dztui/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

[4.0.0] 2023-11-22

Hello players, this is a major version update which overhauls many of DZGUI's underlying systems to improve responsiveness of the application and make menus more intuitive to interact with. It should be considerably more difficult, if not impossible, to inadvertently crash a dialog, and nested dialogs should behave in a more expected fashion, such as when going back and forth between menus or changing options dynamically within a given menu.

In addition, with this update we are querying servers directly. The net benefit of this is that results will returned faster, bootup is faster, and it also paves the way for future features like connecting to servers on a LAN. The Battlemetrics API is now entirely optional and can be skipped during the setup process. However, if you have already set up a BM API key, you can continue using it if you want to query or add servers by ID instead of IP.

As part of this change, version 4.0.0 introduces the ability to connect to or add servers to your list based on either ID or IP. Previously, you could only connect by IP and add by IP, but now you can connect by IP/ID or add by IP/ID. If you choose the ID method, this will be translated into an IP seamlessly in the background. Similarly, favorite servers are now stored using the full IP rather than the ID. Due to the variety of systems and methods for connecting to servers, the application was carrying around and converting server IPs, IDs, and other formats back and forth, creating unnecessary complexity. By normalizing everything to an IP basis, maintainability should be more consistent. When upgrading to this version, your old favorites lists will be updated automatically to the new IP method. Note that as a result of this change, we must purge old history lists ("Recent Servers"), but everything else should carry over as before.

Attention Fedora 38 users: problems with upstream GNOME packages causing crashes have been reported to GNOME development and a fix has been issued. You have the choice of compiling the zenity package from source or waiting until the latest version is merged into Fedora's package manager.

Added

• Change in game name: dynamically change your profile name via the Advanced Options menu
• Connect by ID: supply a Battlemetrics ID to connect to a server; this can be used in lieu of the IP
• Add by IP: supply a standard IP to add a server to your list; this can be used as a more direct way of saving servers
• Filter by 1PP and 3PP in the server browser
• Save connected server to favorites: prior to connecting, asks the user if they want to save this server for future use
• Generate additional output when generating system logs

Fixed

• Rare cases where the keyword filter would not filter server results correctly
• Handling of dialog exit signals: made it much more difficult to crash the application in rare cases when spamming input or returning from menus
• Update menus in place: when toggling options in the Advanced Options menu, displays the current state/mode of the option for better readability into what option is currently enabled
• More intuitive menu navigation: dialog setup and teardown is more responsive and follows expected flows when inside of nested menus
• Message formatting: fold long messages inside of popup dialogs for proper word wrapping regardless of screen type
• Fixed a rare case where dialogs would spawn twice during first-time setup
• Properly remain inside of menus when looping where it would make sense to do so : e.g., Delete Servers list, Advanced Options

Changed

• Query servers directly to reduce API hops: initial bootup and subsequent server queries should be considerably faster
• Store complete IP:Port instead of server IDs
• Make Battlemetrics API key optional: this is only used for the 'Connect by ID' and 'Add server by ID' methods and is not required. If you prefer, you can simply connect/add by IP.
• Prevent the application from launching in Game Mode on Steam Deck: Steam Deck's kiosk mode has problems sending keyboard input to third party applications. To prevent unintended usage, DZGUI now warns the user to launch the app in Desktop Mode if they attempt to use it from Game Mode. Adding DZGUI as a Non-Steam Game does work on desktop PCs, but is not recommended due to the way Steam handles subshells. For best results, launch DZGUI directly via the script/applications menu (PC) or via the desktop icon (Steam Deck).
• Omit null servers from list: servers that time out or send an empty response are now omitted entirely from the My Servers list, as they will not return meaningful metadata unless they are online.
  The My Servers list thus shows online and accessible servers

[3.4.0-rc.1] 2023-05-16

Added

• Fetch more inclusive global "players in-game" count
• List mod directory on installed mods list
• Detect default Flatpak Steam path
• Dark mode/light mode theme to help file
• Alpha-sort My Servers list
• Add description of how to enable hidden folders on GTK2/3
• Initial logging framework

Changed

• Test for wmctrl when enabling full auto mod installation
• Steam Deck: block toggling full auto mod installation due to extra dependencies needed
• First-time setup: sudo escalation when checking system map count for the first time

Fixed

• Steam Deck: non-ASCII delimiter causing setup menu to despawn on some devices
• Don't add items in My Servers multiple times to array when the list of favorites is paginated
• Trigger progress dialogs sooner and in sequence to reduce appearance of visual lag
• First-time setup: break out of dialogs correctly when user backs out
• First-time setup: break out of automatic path discovery when user specifies a path manually
• More portable interpreter invocation

