v4.19.0

[4.19.0] - 2024-06-30

Added

• Added the ability to modify port settings whilst the port is open (port is quickly disconnected and reconnected with new settings).
• Added support for the ESC[1J, ESC[2J and ESC[3J "Erase in Display" ASCII escape codes (ESC[0J was already supported).
• Added a "Manual" page to the app, which contains the start of a user manual for NinjaTerm.
• Added unit tests to make sure app data in local storage can be upgraded correctly.

Fixed

• Cosmetic cursor at the end of the blurb now blinks again on homepage.
• Removed a .only() from a test which was causing other tests to be skipped.
• Fixed broken tests in SingleTerminal.spec.ts by clearing local storage before each test.

Changed

• Switched from a CJS to ESM build in vite. CJS build is deprecated. See https://vitejs.dev/guide/troubleshooting.html#vite-cjs-node-api-deprecated for more info.
• Cursor up escape codes cannot move the cursor up into the scrollback buffer to correctly emulate terminal behaviour.

v4.18.0

[4.18.0] - 2024-06-16

Added

• Clicking on the many of the indicators in the bottom status bar takes you to the settings view where you can change the related settings.
• Added accordions to the terminal right-hand drawer, and added more controls such as quick port settings.
• The terminal right-hand drawer now remembers if it was open or closed. This info is also saved in each profile.
• Added to option to send a break signal on Enter key press.
• Added ability to send a break signal at the end of every line of hex data in a macro.
• ASCII macro data now adds the "on enter" sequence to the end of every line, if enabled.
• You can now disable "received break signal" warnings from the RX Settings view.
• The right-hand terminal drawer width is now saved as part of the application data and in profiles.

Changed

• Improved the way app data is stored in local storage.
• Snackbar message when profile is loaded now tells you if already connected port matches the one specified in the profile.
• Active profile name is updated when the app state is saved to a profile.

v4.17.1

[4.17.1] - 2024-06-11

Changed

• Added more info about browser compatibility to the error message if navigator.serial is not available. Also added this same info to the homepage.

v4.17.0

[4.17.0] - 2024-05-31

Added

• Added ability to select flow control type (none or hardware) in the serial port settings.
• Added tooltips to parameters in the serial port settings pane.
• Added "Send Break" button to the terminal right-hand drawer.
• Added profiles (and a profile settings view) so that the user can save and load different serial port configurations.

v4.16.0

[4.16.0] - 2024-05-19

Added

• Added macros to send pre-defined ASCII or HEX sequences out the serial port.
• Added a right-hand panel to the terminal view and moved some UI elements there.

Fixed

• Fixed bug which caused the wrong serial port config to be displayed in the bottom toolbar.

v4.15.0

[4.15.0] - 2024-05-14

Added

• Added more recommended baud rate options.
• Added the ability to specify a custom baud rate.
• Added a circular progress modal which is shown when the port is opening.
• Added ability to customize what is sent (LF, CR, or CRLF) on enter key press.

Fixed

• Fixed bug which meant app thought port opened successfully even when it didn't.

v4.14.0

[4.14.0] - 2024-05-12

Added

• Added support for receiving and displaying numerical data types such as hex, uint8, uint16, float32, e.t.c.
• Added the ability to send a 200ms break signal by pressing Ctrl-Shift-B when the terminal is focused and the serial port open.

v4.13.2

[4.13.2] - 2024-03-26

Added

• "port-open" events tracked by Umami.

Changed

• Umami analytics script now downloaded in dev. mode but tracking disabled.

v4.13.1

[4.13.1] - 2024-03-26

Added

• Umami analytics is now used (using the subdomain umami.mbedded.ninja and a Umami instance running on Amazon Lightsail). If this works out well Google Analytics will be removed.

v4.13.0

[4.13.0] - 2024-03-07

Added

• Ability to select terminal text and the selection persist across re-renders of the terminal pane (e.g. when more data arrives).
• Copy/paste of terminal text with Ctrl-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-V. Copying is handled smartly with new lines only added when terminal row was not a result of wrapping from the previous line.
• Tip displayed on startup with potentially useful information about the app.
• Integration test to make sure changing the number of characters per row in the terminal works.

Changed

• Refactored source code by splitting things into model/ and view/ directories.