spreed/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

9.0.0 – 2020-05-26

Added

• Added a grid view for calls and made the promoted view more usable in huge calls as well as one-to-one calls #1056 #3569
• Allow to use multiple High-performance backends in parallel for different conversations #3292 #3605
• Allow selecting which video is shown big in the promoted view #3497
• Open files with the viewer apps registered in Nextcloud #2778
• Allow to upload and drag'n'drop files into the chat #2891 #3045
• Allow pasting images/screenshot directly into the chat #3399
• Allow selecting a directory for shared files #2876 #2983
• Allow to limit creating public and group conversations to a group #3095
• Added OCC commands to do basic administrations of conversations #3465
• Allow guests to set their name while waiting in the lobby #3133
• Allow moderators to turn off the microphone of participants #3015

Changed

• Reduce CPU usage when doing a video call #3413
• Automatic scaling of video quality to allow bigger video calls to further reduce required CPU and bandwidth #3419
• Notify users when talk was updated in the background and a reload is necessary #3336
• Adjust color of leave and join buttons to common styles #3398 #3348

Fixed

• Try harder to connect with microphone when camera is not readable #3474
• Fix multiple issues when the connection was interrupted #3383 #3457 #3460 #3456 #3402

8.0.9 – 2020-05-13

Changed

• Reduce CPU usage when doing a video call #3414
• Automatic scaling of video quality to allow bigger video calls to further reduce required CPU and bandwidth #3468
• Notify users when talk was updated in the background and a reload is necessary #3373
• Improve the layout of the video stripe when the videos don't fit anymore #3433

Fixed

• Guest names not shown in video calls with the HPB #3502
• Don't mark the tab "unread" for own messages and messages you read already #3378
• Try harder to connect with microphone when camera is not readable #3494
• Fix multiple issues when the connection was interrupted #3405 #3461 #3467 #3466 #3452
• Fix a type error while pinging the sessions with the HPB #3375

8.0.8 – 2020-04-20

Changed

• Show a warning to users when they use an unsupported browser already when chatting #3296

Fixed

• Further performance improvements when interacting with participant sessions #3345 #3322
• Show a warning and error in case the signaling connection is failing #3288
• Fix missing header element to make Chrome aware of the screenshare extension #3281
• Don't error when a guest tries to open the Talk app without a conversation token #3344
• Removed unnecessary double-quote argument parameter from commands #3362

8.0.7 – 2020-04-02

Fixed

• Calls in files and public sharing sidebar don't work #3241
• Add another missing index to the participants table to reduce the load #3239
• Fix blank page on Internet Explorer 11 #3240

8.0.6 – 2020-04-01

Added

• Remember the video/audio setting per conversation #3205
• Added the join button to the "Alice started a call" message to make it easier to join #3135
• Added a warning when no TURN server is configured but no ICE connection could be established #3162
• Added more aria labels to support screenreaders #3215
• Tech Preview: Added a setting to prefer H.264 video codec #3224

Changed

• Allow guests to set their name while they are already in a call #3169
• Automatically hide the left sidebar when in full screen in a call #3158

Fixed

• Fix unnecessary high load when users update their room list (every 30 seconds) #3225
• Fix videos being overlayed with the video/audio control icons #3149
• Correctly load/hide the guest avatar based on the WebRTC connection state #3196
• Stop signaling correctly when switching to another conversation #3200
• Do not constantly try to reconnect to peers without any streams #3199
• Do not retrigger an update of the participant list when it is already being updated #3202
• Fix a problem when trying to set a password with question marks or hash sign #3145
• Fix issues when a user or guest is being demoted from moderators while already being in a call with the lobby enabled with the external signaling server #3057
• Fix issues with interrupted audio streams when closing the sidebar in the files app while having a call #3044

8.0.5 – 2020-03-03

Added

• Add a link to the file in the conversation info for file conversations #2974

Fixed

• Fix copy and paste behaviour with WebKit based browsers #2982
• Improve chat loading for guests to be fast again #3026
• Improve reaction time to conversation status changes for guests #3038
• Fix collision on (empty) tab id with systemtags app in the sidebar #2964
• Focus the chat input in the sidebar when opening the chat tab #2975
• Also end call state of conversation when the last user leaves, has a timeout or logs out directly #2952 #2984
• Await response of "Leave call" before leaving the conversation #2951
• Don't provide a default stun when the server has no internet connection #2982 #3028
• Fix call notifications stating "You missed a call" with a lot of participants #2945
• Only try to join and leave real conversations when opening the files sidebar #2977

