v2.7.0

[taoeffect]

Note

2.7.x is a major update from 2.5.x and is a testing series for 2.8.x.
In other words, 2.7.x is an unannounced version of 2.8. We are skipping 2.6/2.7 because of how big this update is.
These same releases notes will be used for 2.8.

How to run this

The archive file contains a dist/ folder that needs to be placed into a copy of this cloned repo. Then you can serve it using grunt serve (from the root of this cloned repo) after following the getting started instructions. On a production site, you should to use these environment variables:

• NODE_ENV=production
• VAPID_EMAIL=mailto:test@example.com
• GI_PERSIST=sqlite (or GI_PERSIST=fs, but sqlite or router is recommended)

Important

Before upgrading, it's important to first delete the dist/ folder and replace it with the new contents from this archive.

Release Notes

Human-friendly release notes v2.5.1 → v2.7.0:

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New Features

• Audio player for chat — Built-in player for audio attachments
• Attachment upload UI — Visual progress bar for file uploads
• Download spinner for attachments — Spinner shown during downloads
• Save draft messages — Drafts preserved when switching channels
• Markdown table support — New and improved table rendering in chat messages

Improvements

• Redesigned user settings menu — Better structure and navigation for settings
• Chat notification sounds — Improved defaults for message notifications
• Chat UX improvements — Better unread indicators and interaction patterns
• Chat menu icon update — New icon; fixed unread count not resetting
• Media blob caching — Caches loaded media to avoid redundant downloads
• Dashboard empty periods — Shows current and empty periods in bar graphs
• Locale-aware currency formatting — Respects browser locale and fixes BTC symbol
• Login error modal — Clearer messaging in login error dialog
• External links open in new tab — Chat links open in a new tab
• Channel name validation helper text — Added helper text to channel name field
• BrowserSync port override — Configurable via --browsersync-port=<port>
• Key rotation robustness — More reliable key rotation on member changes
• General API improvements — Refactoring, bugfixes, and Chelonia API migration
• Updated Russian translations
• Dependency updates — Bumped packages and ran npm audit for security
• Fixed SBP warnings — Bumped @sbp/okturtles.* to fix duplicate warnings

Bugfixes

• GIF animations preserved — Sent .gif files no longer lose animation
• Fix same file re-attachment — Allows attaching the same file consecutively
• Fix multi-folder attachments — Allows attaching files from multiple folders
• Fix chatroom mention issues — Mentions no longer match special characters
• Removed members hidden in mentions — Exited/removed users hidden from @-list
• Fix badge count — Badge count respects all-messages setting, not just mentions
• Fix edit channel modal — Fixed missing logic and UI issues
• Fix emoji sizing after markdown — Emojis after markdown now size correctly
• Fix video player UI — Fixed layout for vertical videos
• Fix chat loading indicators — loadingUp/loadingDown clear on room switch
• Fix revoke invite double dialog — "Revoke invite" prompt no longer appears twice
• Fix text overflow — Stopped text overflowing in polls and UI areas
• Fix checkbox/radio scaling — Elements scale correctly with text sizes
• Fix blob URL and cache memory leaks — Revokes URLs and fixes cache index leaks
• Close unused MessagePorts — Closes ports after use to stop memory leaks
• Fail silently for namespace lookup — namespace/lookup ignores missing usernames

