How close funding is to the 12 month donation goal, in percent
 							},

httpGUI/index.html

@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ <h2 class="uppercase mb8">Higurashi Rei</h2>
 								<p class="lead mb0">New chapter: Higurashi Rei<br></p>
 								<a class="btn btn-lg" onclick="setModNameAndNavigate('Rei')">INSTALL</a>
 							</div>
-							<div class="col-md-6 text-center">
-								<div class="feature bordered hidden-xs hidden-sm boxed">
-									<div class="rendered-markdown">
-										<span v-html="globalNews"></span>
-									</div>
-								</div>
-							</div>
 						</div>
 
 					</div>

httpGUI/python-patcher-index.js

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ window.onload = function onWindowLoaded() {
       dataFilters: ['Question Arcs', 'Answer Arcs', 'Console Arcs', 'Bonus Content'],
       currentDataFilter: null,
       masonryInitialized: false,
-      globalNews: 'News not loaded',
       donationProgress: 'N months',
       donationMonthsRemaining: 'XXX%',
       metaInfo: {
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ window.onload = function onWindowLoaded() {
         lockFileExists: false, // This indicates if a install is already running in a different instance, or a previous install was killed while running
         operatingSystem: '', // The operating system - either 'windows', 'linux', or 'mac'
         installAlreadyInProgress: false, // This is true if the install is currently running. Use to resume displaying an ongoing installation if the user accidentally closed the browser tab.
-        news: '', // News across all mods, fetched from github
         donationMonthsRemaining: '', // How many months the server can be paid for with current funding
         donationProgressPercent: '', // How close funding is to the 12 month donation goal, in percent
       },
@@ -152,8 +150,6 @@ window.onload = function onWindowLoaded() {
           app.modalVisible = true;
         }
 
-        app.globalNews = DOMPurify.sanitize(marked(app.metaInfo.news));
-
         app.uniqueSubMods = Object.values(modNameToSubModHandleMap);
         app.uniqueSubMods.sort((a, b) => a.id - b.id);
         console.log(app.uniqueSubMods);

httpGUI/python-patcher-lib.js

@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ window.onload = function onWindowLoaded() {
         lockFileExists: false, // This indicates if a install is already running in a different instance, or a previous install was killed while running
         operatingSystem: '', // The operating system - either 'windows', 'linux', or 'mac'
         installAlreadyInProgress: false, // This is true if the install is currently running. Use to resume displaying an ongoing installation if the user accidentally closed the browser tab.
-        news: '', // News across all mods, fetched from github
         donationMonthsRemaining: '', // How many months the server can be paid for with current funding
         donationProgressPercent: '', // How close funding is to the 12 month donation goal, in percent
       },

httpGUI/style.css

@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
     color: black;
 }
 
-#globalNews {
-    overflow-y: auto;
-    height: 280px;
-}
-
 .background-image-holder.fadeIn {
     -webkit-filter: brightness(50%); filter: brightness(50%)
 }

main.py

@@ -232,18 +232,11 @@ def thread_getSubModConfigList():
 		return getSubModConfigList(modList)
 
 	def thread_unimportantTasks():
-		t_loadNews = common.makeThread(installerGUI.loadNews)
 		t_loadDonations = common.makeThread(installerGUI.loadDonationStatus)
 		t_loadLatestInstallerStatus = common.makeThread(common.Globals.loadInstallerLatestStatus)
-		t_loadNews.start()
 		t_loadDonations.start()
 		t_loadLatestInstallerStatus.start()
 
-		try:
-			t_loadNews.join(timeout=6)
-		except Exception as e:
-			print(e)
-
 		try:
 			t_loadDonations.join(timeout=6)
 		except Exception as e: