Changelog

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

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to
Semantic Versioning.

[3.2.4] - 2025-04-01

Fixed

• fix offline reporting bug when device goes repeatedly offline and online

[3.2.3] - 2024-13-12

Added

• documentation for new features

Fixed

• few outdated parts in documentation
• fix wallclock issue with combination of weekday and daily repeat attributes

[3.2.2] - 2024-15-11

Changed

• increase interval for sending event reports to 10 minutes

[3.2.1] - 2024-15-11

Fixed

• make sending event reports async to avoid blocking playback

[3.2.0] - 2024-08-10

Added

• added ISO timestamp to PoP event reports
• added option to specify custom endpoint in smil file header to send PoP event reports to

[3.1.3] - 2024-29-09

Changed

• change intro media display process to display intro as soon as possible to avoid black screen during smil player
  startup

Fixed

• fixed issue with billboard transitions positioning not properly reflecting regions coordinates

[3.1.2] - 2024-29-09

Added

• add a timeout for priority sync to avoid rare case when playlist freezes

Fixed

• fixed issue with default transition and priority content not working properly

[3.1.0] - 2024-29-09

Added

• added proof of play (PoP) support
• added multiple sync group for synchronization before sync content plays and after sync content finishes for smoother
  sync transitions
• added billboard transitions support for images
• added option to specify default transition in smil file header ( default transition is used for all images in playlist
  unless different transition is specified)

[3.0.0] - 2024-24-07

Changed

• sync index for the content is now computed for the whole regions instead of separate parts of playlist (seq, par tags
• removed _smilversion query string from widgets displaying websites

Added

• support for dynamic triggers
• upgrade to node v20
• improved performance for older devices
• improve video playback performance
• improved reporting messages
• ability to restart applet when sync service fails
• ability to monitor synchronization with event reports
• added option to start triggers from inside the widget
• event reports now reporting if media is being synchronized with playback on other devices
• upgrade tools like typescript webpack to newer versions
• added random playback support with ability to shuffle content or randomly select content from the playlist
• improve priority types stop and defer performance
• added option to specify default repeat count in smil file header ( default repeat count is used everywhere where
  repeat count
  is not specified )

Fixed

• bug with conditional expression date and time comparison
• fixed rare occurrence of top priority content flickering when returning to lower priority
• fixed issues with seamless update and top priority content
• fixed prepare of dynamic content on slave playlist devices to ensure gapLess playback
• fixed issue with parent overriding child content in priority playback
• fixed body css bug during smil player start
• fixed issue with wallClock notation when no repeatCount is specified
• fixed issue when priority content specified with wallClock not starting properly
• fixed parent generation bug for dynamic and priority segments
• fixed issues with seamless update and sync content
• fixed rewinding sync content to find the correct one to play with priority defined
• fixed issue with trigger parent window listeners on android devices

[2.1.0] - 2024-01-15

Fixed

• fix rare bug which occurs in widget optimization during smil playlist update
• clarification that advanced usage with extra configuration is still in development

Added

• added option to stop trigger using same triggerId as to invoke it
• change failOver mechanism so all devices take care of broken device
• added ticker implementation
• added markdown documentation for the smil playlist creation and syntax

[2.0.0] - 2022-05-31

Fixed

• fixed wallClock and repeatCount=indefinite edge case bug
• fixed background video single loop freeze
• fixed repeatCount issues when combined with priorityClasses and wallClock notations
• fixed relative src path for triggers
• fixed rare bug with multiple triggers using same region not working correctly
• fixed bug with keyboard triggers with specified duration
• fixed transitions with underlying content
• fixed issue when trying to prepare video which no longer exists in localstorage
• fixed rare bug with one widget in playlist not visible after smil update

Changed

• multiple components code refactor

Added

• improved seamless update performance
• improved general playback performance
• improved multiple widgets in playlist performance
• added option to turn off preloading of widgets ( widget is loaded at exact time when it should start playing, not
  before)
• added transitions support for widgets
• added support for applet-synchronizer
• added option to synchronize playback among multiple devices in same sync group
• added support for synchronization failOver content ( when one device withing sync group goes offline, other one
  takes care of its playback )
• added new home screen
• added new default backup image
• added option to specify z-index on img or ref tags in smil xml file

