CHANGELOG.md

1.5.1

What's New

• Enable requiring of JSON files (like in Node) (#217)
• Revisit the "assert" routine in the JNI part (#221)
• Android CallStack (#228)
• error handling introducing c++ exceptions (#277)
• Simplify require errors (#287)
• Experimental: Support native modules (#291)
• Gradle script improvements

Bug Fixes

• Print meaningful error when metadata generator fails to reflect a class (#245)

1.5.0

What's New

• Improved LiveSync
• Improved error handling
• Use Gradle Wrapper
• Use V8 code cache (experimental)

Bug Fixes

• Proper handling of HTTP 401 status code
• Generate metadata for protected interfaces
• Fix loading module with NULL char in it

1.4.0

Bug Fixes

• Generated metadata is not updated after initial build until after 'gradle clean' is called (#227)
• Incorrect behavior when getting or setting java fields from javascript (#219)
• Better handling of package.json main configuration (#190)
• Calling non existen ctor crashesh the runtime (#180)
• ClassCastException when tries to convert numeric return value of overridden methods (#139)

1.3.0

What's New

• Expose public API for NativeScript Companion App for deleting old *.dex files (#187)
• Add support for AppBuilder LiveSync (#186)
• Create a new template project for Gradle build (#182)
• Support ~ path syntax in require (#177)
• Enable using the Google Design library (and alike) with "library add" command (#140)
• Implement support for CLI live sync feature (#137)
• Ahead-of-time generation of binding proxies (#103)
• Use pool of arrays for marshalling (#33)

Bug Fixes

• Run after LiveSync starts the last synced app on the device/emulator (#214)
• Cannot load module with relative path on Android 6 (#206)
• App crashes when call overloaded method of a base class (#203)
• Fix file is external to application error on Android M (#185)
• App crash during GC (#184)
• JNI reference leaks when passing JavaScript arrays (#167)
• ArrayBuffer broken (#164)
• ClassCastException when tries to convert numeric return value of overridden methods (#139)
• Allow debugger reconnects (#136)
• __onUncaughtError is not called. (#108)

Performance

• Cache parsed method signature (#181)
• Use pool of arrays for marshalling (#33)

Android Runtime Changelog

1.2.1

What's New

• Updated android widgets library
• Allow verbose logging system property to enable debug messages early in engine bootstrap

Bug Fixes

• Additional null checks in V8 to handle certain possible garbage collection issues
• Fix sync support in runtime for specific (Samsung) Android devices where run-as is not working
• Fix JNI memory leak
• Fix copy of correct android.jar referenced in project properties

1.2.0

What's New

• Support http cookies in build-in http client (#159)
• Implement support for CLI live sync feature (#137)
• Rethink 0 day support for new android versions (#86)

Bug Fixes

• Fix ErrorActivity not displayed on uncaught exceptions (#158)
• Fix JNI memory leak when resolving classes in metadata reader (#157)
• Application crash with JNI ERROR (app bug): local reference table overflow (max=512) (#149)
• Cannot set float field (#148)
• IndexedPropertySetter not called (#127)
• Fix GetDbgPort intent (#117)
• Recreating an Activity with fragments on same process crashes the runtime (#96)
• Grunt tasks fail on Windows (#61)

Performance

• Optimize Strings marshaling between Java and V8 (#160)
• Improve required module loading (#156)
• Improve JNI String marshalling (#126)
• Cache folder-as-module resolved path (#121)

1.1.0 (2015, June 10)

New

• Implemented #58 to remove the 3-seconds initial timeout for Debug builds.
• Implemented #118 to replace the MultiDex library with DexClassLoader.
• Started #103 AOT proxy generation to improve startup time and to enable new scenarios like BroadcastReceivers, BackgroundServices and arbitrary Activity types declared in the manifest.

Fixed

• #63. An issue which prevented users to extend overloaded methods.
• #64. A JNI Crash when calling JS method with char.
• #113. Fixes the extend routine for an Activity.
• #114. Removes the redundant setNativeScriptOverrides method.

1.0.0 (2015, April 29)

New

• Updated the V8 version to 4.1.0.27.
• Re-implemented debugger support (no more spontaneous dead locks).

Fixed

• An issue with the error reporting routine.

Breaking Changes

• Renamed global functions:
  • __log (was Log)
  • __debugbreak (was waitForDebugger)
  • __enableVerboseLogging (was enableVerboseLogging)
  • __disableVerboseLogging (was disableVerboseLogging)
  • __exit (was fail)

0.10.0 (2015, April 17)

New

• Added Dynamic Generator for binding proxies. This boosts the initial loading time, especially on Android 5.0+ devices.
• Added several optimization techniques, which further optimize the loading time and the overall performance.
• Improved the error reporting mechanism for Debug builds.
• Added support for package.json and index.js for bootstrapping an application.

Breaking Changes

• Removed the simulated property-like support for Android types. E.g. the android.content.Intent.getAction() previously was accessible like android.content.Intent.Action. This is no longer valid as it contradicts with the Android APIs.
• Changed the way extend constructs work

// WRONG
var handler = new android.os.Handler.extend({...})();

// CORRECT
var handlerType = android.os.Handler.extend({...});
var handler = new handlerType();

• The directory structure in the assets folder has changed. The tns_modules directory is now within the assets/app one. To migrate older CLI projects to the new structure simply move the content of the inner app folder one level up:

####Previous structure:

|--app
|--|--app
|--|--|--bootstrap.js
|--|--|--myFile.js
|--|--tns_modules

####New structure:

|--app
|--|--bootstrap.js
|--|--myFile.js
|--|--tns_modules