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[6.5.7] - 2024-07-31

Fixed

  • Key event bridge now gracefully handles cross-origin frames.

[6.5.6] - 2024-07-29

Fixed

  • Documentation patch: Fill in and correct Browser API description

[6.5.5] - 2024-05-24

Fixed

  • Documentation patch: Addind Applet Dispatch Throttling information

[6.5.4] - 2024-05-15

Fixed

  • Better description of the serial port options on BrightSign
  • Documentation patch: New section in Applet Basics for the sos.authHash used as unique device identification from Applet

[6.5.3] - 2024-04-30

Fixed

  • Documentation patch: Browser.open() is supported on BrightSign
  • Documentation patch: improved iFrames snippet intro text to be less scary
  • Documentation patch: Added platform-specific details for using streaming on BrightSign and Samsung

[6.5.2]

Added

  • Support for the rtscts option for the serial port configuration. This option is used when opening a serial port and determines whether to enable or disable RTS/CTS handshaking.

[6.5.1] - 2024-04-08

Fixed

  • Incompatibility with latest changes in MDC implementation

[6.5.0] - 2024-03-20

Added

  • Add support for sending MDC commands on Tizen

[6.4.2] - 2024-01-26

Fixed

  • Documentation on several pages is now readable again due to fixes in MD files

[6.4.1] - 2024-01-24

Fixed

  • Stream public documentation formatting

[6.4.0] - 2024-01-24

Added

  • New method sos.stream.pause() to pause running stream
  • New method sos.stream.resume() to resume paused stream

[6.3.0] - 2024-01-16

Added

  • Browser API new option "method"
  • New methods for managing the event listeners of input

[6.2.1] - 2024-01-15

Fixed

  • Docs markdowns

[6.2.0] - 2024-01-15

Added

  • Add keepAppletRunning parameter in sos.management.power.setProprietaryTimer
  • sos.management.getExtendedManagementUrl()
  • sos.management.setExtendedManagementUrl()

[6.1.1] - 2023-12-20

Fixed

  • Stream prepare and play functions now works without specified protocol type in options
  • Streams are now backward compatible with old core apps

[6.1.0] - 2023-11-09

Added

  • Support for stream subtitles - track info and track selection

Fixed

  • Sanitized dispatching events for case of the missing parent window

[6.0.0] - 2023-09-11

Changed

  • Stream functions prepare and play now have merged protocol parameter and other properties into one options parameter

Fixed

  • Updated docs: Removed readFile limitation note on WebOS

[5.12.2] - 2023-07-31

Fixed

  • Importing front-applet in TypeScript environment

[5.12.1] - 2023-07-18

Fixed

  • Missing docs about new stream options on prepare and play functions
  • Not returning promise on stream functions

[5.12.0] - 2023-07-13

Added

  • sos.sync.cancelWait()
  • sos.sync.onClosed()
  • sos.sync.connect() accepts sync engine type p2p-local which replaces udp
  • Options parameter on method sos.stream.prepare() for setting ex. background prepare
  • Options parameters autoReconnect & autoReconnectInterval on prepare and play stream functions
  • New file system method sos.filesystem.createArchive() to create a archive file

Fixed

  • Stream event listeners on play, prepare and stop functions
  • Wrong return type on sos.management.os.getMemoryUsage()

Deprecated

  • Sync engine udp is replaced with p2p-local

[5.11.1] - 2023-05-29

Fixed

  • Input issues on some platforms with keyUp listener

[5.11.0] - 2023-05-15

Added

  • Methods to control and monitor Auto recovery process

Fixed

  • Peer recovery methods unified with Auto recovery
  • sos.sync.onStatus won't be also called anytime broadcast value is received

[5.10.2] - 2023-05-05

Fixed

  • Try delete proprietary timers with proper delete method (backward compatiblility is kept)

[5.10.1] - 2023-04-26

Fixed

  • Validations of proprietary timer API (remove extra warning)

[5.10.0] - 2023-04-06

Added

  • New Management API for sos.management.power.setProprietaryTimer(), sos.management.power.unsetProprietaryTimer(), sos.management.power.getProprietaryTimers()

[5.9.0] - 2023-03-31

Added

  • sos.sync.joinGroup()
  • sos.sync.leaveGroup()
  • sos.sync.broadcastValue()
  • sos.sync.connect() allows selection of which sync engine will be used for connection

Deprecated

  • sos.sync.init()
  • sos.sync.setValue()

