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DrawMotion Changelog

All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.

This project adheres to Semantic Versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH).

[1.7.9] - 2026-10-19

CI/CD Packaging Pipeline Hardening & Multi-Platform Compatibility

This maintenance release resolves multi-platform CI build failures across Windows Store (MSIX) and Linux Ubuntu 24.04 environments, hardens repository security boundaries, and synchronizes application engine versioning.

CI/CD & Build Infrastructure

  • MSIX Store Packaging Staging Fix: Resolved directory collision error (Item already exists) in .github/workflows/build-msstore.yml during layout staging by safely overlaying visual assets into the existing Nuitka application distribution assets hierarchy.
  • Linux Modern Runner Compatibility (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS): Fixed package dependency failures in .github/workflows/build-linux.yml by dynamically adapting to the ALSA library migration (libasound2t64 with automatic fallback to libasound2), preventing apt-get failure on noble runners.
  • Inno Setup & Release Workflow Harmonization: Synchronized build scripts and release automation with explicit version parameterization (v1.7.9) across Windows developer, production installer, Linux binary, and Microsoft Store packages.

Security & Repository Hygiene

  • Code-Signing Certificate Isolation: Verified and enforced that all digital certificate signing operations run strictly through encrypted CI secrets (CERT_BASE64 and CERT_PASSWORD), with complete exclusion of private keys, certificates (.pfx, .p12, .cer, .crt), and temporary decryption artifacts from git tracking.
  • Workspace Artifact Sanitization: Isolated developer-only local scripts (build_diagnostic_local.bat, fixed_install.md) and pre-build cache directories (assets/uploads, assets/library, *.sqlite) from upstream remote pushes.
  • Legal and Distribution Governance: Documented repository retention and deployment rules for build recipe templates, license specifications, and application store manifests.

Core Engine & Version Synchronization

  • Runtime Version Bump: Synchronized application version 1.7.9 across the internal update checker (core/updater.py), JSON project state serializer (core/serialization/serializer.py), Windows Inno Setup scripts, and Microsoft Store AppxManifest.

[1.7.8] - 2026-10-17

Initial Official Open-Source Release

This release establishes the baseline open-source architecture of DrawMotion with a fully hardened startup lifecycle, multi-algorithm vector animation engine, and cross-platform build pipelines.

Core Engine and Drawing Systems

  • Physics-Based Handwriting Algorithms: Integrated five distinct mathematical stroke simulation models (Steady, Minimum Jerk, Natural Human, Organic Sketch, and Stop & Go) replicating realistic human handwriting dynamics.
  • Vector Path Tracing: Automatic parsing and sequential tracing of SVG vectors and raster images with dynamic stroke revelation (dashOffset animation).
  • Dual-Layer Anti-Aliased Typography: High-resolution display layer decoupled from stroke masks, ensuring crisp anti-aliasing even when rendering real-time drop shadows and glow effects.
  • Multitrack Timeline: Dynamic timeline with audio waveform rendering, audio scrubbing, and scene duration management.
  • Stateless Data Serialization: Memory-safe clipboard and scene persistence based on JSON serialization, eliminating pointer corruption and memory leaks across scene duplication.

Platform Stability and Fault Isolation

  • Native C++ Signal Trapping: Registered qInstallMessageHandler prior to QApplication instantiation to capture low-level Qt messages (qFatal, qCritical, qWarning) directly to persistent logs (%LOCALAPPDATA%\DrawMotion\Logs\qt_messages.log).
  • Python Fault Handler: Enabled unbuffered faulthandler directed to %LOCALAPPDATA%\DrawMotion\Logs\crash_faulthandler.log with module-level global handles.
  • Watchdog Circuit Breaker: Implemented a startup failure cap (max_allowed_failures = 3) to permanently prevent infinite restart loops.
  • Qt Plugin Bundling: Explicitly bundled Qt image and icon engines (imageformats, iconengines, sensible, multimedia) in Nuitka compilation to prevent segmentation faults during vector rendering.
  • Direct Public Updates: Configured automated update checking querying official releases from DMotionX/DrawMotion with fast parallel multi-stream downloads.
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