Change Log

2022-05-07 Version 1.4.0

• Features:
  • Add support for IRCv3 standard-replies (#354), by @progval
  • Add support for SASL EXTERNAL (#352), by @progval
  • Add support for invite-notify (#359), by @progval
  • Add conf item server-visibility for setting default server visiblity (#361), by @SilverRainZ
  • Add support for server-time (#345), by @progval
  • Add /clear command for clearing messages of current buffer (#268), by @SilverRainZ
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix workflow for building MS Windows release artifact (#360), by @lifeibiren
• Changes:
  • Make the buffer menu apply to the right-clicked item instead of the active buffer (#353), by progval
  • Srain now accepting donations through OpenCollective (https://opencollective.com/srain)
  • Disable workflow for building debian release artifact since we have offical debian package (99d9d86)

2022-02-10 Version 1.3.2

• Features:
  • Add French translation (#351), by @progval
• Bug fixes:
  • Silence assertion failure on /part command (#348), by @progval
  • Silence “Unknown capability” warning on trailing whitespace (#349), by @progval
• Changes:
  • Add tooltips to buttons with no text(#350), by @progval
  • Srain is added to offical repository of Debian, see Debian for details

2021-12-18 Version 1.3.1

• Bug fixes:
  • Fix build of macOS (#339), by @SilverRainZ
  • Make channel messages with origin out of channels can be shown (#336), by @progval
  • Rejoin channels after NICKSERV authentication finishes (#274), by @SilverRainZ

2021-12-18 Version 1.2.5

• Bug fixes:
  • Backport #336, #274

2021-09-23 Version 1.3.0

• Features:
  • Implement ISUPPORT parsing + the UTF8ONLY IRCv3 specification (#331), thanks to @progval
  • Add support for RPL_UMODEIS (#331), thanks to @progval
  • Make nick completion case-insensitive (#333), thanks to @progval
  • Add button for inserting emoji (#279)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix configuration syntax errors caused by trailing commas (#330), thanks to @progval

2021-07-18 Version 1.2.4

• Bug fixes:
  • Fix bug casued by #316 (#319)
  • Fix crach when URL preview async task failed (#322)

2021-06-26 Version 1.2.3

• Bug fixes:
  • Eliminate GDK warning (#316)

2021-05-30 Version 1.2.2

• Changed:
  • Add libera.chat IRC network (#311)
  • Updated Dutch translation (b6830e9)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix windows build (#300, #303)

2021-04-02 Version 1.2.1

• Features:
  • Add Ukrainian translations (#292), thanks to @andmizyk
• Bug fixes:
  • Minor fixes (#290)

2021-02-28 Version 1.2.0

• Features:

  • Switch build system from Make to Meson (#266)
  • Add FreeBSD implementations for srn_get_executable_{path,dir}, thanks to @wahjava
  • Add /quote command for sending special IRC commands, thanks to @hno (#283)
  • Add support for hiding server buffer (#287)

• Bug fixes:

  • Fix an use-after-free BUG (#267)
  • Fix implicit declaration error on some systems, thanks to @lgbaldoni (#270)

2020-10-01 Version 1.1.3

• Bug fixes:

  • Fix an use-after-free BUG (#267)

2020-08-10 Version 1.1.2

Note

This release contains only improvement for MS Windows, user of other platform can ignore it.

• Features:
  • Binary for MS Windows now can automatically built via Github Actions, thanks to @lifeibiren (#259), please refer to Windows for more details
• Changes:
  • For ease of running on windows, Srain’s executable path is added to the search paths of {configuration,data} file. Thanks to @lifeibiren (#259)

2020-06-27 Version 1.1.1

• Changes:
  • Improve auto-scroll policy of message list (#255)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix TLS certificate verification error on glib-networking 2.64.3 (#251)
  • Fix crash when connecting to an invalid host (#234)

2020-05-24 Version 1.1.0

• Features:
  • Support multiple selection of message (#138)
  • Support jump to mentioned message (#243)
  • Nickname will be highlighted when mentioned (#243)
  • Auto build deb package (#238)
• Changes:
  • Improve fcous control of UI
  • Replace appdata with metainfo (#240)
  • Validate metainfo with appstream-util (#242)
• Bug fixes:
  • Some implicit declarations fixes (#236)
  • Some typo fixes (#239)

