CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

Releases of the INIshell project will be documented in this file.

Unreleased

• Nothing yet

2.0.8

Added

• Schema validation: The simulation software XMLs are now checked for their integrity before use with an advanced XSD schema validation ensuring correct semantics in all XMLs
• Data file preview: when selecing a file it can be explored in a quick to access and syntax highlighted preview window
• Support for connected path / file name input panels, i. e. different FilePath input panels can now communicate
• Support for collapsible frames (to show/hide a group of settings)
• Many new model configuration keys including cloudiness computation settings, several Alpine3d keys and the MySQL plugin
• Link to INIshell paper

Changed

• Several overall UI enhancements

Fixed

• Several smaller bugs

Framework

• Major packaging enhancements
• Updated to Qt 6 with backwards compatibility to Qt 5
• Internal build and test pipeline is now operational
• Modernization of code and project hosting

2.0.7 - 2021-12-10

Added

• Possibility for Replicators to have empty keys: They can now act as an interactive GUI element with no corresponding INI structure (for e. g. to intuitively group a batch of settings).
• Some debugging tools
• Dedicated help texts for Replicators
• Possibility in a Selector's help text to reference the parameter name
• "placeholder" texts in dropdown-mode Selectors
• DAME project XML
• Displaying link locations
• Many new model configuration parameters including the grid resampling section, the MeteoBlue plugin and more ACDD fields
• New panel: Copytexts (interactively display syntax highlighted pieces of text)
• New panel: ImageView (display images on the INIshell canvas)
• Support for xy() coordinates
• Workflow user input is now remembered per application
• XML dev tools: symbols & html entity tables, solarized color picker

Changed

• Replicators can now have numbers anywhere, not just at the end
• Non-nested Replicators can now replace multiple '#'s
• Various smaller UI enhancements
• Automated "textmode" attribute for Selectors
• Some panels now have much better documentation
• Meteo param OSWR is now called RSWR in example simulation

Fixed

• Bug reading back in the MATHS filter settings
• Selector tooltip now shows the key like the Replicator
• ToolTip help for Preview Editor shortcuts is now native
• Segfaults

Framework

• Ported the project from qmake to CMake
• (Bundled) packaging now availale through CMake
• Complete rework of the Replicator panel's logic and documentation
• More generic syntax highlighting - can now be done anywhere

2.0.6 - 2020-03-01

This version adds support for dynamic sections and major UI enhancements, especially in the main GUI area and the Help and Settings windows.

Added

• Support for dynamic sections: Sections can now be replicated as Input1, Input2, ...
• Support for internal links in the XMLs: Hyperlinks can now open help topics and highlight input parameters
• "Duplicate", "Open parent folder" and "Delete" context menu for INI files
• Prompt to auto-restart Inishell after appearance settings change
• New model software features/options
• This changelog

Changed

• Optional/mandatory highlighting is now done on the label
• (In)valid expressions are marked with little icons leading to the help files
• Help is now displayed in a separate browser (handling all help topics)
• Settings are now a separate window: Standard "reset", "save" and "clear" buttons (in addition to cmd line)
• Display sections for missing mandatory INI keys in message when saving
• Jump to 1st missing input value if saving is cancelled
• Workflow panel is now toggled instead of separate show/hide menus
• Always use/show '.' as decimal separator

Fixed

• MacOS help and other menus
• Replicator default value labelling
• "Unsaved" marker bug in the Preview Editor
• Edge case crash of the help file
• Context help works reliably now
• Several macOS integration improvements
• Several overall UI improvements
• Selectors and Replicators are not reported missing if they have children
• Performance improvements
• Fixed unit test
• Transportation of unknown keys to preview and output
• Example simulation paths with new working directory field
• Insert missing and mandatory keys in Preview Editor
• Several minor bugs

Framework

• Easy-to-use subclassed TabBar which is now the main recursion container (therefore XMLs can now be transparently loaded into any area we'd like)
• Easy usage of "do not show again" dialogs now possible
• Major refactoring and logic improvements in MainWindow and MainPanel
• "Highlight" functionality for all input panels

2.0.5 - 2020-12-16

This version adds current features to the XMLs and fixes some bugs.

Added

• New XML features
• Archive manifest file

Fixed

• Workflow and path fixes

2.0.4 - 2020-10-01

This version prepares an Alpine3d release.

Added

• New MeteoIO/Snowpack features

Fixed

• Improvements to the build process

2.0.3 - 2020-09-01

This version introduces a new panel and improves on the XMLs and user interface.

Added

• Date/time picker panel
• PreviewEditor functionality
• Most remaining features are now described in the XMLs

Fixed

• Improvements to the build process
• Improvements of the user interface

2.0.3beta - 2020-05-27

This version provides an Alpine3d Inishell file.

Added

• Alpine3d Inishell file
• TechSnow module

Fixed

• Minor cosmetic fixes

2.0.2beta - 2020-05-04

This version improves multi platform support, builds upon and enhances recently added features, adds functionality to the XMLs themselves and fixes several smaller issues.

Added

• Text conversion features for the Preview Editor
• INI file features for the Preview Editor
• "filename" mode in FilePath
• Line numbering in Preview
• Numerous XML descriptions of features

Changed

• Better handling of expressions
• Better icons

Fixed

• Numerous packaging issues
• Number panel precision issues
• Integration improvements for macOS
• Serveral overall fixes

2.0.1beta - 2020-03-11

First public beta release of INIshell v2 (inishell-ng). The program is ready to be tried out by peers and practitioners.