What's Changed

• Updated russian.strings by @Alizzka in Updated russian.strings #2944
• Final updated russian.strings by @Alizzka in Final updated russian.strings #2947
• closes Clarify considerations when modifying code under model/contracts/shared #2943 - improve docs by @taoeffect in closes #2943 - improve docs #2945
• Reuse media attachment blobs after downloading in the chat #2927 - Cache media blobs by @SebinSong in #2927 - Cache media blobs #2941
• Cannot attach same file twice in a row #2951 - Same file cannot be attached in a row by @SebinSong in #2951 - Same file cannot be attached in a row #2955
• UI bugs in ChatMain.vue #2935 - Fix some Chat UI bugs by @SebinSong in #2935 - Fix some Chat UI bugs #2957
• Cannot attach files from multiple folders #2953 - Cannot attach files from multiple folders by @SebinSong in #2953 - Cannot attach files from multiple folders #2956
• Support locale-aware currency formatting by @snowteamer in Support locale-aware currency formatting #2923
• Add a simple audio player #2954 - Build audio player for chat by @SebinSong in #2954 - Build audio player for chat #2964
• Overflowing text in polls #2950 - Overflowing texts in Chat poll by @SebinSong in #2950 - Overflowing texts in Chat poll #2967
• Allow auto-play of gifs #2949 - .gif losing animations by @SebinSong in #2949 - .gif losing animations #2968
• Don't throw an error if if checkUsernameConsistency can't lookup the name #2958 - Fail silently for 'namespace/lookup' by @SebinSong in #2958 - Fail silently for 'namespace/lookup' #2971
• 'Revoke invite link' confirm dialog box is displayed twice #2973 - 'Revoke invite' confirm dialog-box is displayed twice by @SebinSong in #2973 - 'Revoke invite' confirm dialog-box is displayed twice #2974
• Need a UI designed for uploading large attachments (to show progress) #2959 - UI for attachment uploading by @SebinSong in #2959 - UI for attachment uploading #2970
• Add target="_blank" to all external in-app markdown links #2976 - Add target="_blank" to the external links in chat by @SebinSong in #2976 - Add target="_blank" to the external links in chat #2978
• UI issue in the chat video player modal on mobile devices #2984 - Fix the video player UI bug by @SebinSong in #2984 - Fix the video player UI bug #2985
• Clear loadingUp/Down on chatroom switch by @corrideat in Clear loadingUp/Down on chatroom switch #2977
• A member who left the group still shows up in the chatroom mention list #2990 - Removed member still shows up in the group-chat mention list by @SebinSong in #2990 - Removed member still shows up in the group-chat mention list #2991
• Show the current period and empty periods in the dashboard UI #2982 - Show the current period and empty periods in the dashboard UI by @SebinSong in #2982 - Show the current period and empty periods in the dashboard UI #2983
• Fix SBP warnings for already registered selectors by @snowteamer in Fix SBP warnings for already registered selectors #2994
• Enhance markdown table display #3005 - Implement markdown table by @SebinSong in #3005 - Implement markdown table #3009
• Annoying service worker error during login #2986 - Login error modal improvement by @SebinSong in #2986 - Login error modal improvement #2987
• Various chatroom mention issues #2999 - Chatroom mention issues by @SebinSong in #2999 - Chatroom mention issues #3007
• Bump qs, browser-sync and @cypress/request by @dependabot[bot] in Bump qs, browser-sync and @cypress/request #3015
• Enhance the menu structure of Group/User settings in the app #2995 - Enhance menu structure by @SebinSong in #2995 - Enhance menu structure #3004
• Allow customization of browsersync port (3000) #3006 - option for browser-sync port override by @SebinSong in #3006 - option for browser-sync port override #3018
• Chat menu icon update by @SebinSong in Chat menu icon update #3020
• Enhance the menu structure of Group/User settings in the app #2995 TODO2 - enhance menu structure for user settings by @SebinSong in #2995 TODO2 - enhance menu structure for user settings #3024
• Text overflow bugs in some places #3026 - Two text overflow issues by @SebinSong in #3026 - Two text overflow issues #3029
• automated pr reviews by @taoeffect in automated pr reviews #3032
• Save drafts of messages #3023 - Save draft message by @SebinSong in #3023 - Save draft message #3027
• Checkbox/Radio elements look off in different text-size settings #3021 - Checkbox/Radio elements look off in different text-size settings by @SebinSong in #3021 - Checkbox/Radio elements look off in different text-size settings #3025
• Edit channel name modal allows whitespace/punctuations #3028 - Edit channel modal issue by @SebinSong in #3028 - Edit channel modal issue #3031
• Two UX improvements in chat #3038 Chat UX improvements by @SebinSong in #3038 Chat UX improvements #3039
• Close unused message ports by @corrideat in Close unused message ports #3037
• Recent emoji icons update related bug #3044 - Chat emoji size bug by @SebinSong in #3044 - Chat emoji size bug #3046
• Run npm audit by @corrideat in Run npm audit #3049
• Odd Heisenbug: very high memory usage #3022 Fix blob URL and cache index memory leaks by @taoeffect in #3022 Fix blob URL and cache index memory leaks #3042
• Improve chat notifications and sounds #3008 Chat notification sounds/UI improvements by @SebinSong in #3008 Chat notification sounds/UI improvements #3034
• Fix badge count by @corrideat in Fix badge count #3060
• General API improvements by @corrideat in General API improvements #3057
• Key rotation robustness by @corrideat in Key rotation robustness #3058
• Fix download UI/UX with large video files #3051 Download spinner UI for attachments by @SebinSong in #3051 Download spinner UI for attachments #3061

New Contributors

• @Alizzka made their first contribution in Updated russian.strings #2944

Full Changelog: v2.5.1...v2.7.0

$ sha256sum gi-*
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b816dfaa17b22c980f83279d14aa851bc43ebe5970890aa35b9e936680f2b594  gi-v2.7.0.tgz

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