[5.8.0] - 2023-03-16

Added

  • Method sos.refresh() has capability for relaunch applet
  • Debug has new method sos.debug.onRemoteDebugChanged(), which accepts a function that is executed as a callback.
  • Method sos.debug.isRemoteDebugEnabled() - information about REMOTE DEBUGGING setting

Fixed

  • Wrong return type on sos.management.wifi.getConnectedTo()

[5.7.0] - 2023-02-16

Added

  • device key for opening serial port is not required now
  • Proof of play initial implementation
  • Update iframe documentation about a potential issue with zipping file using python
  • Device Info Brand -> sos.management.getBrand()

[5.6.0] - 2023-01-10

Added

  • Update serial port documentation

[5.5.0] - 2022-10-24

Added

  • Method for opening OSD sos.osd.showOSD()

[5.4.2] - 2022-08-30

Fixed

  • sos.input.onKeyUp did not work correctly on older devices

[5.4.1] - 2022-07-25

Fixed

  • Webpack usage of main file of library.

[5.4.0] - 2022-07-20

Added

  • CPU and Memory usage info
  • Proxy management
  • Wifi network ssid and signal strength information
  • Possibility to enable Front-OSD while applet active
  • Toggle Peer Recovery

[5.3.1] - 2022-05-23

Fixed

  • Documentation for serial device name on supported platforms

[5.3.0] - 2022-04-13

Added

  • Documentation for device info

[5.2.0] - 2022-04-06

Added

  • Method onStatus in sos.sync - return connected devices in sync group
  • Device info category: Methods to get location and organization tags
  • Add new filesystem and offline cache methods into monitoring for SDK
  • OS version info API (Windows 10 -> 10, WebOS 4 -> 4, etc)

[5.1.1] - 2022-02-08

Fixed

  • Fixed applet basics links

[5.1.0] - 2022-01-27

Added

  • Update firmware guide with new methods

Fixed

  • fix backlinks from old to new Docs

[5.0.1] - 2022-01-25

Fixed

  • adjusted documentation to better reflect naming of JS SDK

[5.0.0] - 2022-01-13

Changed

  • onceEnded promise on video will be rejected when video is stopped before it's end
  • Video and Stream methods checks coordinations and warn when are in wrong format or throws error when are not castable to integer

[4.15.0] - 2021-12-15

Added

  • Management Time setManual accepts an object with absolute datetime

Fixed

  • Updated documentation

[4.14.0] - 2021-12-03

Added

  • Wi-Fi API connect to a hidden network

[4.13.0] - 2021-11-26

Added

  • FS API appendFile
  • Management Network API disableInterface

[4.12.0] - 2021-10-04

Added

  • Headless Browser API

[4.11.0] - 2021-09-28

Added

  • Listen for when the custom browser closes

Fixed

  • Fixed link to Firmware getType()
  • Barcode scanner API

[4.10.4] - 2021-04-14

Fixed

  • Added mising documentation for sos.management.app.getType()

[4.10.3] - 2021-04-12

Fixed

  • Added mising documentation for sos.display.supports()
  • Fixed warning in Serial API - suggest using sos.display.supports() instead of sos.management.supports()

[4.10.2] - 2021-03-09

Fixed

  • Improved documentation of IR Remote control Input

[4.10.1] - 2021-03-05

Fixed

  • Improved documentation of Applet Commands
  • Better parameters description in video stream API documentation

[4.10.0] - 2021-02-09

Added

  • New, improved versions of sos.management.network.setManual() and sos.management.network.setDHCP() which allow to specify an exact network interface in case there are multiple interfaces of the same type

[4.9.1] - 2021-02-05

Fixed

  • Fix sos.management.network.listInterfaces() return type

[4.9.0] - 2021-02-04

Added

  • Integrate Weinre debugging tool to applet iframe when appropriate message come from front-display
  • sos.management.network.listInterfaces()

Deprecated

  • sos.management.network.getActiveInfo()

Fixed

  • Added files system example for creating multiple directories at once
  • Added better explanation how to change orientation on Tizen

[4.8.1] - 2021-01-18

Fixed

  • Missing documentation for sos.browser.close()
  • Missing examples for applet commands

[4.8.0] - 2021-01-14

Added

  • sos.management.firmware.getType method returns a string identifier, that, when combined with firmware version, can be used to identify a correct firmware image to install on the current device

[4.7.0] - 2021-01-08

Added

  • sos.management.screen.getOrientation method returns current orientation of the screen
  • sos.stream.prepare method to prepare stream in the background ahead of playing it to allow gapless transitions similar to video