[3.3.0-rc.24] 2023-05-10

Fixed

• Return from lockfile function if first time setup is not complete

[3.3.0-rc.23] 2023-05-10

Fixed

• Display correct players in-game count

Changed

• Make file picker method more robust

[3.3.0-rc.22] 2023-05-10

Changed

• Display canonical dir name of mods in list installed mods menu

[3.3.0-rc.21] 2023-05-10

Fixed

• Hardening of beta client targeting function to avoid false positives

[3.3.0-rc.20] 2023-05-09

Changed

• Use same WM_CLASS targeting method for beta and stable clients

[3.3.0-rc.19] 2023-05-09

Fixed

• Case folding when targeting WM_CLASS

[3.3.0-rc.18] 2023-05-09

Changed

• More robust targeting of Steam client
• Change method of issuing console commands to Beta client

[3.3.0-rc.17] 2023-05-07

Fixed

• Use sudo when checking vm map count (#61)

[3.3.0-rc.16] 2023-05-06

Fixed

• Steam beta console not focusing (#60)

[3.3.0-rc.15] 2023-02-22

Fixed

• BM API returning stale query port and preventing fetching modlist

[3.3.0-rc.12] 2023-01-19

Fixed

• Don't check mod version timestamps if no mods installed
• Don't continuously force popup to top of stack
• Fix for repeated key input in console
• Split merged modlist correctly on newline

Added

• Parameterize native/Flatpak steam selection
• Toggle native/Flatpak steam from options menu
• Clarify popup wording

[3.3.0-rc.11] 2023-01-01

Fixed

• History menu not parsing ports correctly
• Validate BM key on initial setup

Changed

• More permissive Steam client discovery for tiling WMs
• Reset minor version (was 1 ahead)

[3.3.0-rc.2] 2022-12-10

Changed

• Clarify low pop server count
• Tick low pop server option by default

[3.3.0-rc.1] 2022-12-06

Fixed

• Merge Python version hotfix from stable branch

[3.2.1-rc.1] 2022-12-03

Changed

• Dropped legacy headless mode logic and refactor against new automod method

[3.1.0-rc.21] 2022-12-03

Added

• File picker error handling

[3.1.0-rc.20] 2022-12-02

Fixed

• Include /run in auto-discovery routine

[3.1.0-rc.19] 2022-12-02

Fixed

• Use Steam-safe local zenity version

[3.1.0-rc.18] 2022-12-01

Added

• Thousands separator to player counts

Dropped

• Removed deprecated functions

[3.1.0-rc.17] 2022-11-28

Changed

• Explicitly check Python version

[3.1.0-rc.16] 2022-11-25

Fixed

• Hotfix for server modlists returning multiples of same mod

[3.1.0-rc.15] 2022-11-24

Fixed

• Faster path discovery on initial setup
• Handle whitelist deletion when only one entry present
• Return to main menu from recent servers list
• Unset delete menu flags after deletion

Added

• Add python to deps
• Add Steam API key requirement to initial setup

Dropped

• Drop mandatory server IDs on initial setup
• Old functions and files pertaining to headless mode

Changed

• Allow My Servers list to be initially empty

[3.1.0-rc.14] 2022-11-24

Changed

• Rename "History" to "Recent"

[3.1.0-rc.13] 2022-11-24

Fixed

• Prevent downloading mods if Steam is not running
• Suppress "force refresh mods" option if automods is disabled

