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v0.2.0
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First release with installers and the in-app updater.

  • Graywolf API transport (new default). Emcomm Objects logs in to Graywolf's REST API like the web UI does and asks it to send object beacons; Graywolf handles AX.25, the channel, digipeating and iGating. Works with a stock Graywolf install: no KISS interface to configure. Kill packets go out as Graywolf custom beacons carrying the spec-exact ;NAME _… info field. The KISS-over-TCP transport is still available and can be switched from Settings without a restart.
  • Settings in the browser. Callsign, transport, Graywolf login (with Test connection and a channel picker), KISS address, web address, browser-on-start and update preferences. A fresh install opens Settings by itself; no text editor needed.
  • Redesigned UI. Object cards with live countdowns, status chips (live / due / expiring / killing / killed / disabled), search and filter, a searchable symbol chart with names, dark and light themes, toasts instead of alert boxes, an Activity tab with the packet history and the server log, a status bar with version and data folder. Leaflet is bundled, so the app renders without internet (map tiles still come from OpenStreetMap when online).
  • Updater. Checks GitHub at start and every 12 h (only the version number is fetched). On Windows the Update pill downloads the release, verifies its SHA-256 against SHA256SUMS.txt, closes, installs (installer) or swaps the executable (portable) and reopens. Other platforms get the download link. Skip this version is remembered.
  • Releases. Windows installer (per-user, no admin, optional start-with-Windows), portable zip, macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Linux x64 and arm64 (Raspberry Pi). Data for the installed Windows build lives in %LOCALAPPDATA%\EmcommObjects and survives upgrades, matching VarMap.
  • API for companion tools. GET /api/objects (Pinpoint-shaped JSON), GET /api/objects.csv, GET /api/status, GET /api/version, SSE at /api/events.
  • Beacon all, CSV export, altitude field, "beacons deferred" instead of a warning storm while the radio is down or the callsign is unset, log file in the data folder (Windows builds run without a console window), --no-browser, --data and single-instance detection (a second start just opens the running UI).
  • Scheduler wakes immediately when the transport connects or an object is saved, instead of waiting for the next 10 s tick.
  • Removed the goreleaser pipeline in favour of a plain Go cross-compile plus Inno Setup workflow.

Windows: download EmcommObjects-Setup-*.exe and run it (per-user install, no admin needed). Prefer no installer? emcomm-objects-*-windows-x64-portable.zip unzips anywhere.

macOS / Linux / Raspberry Pi: unpack the matching .tar.gz, run ./emcomm-objects, open http://127.0.0.1:8765.

Settings and objects are kept in the user profile (%LOCALAPPDATA%\EmcommObjects on Windows for the installed build) and survive upgrades.

Already running Emcomm Objects? It checks for new releases by itself: click the Update pill and choose Install now (Windows), or download from here. SHA256SUMS.txt lists the checksum of every file above.

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