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Crawlabout v2.0.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 04 Nov 18:46
· 7 commits to main since this release

Added

  • Save offline – edit, export and import the download list: every
    entry that is not running can be edited (its settings are loaded into the
    form; changing the URL or the target directory starts the entry over).
    "Export list" saves all entries with their settings as a JSON file
    (passwords only if you choose "With passwords" – they are stored as
    plain text), "Import list" adds the entries of such a file again
    – for example after a restart of Crawlabout.
  • Windows: every release has a single crawlabout-windows-amd64.exe
    (no installer). It is built and tested on Windows, opens the interface in
    the default browser and shows it in the language of Windows.

Changed

  • LinkScout is now called Crawlabout – the name LinkScout was already
    used by a similar project. This is why the version jumps to 2.0: scripts
    that call linkscout, links to the old release files and clients of the
    local API (header X-Crawlabout instead of X-LinkScout) need the new
    name; command-line options and the JSON report format are unchanged.
    The command is crawlabout, the packages are crawlabout-*.deb /
    crawlabout-*.pkg.tar.zst (they replace an installed linkscout
    package) and the website moved to
    https://dlehmann.github.io/crawlabout/. Existing offline copies are
    updated as before: their .linkscout folder is renamed, and the default
    target directory stays ~/Downloads/linkscout as long as there is no
    ~/Downloads/crawlabout. LINKSCOUT_PASSWORD and the settings of the
    web interface still work. Reports and download lists from LinkScout can
    be imported.
  • New logo: an open "C" – a round trip of linked pages with the next
    one about to be discovered. It is the icon of the desktop launcher, the
    favicon of the app and of the website.