FlowBench v1.2.2

Note: NetPulse has been renamed to FlowBench. This release is identical in version (1.2.2); only branding, naming, and metadata were updated.

[1.2.2] - 2026-09-07

Added

• Added a cross-platform headless server-agent mode with an authenticated control Hub, outbound-only polling, heartbeat reporting, and persistent command cursors.
• Added a “Server Agents” page to the desktop GUI for refreshing agents, starting and stopping authorized jobs, and viewing live node status and operation logs.
• Added one-click server-node bundle generation for Windows and Linux, including Hub and Agent credentials, generated HTTPS certificates, startup scripts, and bounded configuration.
• Added server-node status tiles for total requests, successes, live QPS, and total traffic, with per-node state and traffic details.
• Added agent job progress reporting and completion summaries, including total packets, successes, failures, latency, and sent bytes.
• Added Docker deployment files and Railway guidance for Hub/Agent bundles.
• Added English release notes and updated bilingual documentation in SERVER_AGENT.md.

Changed

• Kept the Stress Test page focused on local jobs; server jobs now display their live status on the Server Agents page.
• Preserved the Collaborative Testing node-status card and added total sent traffic.
• Improved dark-mode consistency for dialogs, status editors, theme-color swatches, and hover backgrounds.
• Unified application, installer, updater, and release metadata to version 1.2.2.

Fixed

• Fixed a packaged-application startup failure where the first PySide6.QtCore import could fail with a missing DLL entry point; bundled PySide6/shiboken6 DLL directories are now registered and Shiboken/QtCore are preloaded in frozen builds.
• Excluded incompatible bundled ICU DLLs so Qt uses the Windows-provided ICU runtime instead of a conflicting ICU 78 runtime.
• Removed automatic marketplace PR merging; external submissions now remain open for manual maintainer review.
• Kept the legacy marketplace workflow filename as a no-op guard so older clients cannot re-enable automatic merging.
• Fixed server-node completion logs repeating after polling resumed; completion entries are now deduplicated per node and job.
• Fixed startup races in all-in-one Linux bundles by waiting for the Hub /health endpoint before starting the Agent.
• Fixed self-signed control-plane TLS handling with a GUI compatibility retry when the generated CA file is unavailable; controller tokens are still required.
• Fixed Hub handling of aborted TLS handshakes and HTTP clients pointing at HTTPS ports, preventing noisy disconnect errors.
• Fixed Hub and Agent binding/URL mismatch in generated bundles when a non-default public port was specified.
• Fixed dark-mode dialog fallback and a potential settings-card color import issue.
• Prevented page controls from remaining transparent after rapid page switches or missed animation callbacks.

Verified

• Agent/Hub unit tests passed: 6/6.
• Python compilation and AST checks passed.
• Light/dark UI smoke tests passed across all primary pages and dialogs.
• Windows Agent, Hub, CLI, desktop GUI, and Inno Setup installer builds completed.

NetPulse v1.2.0

What's New

Added

• Smooth staggered control reveals on startup and across every main page, including the plugin marketplace.
• A bilingual Page Animations setting that applies immediately and is included in preference backup, restore, and reset workflows.

Changed

• The system tray icon is now registered at startup and remains available throughout the running session.
• Disabling Page Animations now turns off both page transitions and control reveals.

Fixed

• Prevented page text from flashing before entrance animations begin.
• Cleaned up active effects during rapid page switches and when animations are disabled at runtime.
• Added transition cleanup compatibility for current and newer QFluentWidgets versions.
• Added first-launch dashboard animation and first-visit marketplace animation.
• Corrected stale marketplace checksums for the Traditional Chinese, Lucky Wheel, and Quick Notes plugins.

Verified

• Automatic update-check preferences take effect immediately without restarting.
• English mode covers all main pages and both marketplace tabs.
• Dark mode renders correctly across all main pages.
• Animation cleanup, rapid switching, settings persistence, tray startup, and packaged executable startup checks pass.

Installer

• NetPulse-Setup-1.2.0.exe
• SHA-256: E9CC8DA29033A565EC59A2FE9028EB5E5EE529DC293957F7E689D78CE1AD3884

The installer is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may display an Unknown publisher warning.