[3.1.0-rc.12] 2022-11-22

Changed

• Updated menu labels

[3.1.0-rc.11] 2022-11-21

Added

• Recent connect history
• Force refresh local mods

Changed

• More verbose messages regarding automod installation

Dropped

• Headless mode

[3.1.0-rc.10] 2022-11-09

Changed

• More verbose logs
• Rename log file for clarity

[3.1.0-rc.8] 2022-10-26

Changed

• Foreground mod progress watcher

[3.1.0-rc.7] 2022-10-25

Changed

• Simplify mod progress watcher

[3.1.0-rc.6] 2022-10-25

Fixed

• Download mod metadata

[3.1.0-rc.5] 2022-10-25

Added

• Versioning for automods

Fixed

• Restore manual mode watcher file

[3.1.0-rc.4] 2022-10-23

Added

• Automod v.2 method

[3.1.0-rc.3] 2022-10-16

Added

• Backend preparation

[3.1.0-rc.1-2] 2022-10-16

Fixed

• Steam Deck path discovery

[3.0.0-testing] 2022-10-12

Changed

• Increment major version

[2.8.0-rc.9] 2022-10-11

Changed

• Reordered main menu elements

[2.8.0-rc.8] 2022-10-11

Changed

• Changed notification title

[2.8.0-rc.7] 2022-10-11

Changed

• Reword menu option

Fixed

• Redirect stderr on popup

[2.8.0-rc.6] 2022-10-11

Dropped

• Stop using BM for query ports

Added

• Deprecation warning/enforced Steam API

[2.8.0-rc.5] 2022-10-11

Fixed

• Width of some popups on Steam Deck

[2.8.0-rc.4] 2022-10-11

Changed

• Abstract news urls
• Clarify dependency warning

[2.8.0-rc.3] 2022-10-11

Added

• Add forums link

[2.8.0-rc.2] 2022-10-07

Added

• Backend preparation for automods

[2.8.0-rc.1] 2022-10-06

Fixed

• Bug with normal mode not launching after closing progress bar

[2.7.0-rc.26] 2022-10-04

Fixed

• Delete server list array not being emptied when going back to main menu

Added

• Progress bars when downloading updates

Changed

• Group main menu categories

Fixed

• Encapsulate window strings to prevent arguments leaking into title
• Remove extraneous download process that was slowing down startup

[2.7.0-rc.23] 2022-10-03

Fixed

• More robust error handling for API keys

[2.7.0-rc.22] 2022-10-02

Fixed

• Merge stable branch hotfixes

[2.7.0-rc.21] 2022-10-01

Fixed

• Clarify some menu messages and behavior

[2.7.0-rc.20] 2022-09-29

Added

• List total disk size used on mods list

[2.7.0-rc.19] 2022-09-26

Fixed

• Strip text from "all maps" option in header

[2.7.0-rc.18] 2022-09-26

Changed

• Move lockfile check earlier in pipeline
• Reword "All maps" filter option

Fixed

• Store player and server count sooner

[2.7.0-rc.16-17] 2022-09-26

Changed

• Clean up error logging and progress bars

[2.7.0-rc.15] 2022-09-25

Fixed

• Return selection from server function

[2.7.0-rc.14] 2022-09-25

Fixed

• Suppress progress dialog when new version available

[2.7.0-rc.13] 2022-09-25

Fixed

• Restore broken headers

Added

• More verbose logging

[2.7.0-rc.12] 2022-09-24

Changed

• More verbose logging, error codes

[2.7.0-rc.11] 2022-09-24

Added

• Add debug code to troubleshoot API responses

[2.7.0-rc.10] 2022-09-23

Fixed

• Server list not appearing when launching script through Steam

[2.7.0-rc.9] 2022-09-22

Added

• Add alternative IP query method

[2.7.0-rc.8] 2022-09-15

Dropped

• Drop Python dependency

[2.7.0-rc.7] 2022-09-14

Added

• Verify IP table checksums when starting

Changed

• Switch to C for helper logic

Fixed

• Error handling for obscure servers returning no modlist

[2.7.0-rc.6] 2022-09-13

Added

• Add number of maps found to map select menu

Fixed

• Strip Unicode spaces in server titles

[2.7.0-rc.5] 2022-09-13

Changed

• Improve server distance algorithm

Fixed

• Strip Unicode spaces in server titles

[2.7.0-rc.2 to 4] 2022-09-13

Changed

• Retooling data in header

[2.7.0-rc.1] 2022-09-12

Added

• Initial server browser prototype

[2.6.0-rc.5] 2022-09-03

Fixed

• Make variable local

[2.6.0-rc.4] 2022-09-03

Fixed

• Use alternate API for direct IP queries

[2.6.0-rc.3] 2022-09-03

Changed

• Revert to legacy API method

[2.6.0-rc.2] 2022-08-31

Added

• Validate Steam API key

[2.6.0-rc.1] 2022-08-16

Added

• Connect to server by IP

[2.5.0-rc.2] 2022-08-14

Fixed

• Hotfix for server list responses with no next page cursor breaking table

[2.5.0-rc.1] 2022-08-14

Changed

• More performant path discovery, skip extraneous prompts

[2.4.2-rc.5] 2022-08-13

Fixed

• Cleaned typos and removed debug code

[2.4.2-rc.4] 2022-08-13

Fixed

• Clean up legacy symlinks

[2.4.2-rc.3] 2022-08-13

Fixed

• Alternate symlink method to prevent collisions in IDs

[2.4.2-rc.2] 2022-08-10

Fixed

• Pass correct query ports to modlist function

[2.4.2-rc.1] 2022-08-10

Fixed

• Page though API results to list >10 servers

[2.4.1-testing] 2022-08-09

Fixed

• Hotfix for progress bar breaking table when >9 servers in list

[2.4.0-rc.10 - 2.4.0-rc.14] 2022-08-05

Fixed

• Miscellaneous backend changes to test deployment of shortcuts to Steam Deck

[2.4.0-rc.9] 2022-08-05

Added

• Steam Deck artwork

[2.4.0-rc.8] 2022-08-04

Fixed

• Prevent word splitting of CPU result
• Correct path for writing .desktop files

[2.4.0-rc.7] 2022-08-04

Fixed

• Prevent user from entering invalid entries on first-time setup
• Prompt to re-run first-time setup if config is malformed
• Better handling of field output from table