2020-04-11 Version 1.0.2

• Features:
  • Add MAN documentation (deaf723)
  • Add more predefined IRC networks: DALnet, EFnet, IRCnet, Undernet and QuakeNet (#228)
• Changes:
  • Build: Allow setting CC variable via environment (#224)
  • Add channel related messages to corresponding buffer as possible (#149)
  • Improve widget focus control (#229)
  • Drop unused icons (6239fe5)
  • Provide clearer error message when connecting (#233)
  • Update gentoo installation documentation Gentoo (ceb5ca3)
• Bug fixes:
  • Truncate long message before sendisg (#227)
  • Deal with invalid UTF-8 string (50e7757)
  • Fix incorrect user number of channel user list (#230)
  • Fix incorrect icon install path (9f07380)

2020-03-14 Version 1.0.1

• Features:
  • Auto rename to original nick when ghost quit (#198)
  • Add hackint IRC network (#201), thanks to @kpcyrd
  • Add Dutch translation (#215), thanks to @Vistaus
  • Add two FAQs to documentation (#217)
  • Add debian pack script (contrib#1), thanks to @tomac4t. Please refer to Debian to build a deb package
• Changes:
  • Move continuous integration from travis CI to github actions (#203, #204), thanks to @tomac4t
  • Make header bar buttons repect default belief (#205, #218)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix case sensitivity issue for IRC messages (#202), thanks to @hhirtz
  • Fix invalid changelog section of appdata file (#214)
  • Fix missing dependences in documentation (#216), thanks to @avoidr

2020-02-24 Version 1.0.0

• Changes:
  • Some code cleanup
  • Update Quick Start documentation
• Bug fixes:
  • Allow Srain runs without dbus secrets service (#195)
  • Fix nick generation logical (39ced08)

Note

1.0.0 is the first stable release of Srain, enjoy!

2019-10-07 Version 1.0.0rc9999

• Features:
  • Activate corresponding buffer when channel URL is clicked (#190)
  • Command alias support (#188)
  • List predefined servers via command, see /server for details (656f3e5)
• Changes:
  • Replace all icons with freedesktop standard icons (#120)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix wrong usage of GError (#179)
  • Fix image preview problem when image is hard to detect type (#163)
  • Fix memory leak of pattern filter (9464a9e)
  • Fix the breaking “abort sending” icon (#144)
  • Fix the invite menu of user (9f98cbb)

2019-06-14 Version 1.0.0rc5

• Added:

  • Regular expression pattern management using /pattern command
  • Add command /filter & /unfilter for filtering message via pattern
  • Add command /render & /unrender for rendering message via pattern

• Changed:

  • Refactor detector module and rename it to render
  • Refactor filter module
  • Change project description

• Removed:

  • Drop command /rignore & /unrignore
  • Drop command /relay & /unrelay

2019-05-13 Version 1.0.0rc4

• Added:

  • New dependency libsecret
  • Add password storage support
  • Add command line options --no-auto, used to require Srain not to automatically connect to servers
  • Add russian translation, thanks to @tim77
  • Allow user send slash(/) prefixed message

• Removed:

  • Drop all password fields in configuration file

• Changed:

  • Enable CSD(Client-Side Decoration) by default
  • Update chinese translation

2019-04-14 Version 1.0.0rc3

2019-01-24 Version 1.0.0rc2

2018-09-10 Version 1.0.0rc1

2018-02-28 Version 0.06.4

• Changed:

  • Change default application ID to im.srain.Srain

• Added:

  • CTCP support, including request & response CLIENTINFO, FINGER, PING, SOURCE, TIME, VERSION, USERINFO messages. DCC message is not yet supported. Use command /ctcp for sending a CTCP request

  • Login method support, you can specify it by configuration file option server.login_method:

    • sasl_plain: SASL PLAIN authentication support, will use server.user.username as identity, and use server.user.passwd as password

  • Added documentation Support Tables used to show Srain’s features, inspried by https://ircv3.net/software/clients.html

  • Added a semantic version parser, not yet used

  • Added appdata file which requier by application store, thanks to @cpba

  • openSUSE package is available, please refer to openSUSE for details, thanks to @alois

  • Flatpak package is available, please refer to Fedora for details, thanks to @cpba

• Improved:

  • Fixed a logical error in IRC message parser: all parameters are equal whether matched by <middle> or <trailing>, thanks to @DanielOaks
  • Improved connection state control, you can smoothly disconnect/quit from server even it is unresponsive
  • Fixed truncated message output by /server list subcommand
  • Fixed crash at g_type_check_instance() under GLib 2.54.3+
  • Fixed: Do not free a SrianServerBuffer which has non-empty buffer
  • Ensure the QUIT message can be sent before application shutdown
  • Removed entry from desktop file, thanks to @TingPing
  • Fixed grammer of join message, thanks to @raindev
  • Re-enable CI for Srain:

2017-12-22 Version 0.06.3

• Changed:
  • Configurable file option tls_not_verify in irc block in server block is renamed to tls_noverify, old option name is still supported
  • Command option tls-not-verify for /server and /connect is renamed to tls-noverify, old option name is still supported
• Added:
  • Connect popover supports connect to predefined server
  • Join popover supports channel search
• Improved:
  • Modified margin and padding of some widgets
  • Improved the style of unread message counter
  • Fixed markup parse error of decorator
  • Fixed crashing while connecting from connect popover
  • Fixed use after free while removing user
  • Improved the performance and extensibility of user list
  • Improved compatibility with older versions of GTK(> 3.16)
  • Refactor the code of chat panel, helpful for the next development

2017-09-12 Version 0.06.2

• Added:
  • mIRC color support, can be disabled via setting render_mirc_color option in chat block in server block to false
• Improved:
  • Better error reporting while operating the UI
  • IRC URL can be opened directly within the application
  • Text in input entry, connection panel and join panel will not be cleared while operation is not successful
  • Fixed: in some cases, nickname registration will case infinity loop
  • Decorator and filter now can process xml message
  • Imporved the handling of channel topic

2017-08-18 Version 0.06.1

• Added:
  • Added GPL copyright statements
  • RPL_CHANNEL_URL (328) message support
  • Command line options support, type srain -h for help message
  • Support for Creating server and joining channel from IRC URL
  • New dependency libsoup
  • Add reconnect timer: if connection fails, Srain will wait for 5 seconds then try to connect again. If it still fails, waiting time will increase by 5 second
• Improved:
  • Fixed the crash when QUIT
  • Fixed: avoid sending empty password
  • More empty parameters checks
  • Imporve server connection status control

2017-07-29 Version 0.06

• Changed:
  • The third time of refactor ;-)
  • New command parser, for the syntax, refer to Syntax.
  • Changed the format of Chat log
  • The /relay & /unrelay command doesn’t support custom delimiter, this function will be implemented as python plugin in the future
  • Use reStructuredText for document instead of Markdown
• Added:
  • Message filter: mechanism for filtering message
  • Message Decorator: mechanism for changing message
  • Install script for Gentoo, thanks to @rtlanceroad !
  • New command /rignore & /unrignore for ignore message using regular expression, thanks to @zwindl !
  • Config file support
  • Configurable log module, more convenient for developing and reporting issue
  • New Return value type, for more friendly error reporting
  • New command /server for IRC servers management
  • Srain home page is available at: https://srain.im
  • Srain help documentation is available at: https://doc.srain.im
• Removed:
  • Remove libircclient dependence
• Improved:
  • Improve reconnection stuff: auto reconnect when ping time out
  • More accurate message mention
  • Display preview image in correct size
  • Any number of image links in message can be previewed
  • HTTP(and some other protocols) link, domain name, email address and IRC channel name in topic and messages can be rendered as hyper link
  • The sent message can be merged to last sent message
  • Fixed some bugs

2016-09-19 Version 0.05.1

• Create missing directory: $XDG_CACHE_HOME/srain/avatars

2016-08-27 Version 0.05

• Changed:
  • Port to libircclient
    • SSL connection support
    • Server password support
    • Channel password support
• Added:
  • Convenience GtkPopover for connecting and joining
  • Nick popmenu
  • Translations: zh_CN
  • Forward message
  • Chat log
  • Colorful user list icon
  • Mentioned highlight
  • Desktop notification
• Improved:
  • More friendly User interface
  • Stronger {upload,avatar} plugin
  • Fixed a lot of bugs

2016-04-30 Version 0.03

• New interface between UI and IRC module
• Multi-server support
• Channel name is not case sensitive now
• /quit command will close all SrainChan of a server
• Fix GTK-Warning when close a SrainCHan

Note

0.03 is a pre-release, some functions are no completed yet. it also has some undetected bugs.

2016-04-13 Version 0.02

• Bugs fixed
• Port to GTK+-3.20

Note

0.02 is a pre-release, some functions are no completed yet. it also has some undetected bugs.

2016-04-07 Version 0.01

• Implement basic functions of a IRC client
• Themes: Silver Rain (light)
• Simple python plugin support:
  • Auto upload image to pastebin (img.vim-cn.org)
  • Get github avatar according nickname
  • NB: plugin will separated from this repo in the future
• Image preview from URL
• Relay bot message transfrom
• Nick auto completion
• Combine message from same person

Note

0.01 is a pre-release, some functions are no completed yet. it also has some undetected bugs.