NetPulse v1.1.9

Changes

• Removed the unused "Copy Public Address" button from collaborative host controls.
• Kept invite-code copying, LAN-address copying, relay mode, direct mode, and broadcast controls unchanged.
• Updated the application and installer version to 1.1.9.

Download NetPulse-Setup-1.1.9.exe below to install the Windows desktop application.

NetPulse v1.1.8

Highlights

• Hardened concurrent settings persistence.
• Added strict collaborative host and port validation with IPv6 support.
• Fixed IPv6 UDP testing and HTTP request-body traffic accounting.
• Completed English labels for the built-in CVE plugin.
• Improved Windows tray identity and dynamically loaded plugin navigation.
• Fixed standalone marketplace loading for the CVE plugin with a pinned SHA-256 engine check.
• Added complete English changelog coverage for this release.

Download NetPulse-Setup-1.1.8.exe below to install the Windows desktop application.

NetPulse v1.1.7

Highlights

• Fixed marketplace index requests falling back to the offline cache when an expired GitHub token was present.
• Preserved the cached GitHub login so author-only marketplace actions remain available after token cleanup.
• Added stable author versus ordinary-user marketplace actions, including centered Install and Favorite controls for ordinary users.
• Updated the application and installer version to 1.1.7.
• Synced the Settings page immediately when the update prompt disables automatic update checks; no restart is required.

Verification

• English-mode UI smoke test passed with no visible Chinese text in 753 loaded widgets, including live marketplace cards.
• Dark-mode switching passed in the Qt offscreen regression test.
• Marketplace index fetch returned live entries instead of local cache.
• PyInstaller and Inno Setup builds completed successfully.

NetPulse v1.1.6

Changelog

[1.1.6] - 2026-08-22

Fixed

• Fixed marketplace refreshes returning stale indexes immediately after a plugin publish.
• Fixed rapid marketplace refresh clicks duplicating plugin cards in the UI.
• Preserved registered plugin protocols when importing stress-test configurations.
• Clamped imported ports, thread counts, rate limits, and durations to supported ranges.
• Rejected malformed bracketed IPv6 host/port values in collaborative direct-connect mode.
• Reset relay mode state cleanly when a collaborative host session is shut down.
• Completed English labels in the built-in Test Environment plugin, including localized time-zone display.
• Updated the marketplace checksum for the corrected Test Environment plugin.

Improved

• Refined tray-menu positioning so the complete menu remains visible near screen edges.
• Made plugin lists independently scrollable while keeping page controls visible.
• Improved plugin-market and report-menu animation compatibility with current QFluentWidgets versions.
• Updated installer metadata, documentation, and the displayed application version to 1.1.6.

Verification

• Python bytecode compilation passed for the application and marketplace plugins.
• Qt offscreen smoke startup passed for the main window and all primary views.
• English-mode UI smoke check found no visible Chinese text in the loaded application widgets.

NetPulse v1.1.5

[1.1.5] - 2026-08-22

Added

• Improved Plugin Marketplace search suggestions.
• Added ranked popular searches with up to five entries.
• Added animated expand/collapse behavior for the search suggestion panel.
• Added persistent search history.
• Added search history actions:
  • Click a history item to reuse and search it.
  • Delete individual history entries.
  • Clear all search history.
• Added three-column layout for search history items.
• Added improved marketplace filtering and sorting options.
• Added plugin favorites support.
• Added installation status filtering and update indicators.

Improved

• Changed popular search rank indicators to circular badges.
• Improved fallback plugin icons with white initials for better readability.
• Improved dark mode and light mode visual consistency.
• Improved Chinese and English interface coverage.
• Improved search behavior for unmatched keywords and multi-word queries.
• Improved plugin marketplace card layout and metadata display.
• Improved settings persistence, recovery, and backup handling.
• Improved monitoring, dashboard, stress testing, and collaboration interface stability.
• Improved validation for plugin IDs, downloads, icons, file sizes, and package data.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the search suggestion panel could not be closed with a single click.
• Fixed an issue where releasing the dropdown button reopened the suggestion panel.
• Fixed missing search history after entering a search term.
• Fixed popular search and history buttons not receiving native Windows mouse events.
• Fixed search history deletion and clear-all actions.
• Fixed plugin names not being inserted into the search box when selected.
• Fixed dark mode plugin icon initials appearing black.
• Fixed search suggestion animations disappearing during collapse.
• Fixed various layout, theme, and UI consistency issues.