8.0.4 – 2020-02-11

Added

• Readd fullscreen option for the interface with f as a shortcut #2937

Fixed

• Fix Files sidebar integration, public share page and video verification #2935

8.0.3 – 2020-02-10

Fixed

• Fix calls not working anymore due to error when handling signaling messages #2928
• Do not show favorite and call icon overlapping each others #2927
• Fix issues in the participants list when there are multiple guests #2929
• Fix error in console when adding a conversation to favorites #2930

8.0.2 – 2020-02-07

Added

• Allow admins to select a default notification level for group conversations #2903
• Add a red video icon to the conversation list when a call is in progress #2910

Changed

• Make unread message counter and last message preview more responsive #2865 #2904
• Further improve the dialog to create group conversations #2878

Fixed

• Improve loading performance of chats #2901
• Continue scrolling a conversation when new messages arrive while the tab is inactive #2901
• Do not send last message again when hitting enter on an empty input field #2868
• Fix flows to correctly send notifications on mentions #2867
• Reduce server load when using autocomplete on chat mentions #2871

8.0.1 – 2020-01-27

Added

• Add details to "New in Talk 8" list #2812
• Allow to "right click" > "Copy link address" on the conversations list again #2832
• Add an indicator to the participant list if a user is in the call #2840

Changed

• Require confirmation before deleting a conversation #2843

Fixed

• Re-add missing shortcuts for turning on/off audio (m) and video (v) #2828
• Fix visiting index.php/ links when rewrite is enabled #2833
• Adding a circle does not correctly add all accepted members #2834
• Correctly handle guest names in chats and calls when they are changed #2849
• Contacts menu not redirecting to one-to-one conversations on "Talk to …" #2809
• Increase tolerence for automatically show new messages and scroll to bottom #2821

8.0.0 – 2020-01-17

Added

• Recreation of the frontend in Vue.JS
• Allow to reply directly to messages
• Filter the conversations and participants list when searching
• Ask for confirmation when a user navigates away while being in a call
• Support for circles when creating a new conversation and adding participants
• Add a first version of Flow support

Changed

• Allow to write multiple chat messages in a row
• Improve the way how conversations are created
• Make single emojis bigger to improve readability

Fixed

• A lot of fixes, see Github for a complete list

7.0.2 – 2019-11-12

Changed

• Improve the settings for Talk and extend the explanations #2342

Fixed

• Do not join file conversations automatically to avoid empty conversations #2423 #2347
• Do not load the Talk sidebar on public share page for folders #2340

7.0.1 – 2019-10-17

Fixed

• Fix position of the promoted and the current participant in calls #2320
• Add a hint for the start time format of the lobby timer #2267
• Fix "MessageTooLongException" when mentioning someone in a long comment #2268
• Correctly set the unread counter when readding a user to a one-to-one conversation #2259

7.0.0 – 2019-09-26

Added

• Added a simple Lobby: moderators can join and prepare a call/meeting while users and guests can not join yet #1926
• Add the file call functionality to the public sharing page #2107
• Allow to mention guest users #1974
• Added a voice level indicator and notify the user when they speak while they are muted #2016
• Change the read marker to work based on the message ID and allow clients to set it manually #1214
• Prepare the backend for replies to messages so the clients can implement it #2000
• Allow to prevent guests from starting a call #2204
• Update SimpleWebRTC to the latest version

Changed

• Load newest chat messages first on joining a conversation #2206
• You can now escape commands to show them to your chat partners by prepending a second slash (e.g. //help) #1919
• One-to-one conversations are now only deleted if both users leave the conversation #1921
• Use the guests name in notifications instead of the anonymous "A guest" string #2104

Fixed

• Allow to have file based calls in folders mounted by the groupfolders app #2012
• Only list participants who joined the call in the call summary #2012
• Participants in the participant list now offer the contacts menu #1822
• Better UI feedback while moderator actions are performed #2117
• Make sure the external signaling server is informed about the new state changes (read-only, lobby, etc.) #2103
• Show a call summary for calls when there was no user #2177
• Allow to mention the conversation by its name additionally to "all" #2198
• Fix mentions with users that have a numeric only ID #2173
• Enable camera and microphone access in the Nextcloud 17 feature policy #2073
• Multiple Nextcloud 17 compatibility fixes