[4.6.1] - 2021-01-04

Fixed

  • Missing documentation page about monitors, js-monitors

[4.6.0] - 2020-12-14

Added

  • sos.management.wifi emits CLIENT_CONNECT_REJECTED event when incorrect credentials are used to try to connect to a Wi-Fi

[4.5.0] - 2020-11-11

Added

  • Touch event from external touch device can be handled and further propagated to nested iFrames

[4.4.0] - 2020-09-25

Added

  • Video orientation LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED
  • Validations of all input parameters
  • sos.hardware.openSerialPort() method to open and work with serial ports
  • Typescript interfaces of generic button and RFID antenna that can be implemented by other libraries that implement a specific hardware

[4.3.0] - 2020-09-01

Fixed

  • Font offline cache works for all platform same (using correct font file extension)
  • Fixed a bug in WPEWebkit 2.28.2 (Raspberry Pi) that caused the applet to never initialize properly and freeze

Added

  • WiFi Access Point API
  • WiFi API supports listening to useful events
  • sos.appletVersion contains version of active applet

Deprecated

  • sos.wifi has been moved to sos.management.wifi

[4.2.0] - 2020-07-02

Added

  • Audio codec and bitrate value in video file details API
  • Browser open link method optionally accepts theme option

[4.1.0] - 2020-06-23

Added

  • sos.management.debug.isEnabled() method for current debug state
  • sos.management.security.setPinCode/getPinCode/generateRandomPinCode methods

Fixed

  • Possible memory leak in video player when one gapless video is playing in infinite loop

[4.0.0] - 2020-04-03

Added

  • File System API supports copyFile, writeFile, readFile
  • File System moveFile supports optional overwrite destination
  • New Management JS API (https://sdk.docs.signageos.io/api/js/management/1-js-management)
  • Video API supports video playing in the background with HTML content in the foreground
  • Video API supports 4K video
  • getTimers and unsetTimer of management power API
  • setNTP of time API
  • sensors API, for now just containing proximity sensor
  • Exports for CommonJS users (standard for node.js const sos = require('@signageos/front-applet')). Also exports sos and monitoring properties
  • sOS Open (bundled front-applet) support of iframes
  • Transpile to EcmaScript 5
  • Management get application version sos.management.app.getVersion()
  • New Monitors JS API
  • Video API supports volume for a single video
  • Network API for set manual settings or DHCP sos.management.network.setManual() and sos.management.network.setDHCP()
  • Browser API method sos.browser.open() which optionally allows to blacklist/whitelist specific domains
  • Browser API method sos.browser.close()
  • Optional videoThumbnailUriTemplate in file properties
  • Upgrade App or Firmware can direct to specific file instead of special path template with version name

Deprecated

  • Network API for sos.management.getNetworkInfo() is currently moved to sos.management.network.getActiveInfo()
  • Browser API method sos.browser.openLink() is replaced by sos.browser.open().

Fixed

  • Now, error messages are more human readable (no more invocation error)
  • Wifi scanDevices returns array

Removed

  • Remove deprecated exports
  • Remove auto babel-polyfill

[3.2.0] - 2019-01-24

Added

  • File System API supports writeFile

[3.1.0] - 2019-01-18

Added

  • WiFi API
  • sos.display.supports method to check, which capabilities device supports

[3.0.0] - 2019-01-14

Added

  • File system API
  • File system API supports even extended file info (size, mimeType, createdAt, lastModified, videoDuration) when device supports it (ex.: Linux)

Changed

  • sos.input is now EventEmitter instance type which supports classic event listening using methods on, once, addListener etc. for event 'keyup'

[2.2.0] - 2018-12-14

Added

  • Front display can inject a script into the applet

[2.1.0] - 2018-12-04

Added

Fixed

  • import lib in typescript using import * as sos from '@signageos/front-applet';
  • interfaces of checksum (md5) methods

[2.0.0] - 2018-09-17

Added

Fixed

  • Applet Commands type can has length 100 characters now
  • Bug: onceEnded will be resolved always. (Bug could happen when preparing of next video was longer then length of current video)

Removed

  • old deprecated methods of sos.offline.cache (getFile, getContent)

[1.3.2] - 2018-06-19

Fixed

  • In applets and iframes can be used babel-polyfill

[1.3.1] - 2018-06-12

Fixed

  • Application can use window.dispatchEvent safely without error (TypeError: Cannot read property 'type' of undefined)

[1.3.0] - 2018-05-30

Added

[1.2.0] - 2018-05-09

Added

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