v1.8.3 - Fixed roVideoPlayer and End Statement

The v1.8.x releases of the core library, are the final ones as a fully synchronous interpreter, the next release v1.9.x will come with support for async/await to remove the dependency on SharedArrayBuffer.

Release Changes

• Fixed roVideoPlayer method getAudioTracks by @lvcabral in #457
• Added serialNumber to device info object and to reponse of GetModelDetails()
• Fixed behavior of End statement to terminate the app
• Improved CLI app list handling
• Improved and documented MicroDebugger functions
• Moved home sound effect setup
• Improvements on WAV handling
• Reduced complexity and simplified some references
• Upgraded dependencies

Full Changelog: v1.8.2...v1.8.3

v1.8.2 - Fixed ifToStr() for roInvalid

Release Changes

• Fixed IfToStr to properly handle roInvalid component by @lvcabral in #451
• Simplified AppPayload type checking by @lvcabral in #452
• Upgraded dependencies.

Full Changelog: v1.8.1...v1.8.2

v1.8.1 - Interface modules and fixes on number parsing

This release bring several fixes on numeric types parsing to hexadecimal and using the toStr() and String.format() methods. This also brings the extraction of reused interfaces into separate modules, reducing the replication of code and also improving the maintainability of the core library.

Release Changes

• Fixed Int32 constructor handling of overflow to match Roku by @lvcabral in #435
• Upgraded dependency restana to v5.0.0 by @lvcabral in #436
• Added new roDateTime methods: asSecondsLong and fromSecondsLong by @lvcabral in #437
• Fixed Int32 and Int64 hex parsing and formatting by @lvcabral in #438
• Simplified Int32 constructor code by @lvcabral in #439
• Updated some documentation pages by @lvcabral in #440
• Fixed runtime error stack trace on Callables by @lvcabral in #442
• Created ifToStr() and refactored components to use it and improved sprintf formatting by @lvcabral in #443
• Change file names to the standard by @lvcabral in #444
• Made ifToStr to handle components that do not support format by @lvcabral in #445
• Created IfSetMessagePort and IfGetMessagePort interfaces by @lvcabral in #446
• Implemented IfEnum as an interface module and refactored components by @lvcabral in #447
• Implemented IfDraw2D interface to simplify and reuse code by @lvcabral in #448
• Improved IfToStr type checking by @lvcabral in #449
• Implemented IfArray and IfList interface modules by @lvcabral in #450

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.8.1

v1.8.0 - Multiple Improvements

This release is full of refactorings and improvements on the engine internals, the folder structure was also changed with the app folder renamed to browser and the src/worker folder renamed to src/core. The File System now supports the external USB volume (ext1:) that can be mounted from an additional zip file (or folder in CLI). Several other changes and improvements were done in the registry and apps management. The roMessagePort component was simplified and improved, and new events are now supported, in particular: roInput (via ECP and API) and roChannelStore using the fakeServer(true) option. The BrightScript language and components are now synchronized with Roku OS 14. Check specific PRs in the log below for more information.

Another new feature was the addition of Platform information via roDeviceInfo.hasFeature, the screenshot below is from the customization documentation:

Release Changes

• Implemented support to mount External storage as volume ext1: by @lvcabral in #403
• Several Registry improvements by @lvcabral in #407
• Several App handling/management improvements by @lvcabral in #413
• Allowed m object to be re-assigned in Function scope by @lvcabral in #417
• Implemented global static object by @lvcabral in #418
• Implemented BrightScript features up to Roku OS 14.0 by @lvcabral in #420
• Add new supported control buttons and ECP command by @lvcabral in #421
• Remove debug local ips by @lvcabral in #422
• Added support for RokuBrowser library and roNDK component. by @lvcabral in #402
• Fixed CreateObject behavior to match Roku by @lvcabral in #423
• Raised Runtime Error with Interpreter addError method by @lvcabral in #424
• Implemented roSystemLog and refactored roMessagePort by @lvcabral in #426
• Fixed dev app saving data on app list by @lvcabral in #427
• Implemented function toAssociativeArray() to simplify creation of AA in TypeScript code by @lvcabral in #428
• Implemented roDeviceInfoEvent by @lvcabral in #429
• Implement roCECStatus component by @lvcabral in #430
• Add fake server support to roChannelStore by @lvcabral in #431
• Fix File System when using root or ext CLI flags and running on Linux by @lvcabral in #432
• Restricted FlexObject content types by @lvcabral in #433
• Implemented support for roInputEvent generated via ECP or API by @lvcabral in #434