Added

• Prototype .desktop file for Steam Deck
• Generate bug report logs summarizing local settings

Dropped

• Deprecated functions

[2.4.0-rc.5] 2022-07-31

Dropped

• Drop download prompt for branch toggle

[2.4.0-rc.4] 2022-07-31

Fixed

• Source seen_news and debug values when writing new config file

[2.4.0-rc.3] 2022-07-31

Fixed

• Populate branch value correctly when staging config file

[2.4.0-rc.2] 2022-07-31

Fixed

• Enforce download when switching branches

[2.4.0-rc.1] 2022-07-24

Added

• Dependency check for Steam
• Delete server from list
• News backend for critical updates
• Prompt to permanently update sysctl map count
• Clean up stale symlinks if mods were deleted
• Backported DZTUI mod listing method (includes symlinks)
• Backported DZTUI method of encoding symlinks when handling large number of mods
• Write dry-run launch options to file when in debug mode

Fixed

• Prevent garbage in dependency check messages
• Send browser to background when opening links

Changed

• Couple connect to fav and normal connect to same query function for maintainability
• Revert to old issues page index
• Hide header on unneeded pages
• Better detection of Steam Deck

[2.3.0] 2022-07-18

Added

• Numbered mod links in browser
• Admonition to upgrade versions for bug fixes
• Toggle branch between stable/testing

Fixed

• Hotfix for fav server select on main menu

[2.2.1] 2022-07-17

Fixed

• Hotfix for upstream API returning malformed modlists
• Handle servers with no mods
• Fix dialog window depending on browser exit
• Remove stray newlines in config file

[2.2.0] 2022-06-22

Added

• Toggle debug mode in-app

[2.1.0] 2022-06-19

Changed

• Updated link to new documentation

[2.0.3] 2022-06-17

Fixed

• Safer expansion of originating script path

[2.0.2] 2022-06-16

Fixed

• Remove enforced runtime check of workshop path

[2.0.2] 2022-06-16

Fixed

• Expansion of Steam path prefix when default path was found

[2.0.1] 2022-06-16

Fixed

• Regenerate mod links file in browser when clicking dialog
• Reset whitelist when canceling one-shot (fav) mode

[2.0.0] 2022-06-15

Added

• Attempt to find DayZ path and write to config on first launch
• Merge existing config values into new config format when upgrading version
• Dynamically detect Steam Deck and set launch parameters
• Add "gametime" column to server list
• One-shot mode to open mod links in browser if using desktop
• Add favorite server from main menu
• Update favorite server changes in real time
• Add link to help pages from main menu
• Add link to changelog from main menu

Changed

• Don't require duplication of fav server in whitelist
• More permissive truncation of long server names (50 char limit)
• Render mod list as a scrollable menu
• Reword errors for greater verbosity
• Initial support of granular error handling for API response codes
• Move extended path variables out of user config

Fixed

• Check if mod dir is sane before listing mods
• Prevent favorite server launch if none set
• Reset server list to entire whitelist if canceling out of fav connect
• Do not load table on empty API response and warn user
• Suppress stderr cruft in logs and use logger instead

[1.2.1] 2022-06-12

Fixed

• Print the entire changelog
• Add confirmation dialog before run

[1.2.0] 2022-06-12

Changed

• Mod validation process now uses faster, single-pass API query
• Improved logger output when setting fav server

Added

• In-app changelog

[1.1.2] 2022-06-08

Fixed

• Fix array used for mod concatenation; fetch post-sanitized list of mods

[1.1.1] 2022-06-05

Fixed

• Stricter regex to parse upstream version number

[1.1.0] 2022-06-05

Added

• Main menu: fav server label on header
• Main menu: add servers by ID directly into config file
• Main menu: link to report a bug
• Main menu: quick connect to fav server
• Connect: mod compatibility check
• Connect: mod download prompt
• Connect: mod auto symlinks
• New version download prompt
• Additional visualization of progress/menus

Fixed

• Menu recursion when navigating backwards

Changed

• Reduced ping timeout interval