v2.8.0

[taoeffect]

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 → v2.8.0:

New Features

• Built-in audio player for chat attachments
• Draft messages are now preserved when switching channels
• New and improved table rendering for Markdown in chat messages
• Spinner shown during file uploads and downloads
• Ability to modify defaults for chatroom notification and sound settings

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
• Fix ESC not dismissing emoticons popup
• Two bugfixes related to rendering "replying to:" UI

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
• 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
• Global defaults for per-chatroom notification settings #3048 - global default chat notifications by @SebinSong in #3048 - global default chat notifications #3080
• Two issues related to Replying to:... UI #3068 - Two bugs related to Replying to: ... UI by @SebinSong in #3068 - Two bugs related to Replying to: ... UI #3089
• Broken pop-up dismissmal by Esc key in Emoticon.vue #3091 - Broken dialog dismissal by Esc key in Emoticons.vue by @SebinSong in #3091 - Broken dialog dismissal by Esc key in Emoticons.vue #3093

New Contributors

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

Full Changelog: v2.5.1...v2.8.0

$ sha256sum gi-*
5733bdd9842400293c8e5b28ec66bf87a2fec9f98e7977f508222fa089b743d3  gi-v2.8.0.debug.tgz
4dcce31dd9def0ad93aef0cca58021ceaa56de81c6bd31c54df60ed7150f438d  gi-v2.8.0.tgz

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