6.0.4 – 2019-07-31

Fixed

• Audio missing in chromium when enabling video until a video is received #2058
• Correctly handle password public conversations in projects #2057
• Update the nextcloud-vue-collections library for better projects handling #2054
• Fix pending reconnections after WebSocket is reconnected #2033

6.0.3 – 2019-07-22

Changed

• Chat messages can now be longer than 1.000 characters #1901
• Users matching the autocomplete at the beginning of their name are now sorted to the top #1968
• Only strings starting with http:// or https:// are now made clickable as links #1965

Fixed

• Fix layout issues of the chat on the share authentication page #1901
• Fix issues with calls when a user logs out while being in a call #1947
• Fix a problem when joining a public conversation as a non-invited logged-in user #1914
• Fix missing tooltip with full date on timestamp for the first message of a user in a grouped block #1914
• Commands based on the Symfony Command component can now provide a useful help message #1901

6.0.2 – 2019-06-06

Fixed

• Fix message list not reloaded after switching tabs in the sidebar #1867
• Show warning when browser silently fails to get user media #1874
• Fix view for participants without streams #1873
• Fix forced reconnection with external signaling #1850
• Do not send volume datachannel message #1849

5.0.4 – 2019-06-06

Fixed

• Fix message list not reloaded after switching tabs in the sidebar #1867
• Fix multiple issues related to screensharing #1762 #1754 #1746

6.0.1 – 2019-05-16

Changed

• Do not send black video by default in bigger calls #1830 #1827
• Improve the grouping of chat messages so more fit on the screen #1826

Fixed

• Fix password protected conversations #1775
• Fix chat not automatically loading new messages after a command was used with the external signaling server #1808
• Fix screensharing for users not in the call #1753
• Conversation list does not update with read/unread status using the external signaling server #1431

6.0.0 – 2019-04-25

Added

• Administrators can now define commands which can be used in the chat. See commands.md for more information. You can install some sample commands via the console. #1453 #1662
• There is now a "Talk updates" conversation which will help the user to discover some features #1616 #1662
• @all mentions all participants in the conversation #1531
• Allow to get the last sent message again with arrow-up #1520
• Conversations can be added to the new Nextcloud 16 projects #1611 #1663
• Conversations associated to files now have a link to the file #1387
• The Talk app can now be restricted to a group of users in the Talk administration settings #1585
• Show a warning when a call has many participants and no external signaling server is used #1649
• Added an easy-to-find option to copy the link of a conversation #1670

Changed

• One-to-one conversations are now persistent and can not be turned into group conversations by accident. Also when one of the participants leaves the conversation, the conversation is not automatically deleted anymore. #1591 #1588
• Conversations must have a name now #1567

Fixed

• Fix multiple race-conditions that could interrupt connections, end calls or prevent connections between single participants #1522 #1533 #1534 #1549
• Use better icons when a file without preview or a folder is shared into the chat #1601
• Prevent issues when two participants share their screens #1571
• Correctly remember last media state when reloading in a call #1548 #5174
• Do not show conversation names and other details if the user is not a participant #1426 #1496 #1502
• Fixed an issue when a link was posted into the chat at the end of a line #1666

5.0.3 – 2019-04-11

Changed

• Remove some conversation informations for non-participants #1518

Fixed

• Fix duplicated call summary message when multiple people leave at the same time #1599
• Allow multiline text insertion in chrome-based browsers #1579
• Fix multiple race-conditions that could interrupt connections, end calls or prevent connections between single participants #1523 #1542 #1543
• Enable "Plan B" for chrome/chromium for better MCU support #1613
• Delay signaling messages when the socket is not yet opened #1551
• Correctly readd the default STUN server on empty values #1501

4.0.4 – 2019-04-11

Fixed

• Enable "Plan B" for chrome/chromium for better MCU support #1614
• Delay signaling messages when the socket is not yet opened #1552

5.0.2 – 2019-01-30

Changed

• Show autocompletion as soon as "@" is typed #1483

Fixed

• Fix parse error on PHP 7.0 #1493
• Add global Content Security Policy for signaling servers #1462
• Shared file messages show the name of the file as seen by the owner instead of by the current user #1487
• Multiple fixes for dark-theme #1494 #1472 #1486
• Do not show room names when the user is not part of it #1497 #1495
• Fix page title not updated when room name is updated #1468
• Reduce the number of loaded JS and CSS files #1491
• Always use white icons for conversation images (also in dark-theme) #1463
• Fix submit button in public share authentication page #1481