Full Changelog: v1.7.2...v1.8.0

v1.7.3 - Fixed Optional Operators and For Each

Release Changes

• Changed the For Each behavior to match Roku, using ifEnum iteration index by @lvcabral in #410
• Finished optional chaining operator implementation by @lvcabral in #400
• Implemented roDeviceInfo.getExternalIP() by @lvcabral in #397
• Prevent crash when using invalid URL() by @lvcabral in #398
• Improved check for SharedArrayBuffer suport by @lvcabral in #399
• build(deps): bump elliptic from 6.5.7 to 6.6.0 by @dependabot in #394

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.3

v1.7.0 - FormatJSON() fixes and MicroDebugger stats

Release Changes

• Implemented new Type and Enum definitions by @lvcabral in #374
• Added reference tracking and object disposal event by @lvcabral in #373
• Implemented ObjFun() global function and support for variadic arguments on Callable by @lvcabral in #375
• Added support for formatJson() undocumented flags 256 and 512 by @lvcabral in #377
• Implemented Micro Debugger commands: classes, bscs and stats by @lvcabral in #385
• Static analysis fixes by @lvcabral in #389
• Fixed Critical bug with formatJson #383 by @lvcabral in #390
• Fixed #384 - Allow try and catch as object properties. by @lvcabral in #391
• build(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.91.0 to 5.94.0 by @dependabot in #381
• build(deps): bump ws from 8.17.0 to 8.17.1 by @dependabot in #379
• build(deps): bump braces from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 by @dependabot in #378
• build(deps): bump elliptic from 6.5.5 to 6.5.7 by @dependabot in #386
• build(deps): bump express from 4.19.2 to 4.21.1 by @dependabot in #387
• Upgraded dependencies by @lvcabral in #388

Full Changelog: v1.6.1...v1.7.0

v1.6.1 - Numeric Labels

Release Changes

• Added support for numeric labels by @lvcabral in #372
• Fixed goto with try/catch by @lvcabral in #371

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.6.1

v1.6.0 - Goto Label Statement

Release Changes

• Implemented goto statement by @lvcabral in #367
• Fixed sound select not being triggered by @lvcabral in #366

Full Changelog: v1.5.7...v1.6.0

v1.5.7 - Fixed Critical Issue

Release Changes

• Fixed issue that was not restoring the environment in Try mode when stopOnCrash was enabled by @lvcabral in #361
• Reduced complexity of Try/Catch visit functions by @lvcabral in #362

Full Changelog: v1.5.6...v1.5.7

v1.5.6 - Bump to Firmware 11.5 and Fixes

Release Changes

• Fixed loading fonts on CLI when running .brs files by @lvcabral in #351
• Added unit tests for continue for/while by @lvcabral in #352
• Improvements to stack trace and try...catch by @lvcabral in #353
• Updated engine-api.md by @lvcabral in #354
• Simplification of the Error objects and removing abbreviations from properties by @lvcabral in #355
• Renamed type ErrorCode to ErrorDetail by @lvcabral in #356
• Updated Firmware Version to 11.5 as Continue For/While is now supported by @lvcabral in #357
• Removed usage of global objects to encrypt/decrypt packages by @lvcabral in #358
• Fixed multiple Static Analysis issues raised by Sonar Cloud by @lvcabral in #359
• Increased the timeout for CLI run zip file test to 10s by @lvcabral in #360

Full Changelog: v1.5.5...v1.5.6