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| - | =====XTension Version 9.4.46===== | + | =====XTension Version 9.5.1===== |
| - | 9.4.46 is a hotpatch to the 9.4.45 release. It fixes a problem with the Arduino interface receiving non-utf8 convertible data and fixes a problem with the new Kasa/TP-Link plugin not being able to create some kinds of new units that it discovers. No other changes or additions made from the previous release.\\ | + | Released 2/3/2023\\ |
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| - | Released 3/19/2022\\ | + | Download Universal Binary for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_5_1.dmg|XTension. v 9.5.1 (build 1069)]]\\ |
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| - | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_4_46.dmg|XTension. v 9.4.46 (build 1052)]]\\ | + | |
| + | **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. | ||
| - | Released: 3/17/2022\\ | + | **Rosetta Note:** While the entirety of the main app and all more recent plugins are Universal and run natively on Intel or Apple Silicon there are a few older plugins including the W800 and CM11 that are still Intel only. They run fine under Rosetta and you’ll never notice the difference. The only issue is that Rosetta is not included by default on the new Apple Silicon Macs. You’ll need to first run any Intel app, or do a get info on any app at all and select “open using Rosetta” then the OS will tell you that you need Rosetta and would you like to install it now. Once you complete that those plugins will run normally. |
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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)]]\\ | + | |
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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.\\ | + | |
| - | 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:==== | + | ====9.5.1 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. | + | |
| - | * 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: The Manage Global Scripts window will now display the number of scripts with errors in the title of the window. Folders that have scripts that have errors in them will also display the number of scripts with errors in their listbox line along with the number of scripts that are in the folders. | + | |
| - | * 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. These new units are as below: | + | |
| - | * Error: Engine Speed High or Low | + | |
| - | * Error: Governor failure | + | |
| - | * Error: Low Oil | + | |
| - | * Error: Overcrank | + | |
| - | * Error: Overheat | + | |
| - | * Error: Overload | + | |
| - | * Error: RPM Sensor | + | |
| - | * Error: Voltage High or Low | + | |
| - | * Error: Warning (generator is sending a warning that is not yet an error or alarm condition) | + | |
| - | * Generator Is In Alarm | + | |
| - | * Generator Is Running | + | |
| - | * Generator Is Ready | + | |
| - | * Generator Is Exercising | + | |
| - | * Generator Is Ready | + | |
| - | * Generator Service Is Due | + | |
| - | * 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. | + | |
| - | * FIX: Several potential errors and rendering problems on M1 Macs are fixed in this version. | + | |
| - | * Beta Fix: In the beta version there were problems with Serial Port connections for plugins which is fixed for this release. | + | |
| - | **NOTE:** If you startup a plugin that has not been converted to the newer embedded python version the OS may display a warning dialog that the application will not run on future versions of the OS. Since not all plugins are converted and tested yet you may see this. Make sure to stick around long enough when starting up the new version to OK this dialog. It will not appear again until you next update the Application, and if I get whatever the offending plugin converted before then it won’t show up again at all. | + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:mqtt|MQTT Client Plugin]] for getting info from, or sharing info to, any MQTT Broker. |
| + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:mqtt:espresence|ESPresense Support]] in the new MQTT Client Plugin. | ||
| + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:nohassle4|Plugin for No Hassle AV 4x4 HDMI Switches]] | ||
| + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:nohassle8|Plugin for No Hassle AC 8x8 HDML Switches]] | ||
| + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:controlbywebout|Control By Web plugin]] that makes outgoing connections rather than using the inter device communications protocol. The original Control By Web plugin is unaffected and still included in the package. | ||
| + | * NEW: If there are important messages generated during startup they will also display in a new Startup Messages window. This way problems that would otherwise be lost in a very long log output are more easy to see and then deal with. This was build first to support the checking for multiple-interface collisions see next item... | ||
| + | * NEW: During database load any collisions in Multi-Interface setups will be logged and also written to the new Startup Messages Window. In order for multiple interfaces to work there must not be a unit actually receiving messages at the same address on the extra interfaces. This makes it easier to find this situation and fix it. | ||