4.0.3 – 2019-01-30

Fixed

• Do not show room names when the user is not part of it #1498
• Fix mentions when adding multiple directly after each other #1393
• Load more messages after loading the first batch when entering a room #1402
• Pass empty list of session ids when notifying about removed guests to avoid errors #1414

3.2.8 – 2019-01-30

Fixed

• Fix mentions when adding multiple directly after each other #1394
• Load more messages after loading the first batch when entering a room #1403

5.0.1 – 2019-01-23

Changed

• Add a hook so the external signaling can set participant data #1418

Fixed

• Fix dark theme for better accessibility #1451
• Correctly mark notifications as resolved when you join the room directly #1436
• Fix history back and forth in Talk and the Files app #1456
• Favorite icon has grey avatar shadow #1419

5.0.0 – 2018-12-14

Added

• Chat and call option in the Files app sidebar #1323 #1312
• Users can now select for each conversation whether they want to be notified: always, on mention or never #1230
• Password protection via Talk now also works for link shares #1273
• Guests can now be promoted to moderators in on going calls #1078
• Groups can now be selected when adding participants and will add all members as participants #1268
• Email addresses can now be added to conversations which will make the room public and send the link via email #1090
• TURN server settings can now be tested in the admin settings #1177

Changed

• Improve performance of chats with multiple hundred messages #1271

Fixed

• Fix screensharing in Chrome 71+ and other Chrome based browsers #1369
• Fix mentions for users with spaces in their user id #1254
• Fix avatars in messages by guests #1240
• Gracefully handle messages with more than 1000 characters #1229
• Stop signaling when leaving a conversation #1330
• Fix scroll position when the chat is moved to the sidebar #1302
• When a files is shared a second time into a chat no error is displayed #1196
• Send initial screensharing stream to participants that don't publish video #1372

4.0.2 – 2018-12-11

Fixed

• Fix screensharing in Chrome 71+ and other Chrome based browsers #1369
• Fix broken chat when a file that was shared into a room is deleted #1352
• Send initial screensharing stream to participants that don't publish video #1372

3.2.7 – 2018-12-11

Fixed

• Fix screensharing in Chrome 71+ and other Chrome based browsers #1369
• Send initial screensharing stream to participants that don't publish video #1372

4.0.1 – 2018-11-15

Added

• Add an option to test the TURN configuration in the admin settings #1294

Changed

• Improve the notifications when a share password is requested #1296
• Do not show an error when a file is shared a second time into a conversation #1295

Fixed

• Custom Signaling, STUN and TURN configurations are not loaded for the user requesting the password for a share #1297
• Fix position of the contacts menu when clicking on the avatar of a chat author #1293
• Avatars in messages/mentions by guests show the guest avatar instead of the user #1292
• Information about user state in a call is bugged #1291
• Wrong conversation name of password requests in the details sidebar #1290
• Fix rendering, reloading and interaction with the participant list #1222 #1289

3.2.6 – 2018-09-20

Fixed

• Fix turn credential generation #1203
• Fix several inconsistencies with the internal api #1202 #1201 #1200

4.0.0 – 2018-09-06

Added

• Video verification for password protected email shares #1123 #1049
• Add a file picker to the chat to share files and folders into a chat room #1151 #1050
• Log the activity of a conversation in the chat (user added/removed, call happened, …) #1067
• Allow to favor conversations so they are pinned to the top of the list #1025

Changed

• Mentions in the chat now show the avatar of the user and highlight yourself more prominent #1142
• Messages in one2one chats now always send a notification #1029
• Conversations are now sorted by last activity rather then your last visit #1061

Fixed

• Fix turn credentials generation #1176
• Do not turn all @… strings into a mention #1118

3.2.5 – 2018-07-23

Fixed

• Fix handling of malicious usernames while autocompleting in chat

3.2.4 – 2018-07-12

Added

• Allow external signaling servers to integrate a MCU #398

Fixed

• Support chat with a standalone signaling servers #890 #887

3.2.3 – 2018-07-11

Changed

• Only paste the content of HTML into the chat input without the actual HTML #1018

Fixed

• Fixes for standalone signaling server #910
• Name not shown for participants without audio and video #982
• Correctly timeout users when they are chatting/calling and got disconnected #935
• Multiple layout fixes

