CHANGELOG.md

• 1.5.9
  • Allow specifying zip location in DefaultBootstrap with the --archive option. #159
  • Speed up deleteOldFiles by first comparing raw path strings, and only then query the OS. #163
• 1.5.8
  • Fix DefaultUpdateHandler NPE when printing before starting downloads. #142
• 1.5.7
  • Close zip resource before calling doneDownloads(). #120
• 1.5.6
  • Fix Elliptic Curve cipher missed in #89.
  • Workaround JDK bug where Files.walk would enumerate absolute paths. #113, #116
• 1.5.5
  • Fix dynamic properties not working with archive installations. #110
• 1.5.4
  • Fix archive not properly resolving UNIX paths. #109
• 1.5.3
  • Clamp update handler frac values between 0 and 1. #106
  • Bug fix in DefaultBootstrap causing command-line args not to be passed. #107
• 1.5.2
  • Bug fixes in DefaultBootstrap. #105
• 1.5.1
  • New update model Configuration.Update(ArchiveUpdateOptions), using an Archive to store update files, it can then be 'installed' (calling Archive::install). #76
  • Deprecated previous update models, but still available for smooth migration
  • Improved update return value UpdateResult. #87
  • Not passing default.launcher.main.class will run the command-line arguments as a script. #88
  • ignoreBootConflict no longer required if there are no user modules on the boot module layer.
  • DefaultBootstrap::updateFirst now performs update in parallel while launching the business app. #104
  • Support Elliptic Curve cipher. #89
• 1.4.5
  • Added DynamicClassLoader and the new Classloading Model. #75
  • New design reporting download progress in DefaultUpdateHandler.
  • Added SingleInstanceManager::tryExecute to handle second instance instead of automatic shutdown. #85
  • Added FileMapper::getChecksum and FileMapper::getSignature
  • user.home and user.dir will only be automatically replaced when matched to the beginning of a path. #73
  • Improved file accessibility check when copying new files to its final location. #76
• 1.4.4
  • Fixed fatal bug if an exception was thrown in UpdateHander.doneDownloads() or UpdateHanlder.succeeded().
  • Changed warning suppression system property key from suppress.warning to update4j.suppress.warning.
  • Restricted passing the same command to DefaultBootstrap twice.
• 1.4.3
  • Don't throw exception on jar download that static requires missing system module — @ChristianCiach
• 1.4.2
  • Increased download byte buffer to 8kb — suggested by @ChristianCiach
• 1.4.1
  • Allow 2 files with same path in config if both target different operating systems.
  • Added UpdateHandler.shouldCheckForUpdate(). Returning false will skip that file from being updated.
  • Pass arguments and system properties from the config when using the DefaultLauncher.
  • DefaultLauncher is now aware of JavaFX and will start javafx.application.Application even if missing a main method in class defined in default.launcher.main.class.
  • Reduced system dependencies to java.xml and added warnings if system module is not properly resolved.
  • When validating configuration and checking if 2 files resolve to same path; it will now allow if the files target different operating systems.
• 1.4.0
  • Added dependency injection framework to communicate between the bootstrap and service provider.
  • Consequently, removed provider consumers at update and launch, and passing args at launch.
  • Removed many confusing getXxxProperty() methods in Configuration class.
  • You can now add properties to a config dynamically at runtime.
  • Locate explicit service providers even if not properly registered as required by ServiceLoader.
  • Made many service methods default.
  • Added osFromFilename() method in FileMetadata builder.
  • Properly set encoding to Unicode when reading remote config in DefaultBootstrap.
  • Bug fix when local config file was missing in DefaultBootstrap::launchFirst.
  • Changed how --delegate argument in Bootstrap works.
  • Fixed bug in deleteOldFiles() where it would try to compare files even if it belongs to different OS.
  • Configuration.getTimestamp() now returns null if not present in the XML instead of time of object creation.
• 1.3.3
  • Properly escape special chars in output XML. Allow control chars in properties.
  • Renamed UpdateHandler::connect to UpdateHandler::openDownloadStream
  • Added more Configuration.Builder::signer overloads.
  • Default bootstrap now deletes old files if --syncLocal was used.
• 1.3.2 — Tested on Linux by @ChristianCiach
  • Control how files are downloaded with UpdateHandler::connect.
  • Delete old files with Configuration::deleteOldFiles.
• 1.3.1
  • DefaultBootstrap sync local now creates directories to write local config.
  • DefaultBootstrap remote signature failure would not fall back to local.
• 1.3.0
  • Rewrite of DefaultBootstrap.
  • You can now sign the configuration itself to ensure integrity of non-file elements, as paths and properties.
  • FileMetadata.getSignature() now returns a String instead of byte[] to avoid modification.
  • Java 11 compatibility: Removed JavaFX modules.
  • Fixed single instance bug on Linux.
  • Connection/read timeouts at 10 seconds.
  • Safer file overriding by properly handling file locks.
  • ConfigMapper and FileMapper lists are now final, to prevent accidental NPE.
  • FileMetadata::streamDirectory now automatically presets path attribute to actual filename relative to the streaming directory, instead of absolute source path.
• 1.2.2
  • Removed DefaultUpdateHandler percentage output to avoid problems with Eclipse console.
  • Added DefaultBootstrap with a straightforward CLI, and DefaultLauncher.
  • Added Configuration.sync() methods.
  • Additional file validation on update and renaming UpdateManager.verifyingFileSignature() to validatingFile() to include all of them.
  • To avoid version inconsistencies, all downloads are now atomic; if one download fails all previous are rolled back. Updated UpdateHandler.doneDownloadFile() to add awareness of this.
  • Fixed bug when downloading automatic module with no Automatic-Module-Name in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
• 1.2.1
  • Retracted, didn't correctly set main class in module descriptor.
• 1.2.0
  • Bug fixes.
  • Major redo of Configuration builder API.
  • Reduced dependencies to zero.
  • Renamed Library to FileMetadata and <library> XML element to <file>.
  • Warnings if files were incorrectly added to the boot classpath.
  • Reject download if module name or package name conflicts with a module on the boot modulepath and additional ignoreBootConflict attribute to <file> to override it.
  • Directly pass instances of service providers instead of locating providers.
  • Removed deprecated methods.
• 1.1.3-beta
  • Library.Reference.Builder no longer automatically sets modulepath to true.
  • Warn on Configuration::launch if there is no library that has set either classpath or modulepath to true.
• 1.1.2-beta
  • Added LaunchContext.getClassLoader() method.
• 1.1.0-beta
  • Added full support of loading jars into the classpath.
  • Added "add exports/opens/reads" support.
  • Renamed ImplicationType to PlaceholderMatchType.
• 1.0.0-beta.1
  • Deprecated verification via a Certificate, use PublicKey instead. Will be removed completely once it graduates beta.
• 1.0.0-beta
  • Initial release.