Packaging

• Updated the application version to 1.1.5.
• Added a Windows installer built with Inno Setup.
• The installer does not automatically install marketplace plugin scripts.
• Plugins must be installed manually by the user after installation.
• Python is not required when using the packaged Windows installer.

NetPulse v1.1.2

What's New

Fixes

• Fixed the update-notification dialog: text and checkboxes were rendered on the dark mask outside the white card (an incompatibility with recent qfluentwidgets versions). The dialog is now rebuilt on MessageBoxBase, auto-sizes to its content, and renders correctly in both light and dark themes, in Chinese and English.

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.1.2

NetPulse v1.1.1

What's New

Marketplace

• Added category filter (All / Tools / Protocols / UI / Other) and sorting (by date, name, author, version, ascending/descending) to the plugin marketplace
• The publish dialog now lists all local plugins, including disabled or unloaded ones
• The authorization code shown during publishing is now click-to-copy, with a more compact layout
• Reloading a plugin now shows a clear success/failure notification

Plugins

• Clean first run: the installer no longer bundles example plugins — install exactly what you need from the marketplace
• Plugin sidebar icons now support custom image files (e.g., PNG) in addition to built-in Fluent icons
• Marketplace index entries now include category and publish date

Fixes

• Fixed missing app logo in the packaged build (PyInstaller bundle)
• Fixed text colors in dark mode and plugin icon refresh issues
• Unified version display across the splash screen and settings page

Documentation

• Added a plugin development guide (PLUGINS.md)

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.1.1

NetPulse v1.1.0 - 插件系统 / Plugin System

🧩 Plugin System

NetPulse v1.1.0 ships a full plugin platform — anyone can write, publish and use plugins to extend NetPulse.

New Features

• Plugin Marketplace: browse, search, install and update community plugins with one click (SHA-256 integrity verified)
• One-click Publish: publish your plugins directly from the app via GitHub OAuth device flow — no manual tokens, no review, goes live automatically
• One-click Unpublish: plugin authors can remove their own listings at any time, also review-free
• Custom Icons: upload a PNG/JPG icon when publishing; auto-generated colored initial badge as fallback
• Local Plugin Management: enable / disable / reload / remove plugins instantly; metadata and icons stay visible when disabled
• Rich Plugin API: custom protocols, exporters, target providers, metric subscriptions, test lifecycle events
• Sandboxed Loading: plugin crashes never take down the host app

Bug Fixes

• Crash when unpublishing a plugin (non-JSON file parsing)
• Marketplace button incorrectly showed "Install" for disabled plugins (now shows "Enable")
• Plugin update failed on Windows due to file locking
• Local plugin list jumped/repainted when toggling a plugin switch

Download

• End users: download NetPulse-Setup-1.1.0.exe and run the installer
• Source code: see "Source code (zip)" below

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🧩 插件系统

NetPulse v1.1.0 内置完整插件平台 —— 任何人都可以编写、发布和使用插件来扩展 NetPulse。

新增功能

• 插件市场：浏览、搜索、一键安装/更新社区插件（SHA-256 完整性校验）
• 一键发布：通过 GitHub OAuth 设备授权直接在软件内发布插件，无需手动生成令牌，无需审核自动上架
• 一键下架：插件作者可随时下架自己的插件，同样零审核
• 自定义图标：发布时可上传 PNG/JPG 图标；未上传时自动生成彩色首字徽章
• 本地插件管理：即时启用/禁用/重载/删除插件；禁用后图标和元数据保持显示
• 丰富插件 API：自定义协议、导出器、目标源、指标订阅、测试生命周期事件
• 沙箱加载：插件崩溃不会拖垮主程序

修复

• 下架插件时非 JSON 文件解析崩溃
• 禁用插件后市场按钮误显示「安装」（现为「启用」）
• Windows 文件占用导致插件更新失败
• 本地插件列表切换开关时整体跳变

下载

• 普通用户：下载 NetPulse-Setup-1.1.0.exe 双击安装
• 源码：见下方 "Source code (zip)"