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| - | =====XTension Version 9.4.45===== | + | =====XTension Version 9.5===== |
| - | Released: 3/17/2022\\ | + | **A BETA VERSION IS AVAILABLE:** [[current:beta|A beta build of 9.5.1 is now available]] |
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| + | Released 12/25/2022\\ | ||
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| - | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_4_45.dmg|XTension. v 9.4.45 (build 1051)]]\\ | + | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_5.dmg|XTension. v 9.5 (build 1059)]]\\ |
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| - | **Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins may function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 for future builds will no longer be able to support 10.10.\\ | + | **Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins will function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 or recommended 10.15 or newer. At some point in the near future it will no longer be possible for me to support anything prior to 10.13 and the video plugins will never work prior to Catalina. |
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| - | Maximum supported version is Big Sur but some minor problems and cosmetic issues remain when running on Apple Silicon. \\ | + | |
| + | Apart from a few older plugins the entirety of the application and it’s plugins now run natively on both Intel and M1 macs. | ||
| - | ====9.4.45 Change Log:==== | + | ====9.5 Change Log:==== |
| - | * NEW: The application and the embedded python versions are now fully “universal” running natively on both M1 and Intel Macs. Some of the older plugins still include Intel executables or libraries that they need. As of this moment Apple has not threatened to stop supporting those so there should be no impact from that and it only applies to a few of the more legacy plugins. | + | Most of the changes and additions for this update are covered in the [[video|new Video section]] on the wiki. Have a look there for the entirety of the documentation for those new abilities. |
| - | * NEW: The embedded python version is updated to 3.10. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Added a “Clear All Script Errors” to the contextual and toolbar menus of the Global Scripts window. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Added new [[supported_hardware:pimonitor|Raspberry Pi Monitor plugin]] | + | |
| - | * NEW: Added a very alpha version of a new [[supported_hardware:sonos|Sonos Plugin]] Not feature complete and the entire interface to the devices may change drastically as we experiment and learn how this will finally be most useful but please experiment with this and let me know how it works or doesn’t for you. Note that I do not have one of these devices and am relying on other folks to give it a try so to say it is not fully tested at this point is somewhat of an understatement. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Added a “do not log” option to global scripts just like Units can have set. This way the scripts will not log that they are being run reducing log spam for scripts that are run a lot. Any log lines that you generate or errors that happen while the script is running will still log as normal. This is available in the contextual menu and the toolbar menu in the Manage Global Scripts window. | + | |
| - | * UPDATE: The Apple Home Kit plugin has been updated to a version of the HAP libraries that support more recent Python versions. As of this build this doesn’t add any new functionality as I am just looking to verify that the old functionality still works. Once that is settled there is a lot more I can do with this version in future builds. | + | |
| - | * UPDATE: The [[supported_hardware:tplink|Kasa/TP-Link plugin]] has been updated to the most recent library versions enabling control of more recent device types. The conversion to Python3.10 required an almost total rewrite of my portions of the code and it is now significantly faster and more reliable than it was previously. | + | |
| - | * FIX: The Kasa/TP-Link plugin will no longer log extended error messages if no kasa devices are found on the network. | + | |
| - | * UPDATE: The Server Events plugin now runs with the embedded python3.10 version rather than the ancient system version. | + | |
| - | * UPDATE: The Weatherflow plugin is promoted from beta to a 1.0 version. It also now runs under the embedded Python3.10 version rather than the system python version that us much older. | + | |
| - | * DOCUMENTATION: Wrote a preliminary [[supported_hardware:weatherflow|Weatherflow Wiki Entry]]. | + | |
| - | * CHANGE: In the Edit Unit Dialog the XTdb history display will format numbers with more decimal points by default for better display of very small values. | + | |
| - | * FIX: [[dictionary:more:loadurl|]] commands that result in an error but do not have a callback specified will set the thisScript value more reliably when logging the error so that filtering the log for the messages is easier. | + | |
| - | * FIX: Hue bulbs added to the [[supported_hardware:hubitat|Hubitat]] now properly set their device type as supporting color and color temperature. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Genmon plugin adds the “slow polling” checkbox so that if you are connecting over a slow interface it will function more reliably. | + | |
| - | * FIX: If the Genmon plugin encounters an error while parsing the return from the remote device the proper error handlers in XTension are run as expected. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Genmon if new log lines are added to the generator logs of either events or errors and alerts they will get written to the XTension log. | + | |
| - | * FIX: Genmon plugin will update the label for the status object even if the actual state of the status object has not changed. | + | |
| - | * NEW: Genmon plugin now creates several more units that previously so that you can more easily catch an exercise event as opposed to actually running and providing power without having to watch the label of the main Status unit which is mostly for Display now as there are other ways to catch the actual information. | + | |
| - | * NOTE: The MQTT Broker plugin no longer functions with this version due to problems with the underlying libraries and python3. I am working on an MQTT broker plugin that can connect to the free mosquito server that should serve most of the functions of the original plugin and then some. This will appear in a future version. | + | |
| - | * Phillips [[supported_hardware:wiz|“Wiz” lights plugin]] updated to run on the new embedded python version rather than the older system python version. | + | |
| - | * [[supported_hardware:apc|APC UPS monitor plugin]] updated to run on the new embedded python version rather than the older system version. | + | |
| - | * FIX: There was a potential timing issue that could cause queue management errors on more modern M1 machines that are so very much faster than older systems. I’ve never noticed this as it has literally never happened until I started upgrading things to the faster machines. This problem is fixed making packet reception from plugins as reliable as I thought it was previously. | + | |
| + | * NEW: The aforementioned New [[video|Video Subsystem]] | ||
| + | * NEW: The aforementioned camera control plugins also discussed in detail at the above link. | ||
| + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:controlbywebout|Direct Connect plugin for Control By Web devices]]. Does not require the use of the Remote Services settings in those devices and makes a direct connection from XTension to the device. | ||
| + | * NEW: SMTP Fake plugin. Runs what looks to a device as an SMTP server that it can try to send an email through. The use is for older cameras or other devices that have the ability to send an email alert but no other way to get alerts from them. Configure the device to try to send an email via this plugin and you’ll get a Unit in XTension that will receive an ON whenever that device connects to the fake server. Note that the interface for it contains fields to attempt a passthrough from there to a real server but this is not working yet. Consider this to be in a beta stage. | ||
| + | * NEW: When control clicking on an interface in the list and bringing up the “show floating status window” this now contains a scrolling graph of the CPU usage of the plugin. This is less accurate for plugins that startup other helper apps but can be helpful in finding where all your CPU usage is coming from or if a particular plugin is stuck in some loop or other. | ||
| + | * FIX: in the Hubitat plugin that could cause errors when loading door lock pin code fields. | ||
| + | * FIX: The Web interfaces can once again delete items from their pages without them re-appearing at the next restart of the plugin. | ||
| + | * FIX: Several small fixes to the Kasa/TP-Link plugin including fixing a state it could get into where it would not be able to rediscover devices that had dropped off the network until you disabled and re-enabled the plugin. | ||
| + | * FIX: Fix to the Hue Hub plugin so that devices with battery levels report correctly and dont continue to generate traffic constantly after the first update to the battery. | ||
| + | * FIX: Several more fixes to the Hue Hub plugin that were causing issues with other sensor types. | ||
| + | * Change: Debug mode for non-original plugins is now persistent across enabling of the plugins or rebooting of the device. You can turn debug mode on while the interface is not running and it will log more information during the startup of the interface. | ||
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| NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu. | NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu. | ||
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