3.2.2 – 2018-06-06

Added

• Add toggle to show and hide video from other participants #937

Changed

• Activities and Notifications text (Calls->Conversations) #919

Fixed

• Send call notifications to every room participant that is not in the call #926
• Mark messages directly as read when waiting for new messages #936
• Fix tab header icons not shown #929
• Fix room and participants menu buttons #934 #941
• Fix local audio and video not disabled when not available #938
• Fix "Add participant" shown to normal participants #939
• Fix adding the same participant several times in a row #940

3.2.1 – 2018-05-11

Added

• Standalone signaling server now supports the 3.2 changes #864 #869

Fixed

• Only join the room after media permission request was answered #854
• Do not reload the participant everytime a guest sends a chat message #866
• Make sure the web UI still works after you left the current conversation or call #871 #872 #874
• Allow to scroll on long participant lists again #896
• Do not throw an error when starting a call in a conversation without any chat message #861
• Enable media controls when media is approved on a second request #861
• Limit the unread message counter to 99+ #845

3.2.0 – 2018-05-03

Added

• Shortcuts have been added when a call is active: (m)ute, (v)ideo, (f)ullscreen, (c)hat and (p)articipant list #730 #750
• Allow users to chat in multiple tabs in multiple chats at the same time #748
• Guest names are now handled better in chat and the participant list #733
• Users which are participanting in a call now have a video icon in the participant list #777
• Unread chat message count is now displayed in the room list #806 #824

Changed

• It is now possible to join a call without camera and/or microphone #758
• Chat does now not require Media permissions anymore #711
• Leaving a call will free up the Media permissions #735
• Participants can now be @mentioned in the chat by starting to type @ followed by the name of the user #805 #812 #813

Fixed

• Correctly catch the input on the chat in firefox (instead of writing to the placeholder) #737
• Keep scrolling position when switching from chat to call or back #838
• Delete rooms when the last logged in user leaves #727
• Correctly update chat UI when leaving current room #743
• Various layout fixes with videos and screensharing #702 #712 #713
• Fix issues with users that have a numerical name or id #694
• Fix contacts menu entry when no user was found #686

3.1.0 – 2018-02-14

Added

• Finish support for go-based external signaling backend #492

Changed

• Make capabilities and signaling settings available for guests #644 #654
• Use the search name as room name when creating a new room #592
• Make links in chat clickable #579

Fixed

• Fix screensharing layout for guests #611
• Correctly remember guest names when a guest is rejoining an existing call #593
• Better date time divider in chat view #591

3.0.1 – 2018-01-12

Added

• Added capabilities so the mobile files apps can link to the mobile talk apps #585

Fixed

• Fixed issues when updating with Postgres and versions before 2.0.0 #584

3.0.0 – 2018-01-10

Added

• Added simple text chat #429
• Added activities for calls: "You had a call with ABC (Duration: 15:20)" #438
• Introduced different participant permission levels: owner, moderator and user #353
• Added support for room passwords on public shared rooms #402
• Added option to run an external signaling backend #366

Changed

• Rename the app to "Talk" since it now contains chat, voice and video calls #444
• Moved admin settings to separate category and allowed to configure multiple STUN and TURN servers #427
• Moved signaling from EventSource to long polling for compatibility with HTTP2 #363
• Moved room API to OCS so apps and 3rd party tools can use it #342

Fixed

• Fixed compatibility with Postgres #537
• Fixed compatibility with Oracle #371
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 13

2.0.2 – 2017-11-28

Fixed

• Re-send data channels messages when they could not be sent. #335

2.0.1 – 2017-05-22

Added

• Display the connection state in the interface and try to reconnect in case of an issue #317

Changed

• Is now more tolerant towards server ping issues #320

Fixed

• Fix several issues that caused missing avatars #312 #313
• Fix visibility of guest names on light themes #321

2.0.0 – 2017-05-02

Added

• Screensharing is now supported in Chrome 42+ (requires an extension) and Firefox 52+ #227
• Integration in the new Nextcloud 12 contacts menu #300

Changed

• URLs are now short random strings instead of iteratible numbers #258
• Logged-in users can now join public rooms #296

Fixed

• Fix error when response of TURN and STUN server arrive in the wrong order #295

1.2.0 – 2017-01-18

Added

• Translations for multiple languages now available #177
• Open call-search when user has no calls #111
• Disable video by default, when more then 5 people are in a room

Changed

• TURN settings can only be changed by admins now #185
• App can not be restricted to groups anymore to prevent issues with public rooms #201

Fixed

• Allow to connect via Firefox without a camera #160
• Leaving the current room does not refresh the full page anymore #163
• "Undefined index" log entry when visiting admin page #151 #57