v.5.3.9

ruTorrent 5.3.9

The headline is rtorrent 0.16.18 support, plus a new port-management feature, fixes, and lint cleanup.

rtorrent 0.16.18 compatibility

rtorrent 0.16.18 renamed the listening-port commands (network.port_range/port_random → network.listen.port.*) and retired network.port_open. These keep ruTorrent working on it:

• Add methods-0.16.18.php remapping the port getters/setters (and neutralizing the removed port_open) — @xirvik (#3123)
• Mirror the same remaps client-side in content.js — @xirvik (#3124)
• Hide the now-vestigial "port open" checkbox on rtorrent 0.16.x — @xirvik (#3125)

New features

• check_port — "Force specific port": set the live listening port straight from the UI with no rtorrent restart (uses network.listen.port.set; rtorrent 0.16.18+), handy for VPN port-forwarding — @xirvik (#3126)

Fixes

• erasedata: record the delete list without httprpc (fixes #3120) — @xirvik (#3121)
• Add finished and started command aliases — @ranirahn (#3099)

Code quality (eslint)

• Scope no-unused-vars to local variables and drop dead locals — @xirvik (#3115)
• Fix the remaining eslint findings (unsafe optional chaining, dead private member) — @xirvik (#3116)
• no-redeclare: remove redundant var re-declarations — @xirvik (#3117)

Full Changelog: v5.3.8...v5.3.9