v2.7.1

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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 → v2.7.1:

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New Features

• Built-in audio player for chat attachments
• Spinner shown during file uploads and downloads
• Draft messages are now preserved when switching channels
• New and improved table rendering for Markdown in chat messages

Improvements

• Redesigned user settings menu with better structure and navigation
• Improved default sounds for chat message notifications
• Chatrooms now support non-English names
• Better unread indicators and interaction patterns in chat
• New chat menu icon and fixed unread count not resetting
• Loaded media is now cached to avoid redundant downloads
• Dashboard bar graphs now show current and empty periods
• Currency formatting now respects browser locale and fixes BTC symbol
• Clearer messaging in login error dialog
• External chat links now open in a new tab
• Added helper text to channel name field for validation
• BrowserSync port is now configurable via --browsersync-port=<port>
• More reliable key rotation on member changes
• General API improvements including refactoring, bugfixes, and Chelonia API migration
• Updated Russian translations
• Bumped dependencies

Bugfixes

• Sent .gif files no longer lose animation
• You can now attach the same file consecutively
• You can now attach files from multiple folders at once
• Mentions no longer match special characters in chatrooms
• Exited or removed users are now hidden from the @-mention list
• Badge count now respects all-messages setting, not just mentions
• Fixed missing logic and UI issues in edit channel modal
• Emojis after markdown now size correctly
• Fixed layout for vertical videos in the video player
• Chat loading indicators now clear on room switch
• Revoke invite prompt no longer appears twice
• Fixed text overflowing in polls and various UI areas
• Checkboxes and radio buttons now scale correctly with text sizes
• Fixed blob URL and cache memory leaks
• Unused MessagePorts are now closed after use to stop memory leaks
• Namespace lookup now fails silently for missing usernames

What's Changed (Since 2.7.0)

• Skip pending message from read until by @corrideat in Skip pending message from read until #3072
• Check whether suitable keys exist before sending by @corrideat in Check whether suitable keys exist before sending #3074
• Shorter random usernames by @corrideat in Shorter random usernames #3082
• Cropped text in replied message UI on mobile-size screen. #3073 - cropped text in replied message UI. by @SebinSong in #3073 - cropped text in replied message UI. #3085
• Ensure attachments are included as part of message resend attempts #3067 - Ensure attachments are included in re-send attempts by @SebinSong in #3067 - Ensure attachments are included in re-send attempts #3071
• Cannot create a non-english channel name #3064 - Non-english channel name issue by @SebinSong in #3064 - Non-english channel name issue #3086

Full Changelog: v2.7.0...v2.7.1

$ sha256sum gi-*
9f85bd56a0ebc54a0cfa87d2a87238b74e50175b1b4a86c11df244d84272a9a4  gi-v2.7.1.debug.tgz
ee852b56a8d4a883ee1f5d7889feb0ce11459d0fb2179702825999365321f02b  gi-v2.7.1.tgz

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This discussion was created from the release v2.7.1.