v1.0rc1

ReaPack is now 6-month-old! 🎉

Added:

• implement pinning packages to current version (aka ignore updates)
• manager: add copy url action in the context menu
• manager: add refresh action in the context menu
• show a message box if critical api functions cannot be imported
• support multiple main (registered in Action list) files per package
  (breaking change, requires reapack-index >= v1.0rc2)

Changed:

• browser: avoid reloading indexes unless they were updated by the transaction
• browser: show 'R' status instead of 'U' for queued uninstallation
• ignore newer pre-releases when updating from a pre-release if a newer stable exists
• import: save the downloaded index in the cache
• manager: remember selection when reloading the list
• pkg contents: mark main files with an asterisk
• progress: increase dialog display timeout to 100ms
• progress: start couting downloads at 1 (> 0%)
• task: better error message when install renaming step fails

Fixed:

• browser: fix a crash when selecting a version after a list refresh
• browser: initialize the display filter button label before loading the pkg list
• don't repeat "transaction cannot be created" errors for every task
• fix a possible buffer overflow on windows
• fix typos in the message shown if a transaction cannot be created
• manager: fix typo in confirmation dialog
• manager: restore enabled/disabled state when cancelling queued uninstallations
• report download errors when force-refreshing indexes
• transaction: don't forget package when uninstallation fails
• transaction: don't try to register empty file names
• version: improve validation

v0.10 – Beta 3

Added:

• add simple "Package Contents" view (browser and about box)
• add support for data packages (installed in REAPER's Data/ directory)
• browser: create "Refresh repositories" feature to update the package list
• browser: implement smarter filtering (multi-words, quotes, cross-column matches)
• browser: remember the previous type filtering choices
• config: add ReaTeam's JSFX repository to the defaults
• create "bleeding edge" mode to install pre-releases by default
• implement per-source type override
• synchronize: don't automatically upgrade packages from stable to pre-release
• treat version names containing letters as pre-releases

Changed:

• about: put the repo's actual name instead of "this repository" (install/update button)
• browser: add "Select all" and "Unselect all" actions to the context menu in empty areas
• browser: add a link to the repository management window
• browser: better UI for filtering by package type
• browser: don't lose current selection when filtering
• browser: give focus to the filter box when clicking on the Clear button
• browser: move selection-wide actions to the context menu when >1 package are selected
• browser: only show the last available version in the list if it's actually newer
• browser: reload when importing/toggling/removing repositories
• browser: remember queued actions when reloading the list
• browser: show selection-wide actions even if the mouse isn't over an entry
• browser: tick the "Versions" submenu when a version is queued for install
• browser: warn if no repositories are enabled when opening the window
• config: enhance organization of the ini file (warning: some settings will be lost)
• ignore case when sorting list views
• import: always show the repository name in post-import message boxes
• import: don't interrupt REAPER use when displaying post-import message boxes
• registry: store original author information (non-breaking change)
• repo manager: add "Select all" and "Unselect all" actions to the context menu in empty areas
• show the self-registration error message above REAPER's splash screen
• synchronize: prevent upgrading to an older version
• tweak the text of a few message boxes

Fixed:

• browser: don't repopulate the list twice when only synchronous tasks are ran
• browser: fix a crash occuring when clearing actions from the queued tab
• browser: fix handling of installation failures (don't mark pkgs as installed)
• config: launch migration only after having read the current settings
• don't crash if an index fails to load when opening an about dialog

v0.9 – Beta 2

Added:

• add an Apply button in the configuration dialog
• add support for JSFXs
• implement multi-selection in the configuration dialog
• import repositories directly from the index URL
• new "Install new packages automatically" option
• new Package Browser feature with downgrading capability and list of obsolete packages

Removed:

• don't automatically synchronize newly-enabled remotes
• drop import from .ReaPackRemote files

Changed:

• don't error out when failing to download a fresh index if a stale one is cached
• enhance behavior of the "Install this repository" button
• enhance the "download failed" error messages when importing a repository
• fetch fresh index files immediately without waiting for tasks to finish
• give a vertical bias to the default dialog position
• keep a copy of the package authors in the registry (breaking change – remove registry.db)
• update to Visual Studio 2015 for Windows builds
• use the same formatting in the report dialog as in the package history dialog

v0.8 – Beta 1

Bug fixes:

• fix removal of unneeded files
• fix the post-update changelog
• fix version parsing for strings containing repeated digits (like 1.1.1)
• harden against directory traversal vulnerability

New features:

• add support for extension packages
• allow .ReaPackRemote import from an URL
• ensure ReaPack is installed at the right location at startup
• implement sorting in list view controls
• implement the About ReaPack menu action
• new About dialog for repositories
• new Package History dialog
• show the configuration dialog on first run

Other notable changes:

• add actions for "Import a repository" and "Manage repositories"
• add an accelerator to buttons (accessibility)
• detect stuck downloads without enforcing a global time limit
• don't register new script in the action list if the remote got disabled meanwhile
• don't register packages if they failed to install
• enhance error reporting when parsing index files
• hide the progress dialog before showing the report dialog
• keep track of the download progress internally and abort downloads almost immediately
• only show the source file's base name in the progress dialog
• only try to uninstall existing files
• optimize synchronization when processing up-to-date packages
• overhaul the default configuration (added ReaTeam's, MPL's and X-Raym's repositories)
• preserve the insertion order of remotes
• remove the cached index file when uninstalling a remote
• store unparsed versions in the registry (breaking change – remove registry.db)
• tidy up newlines in the report dialog
• unify the output filenames across every supported platforms
• workaround for deleting opened files on Windows

build7 – Alpha

Bugfixes:

• ensure generated file paths can never contain invalid separators
• fix a potential crash when right clicking in the configuration dialog
• fix a rare random crash when processing finished downloads
• fix and enhance window centering logic
• fix transaction cancelling when a task is running

New features and enhancements:

• add and remove scripts in/from REAPER's action list using the new API!
• cleanup unneeded files when performing a package update
• don't leave empty directories behind when cancelling an install task
• format numbers using the locale format in the report dialog
• implement repository uninstallation
• keep a list of all files installed through the extension
• prevent >1 ReaPack instances from installing stuff at the same time
• prevent conflicts between all packages, including those already installed
• reenable existing and identical (but disabled) remotes on import
• support local downloads using the file:// protocol
• synchronize newly-enabled remotes
• theoretically support windows XP (can someone test this?)
• wait until remotes are fully installed before adding them to the configuration file