Removed

• removed input form from home screen

[1.9.1] - 2022-02-15

Fixed

• added config definition allowing to show required configuration in Box
• added optional z-index attribute to img and ref tag in smil file
• added conditional expression to smil data refresh configuration
• fixed race condition with seamless update
• fixed conditional timeFormat issue
• fixed right and bottom css positioning for regular media and triggers

[1.9.0] - 2021-10-14

Fixed

• fixed bug with video playback in background not working properly
• fixed rare bug with malformed files in internal storage
• fixed rare bug with wallClock definitions
• fixed rare bug with wallClock endTime

Added

• Add bottom option to element positioning
• Add video streaming support

[1.8.0] - 2021-09-14

Fixed

• Query parameters of HTML widgets for Brightsign devices
• fixed image transitions bug

Added

• Add seamless update support

[1.7.0] - 2021-06-30

Fixed

• fix bug with non-existing videos failing smil file parse
• fix issue when smil player was stuck on backup image after xml parse failure

Added

• add option to turn off media update ( set interval as -1)

[1.6.1] - 2021-06-07

Fixed

• fix bug with single priorityClass not working properly
• fix rare bug with playing blank image ( no source )

[1.6.0] - 2021-05-27

Fixed

• fix bug with default region not having proper name
• fix bug with wrong repeatCount for triggers
• fix bug with parent generation hashing algorithm
• improved intro handling
• improved playlist sanitization
• improve media url validation
• improved conditional expressions handling

Added

• added smil event reporting support
• added onClick/onTouch triggers with duration specified in seconds
• added support for image to image crossFade transition
• added optional serialPortDevice in sos.config to dynamically define device address for serial communication
• added support for fixed video duration
• added support for widgets with query parameters
• added support for auth headers for media download
• added ICS format implementation for conditional expression
• added support for smil files with no active content
• added support for backup image if smil-player fails on smil file download or smil xml parse functionality supports
  image stored directly in smil repo or on remote server.

[1.5.0] - 2021-04-14

Fixed

• bug with new parent generated during each iteration of playlist
• bug with one item playlist inside priorityClass

Added

• improved smil stability
• added logic to remove infinite loops and unnecessary elements
• improve readme and documentation

[1.4.0] - 2021-03-31

Fixed

• bug with multiple widgets ids in same region
• bug with widgets extension remaining in code for later media
• multiple components code refactor

Added

• keyboard support for triggers
• ability to play triggers based on repeatCount attribute
• improved image/widget performance
• improved xml parsing and playlist generation

[1.3.0] - 2021-03-12

Fixed

• fixed wrong order when processing sequences of elements without seq or par tags
• improved performance during conditional playback
• fixed cypress tests timeouts

Added

• added local express server for cypress tests
• added dynamic cypress tests for priority and wallclock

[1.2.0] - 2021-02-12

Added

• basic cypress tests support
• advanced conditional expression conditions

Fixed

• fixed bug with file update blocked by wallClock functions
• fixed bug with one playlist blocking another during wait
• improved performance for LG devices

[1.1.0] - 2021-01-26

Added

• trigger support
• webos video playback hotfix with sleep(videoDuration) and Promise.race
• add priority behaviour support (excl and priorityClass tags)
• add conditional playback support
• add improved error handling
• add new instance of playlist during each smil restart
• add lastModified check during media files download at the start of the smil processing
• add check for empty localFilePath during video playback

Fixed

• fixed smil parsing issue on Rpi
• fixed new smil file download/offline processing
• fixed media files update check
• fixed image intro
• fixed image/widgets update check, add random query string to avoid caching except for brightsign device
• remove navigator.online and replace it with fetch functionality
• fixed edge case bug causing infinite loop when no playlist is active
• fixed wallClock bug for different dates without repeat

[1.0.1] - 2020-09-17

Added

• performance optimization for older devices
• add JSDoc, code structure improvements
• improve test coverage

Fixed

• fix offline playback
• performance improvements for older/slower devices

[1.0.0] - 2020-08-31

Added

• First released version, supported features in readme or https://docs.signageos.io/category/smil-guides

[0.0.1] - 2020-03-01

Added

• Initial PoC release of SMIL player