synapse/CHANGES.rst

Changes in synapse 0.2.0 (2014-09-02)

This update changes many configuration options, updates the database schema and mandates SSL for server-server connections.

Homeserver:

• Require SSL for server-server connections.
• Add SSL listener for client-server connections.
• Add ability to use config files.
• Add support for kicking/banning and power levels.
• Allow setting of room names and topics on creation.
• Change presence to include last seen time of the user.
• Change url path prefix to /_matrix/...
• Bug fixes to presence.

Webclient:

• Reskin the CSS for registration and login.
• Various improvements to rooms CSS.
• Support changes in client-server API.
• Bug fixes to VOIP UI.
• Various bug fixes to handling of changes to room member list.

Changes in synapse 0.1.2 (2014-08-29)

Webclient:

• Add basic call state UI for VoIP calls.

Changes in synapse 0.1.1 (2014-08-29)

Homeserver:

• Fix bug that caused the event stream to not notify some clients about changes.

Changes in synapse 0.1.0 (2014-08-29)

Presence has been reenabled in this release.

Homeserver:

• Update client to server API, including:

  • Use a more consistent url scheme.
  • Provide more useful information in the initial sync api.

• Change the presence handling to be much more efficient.
• Change the presence server to server API to not require explicit polling of all users who share a room with a user.
• Fix races in the event streaming logic.

Webclient:

• Update to use new client to server API.
• Add basic VOIP support.
• Add idle timers that change your status to away.
• Add recent rooms column when viewing a room.
• Various network efficiency improvements.
• Add basic mobile browser support.
• Add a settings page.

Changes in synapse 0.0.1 (2014-08-22)

Presence has been disabled in this release due to a bug that caused the homeserver to spam other remote homeservers.

Homeserver:

• Completely change the database schema to support generic event types.
• Improve presence reliability.
• Improve reliability of joining remote rooms.
• Fix bug where room join events were duplicated.
• Improve initial sync API to return more information to the client.
• Stop generating fake messages for room membership events.

Webclient:

• Add tab completion of names.
• Add ability to upload and send images.
• Add profile pages.
• Improve CSS layout of room.
• Disambiguate identical display names.
• Don't get remote users display names and avatars individually.
• Use the new initial sync API to reduce number of round trips to the homeserver.
• Change url scheme to use room aliases instead of room ids where known.
• Increase longpoll timeout.

Changes in synapse 0.0.0 (2014-08-13)

• Initial alpha release