| + | * NEW: The [[:video|new Video system]] now inserts the time stamp and any other messages you add for the reason for recording to the closed captioning track of the recorded video snippet. This is superior to just overlaying the video as it does not obscure any of the frame as it can be moved around in the player or even turned off if you do not need to see this. | ||
| + | * NEW: [[:video|new Video system]] now will display any events you sent as the reason for a recording on the original Web Interfaces which brings this into line with the way the original Video Pitcher system worked. | ||
| + | * NEW: In the Video Encoder plugin whenever a recording is complete and post processed or encoded and ready an event is called in the plugins interface script passing you the name of the video stream it came from as well as the full path to the file so if you wish to script uploading them or doing anything else with them it is now easier to do so. | ||
| + | * NEW: If you’re using the “live recording” option that doesn’t use the Video Encoder separate process the above event is sent to the video plugin’s interface script instead. So they can also be handled in the same way, just in a different place. | ||
| + | * NEW: The [[supported_hardware:hubitat|hubitat plugin]] now supports getting the data from objects with the attributes of “rate”, “valve” and “totalConsumptionToday”. This was for the Moen FLO Smart Shutoff and water meter device but will work for any device that uses those keywords/topics for it’s data. | ||
| + | * NEW: Added a “SendRaw” handler to the [[supported_hardware:arduino|Arduino plugin]] so that in addition to the regular Unit commands you can send any arbitrary data to your device as well. | ||
| + | * FIX: Units added later to a list shared via home kit will no longer be at risk of getting a Duplicate Accessory ID error. | ||
| + | * FIX: If you have units that are already suffering from the above problem there are [[supported_hardware:homekit|new script functions]] you can use to find and correct the errors. | ||
| + | * FIX: Fixed an issue that would cause a slight increase in CPU usage in the MJPEG Camera plugin each time it reconnected the stream. | ||
| + | * FIX: Fixed an issue with the Amcrest Camera API plugin that would cause it’s CPU usage to go to 100% after a stream connection was lost and restarted. | ||
| + | * FIX: Improved the syncing of the database to the plugins fixing an issue that sometimes caused an error during the load that could have stopped any units after the error from loading at all. | ||
| + | * FIX: The available ram that is logged when XTension is starting up was calculating incorrectly displaying what looked like just a few meg rather than the correct value. It is not logged properly and is therefore useful again. | ||
| + | * CHANGE: Calling plugin registered scripting handlers will now generate an error in the script if you call one that does not exist or misspell it or something similar. Previously such errors were lost silently. | ||
| + | * FIX: When doing the “log debug data” for a unit the thisUnit value is set properly letting it show up when filtering the log for output from that Unit. | ||
| + | * FIX: Fixed an issue loading Unit Icon files that were not JPEGS. All system supported graphic types are again working. | ||
| + | * CHANGE: When setting the enumerations for a unit value the individual comma delimited entries are now trimmed of any leading or trailing spaces when they are saved, It is common to type a list with spaces in it that you don’t actually want in the value like “one, two, three” which would have resulted in the value being “ two” now when saving the Unit the values are fixed so that the previous would become the correct “one,two,three" | ||
| + | * FIX: Fixed a typo in the debug logging in the Phillips Hue plugin that caused a second error while trying to log useful data about a first one. The error messages are now potentially useful instead of being an error about the error handling. | ||
| + | * CHANGE: if you select the “Show More Information” menu item from the gear menu of the Interface List window the CPU usage of each plugin process is calculated for all running plugins. This makes looking for something having a problem or stuck in a loop where it shouldn’t be easier. This is not a completely trivial extra load so the data is only gathered if you have the list window in the Show More Information state and not in the normal more compressed state. | ||
| + | * FIX: The camera API plugins are now python compiled before adding to the application bundle during the build process. They always worked fine but they would have taken longer to load as they needed to be compiled by the python interpreter each time and the compiled data could not be saved as they are inside the signed portion of the application so doing so would break the developer signature. | ||
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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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